Famous Deaths In March - 29

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

1368  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Murakami, Emperor of Japan (b. 1328)   

1461  On this day in history death of henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland, English politician (b. 1421)   

1546  Death of Cardinal Beaton, English archbishop of St Andrews, murdered on this day in history.   

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

1625  On March - 29 death of antonio de Herrera y Tordesillas, Spanish historian (b. 1549)   

1628  Death of Tobias Matthew, Archbishop of York (b. 1546) on this day in history.   

1629  Death of Jacob de Gheyn II, Dutch artist (b. 1565) on this day in history.   

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

1655  On March - 29 valerius Andreas, Flemish historian, dies at 66   

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  Nikolaus Bruhns, composer, dies on this day in history.   

1745  Robert Walpole, 1st British premier (1722-42), dies at 68 on March - 29.   

1751  On March - 29 death of thomas Coram, English sea captain and philanthropist   

1772  On March - 29 death of emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish philosopher and mathematician (b. 1688)   

1788  On March - 29 charles Wesley, hymn writer, dies   

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  On March - 29 frederic Thieme, composer, dies at 51   

1803  Death of Gottfried van Swieten, Dutch composer (b. 1733) on March - 29.   

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

1839  On March - 29 bernardus JC Dibbets, Dutch baron/gen-major (Maastricht), dies at 56   

1847  Auguste De Polignac, premier France, dies at 66 on March - 29.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1873  On this day in history death of francesco Zantedeschi, Italian physicist (b. 1797)   

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

1886  On March - 29 death of john Keble, theologian, Bournemouth   

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

1891  On this day in history georges-Pierre Seurat, French painter (Pointillism), dies at 31   

1892  On March - 29 william Bowman, English anatomist, dies at 75   

1906  On March - 29 death of slava Raskaj, Croatian painter (b. 1878)   

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1484  On March - 29 birth of johann Spangenberg, composer   

1519  Carlo Caraffa, Italian cardinal was born on March - 29.   

1553  Vitsentzos Kornaros, Greek Renaissance poet (d. 1613 or 1614) was born on this day in history.   

1561  Santorio Sanctorius, Trieste Italy, physician/burned at stake/heretic was born on March - 29.   

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

1602  On this day in history birth of john Lightfoot, English theologist/literary (Horae Hebraicae)   

1616  On this day in history birth of johann Erasmus Kindermann, composer   

1636  Esaias Reusner, composer was born on March - 29.