Page 3: Historical Events In December - 29

1862  Battle of Chichasaw Bayou: confederate armies defeat Gen Sherman on this day in history.   

1864  On December - 29 fire Dept celebrates 1st annual ball   

1866  On this day in history joseph Limburg, liberal Second-Member of parliament (1905-19)   

1867  On this day in history first telegraph ticker used by a brokerage house, Groesbeck and Co, New York   

1867  On December - 29 1st telegraph ticker used by a brokerage house, Groesbeck & Co, NY   

1869  Bill Howell, cricketer (Australian bowler at turn of century) on December - 29.   

1871  Ferdinand Marcucci, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1876  11 passenger cars crash in a ravine near Ashtabula OH on this day in history.   

1876  On this day in history 11 passenger cars crash in a ravine near Ashtabula Ohio, 92 die   

1876  Pablo Casals, Vendrell Catalonia Spain, violinist/conductor/composer on this day in history.   

1877  On December - 29 grand Trunk Railroad workers strike to support fired members of Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers; strike broken by use of militia and unorganized workers.   

1877  Willem Sassen, Dutch attorney general on Curacao (Affair-S), dies on December - 29.   

1879  On December - 29 billy Mitchell, aviation hero Gen (WW I)   

1880  On this day in history jean-Fernand Vaubourgoin, composer   

1885  On this day in history gottlieb Daimler patents 1st bike (Germany)   

1887  On December - 29 kiyoshi Nobutoki, composer   

1888  Joseph Beran, Czech archbishop of Prague/cardinal on December - 29.   

1890  On this day in history 300 Sioux Indians are killed by US troops at Wounded Knee, South Dakota.   

1890  Federal troops massacre 200+ captive Sioux at Wounded Knee, SD; Indian "war" in the west on December - 29.   

1890  On December - 29 the "Battle of Wounded Knee" ends the last major Indian resistance to white settlement in America   

1890  The last ever battle between American natives and US troops takes place on December - 29.   

1890  US 7th Cavalry massacre 200+ captive Sioux at Wounded Knee, SD on December - 29.   

1890  Big Foot, Sioux indian chief, dies at Wounded Knee on this day in history.   

1891  On December - 29 edison patents "transmission of signals electrically" (radio)   

1891  On December - 29 leopold Kronecker, German mathematician, dies at 68   

1892  On December - 29 emory Parnell, St Paul MN, actress (Rocket Man, County Fair)   

1894  Chris Rossetti, writer, dies at 64 on December - 29.   

1895  On December - 29 dr L S Jameson begins failed raid on Johannesburg   

1896  On this day in history first issue of newspaper Le Soleil is published.   

1896  On December - 29 david Alfaro Siqueiros, Mexico, painter/muralist (Lib of Chile)   

1897  Hermann Heiss, composer on December - 29.   

1898  On this day in history jeanne Leleu, composer   

1898  Georg Goltermann, composer, dies at 74 on December - 29.   

1899  On this day in history english fleet brings German postschip Bundesrath up   

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1563  Francesco Maria Guaitoli, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1678  Gotthard Wagner, composer was born on this day in history.   

1709  Elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia/daughter of Peter the Great was born on this day in history.   

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

1743  On December - 29 birth of alexander van Bylandt, Dutch military officer   

1767  On December - 29 birth of aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer   

1776  Charles Macintosh, Scotland, patented waterproof fabric was born on this day in history.   

0721  On this day in history death of empress Gemmei of Japan (b. 661)   

1141  Death of Yue Fei, Chinese general, executed on December - 29.   

1170  On this day in history death of thomas Beckett, archbishop, assassinated by 4 knights of King Henry II   

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

1563  Death of Sebastian Castellio, French theologian (b. 1515) on this day in history.   

1619  Antoine Arnauld, French lawyer (Philippica), dies on this day in history.   

1630  On this day in history jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele, RC pastor/lyricist, dies at 51   

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