Historical Events In October - 29

1949  On October - 29 white Sox trade Joe Tipton to A's for Nellie Fox   

1950  On October - 29 british minister of Finance Stafford Cripps resigns   

1950  Gustav V, king of Sweden, dies at 92 on this day in history.   

1951  On October - 29 de Raymond, French High Director of Cambodia, murdered   

1953  On October - 29 a Baltimore group purchases St Louis Browns   

1954  Colonel Nasser disbands Moslem Brothership on this day in history.   

1955  On October - 29 belgium signs accord for 5 day work week (45 hours)   

1956  Chet Huntley & David Brinkley, NBC News, team up on this day in history.   

1956  International zone of Tangier returned to Morocco on October - 29.   

1956  Israeli paratroopers drop into the Sinai to open Straits of Tiran on this day in history.   

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

1957  On this day in history a hand grenade explodes in Israel's Knesset (Parliament)   

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

1957  Louis B Mayer, MGM producer, dies at 71 on October - 29.   

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 October - 29.   

1960  On October - 29 muhammad Ali's (Cassius Clay's) 1st professional fight, beats Tunney Hunsaker in 6   

1961  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1962  On October - 29 naphtali Siegfried Salomon, composer, dies at 77   

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 this day in history star of India & other jewels are stolen in NY   

1964  On October - 29 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  National Organization of Women founded on October - 29.   

1966  The National Organization for Women is founded on October - 29.   

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

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  Duane Allman, rock guitarist, dies in a motorcycle accident at 24 on October - 29.   

1973  Heathcote Dicken Statham, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history victor E van Vriesland, poet (Mirror of Dutch Poetry), dies at 82   

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1463  On October - 29 birth of alessandro Achillini, Italian physician/philosopher   

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 this day in history.   

1562  George Abbott, English theologist/archbishop of Canterbury was born on this day in history.   

1656  On October - 29 birth of edmund Halley, astronomer (Halley's Comet) [NS=Nov 8]   

1682  Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (d. 1761) was born on October - 29.   

1690  Martin Folkes, English antiquarian (d. 1754) was born on October - 29.   

1704  On this day in history birth of john Byng, British admiral (d. 1757)   

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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1590  On this day in history dirck Volkertsz Coornhert, theologist/philosopher, dies at about 68   

1618  On this day in history death of walter Raleigh, English scholar/poet/historian, beheaded for treason   

1650  Death of David Calderwood, Scottish historian (b. 1575) on October - 29.