Famous Deaths In May - 29

1259  On May - 29 death of king Christopher I of Denmark (b. 1219)  

1379  On May - 29 death of king Henry II of Castile (b. 1334)  

1405  On May - 29 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  On this day in history death of bartholomeu Diaz de Narvaez (Novaez), Portuguese sea explorer, drowns  

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  Death of John Penry, English congressionalist, executed on May - 29.  

1629  Arnold Baert, Flemish lawyer/member of Great Council, dies at about 74 on May - 29.  

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1660  On May - 29 gyorgy Rákóczi II, prince of Transsylvania, dies in battle  

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

1691  On May - 29 cornelis Tromp, admiral-general/son of Maarten T, dies at 61  

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  Death of Israel Putnam, American Revolutionary War general (b. 1718) on May - 29.  

1796  On May - 29 death of carl Fredrik Pechlin, Swedish politician (b. 1720)  

1814  Josephine, empress of France (1804-14), dies on May - 29.  

1815  Cornelis de Gijselaar, politician/patriot, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1816  On this day in history madame L'Ouverture, widow of Haiti's leader Toussaint L'O, dies  

1829  On this day in history humphry Davy, scientist/inventor (Miner's safety lamp), dies at 84  

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

1847  Death of Emmanuel, marquis de Grouchy, French marshal (b. 1766) on this day in history.  

1862  Franciszek Wincenty Mirecki, composer, dies at 71 on May - 29.  

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 May - 29.  

1869  On this day in history philippe Vandermaelen, Flemish cartographer/publisher, dies at 73  

1877  On May - 29 john Lothrop Motley, (History of United Netherlands), dies at 63  

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 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  Death of Gabriel Auguste Daubrée, French geologist (b. 1814) on May - 29.  

1899  Frantz Jehin-Prume, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

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1594  On this day in history birth of gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, Bavarian general (d. 1632)  

1627  On this day in history 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  Charles II of England (d. 1685) was born on May - 29.  

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

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