Historical Events In October - 29

1949  On this day in history white Sox trade Joe Tipton to A's for Nellie Fox   

1950  On this day in history british minister of Finance Stafford Cripps resigns   

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

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

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

1954  On this day in history colonel Nasser disbands Moslem Brothership   

1955  Belgium signs accord for 5 day work week (45 hours) on this day in history.   

1956  On October - 29 chet Huntley & David Brinkley, NBC News, team up   

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 October - 29.   

1957  A hand grenade explodes in Israel's Knesset (Parliament) on this day in history.   

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

1957  On October - 29 louis B Mayer, MGM producer, dies at 71   

1958  On this day in history boris Pasternak refuses Nobel prize for literature   

1959  10 nation soccer league to play all games on NY Randalls Is, announced on this day in history.   

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

1960  Muhammad Ali's (Cassius Clay's) 1st professional fight, beats Tunney Hunsaker in 6 on this day in history.   

1961  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

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

1963  "Meet the Beatles" booklet is published on October - 29.   

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

1964  On this day in history star of India & other jewels are stolen in NY   

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

1966  On this day in history national Organization of Women founded   

1966  The National Organization for Women is founded on this day in history.   

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

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

1969  Vic Richardson, cricketer (Aussie capt 1935-36), dies on this day in history.   

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 October - 29.   

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1463  Alessandro Achillini, Italian physician/philosopher was born on this day in history.   

1507  Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Spanish viceroy of Neth (1566-73) was born on this day in history.   

1513  On this day in history 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  Martin Folkes, English antiquarian (d. 1754) was born on this day in history.   

1704  On this day in history birth of john Byng, British admiral (d. 1757)   

0490  Petrus Mongus, patriarch of Alexandria, dies on October - 29.   

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 October - 29.   

1321  On October - 29 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  On October - 29 death of david Calderwood, Scottish historian (b. 1575)