Page 8: Historical Events In October - 29

2018  German Chancellor Angela Merkel announces she will not seek re-election in 2021 and step down as party leader on this day in history.   

2018  Japanese Princess Ayako of Japan marries commoner Kei Moriya at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo, giving up her royal status on October - 29.   

2018  On this day in history world Scrabble Championship won for the fourth time by New Zealand Malaysian Nigel Richards with the word "groutier" (bad-tempered)   

2018  New research says cacao tree first used in Ecuador by Mayo Chinchipe culture, 5000 years ago, not in central America as previously thought on this day in history.   

2018  On this day in history storms in Italy kill at least 11 with 75% of Venice flooded and two tornadoes striking Terracina   

2018  On October - 29 lion Air flight JT 610 crashes into the sea just after takeoff near Jakarta, Indonesia, with the loss of all 189 on board   

2018  On this day in history lion Air Flight 610 crashes off the coast of Java, with 189 passengers on board.   

2020  On this day in history the International Organization for Migration (IOM) confirms the death of least 140 migrants who drowned off the coast of Senegal on a vessel bound for the Spanish Canary Islands. It is the deadliest shipwreck of 2020 so far.   

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1463  Alessandro Achillini, Italian physician/philosopher was born on this day in history.   

1507  On October - 29 birth of fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Spanish viceroy of Neth (1566-73)   

1513  Jacques Amyot, French humanist/translator/abbot of Bellozanne was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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  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 October - 29.   

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.