Page 6: Historical Events In October - 29

1949  On this day in history white Sox trade Joe Tipton to A's for Nellie Fox   

1950  British minister of Finance Stafford Cripps resigns on this day in history.   

1950  Gustav V, king of Sweden, dies at 92 on October - 29.   

1951  De Raymond, French High Director of Cambodia, murdered on this day in history.   

1953  A Baltimore group purchases St Louis Browns on this day in history.   

1954  Colonel Nasser disbands Moslem Brothership on October - 29.   

1955  On this day in history belgium signs accord for 5 day work week (45 hours)   

1956  On this day in history chet Huntley & David Brinkley, NBC News, team up   

1956  On October - 29 international zone of Tangier returned to Morocco   

1956  On October - 29 israeli paratroopers drop into the Sinai to open Straits of Tiran   

1956  The Huntley-Brinkley Report nightly newscast premieres on NBC TV on this day in history.   

1957  A hand grenade explodes in Israel's Knesset (Parliament) on this day in history.   

1957  Hand grenade explodes in Israel's Knesset (Parliament) on October - 29.   

1957  On October - 29 louis B Mayer, MGM producer, dies at 71   

1958  On this day in history boris Pasternak refuses Nobel prize for literature   

1959  On October - 29 10 nation soccer league to play all games on NY Randalls Is, announced   

1960  Chartered C46 carrying Cal State's football team crashes, kills 16 on this day in history.   

1960  Muhammad Ali's (Cassius Clay's) 1st professional fight, beats Tunney Hunsaker in 6 on this day in history.   

1961  On October - 29 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1962  Naphtali Siegfried Salomon, composer, dies at 77 on October - 29.   

1963  On this day in history "Meet the Beatles" booklet is published   

1963  Adolphe Menjou, actor (Front Page, Star is Born), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1964  On October - 29 star of India & other jewels are stolen in NY   

1964  On this day in history town of Karmiel founded in the Galilee   

1964  Bobby Simpson completes cricket century in each innings v Pakistan on this day in history.   

1965  Mehdi Am Barka, Moroccan socialist leader, murdered in Paris on October - 29.   

1966  On this day in history national Organization of Women founded   

1966  On this day in history the National Organization for Women is founded.   

1966  On this day in history [Louis C] Marcel Berckmans, painter/actor (Manner Kater), dies at 83   

1968  On October - 29 marius Moaritz Ulfrstad, composer, dies at 78   

1969  On this day in history vic Richardson, cricketer (Aussie capt 1935-36), dies   

1971  On October - 29 duane Allman, rock guitarist, dies in a motorcycle accident at 24   

1973  Heathcote Dicken Statham, composer, dies at 83 on October - 29.   

1974  Victor E van Vriesland, poet (Mirror of Dutch Poetry), dies at 82 on October - 29.   

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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 October - 29 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  On this day in history birth of pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (d. 1761)   

1690  On October - 29 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  Death of Conradin, Duke of Swabia (executed) (b. 1252) on October - 29.   

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.