Historical Events In October - 29

1876  On this day in history jacques Gregoir, composer, dies at 59  

1877  On this day in history wilfred Rhodes, cricketer (Yorks & Eng SLA, played Tests 1899-1930)  

1878  Alex E von Falkenhausen, German general (China, WW II) on this day in history.  

1879  On October - 29 franz JHMM von Papen, German diplomat/chancellor (1932)  

1881  Judge (U.S. magazine) first published on this day in history.  

1882  Martin Gustav Nottebohm, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1883  On October - 29 dirk Verbeek, Dutch actor/director (Hofstad Stage)  

1883  Friedrich Robert Volkmann, composer, dies at 68 on October - 29.  

1884  Bela Lugosi, Lugos Hungary, horror actor (Dracula, Body Snatcher) on this day in history.  

1885  On this day in history george B McClellan, Union army general, dies at 58  

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1888  On October - 29 lord Salisbury grants Cecil Rhodes charter for BSA Company  

1889  Stanley Park dedicated in Vancouver, BC on this day in history.  

1889  NY Giants (NL) beat Bkln (AA) in world series 6 games to 3 on this day in history.  

1890  On this day in history claire Goll, writer  

1891  On October - 29 fanny Brice, NYC, singing comedienne (Ziegeld Follies, Baby Snooks)  

1892  William M Harnett, US painter (Old Cupboard Door), dies on October - 29.  

1893  Johannes F "Johan" Bakker Jr, Dutch actor on this day in history.  

1894  The first election of the Hawaiian Republic on this day in history.  

1894  1st election of Hawaiian Republic on October - 29.  

1897  On October - 29 the birth of Joseph Goebbels, Nazi propaganda chief  

1897  On October - 29 hope Emerson, Hawarden Iowa, actress (I Married Joan, Peter Gunn)  

1898  On this day in history emmanuel Bondeville, composer  

1899  Akim Tamiroff, Tiflis Russia, actor (For Whom the Bell Tolls) on this day in history.  

1901  On this day in history leon Czolgosz, who assassinated President McKinley, is put to death in the electric chair.  

1901  In Amherst, Massachusetts nurse Jane Toppan is arrested for murdering the Davis family of Boston with an overdose of morphine on this day in history.  

1901  On October - 29 daniele Amfiteatrov, composer  

1901  Leon Czolcosz, assassin of President McKinley, is electrocuted on this day in history.  

1903  On October - 29 vivian Ellis, composer  

1904  The first intercity trucking service (Colorado City & Snyder, Texas) on this day in history.  

1904  1st intercity trucking service (Colorado City & Snyder, Texas) on October - 29.  

1905  On October - 29 hottentot chief Hendrik Witbooi fataly injured  

1905  On October - 29 laurence Dowdall, lawyer  

1906  On October - 29 fredric [William] Brown, US, sci-fi author (Martians Go Home)  

1908  Stewart Myles MacPherson, broadcaster on October - 29.  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

0490  Petrus Mongus, patriarch of Alexandria, dies on this day in history.  

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

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

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