Famous Deaths Happened In May - 29

1259  Death of King Christopher I of Denmark (b. 1219) on May - 29.   

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

1405  On this day in history 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 May - 29.   

1500  On May - 29 death of bartholomeu Diaz de Narvaez (Novaez), Portuguese sea explorer, drowns   

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 May - 29.   

1593  Death of John Penry, English congressionalist, executed on this day in history.   

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

1660  Gyorgy Rákóczi II, prince of Transsylvania, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1680  Abraham Megerle, composer, dies at 73 on May - 29.   

1691  Cornelis Tromp, admiral-general/son of Maarten T, dies at 61 on May - 29.   

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

1796  On May - 29 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 this day in history.   

1816  Madame L'Ouverture, widow of Haiti's leader Toussaint L'O, dies on May - 29.   

1829  Humphry Davy, scientist/inventor (Miner's safety lamp), dies at 84 on May - 29.   

1833  On May - 29 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  Death of Winfield Scott, American general (b. 1786) on May - 29.   

1868  On May - 29 death of michael Obrenovich III, Prince of Serbia (b. 1823)   

1869  On May - 29 philippe Vandermaelen, Flemish cartographer/publisher, dies at 73   

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

1882  Death of Vasily Perov, Russian painter (b. 1833) on May - 29.   

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

1885  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.   

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 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  On this day in history birth of louis J M Daubenton, French zoologist   

1722  James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster, Irish politician (d. 1773) was born on this day in history.