Famous Deaths In May - 29

1259  On May - 29 death of king Christopher I of Denmark (b. 1219)   

1379  On this day in history death of king Henry II of Castile (b. 1334)   

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

1500  Death of Bartholomeu Diaz de Narvaez (Novaez), Portuguese sea explorer, drowns on May - 29.   

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

1546  Death of Cardinal Beaton, English archbishop of St Andrews, murdered on May - 29.   

1593  Death of John Penry, English congressionalist, executed on this day in history.   

1629  Arnold Baert, Flemish lawyer/member of Great Council, dies at about 74 on this day in history.   

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

1680  On May - 29 abraham Megerle, composer, dies at 73   

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

1750  On this day in history giuseppe Porsile, composer, dies at 70   

1788  On May - 29 jacques Aliamet, French etcher/engraver, dies at 61   

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  On May - 29 josephine, empress of France (1804-14), dies   

1815  Cornelis de Gijselaar, politician/patriot, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1816  On this day in history 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  On May - 29 death of emmanuel, marquis de Grouchy, French marshal (b. 1766)   

1862  Franciszek Wincenty Mirecki, composer, dies at 71 on May - 29.   

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

1868  On this day in history death of michael Obrenovich III, Prince of Serbia (b. 1823)   

1869  Philippe Vandermaelen, Flemish cartographer/publisher, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1877  On May - 29 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 May - 29.   

1885  Alfred von Meissner, Austria physician/writer (Ziska), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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

1896  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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 this day in history birth of charles II, King of England (1660-85)   

1630  Charles II of England (d. 1685) was born on May - 29.   

1673  Cornelis van Bijnkershoek, lawyer/president of High Council was born on this day in history.   

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