Historical Events In May - 29

1692  On this day in history battle at La Hogue English & Dutch fleet beat France   

1692  On May - 29 royal Hospital Founders Day first celebrated   

1692  On May - 29 battle at La Hogue: English & Dutch fleet beat France   

1716  Louis J M Daubenton, French zoologist on this day in history.   

1721  On this day in history south Carolina formally incorporated as a royal colony   

1727  On May - 29 peter II Aleksei (11) becomes czar of Russia   

1730  William Jackson, composer on May - 29.   

1731  On this day in history orazio Mei, composer   

1733  On May - 29 the right of Canadians to keep Indian slaves is upheld at Quebec City.   

1736  On May - 29 patrick Henry, US, patriot "Give me liberty or give me death"   

1741  On May - 29 johann Gottfried Krebs, composer   

1750  Giuseppe Porsile, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1753  Joseph Haydns "Krumme Teufel" premieres on May - 29.   

1753  On May - 29 joseph Haydns "Krumme Teufel," premieres   

1765  On this day in history patrick Henry historic speech against the Stamp Act, answering a cry of "Treason!" with, "If this be treason, make the most of it!"   

1780  Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton massacres Colonel Abraham Buford's continentals allegedly after the continentals surrender. 113 Americans are killed on this day in history.   

1787  "Virginia Plan" proposed on May - 29.   

1788  Jacques Aliamet, French etcher/engraver, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1790  Rhode Island becomes last of original 13 colonies ratifying Constitution on this day in history.   

1790  On May - 29 rhode Is becomes last of original 13 colonies ratifying Constitution   

1791  On May - 29 pietro Romani, composer   

1810  On May - 29 erasmus Darwin Keyes, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1895   

1814  Josephine, empress of France (1804-14), dies on this day in history.   

1815  On this day in history cornelis de Gijselaar, politician/patriot, dies at 64   

1816  On May - 29 madame L'Ouverture, widow of Haiti's leader Toussaint L'O, dies   

1824  Cadmus Marcellus Wilcox, Major General (Confederate Army) on this day in history.   

1825  David Bell Birney, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1864 on May - 29.   

1826  On this day in history ebenezer Butterick, inventor (tissue paper dress pattern)   

1827  Reuben Lindsay Walker, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1890 on this day in history.   

1829  Humphry Davy, scientist/inventor (Miner's safety lamp), dies at 84 on May - 29.   

1833  William Marshall, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1837  On this day in history alexander F de Savornin Lohmann, Dutch minister/party leader (CHU)   

1839  On May - 29 ned Gregory, cricketer (bro of Dave, father of Syd Played 1st Test)   

1840  Hans Makart, Austrian painter (Plague in Florenz) on this day in history.   

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1594  On this day in history birth of gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, Bavarian general (d. 1632)   

1627  Anne ML of Orleans, duchess of Montpensier (Grand Mademoiselle) was born on May - 29.   

1630  On this day in history birth of charles II, King of England (1660-85)   

1630  On this day in history birth of charles II of England (d. 1685)   

1673  On May - 29 birth of cornelis van Bijnkershoek, lawyer/president of High Council   

1675  Humphry Ditton, English mathematician (d. 1715) was born on May - 29.   

1716  On May - 29 birth of louis J M Daubenton, French zoologist   

1722  On this day in history birth of james FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster, Irish politician (d. 1773)   

1259  On May - 29 death of king Christopher I of Denmark (b. 1219)   

1379  On May - 29 death of king Henry II of Castile (b. 1334)   

1405  On this day in history death of philippe de Mézières, advisor to Charles V of France   

1425  Death of Hongxi Emperor of China (b. 1378) on May - 29.   

1453  Constantine XI Dragases, last Byzantine Emperor, dies at 49 on May - 29.   

1500  On this day in history death of bartholomeu Diaz de Narvaez (Novaez), Portuguese sea explorer, drowns   

1544  On May - 29 jacobus Latomus [Jasques Masson], Belgian inquisitor, dies at about 68   

1546  On May - 29 death of cardinal Beaton, English archbishop of St Andrews, murdered