Page 3: Historical Events In October - 29

1876  Jacques Gregoir, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1877  Wilfred Rhodes, cricketer (Yorks & Eng SLA, played Tests 1899-1930) on this day in history.   

1878  On this day in history alex E von Falkenhausen, German general (China, WW II)   

1879  On this day in history franz JHMM von Papen, German diplomat/chancellor (1932)   

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

1882  On October - 29 martin Gustav Nottebohm, composer, dies at 64   

1883  Dirk Verbeek, Dutch actor/director (Hofstad Stage) on this day in history.   

1883  On October - 29 friedrich Robert Volkmann, composer, dies at 68   

1884  On October - 29 bela Lugosi, Lugos Hungary, horror actor (Dracula, Body Snatcher)   

1885  George B McClellan, Union army general, dies at 58 on October - 29.   

1888  Lord Salisbury grants Cecil Rhodes charter for BSA Company on October - 29.   

1889  On this day in history stanley Park dedicated in Vancouver, BC   

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 this day in history fanny Brice, NYC, singing comedienne (Ziegeld Follies, Baby Snooks)   

1892  On October - 29 william M Harnett, US painter (Old Cupboard Door), dies   

1893  On this day in history johannes F "Johan" Bakker Jr, Dutch actor   

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

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

1897  On this day in history the birth of Joseph Goebbels, Nazi propaganda chief   

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

1898  On October - 29 emmanuel Bondeville, composer   

1899  On October - 29 akim Tamiroff, Tiflis Russia, actor (For Whom the Bell Tolls)   

1901  Leon Czolgosz, who assassinated President McKinley, is put to death in the electric chair on October - 29.   

1901  On October - 29 in Amherst, Massachusetts nurse Jane Toppan is arrested for murdering the Davis family of Boston with an overdose of morphine.   

1901  Daniele Amfiteatrov, composer on October - 29.   

1901  Leon Czolcosz, assassin of President McKinley, is electrocuted on October - 29.   

1903  Vivian Ellis, composer on this day in history.   

1904  On this day in history the first intercity trucking service (Colorado City & Snyder, Texas)   

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

1905  On this day in history hottentot chief Hendrik Witbooi fataly injured   

1905  On this day in history laurence Dowdall, lawyer   

1906  On this day in history fredric [William] Brown, US, sci-fi author (Martians Go Home)   

1908  On October - 29 stewart Myles MacPherson, broadcaster   

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1463  Alessandro Achillini, Italian physician/philosopher was born on October - 29.   

1507  On October - 29 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  On this day in history 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  Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (d. 1761) was born on this day in history.   

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

1704  John Byng, British admiral (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.   

0490  On October - 29 petrus Mongus, patriarch of Alexandria, dies   

1038  Death of Aethelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury on this day in history.   

1138  On this day in history 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  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 October - 29.