Famous Deaths In May - 29

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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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  Charles II, King of England (1660-85) was born on this day in history.  

1630  On May - 29 birth of charles II of England (d. 1685)  

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 May - 29.  

1716  On May - 29 birth of louis J M Daubenton, French zoologist  

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