Famous Deaths Happened In December - 29

0721  On December - 29 death of empress Gemmei of Japan (b. 661)   

1141  On this day in history death of yue Fei, Chinese general, executed   

1170  On this day in history death of thomas Beckett, archbishop, assassinated by 4 knights of King Henry II   

1558  On December - 29 hermann Finck, composer, dies at 31   

1563  Death of Sebastian Castellio, French theologian (b. 1515) on December - 29.   

1619  On December - 29 antoine Arnauld, French lawyer (Philippica), dies   

1630  On this day in history jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele, RC pastor/lyricist, dies at 51   

1634  On this day in history death of john Albert Vasa, Polish bishop (b. 1612)   

1661  Death of Antoine Gérard de Saint-Amant, French poet (b. 1594) on this day in history.   

1689  Death of Olfert Dapper, Amsterdam historian/geographer, buried on this day in history.   

1703  On December - 29 mustapha II, sultan (Turkey), dies at 39   

1731  On this day in history j Brook Taylor, English mathematician, dies at 46   

1737  On December - 29 death of joseph Saurin, French mathematician (b. 1659)   

1785  On this day in history johann Heinrich Rolle, composer, dies at 69   

1815  On December - 29 saartjie Baartman, Hottentot Venus, dies in Paris   

1821  Jean-Baptiste Dumonceau de Bergendael, S Neth general, dies at 61 on December - 29.   

1822  Albert Christoph Dies, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1825  Giuseppe Maria Gioacchino Cambini, composer, dies on December - 29.   

1835  Charles-Joseph Tolbecque, composer, dies at 29 on December - 29.   

1836  Johann Baptist Schenk, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1847  William Crotch, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1871  Ferdinand Marcucci, composer, dies at 71 on December - 29.   

1877  Willem Sassen, Dutch attorney general on Curacao (Affair-S), dies on December - 29.   

1890  On this day in history big Foot, Sioux indian chief, dies at Wounded Knee   

1891  On this day in history leopold Kronecker, German mathematician, dies at 68   

1894  On December - 29 chris Rossetti, writer, dies at 64   

1897  On December - 29 death of william James Linton, American wood engraver and political reformer. (b. 1812)   

1898  Georg Goltermann, composer, dies at 74 on December - 29.   

1915  On December - 29 charles Beach Hawley, composer, dies at 57   

1916  On December - 29 death of grigori J Rasputin, Russian faith healer/intriguer, murdered at 45   

1924  On December - 29 death of carl Spitteler, Swiss writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1845)   

1925  On this day in history félix E Vallotton, Swiss painter/writer (Chaste Susanne), dies at 60   

1926  Rainer M Rilke, Austrias songwriter/writer (Wise Queen), dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1929  Death of Wilhelm Maybach, German automobile designer (b. 1846) on this day in history.   

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1563  On December - 29 birth of francesco Maria Guaitoli, composer   

1586  Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna/marquis of Aytona was born on December - 29.   

1678  Gotthard Wagner, composer was born on this day in history.   

1709  Elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia/daughter of Peter the Great was born on this day in history.   

1721  Madame De Pompadour, mistress of French King Louis the 15th was born on December - 29.   

1743  Alexander van Bylandt, Dutch military officer was born on December - 29.   

1767  On December - 29 birth of aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer   

1776  Charles Macintosh, Scotland, patented waterproof fabric was born on December - 29.