Famous Birthdays In October - 29

1463  Alessandro Achillini, Italian physician/philosopher was born on October - 29.   

1507  On this day in history birth of fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Spanish viceroy of Neth (1566-73)   

1513  On this day in history 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  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  On October - 29 birth of martin Folkes, English antiquarian (d. 1754)   

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

1740  James Boswell, Scotland, Samuel Johnson's biographer was born on this day in history.   

1815  Daniel Emmett, American composer (d. 1904) was born on October - 29.   

1815  Ä½udovít Å túr, Slovak politician, author of Slovak language (d. 1856) was born on October - 29.   

1816  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of joseph Horace Lewis, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1904   

1827  On this day in history birth of marcellin Berthelot, French chemist (d. 1907)   

1837  On October - 29 birth of abraham Kuyper, clergyman/Dutch premier (AR, 1908-12)   

1837  On this day in history 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 October - 29 birth of josephine B Willson Bruce, US theorist (NACW)   

1855  On October - 29 birth of paul Bruchési, archbishop of Montreal (d. 1939)   

1857  Conrad Haebler, German historian (Early printers of Spain/Portugal) was born on this day in history.   

1859  Charles Ebbets, (namesake of Ebbets Field, Brooklyn) was born on October - 29.   

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

1871  Narziss Ach, German psychologist (Analyse des Willens) was born on October - 29.   

1873  On this day in history birth of guillermo Valencia, Colombia, poet/translator/statesman   

1875  Marie, queen consort of Ferdinand I of Romania (1914-27) was born on October - 29.   

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

1877  Narcisa de Leon, Filipino film mogul (d. 1966) was born on October - 29.   

1878  Alex E von Falkenhausen, German general (China, WW II) was born on October - 29.   

1879  On October - 29 birth of franz JHMM von Papen, German diplomat/chancellor (1932)   

1879  Alva B. Adams, American politician (d. 1941) was born on October - 29.   

1882  Jean Giraudoux, French writer (d. 1944) was born on October - 29.   

1883  Dirk Verbeek, Dutch actor/director (Hofstad Stage) was born on this day in history.   

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

1038  Death of Aethelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury on October - 29.   

1138  On October - 29 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 this day in history.   

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 October - 29.   

1650  On this day in history death of david Calderwood, Scottish historian (b. 1575)