Famous Deaths Happened In December - 29

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

1141  Death of Yue Fei, Chinese general, executed on this day in history.   

1170  Death of Thomas Beckett, archbishop, assassinated by 4 knights of King Henry II on December - 29.   

1558  On this day in history hermann Finck, composer, dies at 31   

1563  Death of Sebastian Castellio, French theologian (b. 1515) on this day in history.   

1619  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of antoine Gérard de Saint-Amant, French poet (b. 1594)   

1689  On December - 29 death of olfert Dapper, Amsterdam historian/geographer, buried   

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  Death of Joseph Saurin, French mathematician (b. 1659) on December - 29.   

1785  Johann Heinrich Rolle, composer, dies at 69 on December - 29.   

1815  On this day in history saartjie Baartman, Hottentot Venus, dies in Paris   

1821  Jean-Baptiste Dumonceau de Bergendael, S Neth general, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1822  On December - 29 albert Christoph Dies, composer, dies at 67   

1825  On December - 29 giuseppe Maria Gioacchino Cambini, composer, dies   

1835  On this day in history charles-Joseph Tolbecque, composer, dies at 29   

1836  Johann Baptist Schenk, composer, dies at 83 on December - 29.   

1847  On December - 29 william Crotch, composer, dies at 72   

1871  On this day in history ferdinand Marcucci, composer, dies at 71   

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 this day in history.   

1915  Charles Beach Hawley, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1916  Death of Grigori J Rasputin, Russian faith healer/intriguer, murdered at 45 on this day in history.   

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

1925  Félix E Vallotton, Swiss painter/writer (Chaste Susanne), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1926  On December - 29 rainer M Rilke, Austrias songwriter/writer (Wise Queen), dies at 51   

1929  On December - 29 death of wilhelm Maybach, German automobile designer (b. 1846)   

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1563  Francesco Maria Guaitoli, composer was born on December - 29.   

1586  On December - 29 birth of francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna/marquis of Aytona   

1678  On December - 29 birth of gotthard Wagner, composer   

1709  Elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia/daughter of Peter the Great was born on December - 29.   

1721  On this day in history birth of madame De Pompadour, mistress of French King Louis the 15th   

1743  Alexander van Bylandt, Dutch military officer was born on this day in history.   

1767  Aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer was born on December - 29.   

1776  On December - 29 birth of charles Macintosh, Scotland, patented waterproof fabric