Famous Deaths In May - 29

1259  Death of King Christopher I of Denmark (b. 1219) on May - 29.  

1379  Death of King Henry II of Castile (b. 1334) on this day in history.  

1405  Death of Philippe de Mézières, advisor to Charles V of France on this day in history.  

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

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

1500  On May - 29 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 May - 29 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  Gyorgy Rákóczi II, prince of Transsylvania, dies in battle on May - 29.  

1680  On May - 29 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  Death of Carl Fredrik Pechlin, Swedish politician (b. 1720) on May - 29.  

1814  On this day in history josephine, empress of France (1804-14), dies  

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

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 this day in history.  

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  Philippe Vandermaelen, Flemish cartographer/publisher, dies at 73 on May - 29.  

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  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 this day in history.  

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

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

1627  Anne ML of Orleans, duchess of Montpensier (Grand Mademoiselle) was born on this day in history.  

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  On May - 29 birth of cornelis van Bijnkershoek, lawyer/president of High Council  

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

1716  Louis J M Daubenton, French zoologist was born on May - 29.  

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