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 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 this day in history.   

1682  On October - 29 birth of pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (d. 1761)   

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

1704  John Byng, British admiral (d. 1757) was born on October - 29.   

1740  James Boswell, Scotland, Samuel Johnson's biographer was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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  Joseph Horace Lewis, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1904 was born on October - 29.   

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  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 this day in history.   

1855  On October - 29 birth of paul Bruchési, archbishop of Montreal (d. 1939)   

1857  Conrad Haebler, German historian (Early printers of Spain/Portugal) was born on this day in history.   

1859  On October - 29 birth of charles Ebbets, (namesake of Ebbets Field, Brooklyn)   

1861  On this day in history birth of andrei Ryabushkin, Russian painter (d. 1904)   

1871  Narziss Ach, German psychologist (Analyse des Willens) was born on this day in history.   

1873  Guillermo Valencia, Colombia, poet/translator/statesman was born on October - 29.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1879  Franz JHMM von Papen, German diplomat/chancellor (1932) was born on this day in history.   

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

1038  Death of Aethelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury on this day in history.   

1138  On this day in history death of bolesÅ‚aw III Krzywousty, Duke of Poland (b. 1086)   

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

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

1650  On this day in history death of david Calderwood, Scottish historian (b. 1575)