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Who died on October 29

96 figures who shaped history died on October 29.

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Margaret of Austria, Queen of Bohemia — Queen of Germany (1225–1235) and Bohemia, who died on October 29 1266.

Conradin — Duke of Swabia, King of Jerusalem and Sicily, who died on October 29 1268.

Frederick I, Margrave of Baden — Margrave of Baden and of Verona from 1250 to 1268, who died on October 29 1268.

Stefan Milutin — King of Serbia from 1282 to 1321, who died on October 29 1321.

Aleksandr of Tver — Prince of Tver (r. 1326–1327; 1338–1339), who died on October 29 1339.

Dirck Coornhert — Dutch writer, philosopher, translator, politician, and theologian, who died on October 29 1590.

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Who died on October 29?

96 people with a Wikipedia article died on October 29, including Margaret of Austria, Queen of Bohemia, Conradin, Frederick I, Margrave of Baden. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

What happened on October 29?

55 documented historical events happened on October 29, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: William Robert Broughton, a member of George Vancouver's expedition, observed a peak in the present-day U.S. state of Oregon and named it Mount Hood after British admiral Samuel Hood. On the same day, in another year: Rioting broke out in Bristol, England, after the Second Reform Bill failed to pass parliament, causing 250 casualties and £300,000 of damage (pictured). On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

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