Famous Deaths Happened 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 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  Death of Bartholomeu Diaz de Narvaez (Novaez), Portuguese sea explorer, drowns on this day in history.   

1544  Jacobus Latomus [Jasques Masson], Belgian inquisitor, dies at about 68 on this day in history.   

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.   

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

1750  On May - 29 giuseppe Porsile, composer, dies at 70   

1788  Jacques Aliamet, French etcher/engraver, dies at 61 on May - 29.   

1790  On May - 29 death of israel Putnam, American Revolutionary War general (b. 1718)   

1796  Death of Carl Fredrik Pechlin, Swedish politician (b. 1720) on May - 29.   

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

1815  On May - 29 cornelis de Gijselaar, politician/patriot, dies at 64   

1816  Madame L'Ouverture, widow of Haiti's leader Toussaint L'O, dies on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history death of emmanuel, marquis de Grouchy, French marshal (b. 1766)   

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  Death of Michael Obrenovich III, Prince of Serbia (b. 1823) on this day in history.   

1869  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1883  Albrecht of Prussia, mistress of John van Rossum, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1885  On May - 29 alfred von Meissner, Austria physician/writer (Ziska), dies at 63   

1892  On this day in history 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  Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, Bavarian general (d. 1632) was born on May - 29.   

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 May - 29 birth of charles II of England (d. 1685)   

1673  Cornelis van Bijnkershoek, lawyer/president of High Council was born on this day in history.   

1675  Humphry Ditton, English mathematician (d. 1715) was born on this day in history.   

1716  On May - 29 birth of louis J M Daubenton, French zoologist   

1722  On this day in history birth of james FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster, Irish politician (d. 1773)