Historical Events In October - 29

0437  Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II, Eastern Roman Emperor in Constantinople. This unifies the two branches of the House of Theodosius on October - 29.   

0439  Vandalen under Genseric occupy Carthago on this day in history.   

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

1038  On this day in history aethelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury   

1268  On October - 29 conradin, the last legitimate male heir of the Hohenstaufen dynasty of Kings of Germany and Holy Roman Emperors, is executed along with his companion Frederick I, Margrave of Baden by Charles I of Sicily, a political rival and ally to the hostile Roman Catholic church.   

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

1390  On October - 29 first trial for witchcraft in Paris.   

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

1467  On October - 29 battle of Brusthem: Charles the Bold defeats Liege   

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

1508  On this day in history gelderse troops occupies Kuinre   

1513  Jacques Amyot, French humanist/translator/abbot of Bellozanne on October - 29.   

1552  On this day in history czar Ivan IV escapes back to Moscow after battle   

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

1590  On October - 29 dirck Volkertsz Coornhert, theologist/philosopher, dies at about 68   

1591  Giovanni A Facchinetti elected as Pope Innocentius IX on October - 29.   

1618  Sir Walter Raleigh, explorer and colonizer, is executed for conspiring against James I on October - 29.   

1618  English adventurer, writer, and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh is beheaded for allegedly conspiring against James I of England on this day in history.   

1618  On October - 29 walter Raleigh, English scholar/poet/historian, beheaded for treason   

1656  On this day in history edmund Halley, astronomer (Halley's Comet) [NS=Nov 8]   

1658  On October - 29 action of 29 October 1658 (Naval battle)   

1665  On October - 29 battle of Ambuila, where Portuguese forces defeated the forces of the Kingdom of Kongo and decapitated king Antonio I of Kongo, also called Nvita a Nkanga..   

1675  On October - 29 leibniz makes the first use of the long s, ∫, for integral.   

1682  William Penn lands in what will become Pennsylvania on October - 29.   

1682  William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania, lands at what is now Chester, PA on October - 29.   

1682  William Penn lands at what is now Chester Pennsylvania on this day in history.   

1709  On this day in history england/Netherlands sign anti-French "Barrieretraktaat"   

1727  Severe earthquake in New England on October - 29.   

1740  The birth of James Boswell, Scottish biographer and diarist on October - 29.   

1740  James Boswell, Scotland, Samuel Johnson's biographer on this day in history.   

1783  On this day in history jean-Baptiste Le Rond d'Alembert, philosopher/mathematician, die at 66   

1787  On October - 29 the opera "Don Giovanni" is produced (Prague)   

1787  On October - 29 opera "Don Giovanni" is produced (Prague)   

1790  Pieter van/of Bleiswijk, pension advisor 1771-87, dies at about 66 on this day in history.   

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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  On this day in history birth of jacques Amyot, French humanist/translator/abbot of Bellozanne   

1562  On this day in history birth of george Abbott, English theologist/archbishop of Canterbury   

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

1682  On October - 29 birth of pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (d. 1761)   

1690  Martin Folkes, English antiquarian (d. 1754) was born on this day in history.   

1704  John Byng, British admiral (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.   

0490  On this day in history petrus Mongus, patriarch of Alexandria, dies   

1038  Death of Aethelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury on October - 29.   

1138  On October - 29 death of bolesÅ‚aw III Krzywousty, Duke of Poland (b. 1086)   

1268  On October - 29 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  Dirck Volkertsz Coornhert, theologist/philosopher, dies at about 68 on this day in history.   

1618  On October - 29 death of walter Raleigh, English scholar/poet/historian, beheaded for treason   

1650  On October - 29 death of david Calderwood, Scottish historian (b. 1575)