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Oct 29 1682

Pierre Franois Xavier de Charlevoix French historian (d. 1761)

Oct 29 1815

udovt tr Slovak politician author of Slovak language (d. 1856)

Oct 29 1822

Mieczysaw Halka Ledchowski Polish Catholic Cardinal (d. 1902)

Oct 29 1855

Paul Bruchsi archbishop of Montreal (d. 1939)

Oct 29 1907

Edwige Feuillre French film actress born in Haute-Sane Franche-Comt France (d. 1998)

Oct 29 1908

Jimmy Thomson Scottish golfer (US Open 1935 PGA Cship 1936 runner-up) born in North Berwick Scotland (d. 1985)

Oct 29 1915

Dennis Brookes English cricketer (one Test England v WI 1948 scored 10 & 7)

Oct 29 1925

John Haley Zoot Sims American jazz saxophonist born in Inglewood California (d. 1985)

Oct 29 1927

Frank Sedgman Australian tennis player (5 Grand Slam singles titles doubles Grand Slam 1951) born in Melbourne Victoria

Oct 29 1930

Omara Portuondo Cuban singer born in Havana Cuba

Oct 29 1931

Franco Interlenghi Italian actor (I Vitelloni Ulysses Sciusci) born in Rome Kingdom of Italy (d. 2015)

Oct 29 1940

Jos Ulises Macas Salcedo Catholic bishop

Oct 29 1946

Anura Tennekoon Sri Lankan cricketer (World Cup captain 1975-79)

Oct 29 1969

Matthew Whitaker American lawyer and politician (Acting Attorney General 2018-) born in Des Moines Iowa

Oct 29 1972

Gabrielle Union American actress author and activist (Bring it on Being Mary Jane) born in Omaha Nebraska

Oct 29 1463

Alessandro Achillini Italian physician and philosopher born in Bologna Italy (d. 1512)

Oct 29 1507

Fernando Alvarez de Toledo Spanish noble and diplomat (governor of the Netherlands (15671573)) born in Piedrahta vila Spain (d. 1582)

Oct 29 1682

Pierre Franois Xavier de Charlevoix French Jesuit prince and historian born in Saint-Quentin Picardy Kingdom of France (d. 1761)

Oct 29 1690

Martin Folkes English antiquarian and mathematician born in Westminster London (d. 1754)

Oct 29 1704

John Byng English admiral executed by firing squad at 52 for neglecting his duty in defence of Minorca born in Southill Bedfordshire England (d. 1757)

Oct 29 1815

Dan Emmett American composer born in Mount Vernon Ohio (d. 1904)

Oct 29 1815

udovt tr Slovak politician and author of Slovak language born in Uhrovec Austrian Empire (d. 1856)

Oct 29 1816

Ferdinand II German prince of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Kohry and King of Portugal (1837-53) born in Palais Coburg Vienna Austrian Empire (d. 1885)

Oct 29 1822

Joost Gerard Kist Dutch lawyer and president of High Council (1885-97) born in Zoelen Netherlands (d. 1897)

Oct 29 1822

Mieczysaw Halka-Ledchowski Polish Catholic Cardinal (d. 1902)

Oct 29 1824

Joseph Horace Lewis American Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Barren County Kentucky (d. 1904)

Oct 29 1827

Marcellin Berthelot French chemist (ThomsenBerthelot principle of thermochemistry) born in Paris (d. 1907)

Oct 29 1837

Abraham Kuyper Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1901-05) born in Maassluis Netherlands (d. 1920)

Oct 29 1837

Harriet Powers African-American slave and quilt maker (Bible Quilt 1886) born in Clarke County Georgia (d. 1910)

Oct 29 1844

Albert Salomon Anselm von Rothschild Austrian banker and member of the Rothschild banking family of Austria born in Vienna Austrian Empire (d. 1911)

Oct 29 1853

Josephine Beall Bruce African-American activist (NACW) Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1923)

Oct 29 1855

Paul Bruchsi French Canadian Catholic archbishop of Montreal born in Montreal Quebec (d. 1939)

Oct 29 1857

Konrad Haebler German historian (Early printers of SpainPortugal) born in Dresden Germany (d. 1946)

Oct 29 1910 Ben Simpson of Hamilton Tigers kicks CFL record 11 singles in a game

Oct 29 1923 Mustafa Kemal officially confirms Turkey as a republic (Trkiye Cumhuriyeti) now commemorated annually as the Republic Day of Turkey

Oct 29 1956 NBC anchors Chet Huntley and David Brinkley first team up in The HuntleyBrinkley Report

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