Famous Deaths In May - 29

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

1379  Death of King Henry II of Castile (b. 1334) on May - 29.   

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

1544  Jacobus Latomus [Jasques Masson], Belgian inquisitor, dies at about 68 on May - 29.   

1546  On May - 29 death of cardinal Beaton, English archbishop of St Andrews, murdered   

1593  On this day in history death of john Penry, English congressionalist, executed   

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

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 this day in history cornelis Tromp, admiral-general/son of Maarten T, dies at 61   

1750  Giuseppe Porsile, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1788  On May - 29 jacques Aliamet, French etcher/engraver, dies at 61   

1790  Death of Israel Putnam, American Revolutionary War general (b. 1718) on this day in history.   

1796  Death of Carl Fredrik Pechlin, Swedish politician (b. 1720) on this day in history.   

1814  Josephine, empress of France (1804-14), dies on this day in history.   

1815  On May - 29 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 this day in history.   

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

1847  On May - 29 death of emmanuel, marquis de Grouchy, French marshal (b. 1766)   

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

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

1877  On this day in history john Lothrop Motley, (History of United Netherlands), dies at 63   

1882  On this day in history death of vasily Perov, Russian painter (b. 1833)   

1883  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1896  Death of Gabriel Auguste Daubrée, French geologist (b. 1814) on this day in history.   

1899  Frantz Jehin-Prume, composer, dies at 60 on May - 29.   

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1594  Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, Bavarian general (d. 1632) was born on May - 29.   

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  Charles II of England (d. 1685) was born on May - 29.   

1673  On May - 29 birth of cornelis van Bijnkershoek, lawyer/president of High Council   

1675  Humphry Ditton, English mathematician (d. 1715) was born on May - 29.   

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 May - 29.