Historical Events In October - 29

0437  Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II, Eastern Roman Emperor in Constantinople. This unifies the two branches of the House of Theodosius on this day in history.   

0439  On this day in history vandalen under Genseric occupy Carthago   

0490  Petrus Mongus, patriarch of Alexandria, dies on this day in history.   

1038  Aethelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury on October - 29.   

1268  On October - 29 conradin, the last legitimate male heir of the Hohenstaufen dynasty of Kings of Germany and Holy Roman Emperors, is executed along with his companion Frederick I, Margrave of Baden by Charles I of Sicily, a political rival and ally to the hostile Roman Catholic church.   

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

1390  First trial for witchcraft in Paris on this day in history.   

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

1467  On October - 29 battle of Brusthem: Charles the Bold defeats Liege   

1507  On October - 29 fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Spanish viceroy of Neth (1566-73)   

1508  Gelderse troops occupies Kuinre on October - 29.   

1513  Jacques Amyot, French humanist/translator/abbot of Bellozanne on this day in history.   

1552  Czar Ivan IV escapes back to Moscow after battle on this day in history.   

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

1590  Dirck Volkertsz Coornhert, theologist/philosopher, dies at about 68 on this day in history.   

1591  Giovanni A Facchinetti elected as Pope Innocentius IX on October - 29.   

1618  On October - 29 sir Walter Raleigh, explorer and colonizer, is executed for conspiring against James I.   

1618  English adventurer, writer, and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh is beheaded for allegedly conspiring against James I of England on October - 29.   

1618  On October - 29 walter Raleigh, English scholar/poet/historian, beheaded for treason   

1656  Edmund Halley, astronomer (Halley's Comet) [NS=Nov 8] on October - 29.   

1658  Action of 29 October 1658 (Naval battle) on October - 29.   

1665  Battle of Ambuila, where Portuguese forces defeated the forces of the Kingdom of Kongo and decapitated king Antonio I of Kongo, also called Nvita a Nkanga. on October - 29.   

1675  On October - 29 leibniz makes the first use of the long s, ∫, for integral.   

1682  William Penn lands in what will become Pennsylvania on this day in history.   

1682  On this day in history william Penn, founder of Pennsylvania, lands at what is now Chester, PA.   

1682  William Penn lands at what is now Chester Pennsylvania on October - 29.   

1709  England/Netherlands sign anti-French "Barrieretraktaat" on this day in history.   

1727  Severe earthquake in New England on this day in history.   

1740  The birth of James Boswell, Scottish biographer and diarist on October - 29.   

1740  On October - 29 james Boswell, Scotland, Samuel Johnson's biographer   

1783  Jean-Baptiste Le Rond d'Alembert, philosopher/mathematician, die at 66 on this day in history.   

1787  On this day in history the opera "Don Giovanni" is produced (Prague)   

1787  Opera "Don Giovanni" is produced (Prague) on October - 29.   

1790  On this day in history pieter van/of Bleiswijk, pension advisor 1771-87, dies at about 66   

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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 October - 29.   

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  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 October - 29.   

1704  John Byng, British admiral (d. 1757) was born on October - 29.   

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 this day in history death of conradin, Duke of Swabia (executed) (b. 1252)   

1321  Stefanus VI Uros II Milutin, king of Serbia (1282-1321), dies on this day in history.   

1590  Dirck Volkertsz Coornhert, theologist/philosopher, dies at about 68 on this day in history.   

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)