Page 3: Historical Events In December - 29

1862  On December - 29 battle of Chichasaw Bayou: confederate armies defeat Gen Sherman   

1864  On this day in history 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 this day in history 1st telegraph ticker used by a brokerage house, Groesbeck & Co, NY   

1869  Bill Howell, cricketer (Australian bowler at turn of century) on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1876  On this day in history pablo Casals, Vendrell Catalonia Spain, violinist/conductor/composer   

1877  Grand Trunk Railroad workers strike to support fired members of Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers; strike broken by use of militia and unorganized workers on this day in history.   

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

1879  Billy Mitchell, aviation hero Gen (WW I) on December - 29.   

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

1885  Gottlieb Daimler patents 1st bike (Germany) on December - 29.   

1887  Kiyoshi Nobutoki, composer on this day in history.   

1888  Joseph Beran, Czech archbishop of Prague/cardinal on this day in history.   

1890  On December - 29 300 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 this day in history.   

1890  The "Battle of Wounded Knee" ends the last major Indian resistance to white settlement in America on this day in history.   

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

1890  On this day in history uS 7th Cavalry massacre 200+ captive Sioux at Wounded Knee, SD   

1890  On this day in history big Foot, Sioux indian chief, dies at Wounded Knee   

1891  Edison patents "transmission of signals electrically" (radio) on this day in history.   

1891  Leopold Kronecker, German mathematician, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1892  On this day in history 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 December - 29 first issue of newspaper Le Soleil is published.   

1896  David Alfaro Siqueiros, Mexico, painter/muralist (Lib of Chile) on this day in history.   

1897  Hermann Heiss, composer on this day in history.   

1898  On December - 29 jeanne Leleu, composer   

1898  Georg Goltermann, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1899  English fleet brings German postschip Bundesrath up on December - 29.   

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1563  Francesco Maria Guaitoli, composer was born on December - 29.   

1586  On December - 29 birth of francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna/marquis of Aytona   

1678  On this day in history birth of gotthard Wagner, composer   

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

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

1743  Alexander van Bylandt, Dutch military officer was born on this day in history.   

1767  Aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer was born on December - 29.   

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

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

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

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 December - 29.   

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

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

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

1634  On this day in history death of john Albert Vasa, Polish bishop (b. 1612)