Famous Deaths In May - 29
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
1259 Death of King Christopher I of Denmark (b. 1219) on May - 29.
1379 Death of King Henry II of Castile (b. 1334) on May - 29.
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 Constantine XI Dragases, last Byzantine Emperor, dies at 49 on May - 29.
1500 On May - 29 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 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 May - 29 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 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 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 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 May - 29 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 On this day in history humphry Davy, scientist/inventor (Miner's safety lamp), dies at 84
1833 On this day in history william Marshall, composer, dies at 84
1847 On May - 29 death of emmanuel, marquis de Grouchy, French marshal (b. 1766)
1862 On May - 29 franciszek Wincenty Mirecki, composer, dies at 71
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 Death of Vasily Perov, Russian painter (b. 1833) on May - 29.
1883 Albrecht of Prussia, mistress of John van Rossum, dies at 73 on this day in history.
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 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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