Historical Events In October - 29

0437  Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II, Eastern Roman Emperor in Constantinople. This unifies the two branches of the House of Theodosius on October - 29.  

0439  On October - 29 vandalen under Genseric occupy Carthago  

0490  Petrus Mongus, patriarch of Alexandria, dies on this day in history.  

1038  Aethelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury on this day in history.  

1268  On October - 29 conradin, the last legitimate male heir of the Hohenstaufen dynasty of Kings of Germany and Holy Roman Emperors, is executed along with his companion Frederick I, Margrave of Baden by Charles I of Sicily, a political rival and ally to the hostile Roman Catholic church.  

1321  Stefanus VI Uros II Milutin, king of Serbia (1282-1321), dies on this day in history.  

1390  On this day in history first trial for witchcraft in Paris.  

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

1467  On October - 29 battle of Brusthem: Charles the Bold defeats Liege  

1507  Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Spanish viceroy of Neth (1566-73) on this day in history.  

1508  Gelderse troops occupies Kuinre on this day in history.  

1513  On this day in history jacques Amyot, French humanist/translator/abbot of Bellozanne  

1552  Czar Ivan IV escapes back to Moscow after battle on this day in history.  

1562  On this day in history george Abbott, English theologist/archbishop of Canterbury  

1590  On October - 29 dirck Volkertsz Coornhert, theologist/philosopher, dies at about 68  

1591  Giovanni A Facchinetti elected as Pope Innocentius IX on this day in history.  

1618  On October - 29 sir Walter Raleigh, explorer and colonizer, is executed for conspiring against James I.  

1618  English adventurer, writer, and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh is beheaded for allegedly conspiring against James I of England on October - 29.  

1618  Walter Raleigh, English scholar/poet/historian, beheaded for treason on October - 29.  

1656  Edmund Halley, astronomer (Halley's Comet) [NS=Nov 8] on this day in history.  

1658  On this day in history action of 29 October 1658 (Naval battle)  

1665  Battle of Ambuila, where Portuguese forces defeated the forces of the Kingdom of Kongo and decapitated king Antonio I of Kongo, also called Nvita a Nkanga. on this day in history.  

1675  Leibniz makes the first use of the long s, ∫, for integral on October - 29.  

1682  William Penn lands in what will become Pennsylvania on this day in history.  

1682  William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania, lands at what is now Chester, PA on this day in history.  

1682  On this day in history william Penn lands at what is now Chester Pennsylvania  

1709  England/Netherlands sign anti-French "Barrieretraktaat" on this day in history.  

1727  Severe earthquake in New England on this day in history.  

1740  On October - 29 the birth of James Boswell, Scottish biographer and diarist  

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

1783  Jean-Baptiste Le Rond d'Alembert, philosopher/mathematician, die at 66 on October - 29.  

1787  The opera "Don Giovanni" is produced (Prague) on this day in history.  

1787  On this day in history opera "Don Giovanni" is produced (Prague)  

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

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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 this day in history.  

1513  On October - 29 birth of jacques Amyot, French humanist/translator/abbot of Bellozanne  

1562  On this day in history birth of george Abbott, English theologist/archbishop of Canterbury  

1656  On this day in history birth of edmund Halley, astronomer (Halley's Comet) [NS=Nov 8]  

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

1690  Martin Folkes, English antiquarian (d. 1754) was born on this day in history.  

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

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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1618  Death of Walter Raleigh, English scholar/poet/historian, beheaded for treason on this day in history.  

1650  Death of David Calderwood, Scottish historian (b. 1575) on this day in history.