October 29
Overview
Holidays & Observances
Christianfeast day:
Abraham of Rostov, BlessedChiara Badano, Colman mac Duagh, Douai Martyrs, Gaetano Errico, James Hannington(Anglicanism), Michele Rua, Narcissus of Jerusalem, Theuderius, October 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
A collective Christian feast day honoring multiple saints and martyrs on October 29.
Coronation Day (Cambodia)
Celebrates the coronation of King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia on October 29, 2004.
National Cat Day(United States)
An annual U.S. observance dedicated to celebrating cats and promoting their adoption.
Republic Day (Turkey)orCumhuriyet Bayramı
Commemorates the proclamation of the Republic of Turkey on October 29, 1923.
Abraham of Rostov
Honors Saint Abraham of Rostov, an 11th-century missionary and healer in Russia.
BlessedChiara Badano
Commemorates Blessed Chiara Badano, an Italian teenager known for her joyful faith.
Colman mac Duagh
Celebrates Saint Colman mac Duagh, a 6th-century Irish hermit and founder of monasteries.
Douai Martyrs
Remembers the Douai Martyrs, English Catholic priests executed between 1577 and 1680.
Gaetano Errico
Honors Saint Gaetano Errico, founder of the Missionaries of the Sacred Hearts.
Events
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.
Emperor Constantine enters Rome in triumph after defeating Maxentius at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge, greeted by popular jubilation.
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.
Western Roman Emperor Valentinian III weds Licinia Eudoxia in Constantinople, unifying the Eastern and Western branches of the Theodosian dynasty.
First trial for witchcraft in Paris leading to the death of three people.
The first recorded witchcraft trial in Paris in 1390 leads to the execution of three accused individuals.
Battle of Brustem: Charles the Bold defeats Prince-Bishopric of Liège.
Duke Charles the Bold defeats the Prince-Bishopric of Liège at the Battle of Brustem in 1467, expanding Burgundian influence.
Russian homage to the King of Poland, Sigismund III Vasa.
Russian envoys pay homage to Polish King Sigismund III Vasa in 1611, highlighting shifting alliances amid the Time of Troubles.
The London Pageant of 1621 celebrates the inauguration of Edward Barkham (Lord Mayor).
The London Pageant of 1621 celebrates Edward Barkham’s inauguration as Lord Mayor with a grand civic procession.
Second Northern War: Naval forces of the Dutch Republic defeat the Swedes in the Battle of the Sound.
Dutch naval forces defeat the Swedish fleet in the Battle of the Sound during the Second Northern War in 1658.
Portuguese forces defeat the Kingdom of Kongo and decapitate King António I of Kongo, also known as Nvita a Nkanga.
Portuguese forces rout the Kingdom of Kongo at the Battle of Mbwila in 1665, leading to the death of King António I.
Leibniz makes the first use of the long s (∫) as a symbol of the integral in calculus.
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz introduces the integral symbol ∫ in 1675, pioneering modern calculus notation.
Births
Alessandro Achillini
Italian physician and philosopher known for his pioneering studies of human anatomy and contributions to medieval philosophy.
Benedetto Accolti the Younger
Italian Roman Catholic cardinal and diplomat influential in ecclesiastical and political affairs of the early 16th century.
Shin Saimdang
Renowned Korean painter, calligrapher, and poet, celebrated as a model of Confucian ideals and female scholarship.
Fernando Alvarez de Toledo
Spanish general and statesman, 3rd Duke of Alba, famed for his strict governance of the Spanish Netherlands.
George Abbot
English Archbishop of Canterbury and academic, noted for his translation work on the King James Bible.
Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix
French Jesuit historian, explorer, and author, the first historian of French colonization in North America.
Martin Folkes
English mathematician, antiquary, and astronomer known for his leadership of the Royal Society.
John Byng
English admiral and Commodore Governor of Newfoundland, whose execution for alleged negligence stirred debate on naval justice.
Laura Bassi
Italian physicist and academic, the first woman to earn a doctorate in science and a pioneering university professor.
Deaths
Eadsige
Eadsige was an 11th-century Archbishop of Canterbury who guided the English Church through a period of reform and political change.
Margaret of Austria
Margaret of Austria was a 13th-century Queen of Bohemia known for her diplomatic skill and regency.
Conradin
Conradin was the last male heir of the Hohenstaufen dynasty, ruling Sicily and claiming Jerusalem before his execution at age 16.
Frederick I
Frederick I was Margrave of Baden who consolidated his family's territories in southwestern Germany during the mid-13th century.
Stefan Milutin
Stefan Uroš II Milutin was King of Serbia renowned for his military successes and patronage of Byzantine art and architecture.
Aleksandr Mikhailovich of Tver
Aleksandr Mikhailovich was Grand Prince of Vladimir who contended for power with the rising state of Moscow in the early 14th century.
Dirck Coornhert
Dirck Coornhert was a Dutch humanist scholar and political writer who championed religious tolerance in the 16th century.
Walter Raleigh
Sir Walter Raleigh was an English explorer and courtier who sought El Dorado and championed colonization in the New World.
David Calderwood
David Calderwood was a Scottish church historian whose work chronicled the trials of the Church of Scotland.