Famous Deaths In October - 29

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

1038  On this day in history death of aethelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury   

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  On October - 29 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  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 this day in history.   

1666  Death of Edmund Calamy the Elder, English Presbyterian leader (b. 1600) on this day in history.   

1783  On October - 29 death of jean-Baptiste Le Rond d'Alembert, philosopher/mathematician, die at 66   

1790  On October - 29 pieter van/of Bleiswijk, pension advisor 1771-87, dies at about 66   

1802  Jacques-Philippe Lamoninary, composer, dies at 95 on October - 29.   

1822  Dirk van Hogendorp, Dutch earl/general/minister of War, dies at 61 on October - 29.   

1829  Maria A [Nannerl] Mozart, Austrian pianist, dies on October - 29.   

1846  On this day in history jean Louis van Aelbroeck, Flemish agronoom, dies at 90   

1853  On this day in history pierre-Joseph-Guillaume Zimmermann, composer, dies at 68   

1856  Carel SW van Hogendorp, colonial director, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1873  Ernest Feydeau, French author, dies at 52 on October - 29.   

1876  Jacques Gregoir, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1877  Death of Nathan Bedford Forrest, American Confederate general (b. 1821) on this day in history.   

1882  On this day in history martin Gustav Nottebohm, composer, dies at 64   

1883  On October - 29 friedrich Robert Volkmann, composer, dies at 68   

1885  George B McClellan, Union army general, dies at 58 on October - 29.   

1892  On this day in history william M Harnett, US painter (Old Cupboard Door), dies   

1901  Death of Leon Czolcosz, assassin of President McKinley, is electrocuted on October - 29.   

1905  On this day in history death of etienne Desmarteau, Canadian athlete (b. 1873)   

1911  Joseph Pulitzer, American newspaperman, dies in Charleston, SC on October - 29.   

1919  On this day in history soen Shaku, Zen abbot of Engakuji monastery in Kamakura, dies at 60   

1920  On this day in history johann Ernst Perabo, composer, dies at 74   

1922  On October - 29 george August Lumbye, composer, dies at 79   

1927  Leonard Nelson, Ger philosopher (Nelson-Friessche Schule), dies at 45 on October - 29.   

1931  On this day in history luciano Gallet, composer, dies at 38   

1932  Joseph F F Babinski, Polish/French neurologist (B-Reflex), dies on October - 29.   

1933  Paul, [Prudent] Painlevé, French mathematician/minister/premier, dies on October - 29.   

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1463  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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 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.