Famous Deaths Happened In December - 29

0721  On this day in history death of empress Gemmei of Japan (b. 661)   

1141  Death of Yue Fei, Chinese general, executed on December - 29.   

1170  Death of Thomas Beckett, archbishop, assassinated by 4 knights of King Henry II on this day in history.   

1558  Hermann Finck, composer, dies at 31 on December - 29.   

1563  Death of Sebastian Castellio, French theologian (b. 1515) on this day in history.   

1619  On this day in history antoine Arnauld, French lawyer (Philippica), dies   

1630  Jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele, RC pastor/lyricist, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1634  Death of John Albert Vasa, Polish bishop (b. 1612) on this day in history.   

1661  On December - 29 death of antoine Gérard de Saint-Amant, French poet (b. 1594)   

1689  Death of Olfert Dapper, Amsterdam historian/geographer, buried on December - 29.   

1703  On this day in history mustapha II, sultan (Turkey), dies at 39   

1731  On this day in history j Brook Taylor, English mathematician, dies at 46   

1737  On December - 29 death of joseph Saurin, French mathematician (b. 1659)   

1785  On this day in history johann Heinrich Rolle, composer, dies at 69   

1815  On December - 29 saartjie Baartman, Hottentot Venus, dies in Paris   

1821  On this day in history jean-Baptiste Dumonceau de Bergendael, S Neth general, dies at 61   

1822  Albert Christoph Dies, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1825  Giuseppe Maria Gioacchino Cambini, composer, dies on December - 29.   

1835  Charles-Joseph Tolbecque, composer, dies at 29 on December - 29.   

1836  Johann Baptist Schenk, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1847  William Crotch, composer, dies at 72 on December - 29.   

1871  On this day in history ferdinand Marcucci, composer, dies at 71   

1877  On this day in history willem Sassen, Dutch attorney general on Curacao (Affair-S), dies   

1890  On December - 29 big Foot, Sioux indian chief, dies at Wounded Knee   

1891  On this day in history leopold Kronecker, German mathematician, dies at 68   

1894  On December - 29 chris Rossetti, writer, dies at 64   

1897  Death of William James Linton, American wood engraver and political reformer. (b. 1812) on December - 29.   

1898  Georg Goltermann, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1915  Charles Beach Hawley, composer, dies at 57 on December - 29.   

1916  On this day in history death of grigori J Rasputin, Russian faith healer/intriguer, murdered at 45   

1924  On December - 29 death of carl Spitteler, Swiss writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1845)   

1925  Félix E Vallotton, Swiss painter/writer (Chaste Susanne), dies at 60 on December - 29.   

1926  On this day in history rainer M Rilke, Austrias songwriter/writer (Wise Queen), dies at 51   

1929  Death of Wilhelm Maybach, German automobile designer (b. 1846) on this day in history.   

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1563  On this day in history birth of francesco Maria Guaitoli, composer   

1586  On December - 29 birth of francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna/marquis of Aytona   

1678  On this day in history birth of gotthard Wagner, composer   

1709  Elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia/daughter of Peter the Great was born on this day in history.   

1721  On December - 29 birth of madame De Pompadour, mistress of French King Louis the 15th   

1743  Alexander van Bylandt, Dutch military officer was born on December - 29.   

1767  Aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer was born on this day in history.   

1776  Charles Macintosh, Scotland, patented waterproof fabric was born on this day in history.