Page 6: Historical Events In October - 29

1949  On October - 29 white Sox trade Joe Tipton to A's for Nellie Fox   

1950  British minister of Finance Stafford Cripps resigns on this day in history.   

1950  Gustav V, king of Sweden, dies at 92 on this day in history.   

1951  De Raymond, French High Director of Cambodia, murdered on this day in history.   

1953  On October - 29 a Baltimore group purchases St Louis Browns   

1954  On this day in history colonel Nasser disbands Moslem Brothership   

1955  On this day in history belgium signs accord for 5 day work week (45 hours)   

1956  On this day in history chet Huntley & David Brinkley, NBC News, team up   

1956  International zone of Tangier returned to Morocco on October - 29.   

1956  Israeli paratroopers drop into the Sinai to open Straits of Tiran on this day in history.   

1956  The Huntley-Brinkley Report nightly newscast premieres on NBC TV on October - 29.   

1957  On October - 29 a hand grenade explodes in Israel's Knesset (Parliament)   

1957  On October - 29 hand grenade explodes in Israel's Knesset (Parliament)   

1957  On this day in history louis B Mayer, MGM producer, dies at 71   

1958  On October - 29 boris Pasternak refuses Nobel prize for literature   

1959  10 nation soccer league to play all games on NY Randalls Is, announced on October - 29.   

1960  Chartered C46 carrying Cal State's football team crashes, kills 16 on October - 29.   

1960  On October - 29 muhammad Ali's (Cassius Clay's) 1st professional fight, beats Tunney Hunsaker in 6   

1961  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1962  Naphtali Siegfried Salomon, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1963  On this day in history "Meet the Beatles" booklet is published   

1963  Adolphe Menjou, actor (Front Page, Star is Born), dies at 73 on October - 29.   

1964  On October - 29 star of India & other jewels are stolen in NY   

1964  Town of Karmiel founded in the Galilee on October - 29.   

1964  Bobby Simpson completes cricket century in each innings v Pakistan on this day in history.   

1965  Mehdi Am Barka, Moroccan socialist leader, murdered in Paris on this day in history.   

1966  National Organization of Women founded on October - 29.   

1966  On this day in history the National Organization for Women is founded.   

1966  [Louis C] Marcel Berckmans, painter/actor (Manner Kater), dies at 83 on October - 29.   

1968  On this day in history marius Moaritz Ulfrstad, composer, dies at 78   

1969  Vic Richardson, cricketer (Aussie capt 1935-36), dies on October - 29.   

1971  On this day in history duane Allman, rock guitarist, dies in a motorcycle accident at 24   

1973  Heathcote Dicken Statham, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1974  Victor E van Vriesland, poet (Mirror of Dutch Poetry), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

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

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 October - 29 petrus Mongus, patriarch of Alexandria, dies   

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  On this day in history death of conradin, Duke of Swabia (executed) (b. 1252)   

1321  Stefanus VI Uros II Milutin, king of Serbia (1282-1321), dies on October - 29.   

1590  Dirck Volkertsz Coornhert, theologist/philosopher, dies at about 68 on this day in history.   

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)