Famous Deaths Happened In December - 29

0721  Empress gemmei of japan: Empress gemmei of japan (b. 661)   

1141  Yue fei: Chinese general, executed   

1170  Thomas beckett: Archbishop, assassinated by 4 knights of king henry ii   

1558  Hermann finck: Composer,   

1563  Sebastian castellio: French theologian (b. 1515)   

1619  Antoine arnauld: French lawyer (philippica),   

1630  Jan baptist stalpart van der wiele: Rc pastor/lyricist,   

1634  John albert vasa: Polish bishop (b. 1612)   

1661  Antoine gérard de saint-amant: French poet (b. 1594)   

1689  Olfert dapper: Amsterdam historian/geographer, buried   

1703  Mustapha ii: Sultan (turkey),   

1731  J brook taylor: English mathematician,   

1737  Joseph saurin: French mathematician (b. 1659)   

1785  Johann heinrich rolle: Composer,   

1815  Saartjie baartman: Hottentot venus,   

1821  Jean-baptiste dumonceau de bergendael: S neth general,   

1822  Albert christoph: Albert christoph   

1825  Giuseppe maria gioacchino cambini: Composer,   

1835  Charles-joseph tolbecque: Composer,   

1836  Johann baptist schenk: Composer,   

1847  William crotch: Composer,   

1871  Ferdinand marcucci: Composer,   

1877  Willem sassen: Dutch attorney general on curacao (affair-s),   

1890  Big foot: Sioux indian chief,   

1891  Leopold kronecker: German mathematician,   

1894  Chris rossetti: Writer,   

1897  William james linton: American wood engraver and political reformer. (b. 1812)   

1898  Georg goltermann: Composer,   

1915  Charles beach hawley: Composer,   

1916  Grigori j rasputin: Russian faith healer/intriguer, murdered at 45   

1924  Carl spitteler: Swiss writer, nobel prize laureate (b. 1845)   

1925  Félix e vallotton: Swiss painter/writer (chaste susanne),   

1926  Rainer m rilke: Austrias songwriter/writer (wise queen),   

1929  Wilhelm maybach: German automobile designer (b. 1846)   

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1563  Francesco maria guaitoli: Composer   

1586  Francisco de moncada: Spanish earl of osuna/marquis of aytona   

1678  Gotthard wagner: Composer   

1709  Elisabeth petrovna: Tsarina of russia/daughter of peter the great   

1721  Madame de pompadour: Mistress of french king louis the 15th   

1743  Alexander van bylandt: Dutch military officer   

1767  Aime ambroise simon leborne: Composer   

1776  Charles macintosh: Scotland, patented waterproof fabric