Famous Deaths Happened In May - 29

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

1379  On May - 29 death of king Henry II of Castile (b. 1334)   

1405  On May - 29 death of philippe de Mézières, advisor to Charles V of France   

1425  On May - 29 death of hongxi Emperor of China (b. 1378)   

1453  Constantine XI Dragases, last Byzantine Emperor, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1500  On this day in history 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  Death of Cardinal Beaton, English archbishop of St Andrews, murdered on May - 29.   

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

1680  Abraham Megerle, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1691  Cornelis Tromp, admiral-general/son of Maarten T, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

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 May - 29.   

1796  On May - 29 death of carl Fredrik Pechlin, Swedish politician (b. 1720)   

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

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  On this day in history humphry Davy, scientist/inventor (Miner's safety lamp), dies at 84   

1833  On May - 29 william Marshall, composer, dies at 84   

1847  Death of Emmanuel, marquis de Grouchy, French marshal (b. 1766) on this day in history.   

1862  On this day in history franciszek Wincenty Mirecki, composer, dies at 71   

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 May - 29 philippe Vandermaelen, Flemish cartographer/publisher, dies at 73   

1877  On May - 29 john Lothrop Motley, (History of United Netherlands), dies at 63   

1882  Death of Vasily Perov, Russian painter (b. 1833) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1892  Baha'u'llah [Mirza HA Noeri], Persian founder (Baha'i), dies at 74 on May - 29.   

1896  Death of Gabriel Auguste Daubrée, French geologist (b. 1814) on May - 29.   

1899  On May - 29 frantz Jehin-Prume, composer, dies at 60   

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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 May - 29.   

1630  Charles II, King of England (1660-85) was born on this day in history.   

1630  On this day in history birth of charles II of England (d. 1685)   

1673  On this day in history birth of cornelis van Bijnkershoek, lawyer/president of High Council   

1675  On May - 29 birth of humphry Ditton, English mathematician (d. 1715)   

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 this day in history.