Famous Birthdays In October - 29

1463  On this day in history 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 October - 29 birth of jacques Amyot, French humanist/translator/abbot of Bellozanne   

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

1656  On October - 29 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  John Byng, British admiral (d. 1757) was born on October - 29.   

1740  James Boswell, Scotland, Samuel Johnson's biographer was born on October - 29.   

1815  On this day in history birth of daniel Emmett, American composer (d. 1904)   

1815  Ä½udovít Å túr, Slovak politician, author of Slovak language (d. 1856) was born on this day in history.   

1816  Ferdinand II AFA, king of Portugal was born on October - 29.   

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

1822  On October - 29 birth of mieczysÅ‚aw Halka Ledóchowski, Polish Catholic Cardinal (d. 1902)   

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

1827  Marcellin Berthelot, French chemist (d. 1907) was born on this day in history.   

1837  On October - 29 birth of abraham Kuyper, clergyman/Dutch premier (AR, 1908-12)   

1837  On October - 29 birth of harriet Powers, US, slave/writer (Creation of Animals)   

1844  On October - 29 birth of albert von Rothschild, Austrian banker   

1853  Josephine B Willson Bruce, US theorist (NACW) was born on this day in history.   

1855  Paul Bruchési, archbishop of Montreal (d. 1939) was born on October - 29.   

1857  Conrad Haebler, German historian (Early printers of Spain/Portugal) was born on October - 29.   

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

1861  Andrei Ryabushkin, Russian painter (d. 1904) was born on this day in history.   

1871  Narziss Ach, German psychologist (Analyse des Willens) was born on October - 29.   

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

1875  Marie, queen consort of Ferdinand I of Romania (1914-27) was born on October - 29.   

1877  On October - 29 birth of wilfred Rhodes, cricketer (Yorks & Eng SLA, played Tests 1899-1930)   

1877  Narcisa de Leon, Filipino film mogul (d. 1966) was born on this day in history.   

1878  On October - 29 birth of alex E von Falkenhausen, German general (China, WW II)   

1879  Franz JHMM von Papen, German diplomat/chancellor (1932) was born on this day in history.   

1879  Alva B. Adams, American politician (d. 1941) was born on October - 29.   

1882  Jean Giraudoux, French writer (d. 1944) was born on this day in history.   

1883  On this day in history birth of dirk Verbeek, Dutch actor/director (Hofstad Stage)   

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

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

1138  Death of BolesÅ‚aw III Krzywousty, Duke of Poland (b. 1086) on October - 29.   

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