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  Vandalen under Genseric occupy Carthago on this day in history.   

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  First trial for witchcraft in Paris on October - 29.   

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

1467  On this day in history battle of Brusthem: Charles the Bold defeats Liege   

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

1508  On this day in history gelderse troops occupies Kuinre   

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

1552  On October - 29 czar Ivan IV escapes back to Moscow after battle   

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

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

1591  On October - 29 giovanni A Facchinetti elected as Pope Innocentius IX   

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

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

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

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 October - 29.   

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

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

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

1727  On this day in history severe earthquake in New England   

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

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

1783  Jean-Baptiste Le Rond d'Alembert, philosopher/mathematician, die at 66 on October - 29.   

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

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 October - 29 birth of alessandro Achillini, Italian physician/philosopher   

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

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

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

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

1682  On October - 29 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  John Byng, British admiral (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

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