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  On October - 29 gustav V, king of Sweden, dies at 92   

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  On October - 29 belgium signs accord for 5 day work week (45 hours)   

1956  Chet Huntley & David Brinkley, NBC News, team up on this day in history.   

1956  On October - 29 international zone of Tangier returned to Morocco   

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

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

1957  A hand grenade explodes in Israel's Knesset (Parliament) on this day in history.   

1957  Hand grenade explodes in Israel's Knesset (Parliament) on this day in history.   

1957  Louis B Mayer, MGM producer, dies at 71 on October - 29.   

1958  Boris Pasternak refuses Nobel prize for literature on this day in history.   

1959  10 nation soccer league to play all games on NY Randalls Is, announced on October - 29.   

1960  On October - 29 chartered C46 carrying Cal State's football team crashes, kills 16   

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  "Meet the Beatles" booklet is published on October - 29.   

1963  On October - 29 adolphe Menjou, actor (Front Page, Star is Born), dies at 73   

1964  On October - 29 star of India & other jewels are stolen in NY   

1964  On October - 29 town of Karmiel founded in the Galilee   

1964  Bobby Simpson completes cricket century in each innings v Pakistan on October - 29.   

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

1966  On this day in history national Organization of Women founded   

1966  On October - 29 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 this day in history marius Moaritz Ulfrstad, composer, dies at 78   

1969  On this day in history vic Richardson, cricketer (Aussie capt 1935-36), dies   

1971  On this day in history duane Allman, rock guitarist, dies in a motorcycle accident at 24   

1973  Heathcote Dicken Statham, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

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 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 this day in history.   

1656  On October - 29 birth of edmund Halley, astronomer (Halley's Comet) [NS=Nov 8]   

1682  On October - 29 birth of pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (d. 1761)   

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

1038  Death of Aethelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1321  Stefanus VI Uros II Milutin, king of Serbia (1282-1321), dies on October - 29.   

1590  Dirck Volkertsz Coornhert, theologist/philosopher, dies at about 68 on October - 29.   

1618  On October - 29 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)