Famous Personalities Born In October - 29

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

1507  Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Spanish viceroy of Neth (1566-73) was born on this day in history.   

1513  On October - 29 birth of jacques Amyot, French humanist/translator/abbot of Bellozanne   

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 October - 29.   

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

1690  On this day in history birth of martin Folkes, English antiquarian (d. 1754)   

1704  On October - 29 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  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  On October - 29 birth of joost G Kist, Dutch lawyer/president of High Council (1885-97)   

1822  MieczysÅ‚aw Halka Ledóchowski, Polish Catholic Cardinal (d. 1902) was born on this day in history.   

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

1827  On this day in history birth of marcellin Berthelot, French chemist (d. 1907)   

1837  On this day in history birth of abraham Kuyper, clergyman/Dutch premier (AR, 1908-12)   

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 October - 29 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 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  On October - 29 birth of andrei Ryabushkin, Russian painter (d. 1904)   

1871  Narziss Ach, German psychologist (Analyse des Willens) was born on October - 29.   

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

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

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

1877  Narcisa de Leon, Filipino film mogul (d. 1966) was born on October - 29.   

1878  On October - 29 birth of alex E von Falkenhausen, German general (China, WW II)   

1879  Franz JHMM von Papen, German diplomat/chancellor (1932) was born on October - 29.   

1879  On this day in history birth of alva B. Adams, American politician (d. 1941)   

1882  On this day in history birth of jean Giraudoux, French writer (d. 1944)   

1883  Dirk Verbeek, Dutch actor/director (Hofstad Stage) was born on October - 29.   

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

1038  On October - 29 death of aethelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury   

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

1268  On October - 29 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  Death of David Calderwood, Scottish historian (b. 1575) on October - 29.