Famous Deaths In March - 29

1058  Stephen IX, [Frederik van Lotharingen], 1st Belg Pope (1057-58), dies on this day in history.  

1368  Death of Emperor Go-Murakami, Emperor of Japan (b. 1328) on March - 29.  

1461  Death of Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland, English politician (b. 1421) on this day in history.  

1546  On March - 29 death of cardinal Beaton, English archbishop of St Andrews, murdered  

1578  On this day in history death of arthur Champernowne, English admiral (b. 1524)  

1625  Death of Antonio de Herrera y Tordesillas, Spanish historian (b. 1549) on this day in history.  

1628  On this day in history death of tobias Matthew, Archbishop of York (b. 1546)  

1629  On this day in history death of jacob de Gheyn II, Dutch artist (b. 1565)  

1650  On March - 29 cornelis Galle I, Flemish engraver, dies at about 73  

1655  Valerius Andreas, Flemish historian, dies at 66 on March - 29.  

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1683  Death of Yaoya Oshichi, a young girl burned at the stake for arson in 17th Century Japan (b. 1667) on this day in history.  

1697  On this day in history nikolaus Bruhns, composer, dies  

1745  Robert Walpole, 1st British premier (1722-42), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

1751  Death of Thomas Coram, English sea captain and philanthropist on this day in history.  

1772  On this day in history death of emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish philosopher and mathematician (b. 1688)  

1788  Charles Wesley, hymn writer, dies on March - 29.  

1792  Gustav III, King of Sweden (1771-92), dies of wounds on this day in history.  

1794  On this day in history marie-J-A-N C Condorcet, mathematician (Theory of Comets), dies at 50  

1800  Death of Marc René, marquis de Montalembert, French military engineer and writer (b. 1714) on March - 29.  

1802  Frederic Thieme, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

1803  On this day in history death of gottfried van Swieten, Dutch composer (b. 1733)  

1837  On this day in history maria Fitzherbert, morganatic wife of King George IV, dies  

1839  On this day in history bernardus JC Dibbets, Dutch baron/gen-major (Maastricht), dies at 56  

1847  On March - 29 auguste De Polignac, premier France, dies at 66  

1848  On March - 29 john Jacob Astor, charted American Fur Company, dies at 84  

1855  Death of Henri Druey, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1799) on March - 29.  

1866  Menachem Mendel of Lubavitch, Rabbi/Chassidic leader, dies on this day in history.  

1873  Death of Francesco Zantedeschi, Italian physicist (b. 1797) on March - 29.  

1880  Jakob Axel Josephson, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

1886  Death of John Keble, theologian, Bournemouth on this day in history.  

1888  Charles-Henri Valentin Alkan, composer, dies at 74 on March - 29.  

1891  Georges-Pierre Seurat, French painter (Pointillism), dies at 31 on March - 29.  

1892  On this day in history william Bowman, English anatomist, dies at 75  

1906  Death of Slava Raskaj, Croatian painter (b. 1878) on this day in history.  

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1484  On this day in history birth of johann Spangenberg, composer  

1519  Carlo Caraffa, Italian cardinal was born on this day in history.  

1553  On this day in history birth of vitsentzos Kornaros, Greek Renaissance poet (d. 1613 or 1614)  

1561  Santorio Sanctorius, Trieste Italy, physician/burned at stake/heretic was born on this day in history.  

1584  On March - 29 birth of ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron, English general (d. 1648)  

1602  On March - 29 birth of john Lightfoot, English theologist/literary (Horae Hebraicae)  

1616  Johann Erasmus Kindermann, composer was born on March - 29.  

1636  Esaias Reusner, composer was born on this day in history.