Historical Events In October - 29

1792  On October - 29 mount Hood (Oregon) is named after the British naval officer Alexander Arthur Hood by Lt. William E. Broughton who spotted the mountain near the mouth of the Willamette River.   

1794  French troops occupies Venlo on October - 29.   

1802  Jacques-Philippe Lamoninary, composer, dies at 95 on October - 29.   

1808  On October - 29 the last punishment for witchcraft is administered in England.   

1811  On October - 29 the first Ohio River steamboat leaves Pittsburgh for New Orleans   

1811  1st Ohio River steamboat leaves Pittsburgh for New Orleans on this day in history.   

1814  On October - 29 "Demologos," 1st steam-powered warship, is launched   

1816  Ferdinand II AFA, king of Portugal on this day in history.   

1822  Joost G Kist, Dutch lawyer/president of High Council (1885-97) on October - 29.   

1822  Dirk van Hogendorp, Dutch earl/general/minister of War, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1824  Joseph Horace Lewis, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1904 on this day in history.   

1829  On this day in history maria A [Nannerl] Mozart, Austrian pianist, dies   

1833  The first US college fraternity to have a fraternity house founded on this day in history.   

1833  1st US college fraternity to have a fraternity house founded on October - 29.   

1837  On this day in history abraham Kuyper, clergyman/Dutch premier (AR, 1908-12)   

1844  Albert von Rothschild, Austrian banker on October - 29.   

1846  Jean Louis van Aelbroeck, Flemish agronoom, dies at 90 on October - 29.   

1853  On October - 29 josephine B Willson Bruce, US theorist (NACW)   

1853  Pierre-Joseph-Guillaume Zimmermann, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1856  Carel SW van Hogendorp, colonial director, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1857  Conrad Haebler, German historian (Early printers of Spain/Portugal) on this day in history.   

1859  On October - 29 spain declares war on Morocco.   

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

1863  On October - 29 international Red Cross founded by Henri Dunant   

1863  On this day in history intl Comm of the Red Cross founded (Nobel 1917, 1944, 1963)   

1863  The International Red Cross is established on this day in history.   

1863  On October - 29 intl Comm of Red Cross forms (Nobel 1917, 1944, 1963)   

1864  On this day in history greek parliament accept new Constitution   

1867  Mail packets "Rhone" & "Wye" capsizes off St Thomas Virgin Islands on this day in history.   

1871  On this day in history narziss Ach, German psychologist (Analyse des Willens)   

1872  J S Risdon patents metal windmill on October - 29.   

1873  On this day in history guillermo Valencia, Colombia, poet/translator/statesman   

1873  On this day in history ernest Feydeau, French author, dies at 52   

1875  On October - 29 marie, queen consort of Ferdinand I of Romania (1914-27)   

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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  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 this day in history.   

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

0490  On October - 29 petrus Mongus, patriarch of Alexandria, dies   

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

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

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.