Famous Personalities Born 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 this day in history birth of jacques Amyot, French humanist/translator/abbot of Bellozanne   

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

1656  Edmund Halley, astronomer (Halley's Comet) [NS=Nov 8] was born on this day in history.   

1682  Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (d. 1761) was born on this day in history.   

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)   

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

1815  On October - 29 birth of daniel Emmett, American composer (d. 1904)   

1815  On this day in history birth of Ľudovít Å túr, Slovak politician, author of Slovak language (d. 1856)   

1816  On this day in history birth of ferdinand II AFA, king of Portugal   

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

1822  MieczysÅ‚aw Halka Ledóchowski, Polish Catholic Cardinal (d. 1902) was born on October - 29.   

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 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  Albert von Rothschild, Austrian banker was born on October - 29.   

1853  On this day in history birth of josephine B Willson Bruce, US theorist (NACW)   

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 this day in history.   

1859  On this day in history birth of charles Ebbets, (namesake of Ebbets Field, Brooklyn)   

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  Guillermo Valencia, Colombia, poet/translator/statesman was born on this day in history.   

1875  Marie, queen consort of Ferdinand I of Romania (1914-27) was born on this day in history.   

1877  Wilfred Rhodes, cricketer (Yorks & Eng SLA, played Tests 1899-1930) was born on this day in history.   

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 October - 29.   

1879  On October - 29 birth of alva B. Adams, American politician (d. 1941)   

1882  On October - 29 birth of jean Giraudoux, French writer (d. 1944)   

1883  Dirk Verbeek, Dutch actor/director (Hofstad Stage) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1138  On October - 29 death of bolesÅ‚aw III Krzywousty, Duke of Poland (b. 1086)   

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

1650  Death of David Calderwood, Scottish historian (b. 1575) on October - 29.