Famous Birthdays In October - 29

1463  Alessandro Achillini, Italian physician/philosopher was born on October - 29.   

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

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

1682  On this day in history birth of pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (d. 1761)   

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

1704  John Byng, British admiral (d. 1757) was born on October - 29.   

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

1815  On this day in history birth of daniel Emmett, American composer (d. 1904)   

1815  Ä½udovít Å túr, Slovak politician, author of Slovak language (d. 1856) was born on October - 29.   

1816  On this day in history birth of ferdinand II AFA, king of Portugal   

1822  On October - 29 birth of joost G Kist, Dutch lawyer/president of High Council (1885-97)   

1822  MieczysÅ‚aw Halka Ledóchowski, Polish Catholic Cardinal (d. 1902) was born on this day in history.   

1824  On October - 29 birth of joseph Horace Lewis, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1904   

1827  On October - 29 birth of marcellin Berthelot, French chemist (d. 1907)   

1837  On October - 29 birth of abraham Kuyper, clergyman/Dutch premier (AR, 1908-12)   

1837  Harriet Powers, US, slave/writer (Creation of Animals) was born on this day in history.   

1844  On this day in history birth of albert von Rothschild, Austrian banker   

1853  On this day in history birth of josephine B Willson Bruce, US theorist (NACW)   

1855  Paul Bruchési, archbishop of Montreal (d. 1939) was born on October - 29.   

1857  Conrad Haebler, German historian (Early printers of Spain/Portugal) was born on October - 29.   

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

1861  On October - 29 birth of andrei Ryabushkin, Russian painter (d. 1904)   

1871  Narziss Ach, German psychologist (Analyse des Willens) was born on this day in history.   

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

1875  On this day in history birth of marie, queen consort of Ferdinand I of Romania (1914-27)   

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

1877  Narcisa de Leon, Filipino film mogul (d. 1966) was born on this day in history.   

1878  Alex E von Falkenhausen, German general (China, WW II) was born on this day in history.   

1879  Franz JHMM von Papen, German diplomat/chancellor (1932) was born on October - 29.   

1879  On this day in history birth of alva B. Adams, American politician (d. 1941)   

1882  On October - 29 birth of jean Giraudoux, French writer (d. 1944)   

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

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

1038  Death of Aethelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury on this day in history.   

1138  Death of BolesÅ‚aw III Krzywousty, Duke of Poland (b. 1086) on October - 29.   

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 October - 29.   

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  On this day in history death of david Calderwood, Scottish historian (b. 1575)