Famous Birthdays In October - 29

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

1507  Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Spanish viceroy of Neth (1566-73) was born on October - 29.   

1513  Jacques Amyot, French humanist/translator/abbot of Bellozanne was born on October - 29.   

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)   

1740  On this day in history birth of james Boswell, Scotland, Samuel Johnson's biographer   

1815  On this day in history birth of daniel Emmett, American composer (d. 1904)   

1815  On October - 29 birth of Ľudovít Å túr, Slovak politician, author of Slovak language (d. 1856)   

1816  On October - 29 birth of ferdinand II AFA, king of Portugal   

1822  Joost G Kist, Dutch lawyer/president of High Council (1885-97) was born on October - 29.   

1822  On this day in history birth of mieczysÅ‚aw Halka Ledóchowski, Polish Catholic Cardinal (d. 1902)   

1824  Joseph Horace Lewis, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1904 was born on October - 29.   

1827  Marcellin Berthelot, French chemist (d. 1907) was born on this day in history.   

1837  On this day in history birth of abraham Kuyper, clergyman/Dutch premier (AR, 1908-12)   

1837  On October - 29 birth of harriet Powers, US, slave/writer (Creation of Animals)   

1844  Albert von Rothschild, Austrian banker was born on this day in history.   

1853  On this day in history birth of josephine B Willson Bruce, US theorist (NACW)   

1855  Paul Bruchési, archbishop of Montreal (d. 1939) was born on this day in history.   

1857  On this day in history birth of conrad Haebler, German historian (Early printers of Spain/Portugal)   

1859  On this day in history birth of charles Ebbets, (namesake of Ebbets Field, Brooklyn)   

1861  Andrei Ryabushkin, Russian painter (d. 1904) was born on October - 29.   

1871  On October - 29 birth of narziss Ach, German psychologist (Analyse des Willens)   

1873  Guillermo Valencia, Colombia, poet/translator/statesman was born on October - 29.   

1875  On this day in history birth of marie, queen consort of Ferdinand I of Romania (1914-27)   

1877  Wilfred Rhodes, cricketer (Yorks & Eng SLA, played Tests 1899-1930) was born on this day in history.   

1877  On October - 29 birth of narcisa de Leon, Filipino film mogul (d. 1966)   

1878  Alex E von Falkenhausen, German general (China, WW II) was born on this day in history.   

1879  On this day in history birth of franz JHMM von Papen, German diplomat/chancellor (1932)   

1879  On October - 29 birth of alva B. Adams, American politician (d. 1941)   

1882  Jean Giraudoux, French writer (d. 1944) was born on this day in history.   

1883  On October - 29 birth of dirk Verbeek, Dutch actor/director (Hofstad Stage)   

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

1038  On October - 29 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 this day in history stefanus VI Uros II Milutin, king of Serbia (1282-1321), dies   

1590  On this day in history dirck Volkertsz Coornhert, theologist/philosopher, dies at about 68   

1618  On this day in history death of walter Raleigh, English scholar/poet/historian, beheaded for treason   

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