Famous Personalities Born In October - 29

1463  Alessandro Achillini, Italian physician/philosopher was born on October - 29.   

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

1513  Jacques Amyot, French humanist/translator/abbot of Bellozanne was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (d. 1761)   

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  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  On October - 29 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  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  Marcellin Berthelot, French chemist (d. 1907) was born on this day in history.   

1837  Abraham Kuyper, clergyman/Dutch premier (AR, 1908-12) was born on this day in history.   

1837  On October - 29 birth of harriet Powers, US, slave/writer (Creation of Animals)   

1844  On this day in history birth of albert von Rothschild, Austrian banker   

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

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

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 October - 29.   

1861  On October - 29 birth of andrei Ryabushkin, Russian painter (d. 1904)   

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 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 October - 29.   

1877  On October - 29 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  On this day in history birth of franz JHMM von Papen, German diplomat/chancellor (1932)   

1879  Alva B. Adams, American politician (d. 1941) was born on October - 29.   

1882  On October - 29 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  On this day in history petrus Mongus, patriarch of Alexandria, dies   

1038  On this day in history death of aethelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury   

1138  Death of BolesÅ‚aw III Krzywousty, Duke of Poland (b. 1086) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.