Page 6: 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 this day in history.   

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

1951  De Raymond, French High Director of Cambodia, murdered on October - 29.   

1953  On October - 29 a Baltimore group purchases St Louis Browns   

1954  On this day in history colonel Nasser disbands Moslem Brothership   

1955  Belgium signs accord for 5 day work week (45 hours) on this day in history.   

1956  On October - 29 chet Huntley & David Brinkley, NBC News, team up   

1956  On this day in history international zone of Tangier returned to Morocco   

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

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

1957  A hand grenade explodes in Israel's Knesset (Parliament) on this day in history.   

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

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

1958  Boris Pasternak refuses Nobel prize for literature on this day in history.   

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

1960  On October - 29 chartered C46 carrying Cal State's football team crashes, kills 16   

1960  Muhammad Ali's (Cassius Clay's) 1st professional fight, beats Tunney Hunsaker in 6 on October - 29.   

1961  On October - 29 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1962  Naphtali Siegfried Salomon, composer, dies at 77 on October - 29.   

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

1963  On October - 29 adolphe Menjou, actor (Front Page, Star is Born), dies at 73   

1964  Star of India & other jewels are stolen in NY on October - 29.   

1964  Town of Karmiel founded in the Galilee on this day in history.   

1964  Bobby Simpson completes cricket century in each innings v Pakistan on October - 29.   

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  On October - 29 the National Organization for Women is founded.   

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

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

1969  Vic Richardson, cricketer (Aussie capt 1935-36), dies on October - 29.   

1971  Duane Allman, rock guitarist, dies in a motorcycle accident at 24 on October - 29.   

1973  On October - 29 heathcote Dicken Statham, composer, dies at 83   

1974  Victor E van Vriesland, poet (Mirror of Dutch Poetry), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

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1463  Alessandro Achillini, Italian physician/philosopher was born on this day in history.   

1507  On this day in history birth of fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Spanish viceroy of Neth (1566-73)   

1513  On October - 29 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 this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of martin Folkes, English antiquarian (d. 1754)   

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

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

1038  On October - 29 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  Stefanus VI Uros II Milutin, king of Serbia (1282-1321), dies on October - 29.   

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 October - 29.