Famous Deaths Happened In May - 29

1259  King christopher i of denmark: King christopher i of denmark (b. 1219)   

1379  King henry ii of castile: King henry ii of castile (b. 1334)   

1405  Philippe de mézières: Advisor to charles v of france   

1425  Hongxi emperor of china: Hongxi emperor of china (b. 1378)   

1453  Constantine xi dragases: Last byzantine emperor,   

1500  Bartholomeu diaz de narvaez (novaez): Portuguese sea explorer, drowns   

1544  Jacobus latomus [jasques masson]: Belgian inquisitor,   

1546  Cardinal beaton: English archbishop of st andrews, murdered   

1593  John penry: English congressionalist, executed   

1629  Arnold baert: Flemish lawyer/member of great council,   

1660  Gyorgy rákóczi ii: Prince of transsylvania,   

1680  Abraham megerle: Composer,   

1691  Cornelis tromp: Admiral-general/son of maarten t,   

1750  Giuseppe porsile: Composer,   

1788  Jacques aliamet: French etcher/engraver,   

1790  Israel putnam: American revolutionary war general (b. 1718)   

1796  Carl fredrik pechlin: Swedish politician (b. 1720)   

1814  Josephine: Empress of france (1804-14),   

1815  Cornelis de gijselaar: Politician/patriot,   

1816  Madame l'ouverture: Widow of haiti's leader toussaint l'o,   

1829  Humphry davy: Scientist/inventor (miner's safety lamp),   

1833  William marshall: Composer,   

1847  Emmanuel: Marquis de grouchy, french marshal (b. 1766)   

1862  Franciszek wincenty mirecki: Composer,   

1866  Winfield scott: American general (b. 1786)   

1868  Michael obrenovich iii: Prince of serbia (b. 1823)   

1869  Philippe vandermaelen: Flemish cartographer/publisher,   

1877  John lothrop motley: (history of united netherlands),   

1882  Vasily perov: Russian painter (b. 1833)   

1883  Albrecht of prussia: Mistress of john van rossum,   

1885  Alfred von meissner: Austria physician/writer (ziska),   

1892  Baha'u'llah [mirza ha noeri]: Persian founder (baha'i),   

1896  Gabriel auguste daubrée: French geologist (b. 1814)   

1899  Frantz jehin-prume: Composer,   

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1594  Gottfried heinrich graf zu pappenheim: Bavarian general   

1627  Anne ml of orleans: Duchess of montpensier (grand mademoiselle)   

1630  Charles ii: King of england (1660-85)   

1630  Charles ii of england: Charles ii of england (d. 1685)   

1673  Cornelis van bijnkershoek: Lawyer/president of high council   

1675  Humphry ditton: English mathematician   

1716  Louis j m daubenton: French zoologist   

1722  James fitzgerald: 1st duke of leinster, irish politician