Famous Deaths Happened In May - 29

1259  On this day in history 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 May - 29.   

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

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 May - 29.   

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 this day in history death of john Penry, English congressionalist, executed   

1629  On May - 29 arnold Baert, Flemish lawyer/member of Great Council, dies at about 74   

1660  Gyorgy Rákóczi II, prince of Transsylvania, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1680  On this day in history abraham Megerle, composer, dies at 73   

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

1750  On this day in history giuseppe Porsile, composer, dies at 70   

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

1790  On this day in history death of israel Putnam, American Revolutionary War general (b. 1718)   

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 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 May - 29.   

1833  William Marshall, composer, dies at 84 on May - 29.   

1847  Death of Emmanuel, marquis de Grouchy, French marshal (b. 1766) on May - 29.   

1862  Franciszek Wincenty Mirecki, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1866  Death of Winfield Scott, American general (b. 1786) on this day in history.   

1868  On this day in history death of michael Obrenovich III, Prince of Serbia (b. 1823)   

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  Death of Vasily Perov, Russian painter (b. 1833) on May - 29.   

1883  On May - 29 albrecht of Prussia, mistress of John van Rossum, dies at 73   

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 May - 29.   

1896  On May - 29 death of gabriel Auguste Daubrée, French geologist (b. 1814)   

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

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1594  Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, Bavarian general (d. 1632) was born on May - 29.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1716  On May - 29 birth of louis J M Daubenton, French zoologist   

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