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  On May - 29 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  On May - 29 constantine XI Dragases, last Byzantine Emperor, dies at 49  

1500  On May - 29 death of bartholomeu Diaz de Narvaez (Novaez), Portuguese sea explorer, drowns  

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

1546  On May - 29 death of cardinal Beaton, English archbishop of St Andrews, murdered  

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

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

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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  On May - 29 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 this day in history jacques Aliamet, French etcher/engraver, dies at 61  

1790  On May - 29 death of israel Putnam, American Revolutionary War general (b. 1718)  

1796  On this day in history death of carl Fredrik Pechlin, Swedish politician (b. 1720)  

1814  Josephine, empress of France (1804-14), dies on this day in history.  

1815  On this day in history cornelis de Gijselaar, politician/patriot, dies at 64  

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 May - 29.  

1847  On May - 29 death of emmanuel, marquis de Grouchy, French marshal (b. 1766)  

1862  Franciszek Wincenty Mirecki, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

1866  Death of Winfield Scott, American general (b. 1786) on this day in history.  

1868  On May - 29 death of michael Obrenovich III, Prince of Serbia (b. 1823)  

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 May - 29.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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 this day in history.  

1627  Anne ML of Orleans, duchess of Montpensier (Grand Mademoiselle) was born on this day in history.  

1630  On May - 29 birth of charles II, King of England (1660-85)  

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  On this day in history birth of humphry Ditton, English mathematician (d. 1715)  

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.