Page 6: Historical Events In October - 29

1949  White Sox trade Joe Tipton to A's for Nellie Fox on this day in history.   

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

1950  On October - 29 gustav V, king of Sweden, dies at 92   

1951  On this day in history de Raymond, French High Director of Cambodia, murdered   

1953  On this day in history a Baltimore group purchases St Louis Browns   

1954  Colonel Nasser disbands Moslem Brothership on this day in history.   

1955  Belgium signs accord for 5 day work week (45 hours) on October - 29.   

1956  Chet Huntley & David Brinkley, NBC News, team up on October - 29.   

1956  On October - 29 international zone of Tangier returned to Morocco   

1956  Israeli paratroopers drop into the Sinai to open Straits of Tiran on October - 29.   

1956  The Huntley-Brinkley Report nightly newscast premieres on NBC TV on this day in history.   

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

1957  On this day in history hand grenade explodes in Israel's Knesset (Parliament)   

1957  Louis B Mayer, MGM producer, dies at 71 on October - 29.   

1958  Boris Pasternak refuses Nobel prize for literature on this day in history.   

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

1960  On October - 29 chartered C46 carrying Cal State's football team crashes, kills 16   

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

1961  On October - 29 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1962  On October - 29 naphtali Siegfried Salomon, composer, dies at 77   

1963  On October - 29 "Meet the Beatles" booklet is published   

1963  On October - 29 adolphe Menjou, actor (Front Page, Star is Born), dies at 73   

1964  Star of India & other jewels are stolen in NY on this day in history.   

1964  Town of Karmiel founded in the Galilee on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history bobby Simpson completes cricket century in each innings v Pakistan   

1965  On October - 29 mehdi Am Barka, Moroccan socialist leader, murdered in Paris   

1966  On this day in history national Organization of Women founded   

1966  On October - 29 the National Organization for Women is founded.   

1966  [Louis C] Marcel Berckmans, painter/actor (Manner Kater), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1968  Marius Moaritz Ulfrstad, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1969  On October - 29 vic Richardson, cricketer (Aussie capt 1935-36), dies   

1971  Duane Allman, rock guitarist, dies in a motorcycle accident at 24 on October - 29.   

1973  On October - 29 heathcote Dicken Statham, composer, dies at 83   

1974  Victor E van Vriesland, poet (Mirror of Dutch Poetry), dies at 82 on October - 29.   

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

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 October - 29.   

1562  George Abbott, English theologist/archbishop of Canterbury was born on October - 29.   

1656  On this day in history birth of edmund Halley, astronomer (Halley's Comet) [NS=Nov 8]   

1682  On this day in history birth of pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (d. 1761)   

1690  On October - 29 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  On this day in history death of bolesÅ‚aw III Krzywousty, Duke of Poland (b. 1086)   

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  On this day in history dirck Volkertsz Coornhert, theologist/philosopher, dies at about 68   

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

1650  On this day in history death of david Calderwood, Scottish historian (b. 1575)