Famous Birthdays In May - 29

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 May - 29 birth of charles II, King of England (1660-85)  

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

1673  Cornelis van Bijnkershoek, lawyer/president of High Council was born on May - 29.  

1675  Humphry Ditton, English mathematician (d. 1715) was born on this day in history.  

1716  On this day in history birth of louis J M Daubenton, French zoologist  

1722  James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster, Irish politician (d. 1773) was born on May - 29.  

1730  William Jackson, composer was born on May - 29.  

1731  Orazio Mei, composer was born on May - 29.  

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1736  Patrick Henry, US, patriot "Give me liberty or give me death" was born on May - 29.  

1741  On this day in history birth of johann Gottfried Krebs, composer  

1773  On May - 29 birth of princess Sophia of Gloucester (d. 1844)  

1791  On May - 29 birth of pietro Romani, composer  

1794  Johann Heinrich von Mädler, German astronomer (d. 1874) was born on May - 29.  

1810  On this day in history birth of erasmus Darwin Keyes, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1895  

1810  On this day in history birth of juan B Alberdi, [Figarillo], Argentina politician/writer  

1810  On May - 29 birth of solomon Meredith, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1875  

1823  On this day in history birth of john H. Balsley, American carpenter (d. 1895)  

1824  On this day in history birth of cadmus Marcellus Wilcox, Major General (Confederate Army)  

1825  On May - 29 birth of david Bell Birney, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1864  

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

1827  On this day in history birth of reuben Lindsay Walker, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1890  

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

1837  Luca Fumagalli, composer was born on May - 29.  

1839  Ned Gregory, cricketer (bro of Dave, father of Syd Played 1st Test) was born on this day in history.  

1840  On this day in history birth of hans Makart, Austrian painter (Plague in Florenz)  

1843  On May - 29 birth of emile Pessard, composer  

1846  Albert Gyorgy earl Apponyi, Hungarian minister of Education was born on this day in history.  

1851  On this day in history birth of leon VA Bourgeois, French premier (1895-96, Nobel 1920)  

1852  On this day in history birth of jindrich z Albestu Kaan, composer  

1860  On this day in history birth of isaac Albéniz, Spanish composer (d. 1909)  

1863  Arthur Mold, English cricketer (d. 1921) was born on May - 29.  

1864  On May - 29 birth of a H Borgesius, Dutch amateur astronomer  

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1259  Death of King Christopher I of Denmark (b. 1219) on this day in history.  

1379  Death of King Henry II of Castile (b. 1334) on this day in history.  

1405  Death of Philippe de Mézières, advisor to Charles V of France on this day in history.  

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  Death of Bartholomeu Diaz de Narvaez (Novaez), Portuguese sea explorer, drowns on this day in history.  

1544  Jacobus Latomus [Jasques Masson], Belgian inquisitor, dies at about 68 on May - 29.  

1546  Death of Cardinal Beaton, English archbishop of St Andrews, murdered on this day in history.