Page 2: Historical Events In October - 29

1792  On October - 29 mount Hood (Oregon) is named after the British naval officer Alexander Arthur Hood by Lt. William E. Broughton who spotted the mountain near the mouth of the Willamette River.   

1794  On October - 29 french troops occupies Venlo   

1802  Jacques-Philippe Lamoninary, composer, dies at 95 on October - 29.   

1808  The last punishment for witchcraft is administered in England on this day in history.   

1811  On this day in history the first Ohio River steamboat leaves Pittsburgh for New Orleans   

1811  On this day in history 1st Ohio River steamboat leaves Pittsburgh for New Orleans   

1814  On October - 29 "Demologos," 1st steam-powered warship, is launched   

1816  On this day in history ferdinand II AFA, king of Portugal   

1822  On this day in history joost G Kist, Dutch lawyer/president of High Council (1885-97)   

1822  Dirk van Hogendorp, Dutch earl/general/minister of War, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1824  Joseph Horace Lewis, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1904 on October - 29.   

1829  Maria A [Nannerl] Mozart, Austrian pianist, dies on this day in history.   

1833  The first US college fraternity to have a fraternity house founded on this day in history.   

1833  On this day in history 1st US college fraternity to have a fraternity house founded   

1837  On October - 29 abraham Kuyper, clergyman/Dutch premier (AR, 1908-12)   

1844  Albert von Rothschild, Austrian banker on October - 29.   

1846  Jean Louis van Aelbroeck, Flemish agronoom, dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1853  On this day in history josephine B Willson Bruce, US theorist (NACW)   

1853  Pierre-Joseph-Guillaume Zimmermann, composer, dies at 68 on October - 29.   

1856  On this day in history carel SW van Hogendorp, colonial director, dies at 68   

1857  Conrad Haebler, German historian (Early printers of Spain/Portugal) on this day in history.   

1859  On this day in history spain declares war on Morocco.   

1859  On this day in history charles Ebbets, (namesake of Ebbets Field, Brooklyn)   

1863  International Red Cross founded by Henri Dunant on October - 29.   

1863  Intl Comm of the Red Cross founded (Nobel 1917, 1944, 1963) on this day in history.   

1863  On this day in history the International Red Cross is established.   

1863  On this day in history intl Comm of Red Cross forms (Nobel 1917, 1944, 1963)   

1864  On October - 29 greek parliament accept new Constitution   

1867  Mail packets "Rhone" & "Wye" capsizes off St Thomas Virgin Islands on this day in history.   

1871  On October - 29 narziss Ach, German psychologist (Analyse des Willens)   

1872  J S Risdon patents metal windmill on October - 29.   

1873  Guillermo Valencia, Colombia, poet/translator/statesman on October - 29.   

1873  On this day in history ernest Feydeau, French author, dies at 52   

1875  Marie, queen consort of Ferdinand I of Romania (1914-27) on this day in history.   

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

1682  Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (d. 1761) was born on October - 29.   

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

1704  John Byng, British admiral (d. 1757) was born on October - 29.   

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  Death of BolesÅ‚aw III Krzywousty, Duke of Poland (b. 1086) on October - 29.   

1268  On October - 29 death of conradin, Duke of Swabia (executed) (b. 1252)   

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

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

1618  On this day in history 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)