Famous Personalities Born In October - 29

1463  On October - 29 birth of alessandro Achillini, Italian physician/philosopher   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1690  Martin Folkes, English antiquarian (d. 1754) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1815  Daniel Emmett, American composer (d. 1904) was born on this day in history.   

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

1816  On October - 29 birth of ferdinand II AFA, king of Portugal   

1822  Joost G Kist, Dutch lawyer/president of High Council (1885-97) was born on this day in history.   

1822  On this day in history 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 October - 29.   

1827  Marcellin Berthelot, French chemist (d. 1907) was born on October - 29.   

1837  Abraham Kuyper, clergyman/Dutch premier (AR, 1908-12) was born on October - 29.   

1837  Harriet Powers, US, slave/writer (Creation of Animals) was born on October - 29.   

1844  Albert von Rothschild, Austrian banker was born on this day in history.   

1853  Josephine B Willson Bruce, US theorist (NACW) was born on October - 29.   

1855  Paul Bruchési, archbishop of Montreal (d. 1939) was born on this day in history.   

1857  On October - 29 birth of conrad Haebler, German historian (Early printers of Spain/Portugal)   

1859  Charles Ebbets, (namesake of Ebbets Field, Brooklyn) was born on this day in history.   

1861  Andrei Ryabushkin, Russian painter (d. 1904) was born on October - 29.   

1871  On this day in history birth of narziss Ach, German psychologist (Analyse des Willens)   

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

1875  On October - 29 birth of marie, queen consort of Ferdinand I of Romania (1914-27)   

1877  On this day in history birth of wilfred Rhodes, cricketer (Yorks & Eng SLA, played Tests 1899-1930)   

1877  On this day in history birth of narcisa de Leon, Filipino film mogul (d. 1966)   

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

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 October - 29.   

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

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0490  On this day in history petrus Mongus, patriarch of Alexandria, dies   

1038  Death of Aethelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury on this day in history.   

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

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 October - 29.   

1590  Dirck Volkertsz Coornhert, theologist/philosopher, dies at about 68 on October - 29.   

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

1650  On this day in history death of david Calderwood, Scottish historian (b. 1575)