Historical Events In October - 29

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

1950  On this day in history british minister of Finance Stafford Cripps resigns   

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

1951  De Raymond, French High Director of Cambodia, murdered on this day in history.   

1953  On this day in history a Baltimore group purchases St Louis Browns   

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  Chet Huntley & David Brinkley, NBC News, team up on October - 29.   

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

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

1956  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1958  On this day in history boris Pasternak refuses Nobel prize for literature   

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

1960  Chartered C46 carrying Cal State's football team crashes, kills 16 on October - 29.   

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

1961  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1962  Naphtali Siegfried Salomon, composer, dies at 77 on October - 29.   

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

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 this day in history town of Karmiel founded in the Galilee   

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

1965  On October - 29 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  On October - 29 [Louis C] Marcel Berckmans, painter/actor (Manner Kater), dies at 83   

1968  On this day in history marius Moaritz Ulfrstad, composer, dies at 78   

1969  Vic Richardson, cricketer (Aussie capt 1935-36), dies on October - 29.   

1971  Duane Allman, rock guitarist, dies in a motorcycle accident at 24 on October - 29.   

1973  Heathcote Dicken Statham, composer, dies at 83 on October - 29.   

1974  Victor E van Vriesland, poet (Mirror of Dutch Poetry), dies at 82 on October - 29.   

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1463  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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  Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (d. 1761) was born on October - 29.   

1690  Martin Folkes, English antiquarian (d. 1754) was born on October - 29.   

1704  John Byng, British admiral (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.   

0490  Petrus Mongus, patriarch of Alexandria, dies on October - 29.   

1038  On October - 29 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 October - 29.   

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

1590  On this day in history dirck Volkertsz Coornhert, theologist/philosopher, dies at about 68   

1618  Death of Walter Raleigh, English scholar/poet/historian, beheaded for treason on this day in history.   

1650  Death of David Calderwood, Scottish historian (b. 1575) on October - 29.