Famous Deaths In May - 29
Sunday, 29 January 2023
1259 Death of King Christopher I of Denmark (b. 1219) on this day in history.
1379 On May - 29 death of king Henry II of Castile (b. 1334)
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 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 On this day in history 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 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 On May - 29 abraham Megerle, composer, dies at 73
1691 Cornelis Tromp, admiral-general/son of Maarten T, dies at 61 on May - 29.
1750 On this day in history giuseppe Porsile, composer, dies at 70
1788 Jacques Aliamet, French etcher/engraver, dies at 61 on this day in history.
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 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 May - 29 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 On May - 29 william Marshall, composer, dies at 84
1847 Death of Emmanuel, marquis de Grouchy, French marshal (b. 1766) on May - 29.
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 On May - 29 death of michael Obrenovich III, Prince of Serbia (b. 1823)
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 Albrecht of Prussia, mistress of John van Rossum, dies at 73 on May - 29.
1885 Alfred von Meissner, Austria physician/writer (Ziska), dies at 63 on May - 29.
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 May - 29 frantz Jehin-Prume, composer, dies at 60
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