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

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

1811  The first Ohio River steamboat leaves Pittsburgh for New Orleans on this day in history.   

1811  1st Ohio River steamboat leaves Pittsburgh for New Orleans on October - 29.   

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

1816  On October - 29 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 October - 29.   

1824  Joseph Horace Lewis, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1904 on this day in history.   

1829  Maria A [Nannerl] Mozart, Austrian pianist, dies on this day in history.   

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 October - 29.   

1844  On this day in history albert von Rothschild, Austrian banker   

1846  Jean Louis van Aelbroeck, Flemish agronoom, dies at 90 on October - 29.   

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

1853  Pierre-Joseph-Guillaume Zimmermann, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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

1857  Conrad Haebler, German historian (Early printers of Spain/Portugal) on this day in history.   

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

1859  On October - 29 charles Ebbets, (namesake of Ebbets Field, Brooklyn)   

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

1863  On this day in history intl Comm of the Red Cross founded (Nobel 1917, 1944, 1963)   

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

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

1864  Greek parliament accept new Constitution on this day in history.   

1867  Mail packets "Rhone" & "Wye" capsizes off St Thomas Virgin Islands on October - 29.   

1871  On this day in history narziss Ach, German psychologist (Analyse des Willens)   

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

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

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

1875  On this day in history marie, queen consort of Ferdinand I of Romania (1914-27)   

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1463  Alessandro Achillini, Italian physician/philosopher was born on this day in history.   

1507  On this day in history birth of fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Spanish viceroy of Neth (1566-73)   

1513  On this day in history birth of jacques Amyot, French humanist/translator/abbot of Bellozanne   

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 October - 29.   

1682  On October - 29 birth of pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (d. 1761)   

1690  Martin Folkes, English antiquarian (d. 1754) was born on October - 29.   

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

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

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

1138  Death of BolesÅ‚aw III Krzywousty, Duke of Poland (b. 1086) on October - 29.   

1268  On October - 29 death of conradin, Duke of Swabia (executed) (b. 1252)   

1321  Stefanus VI Uros II Milutin, king of Serbia (1282-1321), dies on this day in history.   

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

1618  Death of Walter Raleigh, English scholar/poet/historian, beheaded for treason on this day in history.   

1650  Death of David Calderwood, Scottish historian (b. 1575) on October - 29.