Famous Deaths In May - 29

1259  Death of King Christopher I of Denmark (b. 1219) on this day in history.  

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  Death of Hongxi Emperor of China (b. 1378) on May - 29.  

1453  Constantine XI Dragases, last Byzantine Emperor, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

1500  Death of Bartholomeu Diaz de Narvaez (Novaez), Portuguese sea explorer, drowns on this day in history.  

1544  On this day in history jacobus Latomus [Jasques Masson], Belgian inquisitor, dies at about 68  

1546  On this day in history death of cardinal Beaton, English archbishop of St Andrews, murdered  

1593  On this day in history 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 May - 29 gyorgy Rákóczi II, prince of Transsylvania, dies in battle  

1680  Abraham Megerle, composer, dies at 73 on May - 29.  

1691  Cornelis Tromp, admiral-general/son of Maarten T, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1796  Death of Carl Fredrik Pechlin, Swedish politician (b. 1720) on May - 29.  

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 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  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  Death of Michael Obrenovich III, Prince of Serbia (b. 1823) on this day in history.  

1869  On this day in history philippe Vandermaelen, Flemish cartographer/publisher, dies at 73  

1877  John Lothrop Motley, (History of United Netherlands), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

1882  Death of Vasily Perov, Russian painter (b. 1833) on May - 29.  

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

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 this day in history.  

1896  Death of Gabriel Auguste Daubrée, French geologist (b. 1814) on May - 29.  

1899  Frantz Jehin-Prume, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

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

1630  Charles II of England (d. 1685) was born on this day in history.  

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

1722  On May - 29 birth of james FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster, Irish politician (d. 1773)