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 this day in history.   

1794  On October - 29 french troops occupies Venlo   

1802  On October - 29 jacques-Philippe Lamoninary, composer, dies at 95   

1808  The last punishment for witchcraft is administered in England on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1816  On October - 29 ferdinand II AFA, king of Portugal   

1822  On this day in history joost G Kist, Dutch lawyer/president of High Council (1885-97)   

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  Maria A [Nannerl] Mozart, Austrian pianist, dies on this day in history.   

1833  The first US college fraternity to have a fraternity house founded on October - 29.   

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 this day in history albert von Rothschild, Austrian banker   

1846  On this day in history jean Louis van Aelbroeck, Flemish agronoom, dies at 90   

1853  Josephine B Willson Bruce, US theorist (NACW) on October - 29.   

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

1856  Carel SW van Hogendorp, colonial director, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1857  On October - 29 conrad Haebler, German historian (Early printers of Spain/Portugal)   

1859  On October - 29 spain declares war on Morocco.   

1859  On this day in history charles Ebbets, (namesake of Ebbets Field, Brooklyn)   

1863  International Red Cross founded by Henri Dunant on this day in history.   

1863  On October - 29 intl Comm of the Red Cross founded (Nobel 1917, 1944, 1963)   

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

1863  Intl Comm of Red Cross forms (Nobel 1917, 1944, 1963) on October - 29.   

1864  Greek parliament accept new Constitution on October - 29.   

1867  On this day in history mail packets "Rhone" & "Wye" capsizes off St Thomas Virgin Islands   

1871  Narziss Ach, German psychologist (Analyse des Willens) on October - 29.   

1872  On this day in history j S Risdon patents metal windmill   

1873  On October - 29 guillermo Valencia, Colombia, poet/translator/statesman   

1873  Ernest Feydeau, French author, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1875  Marie, queen consort of Ferdinand I of Romania (1914-27) on this day in history.   

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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 October - 29.   

1513  Jacques Amyot, French humanist/translator/abbot of Bellozanne was born on October - 29.   

1562  George Abbott, English theologist/archbishop of Canterbury was born on October - 29.   

1656  On October - 29 birth of edmund Halley, astronomer (Halley's Comet) [NS=Nov 8]   

1682  Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (d. 1761) was born on this day in history.   

1690  On this day in history birth of martin Folkes, English antiquarian (d. 1754)   

1704  On this day in history birth of john Byng, British admiral (d. 1757)   

0490  On this day in history petrus Mongus, patriarch of Alexandria, dies   

1038  On October - 29 death of aethelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury   

1138  Death of BolesÅ‚aw III Krzywousty, Duke of Poland (b. 1086) on this day in history.   

1268  Death of Conradin, Duke of Swabia (executed) (b. 1252) on October - 29.   

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

1590  On October - 29 dirck Volkertsz Coornhert, theologist/philosopher, dies at about 68   

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

1650  On this day in history death of david Calderwood, Scottish historian (b. 1575)