Famous Deaths Happened In May - 29

1259  On May - 29 death of king Christopher I of Denmark (b. 1219)   

1379  On May - 29 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  Constantine XI Dragases, last Byzantine Emperor, dies at 49 on May - 29.   

1500  On this day in history death of bartholomeu Diaz de Narvaez (Novaez), Portuguese sea explorer, drowns   

1544  On May - 29 jacobus Latomus [Jasques Masson], Belgian inquisitor, dies at about 68   

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

1593  Death of John Penry, English congressionalist, executed on this day in history.   

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

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

1750  Giuseppe Porsile, composer, dies at 70 on May - 29.   

1788  On this day in history jacques Aliamet, French etcher/engraver, dies at 61   

1790  Death of Israel Putnam, American Revolutionary War general (b. 1718) on May - 29.   

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  Madame L'Ouverture, widow of Haiti's leader Toussaint L'O, dies on this day in history.   

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  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  On May - 29 death of winfield Scott, American general (b. 1786)   

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  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  On May - 29 albrecht of Prussia, mistress of John van Rossum, dies at 73   

1885  On May - 29 alfred von Meissner, Austria physician/writer (Ziska), dies at 63   

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

1896  Death of Gabriel Auguste Daubrée, French geologist (b. 1814) on this day in history.   

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  Charles II, King of England (1660-85) was born on this day in history.   

1630  On May - 29 birth of charles II of England (d. 1685)   

1673  Cornelis van Bijnkershoek, lawyer/president of High Council was born on May - 29.   

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  On this day in history birth of james FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster, Irish politician (d. 1773)