Page 2: Historical Events In October - 29

1792  On this day in history 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  On this day in history jacques-Philippe Lamoninary, composer, dies at 95   

1808  On this day in history the last punishment for witchcraft is administered in England.   

1811  On October - 29 the first Ohio River steamboat leaves Pittsburgh for New Orleans   

1811  On October - 29 1st Ohio River steamboat leaves Pittsburgh for New Orleans   

1814  On this day in history "Demologos," 1st steam-powered warship, is launched   

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

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

1822  On October - 29 dirk van Hogendorp, Dutch earl/general/minister of War, dies at 61   

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

1829  Maria A [Nannerl] Mozart, Austrian pianist, dies on October - 29.   

1833  On October - 29 the first US college fraternity to have a fraternity house founded   

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  On October - 29 albert von Rothschild, Austrian banker   

1846  Jean Louis van Aelbroeck, Flemish agronoom, dies at 90 on October - 29.   

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

1853  On October - 29 pierre-Joseph-Guillaume Zimmermann, composer, dies at 68   

1856  Carel SW van Hogendorp, colonial director, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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  Charles Ebbets, (namesake of Ebbets Field, Brooklyn) on October - 29.   

1863  On this day in history international Red Cross founded by Henri Dunant   

1863  Intl Comm of the Red Cross founded (Nobel 1917, 1944, 1963) on October - 29.   

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

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

1864  On this day in history greek parliament accept new Constitution   

1867  Mail packets "Rhone" & "Wye" capsizes off St Thomas Virgin Islands on October - 29.   

1871  Narziss Ach, German psychologist (Analyse des Willens) on this day in history.   

1872  J S Risdon patents metal windmill on this day in history.   

1873  On this day in history guillermo Valencia, Colombia, poet/translator/statesman   

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

1875  On this day in history marie, queen consort of Ferdinand I of Romania (1914-27)   

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1463  Alessandro Achillini, Italian physician/philosopher was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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  Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (d. 1761) was born on this day in history.   

1690  On October - 29 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  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 October - 29.   

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

1590  On this day in history 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  Death of David Calderwood, Scottish historian (b. 1575) on this day in history.