Historical Events In December - 29
Tuesday, 29 October 2024
1141 On December - 29 yue Fei, Chinese general, executed
1170 Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II; he subsequently becomes a saint and martyr in the Anglican Church and the Roman Catholic Church on December - 29.
1170 On this day in history thomas Beckett, archbishop, assassinated by 4 knights of King Henry II
1503 On December - 29 battle at Carigliano: Spanish army beats France
1539 St Jacobs Church burns after being hit by lightning on December - 29.
1541 Isabella of Poland & King Ferdinand of Austria sign Treaty of Gyalu on this day in history.
1558 Charles V, German emperor, buried on December - 29.
1558 Hermann Finck, composer, dies at 31 on December - 29.
1563 On December - 29 francesco Maria Guaitoli, composer
1586 Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna/marquis of Aytona on this day in history.
1619 Antoine Arnauld, French lawyer (Philippica), dies on December - 29.
1630 On December - 29 jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele, RC pastor/lyricist, dies at 51
1678 On December - 29 gotthard Wagner, composer
1689 On December - 29 olfert Dapper, Amsterdam historian/geographer, buried
1703 Mustapha II, sultan (Turkey), dies at 39 on this day in history.
1705 Prosper Jolyot's "Idomenée," premieres in Paris on December - 29.
1708 On this day in history great Alliance occupies Gent
1709 Elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia/daughter of Peter the Great on December - 29.
1721 Madame De Pompadour, mistress of French King Louis the 15th on this day in history.
1731 On December - 29 j Brook Taylor, English mathematician, dies at 46
1743 On this day in history alexander van Bylandt, Dutch military officer
1766 The birth of Charles Macintosh, Inventor of waterproof clothing on this day in history.
1767 Aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer on this day in history.
1776 On December - 29 charles Macintosh, Scotland, patented waterproof fabric
1778 On December - 29 english troops occupy Savannah, Georgia
1782 First nautical almanac in US published by Samuel Stearns, Boston on December - 29.
1782 1st nautical almanac in US published by Samuel Stearns, Boston on December - 29.
1785 Johann Heinrich Rolle, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.
1786 On this day in history french Revolution: The Assembly of Notables is convoked
1792 On this day in history archibald Alison, Scottish historian (History of Europe)
1800 Charles Goodyear founder of Goodyear Tire was born on December - 29.
1800 On this day in history charles Goodyear, inventor (vulcanization process for rubber)
1806 William Gladstone, Liberal Prime Minister on December - 29.
1808 On December - 29 andrew Johnson, Raleigh NC, (Unionist), 17th pres (1865-69)
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