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

1425  On May - 29 death of hongxi Emperor of China (b. 1378)   

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  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  Death of John Penry, English congressionalist, executed on this day in history.   

1629  Arnold Baert, Flemish lawyer/member of Great Council, dies at about 74 on May - 29.   

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

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

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

1750  Giuseppe Porsile, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1788  Jacques Aliamet, French etcher/engraver, dies at 61 on May - 29.   

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 May - 29 josephine, empress of France (1804-14), dies   

1815  Cornelis de Gijselaar, politician/patriot, dies at 64 on May - 29.   

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 this day in history.   

1833  On May - 29 william Marshall, composer, dies at 84   

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

1862  On this day in history franciszek Wincenty Mirecki, composer, dies at 71   

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

1868  Death of Michael Obrenovich III, Prince of Serbia (b. 1823) on May - 29.   

1869  On May - 29 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  On May - 29 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 May - 29.   

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 this day in history.   

1899  Frantz Jehin-Prume, composer, dies at 60 on May - 29.   

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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 May - 29.   

1630  Charles II of England (d. 1685) was born on May - 29.   

1673  Cornelis van Bijnkershoek, lawyer/president of High Council was born on this day in history.   

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

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 May - 29.