Famous Deaths Happened In May - 29

1259  Death of King Christopher I of Denmark (b. 1219) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1453  Constantine XI Dragases, last Byzantine Emperor, dies at 49 on May - 29.   

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  Death of Cardinal Beaton, English archbishop of St Andrews, murdered on this day in history.   

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

1796  Death of Carl Fredrik Pechlin, Swedish politician (b. 1720) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1833  On this day in history william Marshall, composer, dies at 84   

1847  On this day in history 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 May - 29.   

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

1869  Philippe Vandermaelen, Flemish cartographer/publisher, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1877  John Lothrop Motley, (History of United Netherlands), dies at 63 on May - 29.   

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  On this day in history alfred von Meissner, Austria physician/writer (Ziska), dies at 63   

1892  Baha'u'llah [Mirza HA Noeri], Persian founder (Baha'i), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

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

1899  On May - 29 frantz Jehin-Prume, composer, dies at 60   

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1594  Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, Bavarian general (d. 1632) was born on this day in history.   

1627  On May - 29 birth of anne ML of Orleans, duchess of Montpensier (Grand Mademoiselle)   

1630  On May - 29 birth of charles II, King of England (1660-85)   

1630  Charles II of England (d. 1685) was born on this day in history.   

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

1675  On this day in history birth of humphry Ditton, English mathematician (d. 1715)   

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)