Famous Deaths In May - 29

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

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

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  On May - 29 jacobus Latomus [Jasques Masson], Belgian inquisitor, dies at about 68   

1546  Death of Cardinal Beaton, English archbishop of St Andrews, murdered on this day in history.   

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

1629  Arnold Baert, Flemish lawyer/member of Great Council, dies at about 74 on May - 29.   

1660  On May - 29 gyorgy Rákóczi II, prince of Transsylvania, dies in battle   

1680  On May - 29 abraham Megerle, composer, dies at 73   

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 this day in history.   

1790  On May - 29 death of israel Putnam, American Revolutionary War general (b. 1718)   

1796  On this day in history 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 May - 29.   

1816  On May - 29 madame L'Ouverture, widow of Haiti's leader Toussaint L'O, dies   

1829  On May - 29 humphry Davy, scientist/inventor (Miner's safety lamp), dies at 84   

1833  On this day in history william Marshall, composer, dies at 84   

1847  On this day in history death of emmanuel, marquis de Grouchy, French marshal (b. 1766)   

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

1866  On May - 29 death of winfield Scott, American general (b. 1786)   

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

1869  Philippe Vandermaelen, Flemish cartographer/publisher, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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

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 May - 29.   

1885  Alfred von Meissner, Austria physician/writer (Ziska), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1899  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of anne ML of Orleans, duchess of Montpensier (Grand Mademoiselle)   

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

1630  Charles II of England (d. 1685) was born on May - 29.   

1673  Cornelis van Bijnkershoek, lawyer/president of High Council was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1722  On May - 29 birth of james FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster, Irish politician (d. 1773)