Historical Events In May - 29

1692  On this day in history battle at La Hogue English & Dutch fleet beat France   

1692  Royal Hospital Founders Day first celebrated on this day in history.   

1692  Battle at La Hogue: English & Dutch fleet beat France on May - 29.   

1716  On this day in history louis J M Daubenton, French zoologist   

1721  On May - 29 south Carolina formally incorporated as a royal colony   

1727  Peter II Aleksei (11) becomes czar of Russia on this day in history.   

1730  On this day in history william Jackson, composer   

1731  Orazio Mei, composer on May - 29.   

1733  On this day in history the right of Canadians to keep Indian slaves is upheld at Quebec City.   

1736  On May - 29 patrick Henry, US, patriot "Give me liberty or give me death"   

1741  On this day in history johann Gottfried Krebs, composer   

1750  On this day in history giuseppe Porsile, composer, dies at 70   

1753  Joseph Haydns "Krumme Teufel" premieres on this day in history.   

1753  Joseph Haydns "Krumme Teufel," premieres on May - 29.   

1765  Patrick Henry historic speech against the Stamp Act, answering a cry of "Treason!" with, "If this be treason, make the most of it!" on this day in history.   

1780  Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton massacres Colonel Abraham Buford's continentals allegedly after the continentals surrender. 113 Americans are killed on this day in history.   

1787  "Virginia Plan" proposed on May - 29.   

1788  On this day in history jacques Aliamet, French etcher/engraver, dies at 61   

1790  Rhode Island becomes last of original 13 colonies ratifying Constitution on this day in history.   

1790  On this day in history rhode Is becomes last of original 13 colonies ratifying Constitution   

1791  Pietro Romani, composer on May - 29.   

1810  Erasmus Darwin Keyes, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1895 on May - 29.   

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

1815  Cornelis de Gijselaar, politician/patriot, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1816  On this day in history madame L'Ouverture, widow of Haiti's leader Toussaint L'O, dies   

1824  On May - 29 cadmus Marcellus Wilcox, Major General (Confederate Army)   

1825  David Bell Birney, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1864 on May - 29.   

1826  Ebenezer Butterick, inventor (tissue paper dress pattern) on May - 29.   

1827  Reuben Lindsay Walker, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1890 on this day in history.   

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

1833  William Marshall, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1837  On May - 29 alexander F de Savornin Lohmann, Dutch minister/party leader (CHU)   

1839  On this day in history ned Gregory, cricketer (bro of Dave, father of Syd Played 1st Test)   

1840  Hans Makart, Austrian painter (Plague in Florenz) on May - 29.   

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1594  On this day in history birth of gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, Bavarian general (d. 1632)   

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 May - 29.   

1675  On this day in history birth of humphry Ditton, English mathematician (d. 1715)   

1716  Louis J M Daubenton, French zoologist was born on May - 29.   

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

1259  On this day in history death of king Christopher I of Denmark (b. 1219)   

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

1405  Death of Philippe de Mézières, advisor to Charles V of France on May - 29.   

1425  Death of Hongxi Emperor of China (b. 1378) on this day in history.   

1453  On this day in history constantine XI Dragases, last Byzantine Emperor, dies at 49   

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  On this day in history death of cardinal Beaton, English archbishop of St Andrews, murdered