Famous Birthdays In May - 29

1594  Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, Bavarian general (d. 1632) was born on this day in history.  

1627  On May - 29 birth of anne ML of Orleans, duchess of Montpensier (Grand Mademoiselle)  

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 this day in history.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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

1741  Johann Gottfried Krebs, composer was born on this day in history.  

1773  Princess Sophia of Gloucester (d. 1844) was born on May - 29.  

1791  On May - 29 birth of pietro Romani, composer  

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

1810  Erasmus Darwin Keyes, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1895 was born on May - 29.  

1810  Juan B Alberdi, [Figarillo], Argentina politician/writer was born on this day in history.  

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

1823  John H. Balsley, American carpenter (d. 1895) was born on May - 29.  

1824  On May - 29 birth of cadmus Marcellus Wilcox, Major General (Confederate Army)  

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

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 May - 29 birth of alexander F de Savornin Lohmann, Dutch minister/party leader (CHU)  

1837  On May - 29 birth of luca Fumagalli, composer  

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

1840  Hans Makart, Austrian painter (Plague in Florenz) was born on May - 29.  

1843  Emile Pessard, composer was born on this day in history.  

1846  On May - 29 birth of albert Gyorgy earl Apponyi, Hungarian minister of Education  

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

1852  Jindrich z Albestu Kaan, composer was born on May - 29.  

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

1863  On this day in history birth of arthur Mold, English cricketer (d. 1921)  

1864  On this day in history 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 May - 29 death of king Henry II of Castile (b. 1334)  

1405  Death of Philippe de Mézières, advisor to Charles V of France on May - 29.  

1425  Death of Hongxi Emperor of China (b. 1378) on this day in history.  

1453  Constantine XI Dragases, last Byzantine Emperor, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

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

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 May - 29.