Page 3: Historical Events In October - 29

1876  On October - 29 jacques Gregoir, composer, dies at 59   

1877  On October - 29 wilfred Rhodes, cricketer (Yorks & Eng SLA, played Tests 1899-1930)   

1878  On October - 29 alex E von Falkenhausen, German general (China, WW II)   

1879  Franz JHMM von Papen, German diplomat/chancellor (1932) on this day in history.   

1881  On October - 29 judge (U.S. magazine) first published.   

1882  Martin Gustav Nottebohm, composer, dies at 64 on October - 29.   

1883  On this day in history dirk Verbeek, Dutch actor/director (Hofstad Stage)   

1883  Friedrich Robert Volkmann, composer, dies at 68 on October - 29.   

1884  Bela Lugosi, Lugos Hungary, horror actor (Dracula, Body Snatcher) on this day in history.   

1885  On October - 29 george B McClellan, Union army general, dies at 58   

1888  On this day in history lord Salisbury grants Cecil Rhodes charter for BSA Company   

1889  On this day in history stanley Park dedicated in Vancouver, BC   

1889  NY Giants (NL) beat Bkln (AA) in world series 6 games to 3 on this day in history.   

1890  On this day in history claire Goll, writer   

1891  On October - 29 fanny Brice, NYC, singing comedienne (Ziegeld Follies, Baby Snooks)   

1892  William M Harnett, US painter (Old Cupboard Door), dies on October - 29.   

1893  On this day in history johannes F "Johan" Bakker Jr, Dutch actor   

1894  On October - 29 the first election of the Hawaiian Republic   

1894  On October - 29 1st election of Hawaiian Republic   

1897  On October - 29 the birth of Joseph Goebbels, Nazi propaganda chief   

1897  On October - 29 hope Emerson, Hawarden Iowa, actress (I Married Joan, Peter Gunn)   

1898  On October - 29 emmanuel Bondeville, composer   

1899  On this day in history akim Tamiroff, Tiflis Russia, actor (For Whom the Bell Tolls)   

1901  On this day in history leon Czolgosz, who assassinated President McKinley, is put to death in the electric chair.   

1901  In Amherst, Massachusetts nurse Jane Toppan is arrested for murdering the Davis family of Boston with an overdose of morphine on October - 29.   

1901  Daniele Amfiteatrov, composer on this day in history.   

1901  On October - 29 leon Czolcosz, assassin of President McKinley, is electrocuted   

1903  Vivian Ellis, composer on October - 29.   

1904  The first intercity trucking service (Colorado City & Snyder, Texas) on October - 29.   

1904  1st intercity trucking service (Colorado City & Snyder, Texas) on this day in history.   

1905  Hottentot chief Hendrik Witbooi fataly injured on October - 29.   

1905  Laurence Dowdall, lawyer on October - 29.   

1906  Fredric [William] Brown, US, sci-fi author (Martians Go Home) on October - 29.   

1908  On October - 29 stewart Myles MacPherson, broadcaster   

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

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

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

1038  On this day in history death of aethelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury   

1138  On October - 29 death of bolesÅ‚aw III Krzywousty, Duke of Poland (b. 1086)   

1268  Death of Conradin, Duke of Swabia (executed) (b. 1252) on this day in history.   

1321  On this day in history 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  Death of David Calderwood, Scottish historian (b. 1575) on October - 29.