Famous Deaths In May - 29

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

1379  Death of King Henry II of Castile (b. 1334) on May - 29.  

1405  Death of Philippe de Mézières, advisor to Charles V of France on this day in history.  

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

1453  On May - 29 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  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  On this day in history arnold Baert, Flemish lawyer/member of Great Council, dies at about 74  

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1660  Gyorgy Rákóczi II, prince of Transsylvania, dies in battle on May - 29.  

1680  Abraham Megerle, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

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

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

1814  Josephine, empress of France (1804-14), dies on May - 29.  

1815  Cornelis de Gijselaar, politician/patriot, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1816  On this day in history 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  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  Franciszek Wincenty Mirecki, composer, dies at 71 on May - 29.  

1866  Death of Winfield Scott, American general (b. 1786) on May - 29.  

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  On May - 29 john Lothrop Motley, (History of United Netherlands), dies at 63  

1882  Death of Vasily Perov, Russian painter (b. 1833) on this day in history.  

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

1885  On this day in history alfred von Meissner, Austria physician/writer (Ziska), dies at 63  

1892  On this day in history 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 this day in history frantz Jehin-Prume, composer, dies at 60  

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1594  On May - 29 birth of gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, Bavarian general (d. 1632)  

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

1673  On May - 29 birth of cornelis van Bijnkershoek, lawyer/president of High Council  

1675  Humphry Ditton, English mathematician (d. 1715) was born on this day in history.  

1716  Louis J M Daubenton, French zoologist was born on this day in history.  

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