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 October - 29 vandalen under Genseric occupy Carthago   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1390  On this day in history 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  Gelderse troops occupies Kuinre on October - 29.   

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

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

1618  On this day in history sir Walter Raleigh, explorer and colonizer, is executed for conspiring against James I.   

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  On this day in history edmund Halley, astronomer (Halley's Comet) [NS=Nov 8]   

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 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  William Penn lands at what is now Chester Pennsylvania on this day in history.   

1709  England/Netherlands sign anti-French "Barrieretraktaat" on October - 29.   

1727  On this day in history severe earthquake in New England   

1740  The birth of James Boswell, Scottish biographer and diarist on this day in history.   

1740  James Boswell, Scotland, Samuel Johnson's biographer on October - 29.   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1507  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1682  On October - 29 birth of pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (d. 1761)   

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

1704  John Byng, British admiral (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1138  Death of BolesÅ‚aw III Krzywousty, Duke of Poland (b. 1086) on this day in history.   

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  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)