Historical Events In October - 29

1949  White Sox trade Joe Tipton to A's for Nellie Fox on October - 29.   

1950  British minister of Finance Stafford Cripps resigns on October - 29.   

1950  Gustav V, king of Sweden, dies at 92 on this day in history.   

1951  De Raymond, French High Director of Cambodia, murdered on this day in history.   

1953  A Baltimore group purchases St Louis Browns on October - 29.   

1954  Colonel Nasser disbands Moslem Brothership on October - 29.   

1955  On October - 29 belgium signs accord for 5 day work week (45 hours)   

1956  Chet Huntley & David Brinkley, NBC News, team up on this day in history.   

1956  International zone of Tangier returned to Morocco on this day in history.   

1956  Israeli paratroopers drop into the Sinai to open Straits of Tiran on October - 29.   

1956  The Huntley-Brinkley Report nightly newscast premieres on NBC TV on this day in history.   

1957  A hand grenade explodes in Israel's Knesset (Parliament) on October - 29.   

1957  On October - 29 hand grenade explodes in Israel's Knesset (Parliament)   

1957  On this day in history louis B Mayer, MGM producer, dies at 71   

1958  Boris Pasternak refuses Nobel prize for literature on October - 29.   

1959  10 nation soccer league to play all games on NY Randalls Is, announced on October - 29.   

1960  Chartered C46 carrying Cal State's football team crashes, kills 16 on this day in history.   

1960  Muhammad Ali's (Cassius Clay's) 1st professional fight, beats Tunney Hunsaker in 6 on this day in history.   

1961  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on October - 29.   

1962  Naphtali Siegfried Salomon, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1963  On October - 29 "Meet the Beatles" booklet is published   

1963  Adolphe Menjou, actor (Front Page, Star is Born), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1964  On October - 29 star of India & other jewels are stolen in NY   

1964  Town of Karmiel founded in the Galilee on October - 29.   

1964  Bobby Simpson completes cricket century in each innings v Pakistan on this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history mehdi Am Barka, Moroccan socialist leader, murdered in Paris   

1966  National Organization of Women founded on October - 29.   

1966  The National Organization for Women is founded on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history [Louis C] Marcel Berckmans, painter/actor (Manner Kater), dies at 83   

1968  Marius Moaritz Ulfrstad, composer, dies at 78 on October - 29.   

1969  On this day in history vic Richardson, cricketer (Aussie capt 1935-36), dies   

1971  On this day in history duane Allman, rock guitarist, dies in a motorcycle accident at 24   

1973  Heathcote Dicken Statham, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history victor E van Vriesland, poet (Mirror of Dutch Poetry), dies at 82   

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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 this day in history.   

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

1562  George Abbott, English theologist/archbishop of Canterbury was born on October - 29.   

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

1682  Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (d. 1761) was born on October - 29.   

1690  On October - 29 birth of martin Folkes, English antiquarian (d. 1754)   

1704  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1268  On October - 29 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 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  Death of David Calderwood, Scottish historian (b. 1575) on this day in history.