Page 6: Historical Events In October - 29

1949  On this day in history 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  A Baltimore group purchases St Louis Browns on October - 29.   

1954  On October - 29 colonel Nasser disbands Moslem Brothership   

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

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

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

1956  On this day in history israeli paratroopers drop into the Sinai to open Straits of Tiran   

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

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

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 October - 29 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  On this day in history chartered C46 carrying Cal State's football team crashes, kills 16   

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 October - 29.   

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

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

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

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

1964  On this day in history town of Karmiel founded in the Galilee   

1964  Bobby Simpson completes cricket century in each innings v Pakistan on October - 29.   

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 October - 29 the National Organization for Women is founded.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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  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 October - 29.   

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

0490  Petrus Mongus, patriarch of Alexandria, dies on this day in history.   

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

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

1650  Death of David Calderwood, Scottish historian (b. 1575) on October - 29.