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  Petrus Mongus, patriarch of Alexandria, dies on this day in history.   

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

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  On October - 29 stefanus VI Uros II Milutin, king of Serbia (1282-1321), dies   

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

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

1467  Battle of Brusthem: Charles the Bold defeats Liege on October - 29.   

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

1508  Gelderse troops occupies Kuinre on October - 29.   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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  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  On this day in history leibniz makes the first use of the long s, ∫, for integral.   

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

1709  On this day in history england/Netherlands sign anti-French "Barrieretraktaat"   

1727  On October - 29 severe earthquake in New England   

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

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

1783  Jean-Baptiste Le Rond d'Alembert, philosopher/mathematician, die at 66 on this day in history.   

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

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

1790  Pieter van/of Bleiswijk, pension advisor 1771-87, dies at about 66 on this day in history.   

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

1507  On this day in history birth of fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Spanish viceroy of Neth (1566-73)   

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 October - 29.   

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

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

1690  Martin Folkes, English antiquarian (d. 1754) was born on October - 29.   

1704  On this day in history birth of john Byng, British admiral (d. 1757)   

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  On October - 29 death of conradin, Duke of Swabia (executed) (b. 1252)   

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 this day in history.   

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