deaths
October 29, 1618
Walter Raleigh, English admiral, explorer, and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Jersey (born 1554)
Walter Raleigh
Sir Walter Raleigh was an English statesman, soldier, writer and explorer. One of the most notable figures of the Elizabethan era, he played a leading part in English colonisation of North America, suppressed rebellion in Ireland, helped defend England against the Spanish Armada and held political positions under Elizabeth I.
Lieutenant Governor of Jersey
The lieutenant governor of Jersey, properly styled the lieutenant-governor of Jersey, is the representative of the British monarch in the Bailiwick of Jersey, a dependency of the British Crown.
October 29
October 29 is the 302nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 63 days remain until the end of the year.