Historical Events In December - 29

1141  On this day in history yue Fei, Chinese general, executed   

1170  On December - 29 thomas Becket: Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II; he subsequently becomes a saint and martyr in the Anglican Church and the Roman Catholic Church.   

1170  Thomas Beckett, archbishop, assassinated by 4 knights of King Henry II on this day in history.   

1503  On this day in history battle at Carigliano: Spanish army beats France   

1539  St Jacobs Church burns after being hit by lightning on December - 29.   

1541  On December - 29 isabella of Poland & King Ferdinand of Austria sign Treaty of Gyalu   

1558  On December - 29 charles V, German emperor, buried   

1558  On December - 29 hermann Finck, composer, dies at 31   

1563  Francesco Maria Guaitoli, composer on December - 29.   

1586  Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna/marquis of Aytona on December - 29.   

1619  On December - 29 antoine Arnauld, French lawyer (Philippica), dies   

1630  Jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele, RC pastor/lyricist, dies at 51 on December - 29.   

1678  Gotthard Wagner, composer on December - 29.   

1689  Olfert Dapper, Amsterdam historian/geographer, buried on this day in history.   

1703  Mustapha II, sultan (Turkey), dies at 39 on this day in history.   

1705  Prosper Jolyot's "Idomenée," premieres in Paris on this day in history.   

1708  Great Alliance occupies Gent on December - 29.   

1709  Elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia/daughter of Peter the Great on this day in history.   

1721  Madame De Pompadour, mistress of French King Louis the 15th on this day in history.   

1731  On December - 29 j Brook Taylor, English mathematician, dies at 46   

1743  On December - 29 alexander van Bylandt, Dutch military officer   

1766  On this day in history the birth of Charles Macintosh, Inventor of waterproof clothing   

1767  On this day in history aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer   

1776  Charles Macintosh, Scotland, patented waterproof fabric on this day in history.   

1778  On December - 29 english troops occupy Savannah, Georgia   

1782  On this day in history first nautical almanac in US published by Samuel Stearns, Boston   

1782  1st nautical almanac in US published by Samuel Stearns, Boston on this day in history.   

1785  On this day in history johann Heinrich Rolle, composer, dies at 69   

1786  On December - 29 french Revolution: The Assembly of Notables is convoked   

1792  On this day in history archibald Alison, Scottish historian (History of Europe)   

1800  Charles Goodyear founder of Goodyear Tire was born on this day in history.   

1800  Charles Goodyear, inventor (vulcanization process for rubber) on December - 29.   

1806  On December - 29 william Gladstone, Liberal Prime Minister   

1808  Andrew Johnson, Raleigh NC, (Unionist), 17th pres (1865-69) on December - 29.   

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1563  On this day in history birth of francesco Maria Guaitoli, composer   

1586  Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna/marquis of Aytona was born on December - 29.   

1678  On this day in history birth of gotthard Wagner, composer   

1709  On December - 29 birth of elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia/daughter of Peter the Great   

1721  Madame De Pompadour, mistress of French King Louis the 15th was born on December - 29.   

1743  Alexander van Bylandt, Dutch military officer was born on this day in history.   

1767  On December - 29 birth of aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer   

1776  On this day in history birth of charles Macintosh, Scotland, patented waterproof fabric   

0721  On December - 29 death of empress Gemmei of Japan (b. 661)   

1141  Death of Yue Fei, Chinese general, executed on this day in history.   

1170  On this day in history death of thomas Beckett, archbishop, assassinated by 4 knights of King Henry II   

1558  Hermann Finck, composer, dies at 31 on December - 29.   

1563  Death of Sebastian Castellio, French theologian (b. 1515) on December - 29.   

1619  On December - 29 antoine Arnauld, French lawyer (Philippica), dies   

1630  Jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele, RC pastor/lyricist, dies at 51 on December - 29.   

1634  On December - 29 death of john Albert Vasa, Polish bishop (b. 1612)