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 October - 29.   

1951  On October - 29 de Raymond, French High Director of Cambodia, murdered   

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

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

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  Hand grenade explodes in Israel's Knesset (Parliament) on October - 29.   

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

1958  Boris Pasternak refuses Nobel prize for literature on October - 29.   

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

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  Naphtali Siegfried Salomon, composer, dies at 77 on October - 29.   

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

1963  On this day in history adolphe Menjou, actor (Front Page, Star is Born), dies at 73   

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

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

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

1965  On this day in history 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 October - 29.   

1968  On October - 29 marius Moaritz Ulfrstad, composer, dies at 78   

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

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 this day in history.   

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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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1682  On October - 29 birth of pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (d. 1761)   

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

1704  On October - 29 birth of john Byng, British admiral (d. 1757)   

0490  On October - 29 petrus Mongus, patriarch of Alexandria, dies   

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  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 October - 29.   

1590  Dirck Volkertsz Coornhert, theologist/philosopher, dies at about 68 on October - 29.   

1618  On this day in history 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)