Famous Deaths In May - 29

1259  Death of King Christopher I of Denmark (b. 1219) on May - 29.  

1379  On May - 29 death of king Henry II of Castile (b. 1334)  

1405  On May - 29 death of philippe de Mézières, advisor to Charles V of France  

1425  On May - 29 death of hongxi Emperor of China (b. 1378)  

1453  On this day in history constantine XI Dragases, last Byzantine Emperor, dies at 49  

1500  On this day in history death of bartholomeu Diaz de Narvaez (Novaez), Portuguese sea explorer, drowns  

1544  Jacobus Latomus [Jasques Masson], Belgian inquisitor, dies at about 68 on May - 29.  

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

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

1629  On this day in history arnold Baert, Flemish lawyer/member of Great Council, dies at about 74  

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1660  Gyorgy Rákóczi II, prince of Transsylvania, dies in battle on this day in history.  

1680  On this day in history abraham Megerle, composer, dies at 73  

1691  On this day in history cornelis Tromp, admiral-general/son of Maarten T, dies at 61  

1750  Giuseppe Porsile, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1788  Jacques Aliamet, French etcher/engraver, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

1790  Death of Israel Putnam, American Revolutionary War general (b. 1718) on May - 29.  

1796  On this day in history death of carl Fredrik Pechlin, Swedish politician (b. 1720)  

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  On May - 29 madame L'Ouverture, widow of Haiti's leader Toussaint L'O, dies  

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

1833  William Marshall, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.  

1847  Death of Emmanuel, marquis de Grouchy, French marshal (b. 1766) on May - 29.  

1862  Franciszek Wincenty Mirecki, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

1866  Death of Winfield Scott, American general (b. 1786) on this day in history.  

1868  On May - 29 death of michael Obrenovich III, Prince of Serbia (b. 1823)  

1869  On May - 29 philippe Vandermaelen, Flemish cartographer/publisher, dies at 73  

1877  On this day in history john Lothrop Motley, (History of United Netherlands), dies at 63  

1882  On this day in history death of vasily Perov, Russian painter (b. 1833)  

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

1885  Alfred von Meissner, Austria physician/writer (Ziska), dies at 63 on May - 29.  

1892  Baha'u'llah [Mirza HA Noeri], Persian founder (Baha'i), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

1896  On this day in history death of gabriel Auguste Daubrée, French geologist (b. 1814)  

1899  Frantz Jehin-Prume, composer, dies at 60 on May - 29.  

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

1627  On May - 29 birth of anne ML of Orleans, duchess of Montpensier (Grand Mademoiselle)  

1630  Charles II, King of England (1660-85) was born on May - 29.  

1630  On this day in history birth of charles II of England (d. 1685)  

1673  On this day in history birth of cornelis van Bijnkershoek, lawyer/president of High Council  

1675  Humphry Ditton, English mathematician (d. 1715) was born on this day in history.  

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

1722  On this day in history birth of james FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster, Irish politician (d. 1773)