Page 3: Historical Events In October - 29

1876  On October - 29 jacques Gregoir, composer, dies at 59   

1877  On October - 29 wilfred Rhodes, cricketer (Yorks & Eng SLA, played Tests 1899-1930)   

1878  On October - 29 alex E von Falkenhausen, German general (China, WW II)   

1879  Franz JHMM von Papen, German diplomat/chancellor (1932) on October - 29.   

1881  On October - 29 judge (U.S. magazine) first published.   

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

1883  Dirk Verbeek, Dutch actor/director (Hofstad Stage) on October - 29.   

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

1884  On this day in history bela Lugosi, Lugos Hungary, horror actor (Dracula, Body Snatcher)   

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

1888  On this day in history lord Salisbury grants Cecil Rhodes charter for BSA Company   

1889  Stanley Park dedicated in Vancouver, BC on October - 29.   

1889  NY Giants (NL) beat Bkln (AA) in world series 6 games to 3 on October - 29.   

1890  Claire Goll, writer on October - 29.   

1891  Fanny Brice, NYC, singing comedienne (Ziegeld Follies, Baby Snooks) on this day in history.   

1892  On this day in history william M Harnett, US painter (Old Cupboard Door), dies   

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  On October - 29 1st election of Hawaiian Republic   

1897  The birth of Joseph Goebbels, Nazi propaganda chief on October - 29.   

1897  On this day in history hope Emerson, Hawarden Iowa, actress (I Married Joan, Peter Gunn)   

1898  On this day in history emmanuel Bondeville, composer   

1899  On this day in history akim Tamiroff, Tiflis Russia, actor (For Whom the Bell Tolls)   

1901  On October - 29 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  Daniele Amfiteatrov, composer on this day in history.   

1901  On this day in history leon Czolcosz, assassin of President McKinley, is electrocuted   

1903  Vivian Ellis, composer on October - 29.   

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

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

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

1905  On October - 29 laurence Dowdall, lawyer   

1906  Fredric [William] Brown, US, sci-fi author (Martians Go Home) on October - 29.   

1908  On this day in history stewart Myles MacPherson, broadcaster   

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1463  On this day in history 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  George Abbott, English theologist/archbishop of Canterbury was born on October - 29.   

1656  Edmund Halley, astronomer (Halley's Comet) [NS=Nov 8] was born on October - 29.   

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

1690  On October - 29 birth of martin Folkes, English antiquarian (d. 1754)   

1704  On October - 29 birth of john Byng, British admiral (d. 1757)   

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