Famous Deaths 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 this day in history.  

1405  On this day in history death of philippe de Mézières, advisor to Charles V of France  

1425  On this day in history death of hongxi Emperor of China (b. 1378)  

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  Jacobus Latomus [Jasques Masson], Belgian inquisitor, dies at about 68 on May - 29.  

1546  Death of Cardinal Beaton, English archbishop of St Andrews, murdered on May - 29.  

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  

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1660  Gyorgy Rákóczi II, prince of Transsylvania, dies in battle on May - 29.  

1680  Abraham Megerle, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

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 May - 29 jacques Aliamet, French etcher/engraver, dies at 61  

1790  On May - 29 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 this day in history 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 May - 29.  

1829  Humphry Davy, scientist/inventor (Miner's safety lamp), dies at 84 on May - 29.  

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 this day in history death of winfield Scott, American general (b. 1786)  

1868  Death of Michael Obrenovich III, Prince of Serbia (b. 1823) on this day in history.  

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 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  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  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  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 May - 29.  

1675  On May - 29 birth of humphry Ditton, English mathematician (d. 1715)  

1716  Louis J M Daubenton, French zoologist was born on this day in history.  

1722  James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster, Irish politician (d. 1773) was born on this day in history.