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 this day in history.  

1630  On May - 29 birth of charles II, King of England (1660-85)  

1630  Charles II of England (d. 1685) was born on this day in history.  

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

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  James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster, Irish politician (d. 1773) was born on this day in history.  

1730  On this day in history birth of william Jackson, composer  

1731  On this day in history birth of orazio Mei, composer  

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1736  Patrick Henry, US, patriot "Give me liberty or give me death" was born on this day in history.  

1741  Johann Gottfried Krebs, composer was born on May - 29.  

1773  Princess Sophia of Gloucester (d. 1844) was born on this day in history.  

1791  Pietro Romani, composer was born on this day in history.  

1794  On May - 29 birth of johann Heinrich von Mädler, German astronomer (d. 1874)  

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

1810  On May - 29 birth of juan B Alberdi, [Figarillo], Argentina politician/writer  

1810  Solomon Meredith, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1875 was born on May - 29.  

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 this day in history birth of david Bell Birney, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1864  

1826  Ebenezer Butterick, inventor (tissue paper dress pattern) was born on May - 29.  

1827  On May - 29 birth of reuben Lindsay Walker, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1890  

1837  Alexander F de Savornin Lohmann, Dutch minister/party leader (CHU) was born on this day in history.  

1837  On this day in history birth of luca Fumagalli, composer  

1839  Ned Gregory, cricketer (bro of Dave, father of Syd Played 1st Test) was born on May - 29.  

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

1843  On this day in history birth of emile Pessard, composer  

1846  Albert Gyorgy earl Apponyi, Hungarian minister of Education was born on May - 29.  

1851  Leon VA Bourgeois, French premier (1895-96, Nobel 1920) was born on this day in history.  

1852  On May - 29 birth of jindrich z Albestu Kaan, composer  

1860  On May - 29 birth of isaac Albéniz, Spanish composer (d. 1909)  

1863  Arthur Mold, English cricketer (d. 1921) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1379  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of hongxi Emperor of China (b. 1378)  

1453  On May - 29 constantine XI Dragases, last Byzantine Emperor, dies at 49  

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  Death of Cardinal Beaton, English archbishop of St Andrews, murdered on May - 29.