Famous Deaths In May - 29

1259  On this day in history death of king Christopher I of Denmark (b. 1219)  

1379  Death of King Henry II of Castile (b. 1334) on May - 29.  

1405  Death of Philippe de Mézières, advisor to Charles V of France on this day in history.  

1425  Death of Hongxi Emperor of China (b. 1378) on May - 29.  

1453  Constantine XI Dragases, last Byzantine Emperor, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

1500  Death of Bartholomeu Diaz de Narvaez (Novaez), Portuguese sea explorer, drowns on this day in history.  

1544  Jacobus Latomus [Jasques Masson], Belgian inquisitor, dies at about 68 on this day in history.  

1546  On this day in history death of cardinal Beaton, English archbishop of St Andrews, murdered  

1593  Death of John Penry, English congressionalist, executed on May - 29.  

1629  On May - 29 arnold Baert, Flemish lawyer/member of Great Council, dies at about 74  

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1660  On May - 29 gyorgy Rákóczi II, prince of Transsylvania, dies in battle  

1680  Abraham Megerle, composer, dies at 73 on May - 29.  

1691  On May - 29 cornelis Tromp, admiral-general/son of Maarten T, dies at 61  

1750  On May - 29 giuseppe Porsile, composer, dies at 70  

1788  Jacques Aliamet, French etcher/engraver, dies at 61 on May - 29.  

1790  On May - 29 death of israel Putnam, American Revolutionary War general (b. 1718)  

1796  Death of Carl Fredrik Pechlin, Swedish politician (b. 1720) on May - 29.  

1814  Josephine, empress of France (1804-14), dies on this day in history.  

1815  Cornelis de Gijselaar, politician/patriot, dies at 64 on May - 29.  

1816  Madame L'Ouverture, widow of Haiti's leader Toussaint L'O, dies on May - 29.  

1829  Humphry Davy, scientist/inventor (Miner's safety lamp), dies at 84 on May - 29.  

1833  William Marshall, composer, dies at 84 on May - 29.  

1847  On May - 29 death of emmanuel, marquis de Grouchy, French marshal (b. 1766)  

1862  On this day in history franciszek Wincenty Mirecki, composer, dies at 71  

1866  On May - 29 death of winfield Scott, American general (b. 1786)  

1868  Death of Michael Obrenovich III, Prince of Serbia (b. 1823) on this day in history.  

1869  On this day in history philippe Vandermaelen, Flemish cartographer/publisher, dies at 73  

1877  On May - 29 john Lothrop Motley, (History of United Netherlands), dies at 63  

1882  Death of Vasily Perov, Russian painter (b. 1833) on this day in history.  

1883  Albrecht of Prussia, mistress of John van Rossum, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

1885  On this day in history alfred von Meissner, Austria physician/writer (Ziska), dies at 63  

1892  Baha'u'llah [Mirza HA Noeri], Persian founder (Baha'i), dies at 74 on May - 29.  

1896  On May - 29 death of gabriel Auguste Daubrée, French geologist (b. 1814)  

1899  On May - 29 frantz Jehin-Prume, composer, dies at 60  

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1594  On May - 29 birth of gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, Bavarian general (d. 1632)  

1627  On this day in history birth of anne ML of Orleans, duchess of Montpensier (Grand Mademoiselle)  

1630  On May - 29 birth of charles II, King of England (1660-85)  

1630  Charles II of England (d. 1685) was born on this day in history.  

1673  Cornelis van Bijnkershoek, lawyer/president of High Council was born on May - 29.  

1675  On May - 29 birth of humphry Ditton, English mathematician (d. 1715)  

1716  Louis J M Daubenton, French zoologist was born on this day in history.  

1722  James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster, Irish politician (d. 1773) was born on this day in history.