Famous Deaths Happened In May - 29

1259  Death of King Christopher I of Denmark (b. 1219) on this day in history.   

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 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  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  Death of Cardinal Beaton, English archbishop of St Andrews, murdered on this day in history.   

1593  On May - 29 death of john Penry, English congressionalist, executed   

1629  On this day in history arnold Baert, Flemish lawyer/member of Great Council, dies at about 74   

1660  On this day in history gyorgy Rákóczi II, prince of Transsylvania, dies in battle   

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

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

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

1796  On this day in history death of carl Fredrik Pechlin, Swedish politician (b. 1720)   

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

1815  Cornelis de Gijselaar, politician/patriot, dies at 64 on May - 29.   

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

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  Death of Emmanuel, marquis de Grouchy, French marshal (b. 1766) on May - 29.   

1862  On May - 29 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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history albrecht of Prussia, mistress of John van Rossum, dies at 73   

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

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 May - 29.   

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1594  On May - 29 birth of gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, Bavarian general (d. 1632)   

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  Cornelis van Bijnkershoek, lawyer/president of High Council was born on May - 29.   

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

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

1722  James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster, Irish politician (d. 1773) was born on May - 29.