Page 2: Historical Events In October - 29

1792  Mount Hood (Oregon) is named after the British naval officer Alexander Arthur Hood by Lt. William E. Broughton who spotted the mountain near the mouth of the Willamette River on October - 29.   

1794  French troops occupies Venlo on this day in history.   

1802  Jacques-Philippe Lamoninary, composer, dies at 95 on this day in history.   

1808  The last punishment for witchcraft is administered in England on October - 29.   

1811  On this day in history the first Ohio River steamboat leaves Pittsburgh for New Orleans   

1811  On this day in history 1st Ohio River steamboat leaves Pittsburgh for New Orleans   

1814  On October - 29 "Demologos," 1st steam-powered warship, is launched   

1816  On this day in history ferdinand II AFA, king of Portugal   

1822  Joost G Kist, Dutch lawyer/president of High Council (1885-97) on October - 29.   

1822  Dirk van Hogendorp, Dutch earl/general/minister of War, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1824  On October - 29 joseph Horace Lewis, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1904   

1829  On October - 29 maria A [Nannerl] Mozart, Austrian pianist, dies   

1833  On this day in history the first US college fraternity to have a fraternity house founded   

1833  1st US college fraternity to have a fraternity house founded on October - 29.   

1837  Abraham Kuyper, clergyman/Dutch premier (AR, 1908-12) on this day in history.   

1844  On October - 29 albert von Rothschild, Austrian banker   

1846  Jean Louis van Aelbroeck, Flemish agronoom, dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1853  Josephine B Willson Bruce, US theorist (NACW) on this day in history.   

1853  On October - 29 pierre-Joseph-Guillaume Zimmermann, composer, dies at 68   

1856  On this day in history carel SW van Hogendorp, colonial director, dies at 68   

1857  Conrad Haebler, German historian (Early printers of Spain/Portugal) on October - 29.   

1859  On this day in history spain declares war on Morocco.   

1859  Charles Ebbets, (namesake of Ebbets Field, Brooklyn) on October - 29.   

1863  International Red Cross founded by Henri Dunant on October - 29.   

1863  Intl Comm of the Red Cross founded (Nobel 1917, 1944, 1963) on this day in history.   

1863  The International Red Cross is established on October - 29.   

1863  Intl Comm of Red Cross forms (Nobel 1917, 1944, 1963) on this day in history.   

1864  On October - 29 greek parliament accept new Constitution   

1867  Mail packets "Rhone" & "Wye" capsizes off St Thomas Virgin Islands on this day in history.   

1871  Narziss Ach, German psychologist (Analyse des Willens) on this day in history.   

1872  J S Risdon patents metal windmill on October - 29.   

1873  Guillermo Valencia, Colombia, poet/translator/statesman on this day in history.   

1873  Ernest Feydeau, French author, dies at 52 on October - 29.   

1875  On October - 29 marie, queen consort of Ferdinand I of Romania (1914-27)   

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1463  On October - 29 birth of alessandro Achillini, Italian physician/philosopher   

1507  Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Spanish viceroy of Neth (1566-73) was born on this day in history.   

1513  Jacques Amyot, French humanist/translator/abbot of Bellozanne was born on this day in history.   

1562  On October - 29 birth of george Abbott, English theologist/archbishop of Canterbury   

1656  Edmund Halley, astronomer (Halley's Comet) [NS=Nov 8] was born on this day in history.   

1682  On this day in history birth of pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (d. 1761)   

1690  Martin Folkes, English antiquarian (d. 1754) was born on this day in history.   

1704  John Byng, British admiral (d. 1757) was born on October - 29.   

0490  Petrus Mongus, patriarch of Alexandria, dies on October - 29.   

1038  On this day in history death of aethelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury   

1138  On October - 29 death of bolesÅ‚aw III Krzywousty, Duke of Poland (b. 1086)   

1268  Death of Conradin, Duke of Swabia (executed) (b. 1252) on this day in history.   

1321  On this day in history stefanus VI Uros II Milutin, king of Serbia (1282-1321), dies   

1590  Dirck Volkertsz Coornhert, theologist/philosopher, dies at about 68 on October - 29.   

1618  On October - 29 death of walter Raleigh, English scholar/poet/historian, beheaded for treason   

1650  Death of David Calderwood, Scottish historian (b. 1575) on this day in history.