Famous Deaths In May - 29

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

1379  Death of King Henry II of Castile (b. 1334) on this day in history.  

1405  On this day in history death of philippe de Mézières, advisor to Charles V of France  

1425  On this day in history death of hongxi Emperor of China (b. 1378)  

1453  Constantine XI Dragases, last Byzantine Emperor, dies at 49 on May - 29.  

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

1593  On May - 29 death of john Penry, English congressionalist, executed  

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

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1660  On this day in history gyorgy Rákóczi II, prince of Transsylvania, dies in battle  

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  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 this day in history.  

1796  On May - 29 death of carl Fredrik Pechlin, Swedish politician (b. 1720)  

1814  On this day in history josephine, empress of France (1804-14), dies  

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 this day in history.  

1829  Humphry Davy, scientist/inventor (Miner's safety lamp), dies at 84 on this day in history.  

1833  On this day in history william Marshall, composer, dies at 84  

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

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 May - 29.  

1869  On this day in history 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  On this day in history albrecht of Prussia, mistress of John van Rossum, dies at 73  

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 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  Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, Bavarian general (d. 1632) was born on May - 29.  

1627  On May - 29 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  On this day in history birth of charles II of England (d. 1685)  

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

1675  Humphry Ditton, English mathematician (d. 1715) was born on May - 29.  

1716  On this day in history 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.