Historical Events In October - 29

0437  On this day in history valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II, Eastern Roman Emperor in Constantinople. This unifies the two branches of the House of Theodosius   

0439  On this day in history vandalen under Genseric occupy Carthago   

0490  On this day in history petrus Mongus, patriarch of Alexandria, dies   

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

1268  On October - 29 conradin, the last legitimate male heir of the Hohenstaufen dynasty of Kings of Germany and Holy Roman Emperors, is executed along with his companion Frederick I, Margrave of Baden by Charles I of Sicily, a political rival and ally to the hostile Roman Catholic church.   

1321  Stefanus VI Uros II Milutin, king of Serbia (1282-1321), dies on October - 29.   

1390  On October - 29 first trial for witchcraft in Paris.   

1463  Alessandro Achillini, Italian physician/philosopher on October - 29.   

1467  Battle of Brusthem: Charles the Bold defeats Liege on this day in history.   

1507  Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Spanish viceroy of Neth (1566-73) on October - 29.   

1508  On October - 29 gelderse troops occupies Kuinre   

1513  On this day in history jacques Amyot, French humanist/translator/abbot of Bellozanne   

1552  Czar Ivan IV escapes back to Moscow after battle on this day in history.   

1562  George Abbott, English theologist/archbishop of Canterbury on this day in history.   

1590  On October - 29 dirck Volkertsz Coornhert, theologist/philosopher, dies at about 68   

1591  Giovanni A Facchinetti elected as Pope Innocentius IX on this day in history.   

1618  Sir Walter Raleigh, explorer and colonizer, is executed for conspiring against James I on October - 29.   

1618  English adventurer, writer, and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh is beheaded for allegedly conspiring against James I of England on this day in history.   

1618  On October - 29 walter Raleigh, English scholar/poet/historian, beheaded for treason   

1656  Edmund Halley, astronomer (Halley's Comet) [NS=Nov 8] on this day in history.   

1658  Action of 29 October 1658 (Naval battle) on October - 29.   

1665  On October - 29 battle of Ambuila, where Portuguese forces defeated the forces of the Kingdom of Kongo and decapitated king Antonio I of Kongo, also called Nvita a Nkanga..   

1675  Leibniz makes the first use of the long s, ∫, for integral on this day in history.   

1682  William Penn lands in what will become Pennsylvania on October - 29.   

1682  William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania, lands at what is now Chester, PA on this day in history.   

1682  William Penn lands at what is now Chester Pennsylvania on October - 29.   

1709  On October - 29 england/Netherlands sign anti-French "Barrieretraktaat"   

1727  Severe earthquake in New England on October - 29.   

1740  On this day in history the birth of James Boswell, Scottish biographer and diarist   

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

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

1787  On October - 29 the opera "Don Giovanni" is produced (Prague)   

1787  Opera "Don Giovanni" is produced (Prague) on October - 29.   

1790  On October - 29 pieter van/of Bleiswijk, pension advisor 1771-87, dies at about 66   

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1463  On this day in history birth of alessandro Achillini, Italian physician/philosopher   

1507  Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Spanish viceroy of Neth (1566-73) was born on this day in history.   

1513  Jacques Amyot, French humanist/translator/abbot of Bellozanne was born on October - 29.   

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 October - 29.   

1682  Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (d. 1761) was born on this day in history.   

1690  On this day in history birth of martin Folkes, English antiquarian (d. 1754)   

1704  On October - 29 birth of john Byng, British admiral (d. 1757)   

0490  On this day in history petrus Mongus, patriarch of Alexandria, dies   

1038  Death of Aethelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury on October - 29.   

1138  Death of BolesÅ‚aw III Krzywousty, Duke of Poland (b. 1086) on October - 29.   

1268  Death of Conradin, Duke of Swabia (executed) (b. 1252) on October - 29.   

1321  On this day in history stefanus VI Uros II Milutin, king of Serbia (1282-1321), dies   

1590  Dirck Volkertsz Coornhert, theologist/philosopher, dies at about 68 on this day in history.   

1618  Death of Walter Raleigh, English scholar/poet/historian, beheaded for treason on this day in history.   

1650  On October - 29 death of david Calderwood, Scottish historian (b. 1575)