Historical Events In October - 29

1792  Mount Hood (Oregon) is named after the British naval officer Alexander Arthur Hood by Lt. William E. Broughton who spotted the mountain near the mouth of the Willamette River on October - 29.   

1794  On October - 29 french troops occupies Venlo   

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

1808  The last punishment for witchcraft is administered in England on October - 29.   

1811  The first Ohio River steamboat leaves Pittsburgh for New Orleans on October - 29.   

1811  On October - 29 1st Ohio River steamboat leaves Pittsburgh for New Orleans   

1814  "Demologos," 1st steam-powered warship, is launched on October - 29.   

1816  On October - 29 ferdinand II AFA, king of Portugal   

1822  On this day in history joost G Kist, Dutch lawyer/president of High Council (1885-97)   

1822  On this day in history dirk van Hogendorp, Dutch earl/general/minister of War, dies at 61   

1824  Joseph Horace Lewis, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1904 on October - 29.   

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

1833  On October - 29 the first US college fraternity to have a fraternity house founded   

1833  On October - 29 1st US college fraternity to have a fraternity house founded   

1837  Abraham Kuyper, clergyman/Dutch premier (AR, 1908-12) on this day in history.   

1844  Albert von Rothschild, Austrian banker on this day in history.   

1846  Jean Louis van Aelbroeck, Flemish agronoom, dies at 90 on October - 29.   

1853  On October - 29 josephine B Willson Bruce, US theorist (NACW)   

1853  Pierre-Joseph-Guillaume Zimmermann, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1856  On this day in history carel SW van Hogendorp, colonial director, dies at 68   

1857  On October - 29 conrad Haebler, German historian (Early printers of Spain/Portugal)   

1859  Spain declares war on Morocco on this day in history.   

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

1863  International Red Cross founded by Henri Dunant on October - 29.   

1863  On this day in history intl Comm of the Red Cross founded (Nobel 1917, 1944, 1963)   

1863  The International Red Cross is established on this day in history.   

1863  On October - 29 intl Comm of Red Cross forms (Nobel 1917, 1944, 1963)   

1864  Greek parliament accept new Constitution on October - 29.   

1867  On October - 29 mail packets "Rhone" & "Wye" capsizes off St Thomas Virgin Islands   

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

1872  J S Risdon patents metal windmill on October - 29.   

1873  Guillermo Valencia, Colombia, poet/translator/statesman on this day in history.   

1873  On this day in history ernest Feydeau, French author, dies at 52   

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

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1463  On October - 29 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  Jacques Amyot, French humanist/translator/abbot of Bellozanne was born on October - 29.   

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

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

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 October - 29 death of aethelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury   

1138  Death of BolesÅ‚aw III Krzywousty, Duke of Poland (b. 1086) on this day in history.   

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 October - 29.   

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

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

1650  On October - 29 death of david Calderwood, Scottish historian (b. 1575)