Events on 29 October 64
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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.
Year 437
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.
Year 1268
Conradin is executed along with his companion Frederick I, Margrave of Baden by Charles I of Sicily.
Year 1618
English adventurer, writer, and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh is beheaded for allegedly conspiring against James I of England.
Year 1658
Second Northern War: Naval forces of the Dutch Republic defeat the Swedes in the Battle of the Sound.
Public Holidays Around The World On This Day 2
Birthdays on 29 October 191
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Alessandro Achillini
b. 1463 – d. 1512
Alessandro Achillini, Italian physician and philosopher (d. 1512)
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Benedetto Accolti the Younger
b. 1497 – d. 1549
Benedetto Accolti the Younger, Italian cardinal (d. 1549)
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Shin Saimdang
b. 1504 – d. 1551
Shin Saimdang, South Korean painter and poet (d. 1551)
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Fernando Alvarez de Toledo
b. 1507 – d. 1582
Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Spanish general (d. 1582)
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Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix
b. 1682 – d. 1761
Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian, explorer, and author (d. 1761)
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Martin Folkes
b. 1690 – d. 1754
Martin Folkes, English mathematician and astronomer (d. 1754)
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John Byng
b. 1704 – d. 1757
John Byng, English admiral and politician, 11th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland (d. 1757)
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James Boswell
b. 1740 – d. 1795
James Boswell, Scottish lawyer and author (d. 1795)
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Caterina Scarpellini
b. 1808 – d. 1873
Caterina Scarpellini, Italian astronomer and meteorologist (b. 1808)
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Dan Emmett
b. 1815 – d. 1904
Dan Emmett, American composer (d. 1904)
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Mieczysław Halka-Ledóchowski
b. 1822 – d. 1902
Mieczysław Halka-Ledóchowski, Russian-Polish cardinal (d. 1902)
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James Boucaut
b. 1831 – d. 1916
James Boucaut, English-Australian politician, 11th Premier of South Australia (d. 1916)
Deaths on 29 October 83
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Colman mac Duagh
d. 632
Saint Colman mac Duagh, Irish abbot and bishop
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Eadsige
d. 1050
Eadsige, archbishop of Canterbury
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Margaret of Austria, Queen of Bohemia
d. 1266
Margaret of Austria, Queen of Bohemia (b. c. 1204)
Conradin
d. 1268 (b. 1252)
Conradin, Italian king (b. 1252)
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Frederick I, Margrave of Baden
d. 1268 (b. 1249)
Frederick I, Margrave of Baden (b. 1249)
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Stefan Milutin
d. 1321 (b. 1253)
Stefan Milutin, King of Serbia (b. 1253)
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Alexander I, Grand Prince of Tver
d. 1339 (b. 1301)
Alexander I, Grand Prince of Tver (b. 1301)
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Dirck Coornhert
d. 1590 (b. 1522)
Dirck Coornhert, Dutch philosopher, theologian, and politician (b. 1522)
Walter Raleigh
d. 1618 (b. 1552)
Walter Raleigh, English admiral, explorer, and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Jersey (b. 1554)
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David Calderwood
d. 1650 (b. 1575)
David Calderwood, Scottish historian and theologian (b. 1575)
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Edmund Calamy the Elder
d. 1666 (b. 1600)
Edmund Calamy the Elder, English minister and activist (b. 1600)
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James Shirley
d. 1666 (b. 1596)
James Shirley, English dramatist (b. 1596)