Famous Deaths Happened In December - 29

0721  On this day in history death of empress Gemmei of Japan (b. 661)   

1141  On December - 29 death of yue Fei, Chinese general, executed   

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  On December - 29 death of sebastian Castellio, French theologian (b. 1515)   

1619  On this day in history antoine Arnauld, French lawyer (Philippica), dies   

1630  On December - 29 jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele, RC pastor/lyricist, dies at 51   

1634  On December - 29 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 this day in history death of olfert Dapper, Amsterdam historian/geographer, buried   

1703  Mustapha II, sultan (Turkey), dies at 39 on this day in history.   

1731  On December - 29 j Brook Taylor, English mathematician, dies at 46   

1737  Death of Joseph Saurin, French mathematician (b. 1659) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1822  Albert Christoph Dies, composer, dies at 67 on December - 29.   

1825  Giuseppe Maria Gioacchino Cambini, composer, dies on this day in history.   

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

1836  On December - 29 johann Baptist Schenk, composer, dies at 83   

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

1871  On December - 29 ferdinand Marcucci, composer, dies at 71   

1877  Willem Sassen, Dutch attorney general on Curacao (Affair-S), dies on this day in history.   

1890  On December - 29 big Foot, Sioux indian chief, dies at Wounded Knee   

1891  On December - 29 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 December - 29.   

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

1924  Death of Carl Spitteler, Swiss writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1845) on this day in history.   

1925  Félix E Vallotton, Swiss painter/writer (Chaste Susanne), dies at 60 on December - 29.   

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

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

1678  Gotthard Wagner, composer was born on December - 29.   

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

1721  Madame De Pompadour, mistress of French King Louis the 15th was born on this day in history.   

1743  On December - 29 birth of alexander van Bylandt, Dutch military officer   

1767  Aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer was born on this day in history.   

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