Famous Deaths Happened In May - 29
Sunday, 17 August 2025
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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