Page 3: Historical Events In October - 29

1876  Jacques Gregoir, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1877  Wilfred Rhodes, cricketer (Yorks & Eng SLA, played Tests 1899-1930) on October - 29.   

1878  Alex E von Falkenhausen, German general (China, WW II) on October - 29.   

1879  On October - 29 franz JHMM von Papen, German diplomat/chancellor (1932)   

1881  Judge (U.S. magazine) first published on this day in history.   

1882  On this day in history martin Gustav Nottebohm, composer, dies at 64   

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

1883  On this day in history friedrich Robert Volkmann, composer, dies at 68   

1884  On this day in history bela Lugosi, Lugos Hungary, horror actor (Dracula, Body Snatcher)   

1885  On this day in history george B McClellan, Union army general, dies at 58   

1888  On this day in history lord Salisbury grants Cecil Rhodes charter for BSA Company   

1889  Stanley Park dedicated in Vancouver, BC on this day in history.   

1889  On this day in history nY Giants (NL) beat Bkln (AA) in world series 6 games to 3   

1890  On October - 29 claire Goll, writer   

1891  On this day in history fanny Brice, NYC, singing comedienne (Ziegeld Follies, Baby Snooks)   

1892  William M Harnett, US painter (Old Cupboard Door), dies on October - 29.   

1893  Johannes F "Johan" Bakker Jr, Dutch actor on this day in history.   

1894  On October - 29 the first election of the Hawaiian Republic   

1894  1st election of Hawaiian Republic on this day in history.   

1897  The birth of Joseph Goebbels, Nazi propaganda chief on this day in history.   

1897  Hope Emerson, Hawarden Iowa, actress (I Married Joan, Peter Gunn) on this day in history.   

1898  On this day in history emmanuel Bondeville, composer   

1899  On October - 29 akim Tamiroff, Tiflis Russia, actor (For Whom the Bell Tolls)   

1901  On this day in history leon Czolgosz, who assassinated President McKinley, is put to death in the electric chair.   

1901  On October - 29 in Amherst, Massachusetts nurse Jane Toppan is arrested for murdering the Davis family of Boston with an overdose of morphine.   

1901  Daniele Amfiteatrov, composer on this day in history.   

1901  Leon Czolcosz, assassin of President McKinley, is electrocuted on this day in history.   

1903  Vivian Ellis, composer on October - 29.   

1904  On October - 29 the first intercity trucking service (Colorado City & Snyder, Texas)   

1904  On this day in history 1st intercity trucking service (Colorado City & Snyder, Texas)   

1905  Hottentot chief Hendrik Witbooi fataly injured on October - 29.   

1905  Laurence Dowdall, lawyer on this day in history.   

1906  On this day in history fredric [William] Brown, US, sci-fi author (Martians Go Home)   

1908  On this day in history stewart Myles MacPherson, broadcaster   

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

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  Edmund Halley, astronomer (Halley's Comet) [NS=Nov 8] was born on October - 29.   

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

1690  On this day in history birth of martin Folkes, English antiquarian (d. 1754)   

1704  On October - 29 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  Death of BolesÅ‚aw III Krzywousty, Duke of Poland (b. 1086) on October - 29.   

1268  Death of Conradin, Duke of Swabia (executed) (b. 1252) on this day in history.   

1321  On this day in history stefanus VI Uros II Milutin, king of Serbia (1282-1321), dies   

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

1618  Death of Walter Raleigh, English scholar/poet/historian, beheaded for treason on this day in history.   

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