9_29 Events in History.

638 Historic Events for September 29

1608 Captain Newport arrives from England with supplies for colonists Event
1619 John Lippershey, inventor of telescope, buried Death
1620 John L baron of Elderen, 63rd prince-bishop of Luik (1688-94) Birth
1640 Antoine Coyzevox, French sculptor, baptized Birth
1650 Henry Robinson opens 1st marriage bureau (England) Event
1650 2nd Fronde-uprising ends Event
1654 Vincenz Lubeck, composer Birth
1674 Jacques Hotteterre, composer Birth
1678 France and Brandenburg signs peace treaty Event
1714 Peter A van de Parra, gov-gen of Neth-Indies (1761-75) Birth

1718 Nikita I Panin, Russian earl/diplomat (plot against Peter III) Birth
1725 Robert Clive, English explorer/founder (British empire in India) Birth
1725 Robert Clive, founder (British empire in India) Birth
1727 Henry Harington, composer Birth
1746 Ernst Ludwig Gerber, composer Birth
1753 Johann Gottfried Schict, composer Birth
1758 Horatio Nelson, Burnham Thorpe Britain, naval hero (Trafalgar) Birth
1785 Chasidic sect is excommunicated in Cracow Poland Event
1789 1st congress adjourns Event
1789 US War Dept established a regular army Event
1793 Tennis is 1st mentioned in an English sporting magazine Event
1794 William Michael Rooke, composer Birth
1800 William Billings, US composer (Rose of Sharon), dies at 53 Death
1800 Michael Dennis, jesuit/author, dies at 71 Death
1803 Charles-Francois Sturm, French mathematician (Sturm's Theorem) Birth