Page 6: Historical Events In October - 29

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

1950  On October - 29 british minister of Finance Stafford Cripps resigns   

1950  Gustav V, king of Sweden, dies at 92 on October - 29.   

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

1953  A Baltimore group purchases St Louis Browns on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1956  International zone of Tangier returned to Morocco on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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  Muhammad Ali's (Cassius Clay's) 1st professional fight, beats Tunney Hunsaker in 6 on October - 29.   

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 October - 29 "Meet the Beatles" booklet is published   

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 October - 29 bobby Simpson completes cricket century in each innings v Pakistan   

1965  Mehdi Am Barka, Moroccan socialist leader, murdered in Paris on October - 29.   

1966  On October - 29 national Organization of Women founded   

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

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

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

1969  On this day in history vic Richardson, cricketer (Aussie capt 1935-36), dies   

1971  On October - 29 duane Allman, rock guitarist, dies in a motorcycle accident at 24   

1973  Heathcote Dicken Statham, composer, dies at 83 on October - 29.   

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

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1463  On October - 29 birth of alessandro Achillini, Italian physician/philosopher   

1507  On October - 29 birth of fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Spanish viceroy of Neth (1566-73)   

1513  On October - 29 birth of jacques Amyot, French humanist/translator/abbot of Bellozanne   

1562  George Abbott, English theologist/archbishop of Canterbury was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1690  On this day in history birth of martin Folkes, English antiquarian (d. 1754)   

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 October - 29.   

1138  Death of BolesÅ‚aw III Krzywousty, Duke of Poland (b. 1086) on this day in history.   

1268  Death of Conradin, Duke of Swabia (executed) (b. 1252) on this day in history.   

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

1590  On October - 29 dirck Volkertsz Coornhert, theologist/philosopher, dies at about 68   

1618  Death of Walter Raleigh, English scholar/poet/historian, beheaded for treason on October - 29.   

1650  Death of David Calderwood, Scottish historian (b. 1575) on this day in history.