Historical Events In October - 29

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

1877  Wilfred Rhodes, cricketer (Yorks & Eng SLA, played Tests 1899-1930) on this day in history.   

1878  On this day in history alex E von Falkenhausen, German general (China, WW II)   

1879  Franz JHMM von Papen, German diplomat/chancellor (1932) on this day in history.   

1881  Judge (U.S. magazine) first published on October - 29.   

1882  On October - 29 martin Gustav Nottebohm, composer, dies at 64   

1883  On October - 29 dirk Verbeek, Dutch actor/director (Hofstad Stage)   

1883  On this day in history friedrich Robert Volkmann, composer, dies at 68   

1884  On October - 29 bela Lugosi, Lugos Hungary, horror actor (Dracula, Body Snatcher)   

1885  On October - 29 george B McClellan, Union army general, dies at 58   

1888  Lord Salisbury grants Cecil Rhodes charter for BSA Company on October - 29.   

1889  Stanley Park dedicated in Vancouver, BC on October - 29.   

1889  On this day in history nY Giants (NL) beat Bkln (AA) in world series 6 games to 3   

1890  On this day in history claire Goll, writer   

1891  On this day in history fanny Brice, NYC, singing comedienne (Ziegeld Follies, Baby Snooks)   

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

1893  Johannes F "Johan" Bakker Jr, Dutch actor on October - 29.   

1894  The first election of the Hawaiian Republic on October - 29.   

1894  1st election of Hawaiian Republic on this day in history.   

1897  On this day in history the birth of Joseph Goebbels, Nazi propaganda chief   

1897  On October - 29 hope Emerson, Hawarden Iowa, actress (I Married Joan, Peter Gunn)   

1898  On this day in history emmanuel Bondeville, composer   

1899  On this day in history akim Tamiroff, Tiflis Russia, actor (For Whom the Bell Tolls)   

1901  Leon Czolgosz, who assassinated President McKinley, is put to death in the electric chair on this day in history.   

1901  In Amherst, Massachusetts nurse Jane Toppan is arrested for murdering the Davis family of Boston with an overdose of morphine on October - 29.   

1901  Daniele Amfiteatrov, composer on this day in history.   

1901  Leon Czolcosz, assassin of President McKinley, is electrocuted on this day in history.   

1903  Vivian Ellis, composer on this day in history.   

1904  The first intercity trucking service (Colorado City & Snyder, Texas) on October - 29.   

1904  1st intercity trucking service (Colorado City & Snyder, Texas) on October - 29.   

1905  Hottentot chief Hendrik Witbooi fataly injured on October - 29.   

1905  On this day in history laurence Dowdall, lawyer   

1906  On this day in history fredric [William] Brown, US, sci-fi author (Martians Go Home)   

1908  Stewart Myles MacPherson, broadcaster on October - 29.   

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

1507  On October - 29 birth of fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Spanish viceroy of Neth (1566-73)   

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 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  On this day in history birth of john Byng, British admiral (d. 1757)   

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

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  On this day in history death of conradin, Duke of Swabia (executed) (b. 1252)   

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

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