Historical Events In December - 29

1141  On December - 29 yue Fei, Chinese general, executed   

1170  Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II; he subsequently becomes a saint and martyr in the Anglican Church and the Roman Catholic Church on this day in history.   

1170  On December - 29 thomas Beckett, archbishop, assassinated by 4 knights of King Henry II   

1503  Battle at Carigliano: Spanish army beats France on December - 29.   

1539  On December - 29 st Jacobs Church burns after being hit by lightning   

1541  Isabella of Poland & King Ferdinand of Austria sign Treaty of Gyalu on this day in history.   

1558  On this day in history charles V, German emperor, buried   

1558  Hermann Finck, composer, dies at 31 on December - 29.   

1563  On December - 29 francesco Maria Guaitoli, composer   

1586  Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna/marquis of Aytona on December - 29.   

1619  Antoine Arnauld, French lawyer (Philippica), dies on December - 29.   

1630  On December - 29 jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele, RC pastor/lyricist, dies at 51   

1678  Gotthard Wagner, composer on December - 29.   

1689  Olfert Dapper, Amsterdam historian/geographer, buried on December - 29.   

1703  Mustapha II, sultan (Turkey), dies at 39 on December - 29.   

1705  On this day in history prosper Jolyot's "Idomenée," premieres in Paris   

1708  On December - 29 great Alliance occupies Gent   

1709  On this day in history elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia/daughter of Peter the Great   

1721  Madame De Pompadour, mistress of French King Louis the 15th on December - 29.   

1731  On this day in history j Brook Taylor, English mathematician, dies at 46   

1743  On this day in history alexander van Bylandt, Dutch military officer   

1766  The birth of Charles Macintosh, Inventor of waterproof clothing on December - 29.   

1767  On December - 29 aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer   

1776  On this day in history charles Macintosh, Scotland, patented waterproof fabric   

1778  English troops occupy Savannah, Georgia on December - 29.   

1782  On this day in history first nautical almanac in US published by Samuel Stearns, Boston   

1782  On this day in history 1st nautical almanac in US published by Samuel Stearns, Boston   

1785  Johann Heinrich Rolle, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1786  On December - 29 french Revolution: The Assembly of Notables is convoked   

1792  Archibald Alison, Scottish historian (History of Europe) on this day in history.   

1800  Charles Goodyear founder of Goodyear Tire was born on December - 29.   

1800  Charles Goodyear, inventor (vulcanization process for rubber) on this day in history.   

1806  On December - 29 william Gladstone, Liberal Prime Minister   

1808  Andrew Johnson, Raleigh NC, (Unionist), 17th pres (1865-69) on this day in history.   

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1563  On this day in history birth of francesco Maria Guaitoli, composer   

1586  On this day in history birth of francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna/marquis of Aytona   

1678  On December - 29 birth of gotthard Wagner, composer   

1709  On this day in history birth of elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia/daughter of Peter the Great   

1721  On December - 29 birth of madame De Pompadour, mistress of French King Louis the 15th   

1743  Alexander van Bylandt, Dutch military officer was born on December - 29.   

1767  Aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer was born on this day in history.   

1776  On this day in history birth of charles Macintosh, Scotland, patented waterproof fabric   

0721  Death of Empress Gemmei of Japan (b. 661) on December - 29.   

1141  Death of Yue Fei, Chinese general, executed on this day in history.   

1170  Death of Thomas Beckett, archbishop, assassinated by 4 knights of King Henry II on this day in history.   

1558  Hermann Finck, composer, dies at 31 on this day in history.   

1563  Death of Sebastian Castellio, French theologian (b. 1515) on December - 29.   

1619  On this day in history antoine Arnauld, French lawyer (Philippica), dies   

1630  Jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele, RC pastor/lyricist, dies at 51 on December - 29.   

1634  Death of John Albert Vasa, Polish bishop (b. 1612) on December - 29.