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

1425  Death of Hongxi Emperor of China (b. 1378) on May - 29.  

1453  On this day in history constantine XI Dragases, last Byzantine Emperor, dies at 49  

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 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  

1660  On May - 29 gyorgy Rákóczi II, prince of Transsylvania, dies in battle  

1680  On May - 29 abraham Megerle, composer, dies at 73  

1691  Cornelis Tromp, admiral-general/son of Maarten T, dies at 61 on May - 29.  

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

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  On May - 29 madame L'Ouverture, widow of Haiti's leader Toussaint L'O, dies  

1829  On May - 29 humphry Davy, scientist/inventor (Miner's safety lamp), dies at 84  

1833  On May - 29 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  On May - 29 death of michael Obrenovich III, Prince of Serbia (b. 1823)  

1869  On May - 29 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 May - 29 death of vasily Perov, Russian painter (b. 1833)  

1883  Albrecht of Prussia, mistress of John van Rossum, dies at 73 on May - 29.  

1885  Alfred von Meissner, Austria physician/writer (Ziska), dies at 63 on May - 29.  

1892  On May - 29 baha'u'llah [Mirza HA Noeri], Persian founder (Baha'i), dies at 74  

1896  On this day in history 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  On this day in history 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  On May - 29 birth of humphry Ditton, English mathematician (d. 1715)  

1716  On this day in history birth of louis J M Daubenton, French zoologist  

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