On October 29, history records 64 notable events, 191 famous births and 83 deaths, spanning the years 312 to 1658.
Events on this day include: Constantine the Great enters Rome after his victory at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge, stages a grand adventus in the city, and is met with popular jubilat... (312); Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II, Eastern Roman Emperor in Constantinople unifying the t... (437).
Notable people born on October 29 include Alessandro Achillini (1463), Benedetto Accolti the Younger (1497), Shin Saimdang (1504).
Notable figures who died on this day include Colman mac Duagh (632), Eadsige (1050), Margaret of Austria, Queen of Bohemia (1266).
Events on 29 October 64
See all →Constantine the Great enters Rome after his victory at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge, stages a grand adventus in the city, and is met with popular jubilation. Maxentius' body is fished out of the Tiber and beheaded.
Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II, Eastern Roman Emperor in Constantinople unifying the two branches of the House of Theodosius.
Conradin is executed along with his companion Frederick I, Margrave of Baden by Charles I of Sicily.
English adventurer, writer, and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh is beheaded for allegedly conspiring against James I of England.
Second Northern War: Naval forces of the Dutch Republic defeat the Swedes in the Battle of the Sound.
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Birthdays on 29 October 191
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