Famous Personalities Born In October - 29

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

1682  Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (d. 1761) was born on October - 29.   

1690  Martin Folkes, English antiquarian (d. 1754) was born on October - 29.   

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  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 October - 29.   

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

1824  On this day in history birth of joseph Horace Lewis, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1904   

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

1853  On October - 29 birth of josephine B Willson Bruce, US theorist (NACW)   

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

1857  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of andrei Ryabushkin, Russian painter (d. 1904)   

1871  On October - 29 birth of narziss Ach, German psychologist (Analyse des Willens)   

1873  Guillermo Valencia, Colombia, poet/translator/statesman was born on this day in history.   

1875  On this day in history birth of marie, queen consort of Ferdinand I of Romania (1914-27)   

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

1877  On October - 29 birth of narcisa de Leon, Filipino film mogul (d. 1966)   

1878  On this day in history birth of alex E von Falkenhausen, German general (China, WW II)   

1879  On October - 29 birth of franz JHMM von Papen, German diplomat/chancellor (1932)   

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

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 October - 29 death of conradin, Duke of Swabia (executed) (b. 1252)   

1321  On this day in history stefanus VI Uros II Milutin, king of Serbia (1282-1321), dies   

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 this day in history.