Famous Deaths In May - 29
Monday, 11 December 2023
1259 On May - 29 death of king Christopher I of Denmark (b. 1219)
1379 Death of King Henry II of Castile (b. 1334) on May - 29.
1405 On May - 29 death of philippe de Mézières, advisor to Charles V of France
1425 Death of Hongxi Emperor of China (b. 1378) on this day in history.
1453 Constantine XI Dragases, last Byzantine Emperor, dies at 49 on May - 29.
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 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
1660 Gyorgy Rákóczi II, prince of Transsylvania, dies in battle on this day in history.
1680 Abraham Megerle, composer, dies at 73 on May - 29.
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 Death of Israel Putnam, American Revolutionary War general (b. 1718) on May - 29.
1796 Death of Carl Fredrik Pechlin, Swedish politician (b. 1720) on this day in history.
1814 On May - 29 josephine, empress of France (1804-14), dies
1815 On this day in history cornelis de Gijselaar, politician/patriot, dies at 64
1816 Madame L'Ouverture, widow of Haiti's leader Toussaint L'O, dies on this day in history.
1829 On this day in history humphry Davy, scientist/inventor (Miner's safety lamp), dies at 84
1833 On this day in history william Marshall, composer, dies at 84
1847 Death of Emmanuel, marquis de Grouchy, French marshal (b. 1766) on this day in history.
1862 On this day in history franciszek Wincenty Mirecki, composer, dies at 71
1866 Death of Winfield Scott, American general (b. 1786) on this day in history.
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 John Lothrop Motley, (History of United Netherlands), dies at 63 on this day in history.
1882 On this day in history death of vasily Perov, Russian painter (b. 1833)
1883 On May - 29 albrecht of Prussia, mistress of John van Rossum, dies at 73
1885 On May - 29 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 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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