Page 6: Historical Events In October - 29

1949  White Sox trade Joe Tipton to A's for Nellie Fox on this day in history.   

1950  British minister of Finance Stafford Cripps resigns on October - 29.   

1950  Gustav V, king of Sweden, dies at 92 on this day in history.   

1951  On October - 29 de Raymond, French High Director of Cambodia, murdered   

1953  A Baltimore group purchases St Louis Browns on this day in history.   

1954  On this day in history colonel Nasser disbands Moslem Brothership   

1955  Belgium signs accord for 5 day work week (45 hours) on this day in history.   

1956  On this day in history chet Huntley & David Brinkley, NBC News, team up   

1956  On this day in history international zone of Tangier returned to Morocco   

1956  Israeli paratroopers drop into the Sinai to open Straits of Tiran on October - 29.   

1956  The Huntley-Brinkley Report nightly newscast premieres on NBC TV on October - 29.   

1957  A hand grenade explodes in Israel's Knesset (Parliament) on October - 29.   

1957  Hand grenade explodes in Israel's Knesset (Parliament) on October - 29.   

1957  On October - 29 louis B Mayer, MGM producer, dies at 71   

1958  Boris Pasternak refuses Nobel prize for literature on October - 29.   

1959  10 nation soccer league to play all games on NY Randalls Is, announced on this day in history.   

1960  Chartered C46 carrying Cal State's football team crashes, kills 16 on this day in history.   

1960  Muhammad Ali's (Cassius Clay's) 1st professional fight, beats Tunney Hunsaker in 6 on this day in history.   

1961  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history naphtali Siegfried Salomon, composer, dies at 77   

1963  On this day in history "Meet the Beatles" booklet is published   

1963  Adolphe Menjou, actor (Front Page, Star is Born), dies at 73 on October - 29.   

1964  Star of India & other jewels are stolen in NY on this day in history.   

1964  Town of Karmiel founded in the Galilee on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history bobby Simpson completes cricket century in each innings v Pakistan   

1965  Mehdi Am Barka, Moroccan socialist leader, murdered in Paris on this day in history.   

1966  On October - 29 national Organization of Women founded   

1966  The National Organization for Women is founded on this day in history.   

1966  [Louis C] Marcel Berckmans, painter/actor (Manner Kater), dies at 83 on October - 29.   

1968  On October - 29 marius Moaritz Ulfrstad, composer, dies at 78   

1969  On October - 29 vic Richardson, cricketer (Aussie capt 1935-36), dies   

1971  On October - 29 duane Allman, rock guitarist, dies in a motorcycle accident at 24   

1973  On this day in history heathcote Dicken Statham, composer, dies at 83   

1974  Victor E van Vriesland, poet (Mirror of Dutch Poetry), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

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1463  On October - 29 birth of alessandro Achillini, Italian physician/philosopher   

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

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  Edmund Halley, astronomer (Halley's Comet) [NS=Nov 8] was born on October - 29.   

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

1690  On this day in history birth of martin Folkes, English antiquarian (d. 1754)   

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

0490  On this day in history petrus Mongus, patriarch of Alexandria, dies   

1038  Death of Aethelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury on October - 29.   

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

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  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  Death of David Calderwood, Scottish historian (b. 1575) on October - 29.