Page 6: Historical Events In October - 29

1949  On October - 29 white Sox trade Joe Tipton to A's for Nellie Fox   

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

1950  Gustav V, king of Sweden, dies at 92 on October - 29.   

1951  On this day in history de Raymond, French High Director of Cambodia, murdered   

1953  On October - 29 a Baltimore group purchases St Louis Browns   

1954  Colonel Nasser disbands Moslem Brothership on this day in history.   

1955  Belgium signs accord for 5 day work week (45 hours) on October - 29.   

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

1956  International zone of Tangier returned to Morocco on October - 29.   

1956  On this day in history israeli paratroopers drop into the Sinai to open Straits of Tiran   

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

1957  On October - 29 a hand grenade explodes in Israel's Knesset (Parliament)   

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

1957  On this day in history louis B Mayer, MGM producer, dies at 71   

1958  On October - 29 boris Pasternak refuses Nobel prize for literature   

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 October - 29.   

1960  On October - 29 muhammad Ali's (Cassius Clay's) 1st professional fight, beats Tunney Hunsaker in 6   

1961  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on October - 29.   

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

1963  On October - 29 "Meet the Beatles" booklet is published   

1963  Adolphe Menjou, actor (Front Page, Star is Born), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1964  Star of India & other jewels are stolen in NY on October - 29.   

1964  Town of Karmiel founded in the Galilee on October - 29.   

1964  Bobby Simpson completes cricket century in each innings v Pakistan on this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history mehdi Am Barka, Moroccan socialist leader, murdered in Paris   

1966  National Organization of Women founded on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history the National Organization for Women is founded.   

1966  [Louis C] Marcel Berckmans, painter/actor (Manner Kater), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

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

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

1971  Duane Allman, rock guitarist, dies in a motorcycle accident at 24 on this day in history.   

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

1974  On this day in history victor E van Vriesland, poet (Mirror of Dutch Poetry), dies at 82   

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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 this day in history.   

1513  On October - 29 birth of jacques Amyot, French humanist/translator/abbot of Bellozanne   

1562  On October - 29 birth of george Abbott, English theologist/archbishop of Canterbury   

1656  Edmund Halley, astronomer (Halley's Comet) [NS=Nov 8] was born on October - 29.   

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

1690  On October - 29 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  On this day in history death of aethelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury   

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  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 this day in history.