Famous Deaths In April - 29

0852  On this day in history amalarius/Fortunatus/Symphosius of Metz/Lyon, bishop, dies at 76  

0926  Death of Burchard II, Duke of Swabia on this day in history.  

1380  Death of Catherine of Siena, Italian saint (b. 1347) on April - 29.  

1499  John IV, Dutch army leader/earl of Egmond, dies on April - 29.  

1535  On this day in history death of john Houghton, English, executed  

1594  Death of Thomas Cooper, English bishop, lexicographer, and writer on this day in history.  

1630  On this day in history death of agrippa d'Aubigné, French poet (b. 1552)  

1658  On April - 29 death of john Cleveland, English poet (b. 1613)  

1676  Death of Michiel A de Ruyter, Dutch rear-admiral, (Newport), killed at 69 on April - 29.  

1698  On April - 29 death of charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis, First Lord of the British Admiralty (b. 1655)  

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1699  Samuel Apostool, vicar/theologist (Zonisten), dies at 50 on April - 29.  

1707  Death of George Farquhar, Irish dramatist (b. 1678) on this day in history.  

1712  Juan Bautista Jose Cabanilles, composer, dies at 67 on April - 29.  

1743  On this day in history death of charles-Irénée Castel de Saint-Pierre, French writer (b. 1658)  

1768  Death of Georg Brandt, Swedish chemist and minerologist (b. 1694) on April - 29.  

1776  On April - 29 death of edward Wortley Montagu, English traveler and writer (b. 1713)  

1793  On this day in history death of yechezkel Landau, Polish rabbi (b. 1713)  

1798  Death of Nikolaus Poda von Neuhaus, German entomologist (b. 1723) on this day in history.  

1813  On April - 29 christian Danner, composer, dies at 55  

1841  On this day in history a Bertrand, writer, dies  

1854  Death of Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, English general (b. 1768) on this day in history.  

1864  Charles-Julien Brianchon, math (Brianchon's theorem), dies at 80 on this day in history.  

1871  John Gelinde van Blom, Fries notary/author, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1903  Death of Paul du Chaillu, French explorer (b. 1835) on this day in history.  

1905  Ignacio Cervantes, composer, dies at 57 on April - 29.  

1916  Death of Jørgen Pedersen Gram, Danish mathematician (b. 1850) on this day in history.  

1918  Gavrilo Princip, Bosnian murderer of arch duke Ferdinand, dies at 22 on April - 29.  

1920  Death of William Henry Seward, Jr., Union Brigadier General in the American Civil War (b. 1839) on this day in history.  

1921  Arthur Mold, Brit cricket bowler (1893, banished for throwing), dies on April - 29.  

1928  Henrich Federer, Switz, writer (I Switch Off The Light), dies at 61 on April - 29.  

1933  On this day in history death of constantine P. Cavafy, Greek poet (b. 1863)  

1935  Leroy Carr, rocker, dies= on this day in history.  

1936  Florentinus M Wibaut, Amsterdam social alderman, dies at 76 on April - 29.  

1937  Death of William Gillette, American actor (b. 1853) on April - 29.  

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1584  Melchior Teschner, composer was born on April - 29.  

1636  Esaias Reusner, composer was born on April - 29.  

1660  Matthias Henriksen Schacht, composer was born on April - 29.  

1665  James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, Irish statesman and soldier (d. 1745) was born on this day in history.  

1667  John Arbuthnot, Scottish writer (Alexander Pope) was born on this day in history.  

1686  On April - 29 birth of peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English statesman (d. 1742)  

1727  Jean-Georges Noverre, French dancer/choreographer (ballet d'action) was born on April - 29.  

1745  On this day in history birth of oliver Ellsworth, 3rd Chief Justice Supreme Court (1796-1800)