Historical Events In October - 29

0437  On October - 29 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   

0439  Vandalen under Genseric occupy Carthago on October - 29.   

0490  On October - 29 petrus Mongus, patriarch of Alexandria, dies   

1038  On this day in history aethelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury   

1268  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 on this day in history.   

1321  On October - 29 stefanus VI Uros II Milutin, king of Serbia (1282-1321), dies   

1390  First trial for witchcraft in Paris on this day in history.   

1463  Alessandro Achillini, Italian physician/philosopher on this day in history.   

1467  Battle of Brusthem: Charles the Bold defeats Liege on this day in history.   

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

1508  Gelderse troops occupies Kuinre on October - 29.   

1513  Jacques Amyot, French humanist/translator/abbot of Bellozanne on this day in history.   

1552  Czar Ivan IV escapes back to Moscow after battle on October - 29.   

1562  On October - 29 george Abbott, English theologist/archbishop of Canterbury   

1590  Dirck Volkertsz Coornhert, theologist/philosopher, dies at about 68 on this day in history.   

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

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

1618  English adventurer, writer, and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh is beheaded for allegedly conspiring against James I of England on this day in history.   

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

1656  Edmund Halley, astronomer (Halley's Comet) [NS=Nov 8] on October - 29.   

1658  On October - 29 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  On this day in history leibniz makes the first use of the long s, ∫, for integral.   

1682  On October - 29 william Penn lands in what will become Pennsylvania   

1682  On October - 29 william Penn, founder of Pennsylvania, lands at what is now Chester, PA.   

1682  On October - 29 william Penn lands at what is now Chester Pennsylvania   

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

1727  On October - 29 severe earthquake in New England   

1740  The birth of James Boswell, Scottish biographer and diarist on October - 29.   

1740  James Boswell, Scotland, Samuel Johnson's biographer on October - 29.   

1783  On this day in history jean-Baptiste Le Rond d'Alembert, philosopher/mathematician, die at 66   

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

1787  On October - 29 opera "Don Giovanni" is produced (Prague)   

1790  Pieter van/of Bleiswijk, pension advisor 1771-87, dies at about 66 on this day in history.   

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1463  Alessandro Achillini, Italian physician/philosopher was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1562  George Abbott, English theologist/archbishop of Canterbury was born on October - 29.   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1038  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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 October - 29.   

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