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 October - 29.   

0439  On this day in history vandalen under Genseric occupy Carthago   

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

1038  On October - 29 aethelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury   

1268  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 on October - 29.   

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

1390  First trial for witchcraft in Paris on October - 29.   

1463  On October - 29 alessandro Achillini, Italian physician/philosopher   

1467  On October - 29 battle of Brusthem: Charles the Bold defeats Liege   

1507  On October - 29 fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Spanish viceroy of Neth (1566-73)   

1508  Gelderse troops occupies Kuinre on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history dirck Volkertsz Coornhert, theologist/philosopher, dies at about 68   

1591  Giovanni A Facchinetti elected as Pope Innocentius IX on October - 29.   

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

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

1618  On this day in history walter Raleigh, English scholar/poet/historian, beheaded for treason   

1656  On October - 29 edmund Halley, astronomer (Halley's Comet) [NS=Nov 8]   

1658  Action of 29 October 1658 (Naval battle) on this day in history.   

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 October - 29.   

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

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

1682  On October - 29 william Penn lands at what is now Chester Pennsylvania   

1709  England/Netherlands sign anti-French "Barrieretraktaat" on this day in history.   

1727  Severe earthquake in New England on this day in history.   

1740  On October - 29 the birth of James Boswell, Scottish biographer and diarist   

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

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

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

1787  Opera "Don Giovanni" is produced (Prague) on this day in history.   

1790  On October - 29 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  On October - 29 birth of fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Spanish viceroy of Neth (1566-73)   

1513  Jacques Amyot, French humanist/translator/abbot of Bellozanne was born on this day in history.   

1562  George Abbott, English theologist/archbishop of Canterbury was born on October - 29.   

1656  Edmund Halley, astronomer (Halley's Comet) [NS=Nov 8] was born on October - 29.   

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

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  On this day in history death of aethelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury   

1138  On October - 29 death of bolesÅ‚aw III Krzywousty, Duke of Poland (b. 1086)   

1268  Death of Conradin, Duke of Swabia (executed) (b. 1252) on this day in history.   

1321  Stefanus VI Uros II Milutin, king of Serbia (1282-1321), dies on this day in history.   

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

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

1650  On this day in history death of david Calderwood, Scottish historian (b. 1575)