Famous Deaths In March - 29

1058  On March - 29 stephen IX, [Frederik van Lotharingen], 1st Belg Pope (1057-58), dies  

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 March - 29.  

1650  On this day in history 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  Nikolaus Bruhns, composer, dies on March - 29.  

1745  On this day in history robert Walpole, 1st British premier (1722-42), dies at 68  

1751  Death of Thomas Coram, English sea captain and philanthropist on March - 29.  

1772  Death of Emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish philosopher and mathematician (b. 1688) on this day in history.  

1788  Charles Wesley, hymn writer, dies on this day in history.  

1792  Gustav III, King of Sweden (1771-92), dies of wounds on March - 29.  

1794  Marie-J-A-N C Condorcet, mathematician (Theory of Comets), dies at 50 on March - 29.  

1800  Death of Marc René, marquis de Montalembert, French military engineer and writer (b. 1714) on this day in history.  

1802  On March - 29 frederic Thieme, composer, dies at 51  

1803  On March - 29 death of gottfried van Swieten, Dutch composer (b. 1733)  

1837  On March - 29 maria Fitzherbert, morganatic wife of King George IV, dies  

1839  Bernardus JC Dibbets, Dutch baron/gen-major (Maastricht), dies at 56 on March - 29.  

1847  On this day in history auguste De Polignac, premier France, dies at 66  

1848  On this day in history 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 March - 29.  

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

1880  Jakob Axel Josephson, composer, dies at 62 on March - 29.  

1886  Death of John Keble, theologian, Bournemouth on March - 29.  

1888  On this day in history charles-Henri Valentin Alkan, composer, dies at 74  

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

1892  On March - 29 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  Johann Spangenberg, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1561  On this day in history birth of santorio Sanctorius, Trieste Italy, physician/burned at stake/heretic  

1584  Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron, English general (d. 1648) was born on this day in history.  

1602  John Lightfoot, English theologist/literary (Horae Hebraicae) was born on March - 29.  

1616  Johann Erasmus Kindermann, composer was born on this day in history.  

1636  On March - 29 birth of esaias Reusner, composer