Famous Deaths In October - 29

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  On this day in history 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  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  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.   

1666  On October - 29 death of edmund Calamy the Elder, English Presbyterian leader (b. 1600)   

1783  On this day in history death of jean-Baptiste Le Rond d'Alembert, philosopher/mathematician, die at 66   

1790  On this day in history pieter van/of Bleiswijk, pension advisor 1771-87, dies at about 66   

1802  On this day in history jacques-Philippe Lamoninary, composer, dies at 95   

1822  Dirk van Hogendorp, Dutch earl/general/minister of War, dies at 61 on October - 29.   

1829  Maria A [Nannerl] Mozart, Austrian pianist, dies on this day in history.   

1846  Jean Louis van Aelbroeck, Flemish agronoom, dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1853  Pierre-Joseph-Guillaume Zimmermann, composer, dies at 68 on October - 29.   

1856  Carel SW van Hogendorp, colonial director, dies at 68 on October - 29.   

1873  Ernest Feydeau, French author, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1876  Jacques Gregoir, composer, dies at 59 on October - 29.   

1877  Death of Nathan Bedford Forrest, American Confederate general (b. 1821) on this day in history.   

1882  On October - 29 martin Gustav Nottebohm, composer, dies at 64   

1883  Friedrich Robert Volkmann, composer, dies at 68 on October - 29.   

1885  George B McClellan, Union army general, dies at 58 on October - 29.   

1892  William M Harnett, US painter (Old Cupboard Door), dies on October - 29.   

1901  On October - 29 death of leon Czolcosz, assassin of President McKinley, is electrocuted   

1905  Death of Etienne Desmarteau, Canadian athlete (b. 1873) on this day in history.   

1911  On this day in history joseph Pulitzer, American newspaperman, dies in Charleston, SC   

1919  On this day in history soen Shaku, Zen abbot of Engakuji monastery in Kamakura, dies at 60   

1920  Johann Ernst Perabo, composer, dies at 74 on October - 29.   

1922  George August Lumbye, composer, dies at 79 on October - 29.   

1927  On this day in history leonard Nelson, Ger philosopher (Nelson-Friessche Schule), dies at 45   

1931  Luciano Gallet, composer, dies at 38 on October - 29.   

1932  On October - 29 joseph F F Babinski, Polish/French neurologist (B-Reflex), dies   

1933  On this day in history paul, [Prudent] Painlevé, French mathematician/minister/premier, dies   

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

1690  Martin Folkes, English antiquarian (d. 1754) was born on this day in history.   

1704  On this day in history birth of john Byng, British admiral (d. 1757)