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 October - 29.   

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

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

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

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

1956  Israeli paratroopers drop into the Sinai to open Straits of Tiran on this day in history.   

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

1957  On this day in history a hand grenade explodes in Israel's Knesset (Parliament)   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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  On October - 29 town of Karmiel founded in the Galilee   

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

1965  On October - 29 mehdi Am Barka, Moroccan socialist leader, murdered in Paris   

1966  On October - 29 national Organization of Women founded   

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

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

1968  Marius Moaritz Ulfrstad, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1969  Vic Richardson, cricketer (Aussie capt 1935-36), dies on this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of alessandro Achillini, Italian physician/philosopher   

1507  On this day in history birth of fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Spanish viceroy of Neth (1566-73)   

1513  Jacques Amyot, French humanist/translator/abbot of Bellozanne was born on October - 29.   

1562  On this day in history birth of george Abbott, English theologist/archbishop of Canterbury   

1656  On this day in history birth of edmund Halley, astronomer (Halley's Comet) [NS=Nov 8]   

1682  Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (d. 1761) was born on this day in history.   

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

1704  On October - 29 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  Death of BolesÅ‚aw III Krzywousty, Duke of Poland (b. 1086) on October - 29.   

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 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 October - 29.   

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