Historical Events In October - 29

0437  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 on this day in history.   

0439  On October - 29 vandalen under Genseric occupy Carthago   

0490  On October - 29 petrus Mongus, patriarch of Alexandria, dies   

1038  Aethelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury on October - 29.   

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

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 October - 29 jacques Amyot, French humanist/translator/abbot of Bellozanne   

1552  On this day in history czar Ivan IV escapes back to Moscow after battle   

1562  On this day in history george Abbott, English theologist/archbishop of Canterbury   

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  On October - 29 sir Walter Raleigh, explorer and colonizer, is executed for conspiring against James I.   

1618  On October - 29 english adventurer, writer, and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh is beheaded for allegedly conspiring against James I of England.   

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  On October - 29 action of 29 October 1658 (Naval battle)   

1665  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. on this day in history.   

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

1682  On this day in history william Penn lands in what will become Pennsylvania   

1682  On October - 29 william Penn, founder of Pennsylvania, lands at what is now Chester, PA.   

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 this day in history.   

1740  The birth of James Boswell, Scottish biographer and diarist on October - 29.   

1740  On this day in history james Boswell, Scotland, Samuel Johnson's biographer   

1783  On October - 29 jean-Baptiste Le Rond d'Alembert, philosopher/mathematician, die at 66   

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

1787  On this day in history opera "Don Giovanni" is produced (Prague)   

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

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

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

1513  On October - 29 birth of jacques Amyot, French humanist/translator/abbot of Bellozanne   

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

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

1682  On this day in history birth of pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (d. 1761)   

1690  On October - 29 birth of martin Folkes, English antiquarian (d. 1754)   

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

0490  Petrus Mongus, patriarch of Alexandria, dies on October - 29.   

1038  On October - 29 death of aethelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury   

1138  On this day in history death of bolesÅ‚aw III Krzywousty, Duke of Poland (b. 1086)   

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

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

1590  Dirck Volkertsz Coornhert, theologist/philosopher, dies at about 68 on October - 29.   

1618  Death of Walter Raleigh, English scholar/poet/historian, beheaded for treason on October - 29.   

1650  Death of David Calderwood, Scottish historian (b. 1575) on October - 29.