Famous Deaths In March - 29

1058  On March - 29 stephen IX, [Frederik van Lotharingen], 1st Belg Pope (1057-58), dies   

1368  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Murakami, Emperor of Japan (b. 1328)   

1461  Death of Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland, English politician (b. 1421) on March - 29.   

1546  On this day in history death of cardinal Beaton, English archbishop of St Andrews, murdered   

1578  On this day in history death of arthur Champernowne, English admiral (b. 1524)   

1625  On this day in history death of antonio de Herrera y Tordesillas, Spanish historian (b. 1549)   

1628  On this day in history death of tobias Matthew, Archbishop of York (b. 1546)   

1629  Death of Jacob de Gheyn II, Dutch artist (b. 1565) on this day in history.   

1650  Cornelis Galle I, Flemish engraver, dies at about 73 on March - 29.   

1655  On this day in history valerius Andreas, Flemish historian, dies at 66   

1683  Death of Yaoya Oshichi, a young girl burned at the stake for arson in 17th Century Japan (b. 1667) on this day in history.   

1697  Nikolaus Bruhns, composer, dies on this day in history.   

1745  On this day in history robert Walpole, 1st British premier (1722-42), dies at 68   

1751  On March - 29 death of thomas Coram, English sea captain and philanthropist   

1772  On this day in history death of emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish philosopher and mathematician (b. 1688)   

1788  Charles Wesley, hymn writer, dies on March - 29.   

1792  Gustav III, King of Sweden (1771-92), dies of wounds on this day in history.   

1794  Marie-J-A-N C Condorcet, mathematician (Theory of Comets), dies at 50 on March - 29.   

1800  Death of Marc René, marquis de Montalembert, French military engineer and writer (b. 1714) on this day in history.   

1802  Frederic Thieme, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1803  Death of Gottfried van Swieten, Dutch composer (b. 1733) on this day in history.   

1837  Maria Fitzherbert, morganatic wife of King George IV, dies on this day in history.   

1839  On March - 29 bernardus JC Dibbets, Dutch baron/gen-major (Maastricht), dies at 56   

1847  On this day in history auguste De Polignac, premier France, dies at 66   

1848  On March - 29 john Jacob Astor, charted American Fur Company, dies at 84   

1855  Death of Henri Druey, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1799) on March - 29.   

1866  On this day in history menachem Mendel of Lubavitch, Rabbi/Chassidic leader, dies   

1873  On March - 29 death of francesco Zantedeschi, Italian physicist (b. 1797)   

1880  Jakob Axel Josephson, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1886  On March - 29 death of john Keble, theologian, Bournemouth   

1888  Charles-Henri Valentin Alkan, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1891  On this day in history georges-Pierre Seurat, French painter (Pointillism), dies at 31   

1892  On March - 29 william Bowman, English anatomist, dies at 75   

1906  On this day in history death of slava Raskaj, Croatian painter (b. 1878)   

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1484  Johann Spangenberg, composer was born on this day in history.   

1519  Carlo Caraffa, Italian cardinal was born on this day in history.   

1553  Vitsentzos Kornaros, Greek Renaissance poet (d. 1613 or 1614) was born on this day in history.   

1561  Santorio Sanctorius, Trieste Italy, physician/burned at stake/heretic was born on this day in history.   

1584  On this day in history birth of ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron, English general (d. 1648)   

1602  John Lightfoot, English theologist/literary (Horae Hebraicae) was born on March - 29.   

1616  Johann Erasmus Kindermann, composer was born on March - 29.   

1636  Esaias Reusner, composer was born on March - 29.