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

1500  Death of Bartholomeu Diaz de Narvaez (Novaez), Portuguese sea explorer, drowns on May - 29.   

1544  Jacobus Latomus [Jasques Masson], Belgian inquisitor, dies at about 68 on May - 29.   

1546  Death of Cardinal Beaton, English archbishop of St Andrews, murdered on May - 29.   

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

1629  On May - 29 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 May - 29 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  On May - 29 jacques Aliamet, French etcher/engraver, dies at 61   

1790  Death of Israel Putnam, American Revolutionary War general (b. 1718) on May - 29.   

1796  Death of Carl Fredrik Pechlin, Swedish politician (b. 1720) on May - 29.   

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

1815  On this day in history cornelis de Gijselaar, politician/patriot, dies at 64   

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

1829  On this day in history humphry Davy, scientist/inventor (Miner's safety lamp), dies at 84   

1833  William Marshall, composer, dies at 84 on May - 29.   

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

1862  Franciszek Wincenty Mirecki, composer, dies at 71 on May - 29.   

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 May - 29.   

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

1877  John Lothrop Motley, (History of United Netherlands), dies at 63 on May - 29.   

1882  On this day in history death of vasily Perov, Russian painter (b. 1833)   

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

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 this day in history.   

1896  On May - 29 death of gabriel Auguste Daubrée, French geologist (b. 1814)   

1899  Frantz Jehin-Prume, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

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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 May - 29.   

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

1673  On May - 29 birth of cornelis van Bijnkershoek, lawyer/president of High Council   

1675  Humphry Ditton, English mathematician (d. 1715) was born on this day in history.   

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

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