Famous Birthdays 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  On October - 29 birth of george Abbott, English theologist/archbishop of Canterbury   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history birth of james Boswell, Scotland, Samuel Johnson's biographer   

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  Ferdinand II AFA, king of Portugal was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1827  On October - 29 birth of marcellin Berthelot, French chemist (d. 1907)   

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 October - 29.   

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

1855  On this day in history birth of paul Bruchési, archbishop of Montreal (d. 1939)   

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 October - 29.   

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

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

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

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 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 this day in history.   

1268  Death of Conradin, Duke of Swabia (executed) (b. 1252) on this day in history.   

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

1590  On October - 29 dirck Volkertsz Coornhert, theologist/philosopher, dies at about 68   

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 this day in history.