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 this day in history.   

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

1558  On this day in history hermann Finck, composer, dies at 31   

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  On this day in history jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele, RC pastor/lyricist, dies at 51   

1634  Death of John Albert Vasa, Polish bishop (b. 1612) on December - 29.   

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

1689  On December - 29 death of olfert Dapper, Amsterdam historian/geographer, buried   

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  Death of Joseph Saurin, French mathematician (b. 1659) on December - 29.   

1785  Johann Heinrich Rolle, composer, dies at 69 on December - 29.   

1815  Saartjie Baartman, Hottentot Venus, dies in Paris on December - 29.   

1821  Jean-Baptiste Dumonceau de Bergendael, S Neth general, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

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

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

1835  On this day in history charles-Joseph Tolbecque, composer, dies at 29   

1836  Johann Baptist Schenk, composer, dies at 83 on December - 29.   

1847  On this day in history william Crotch, composer, dies at 72   

1871  On December - 29 ferdinand Marcucci, composer, dies at 71   

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

1890  On this day in history big Foot, Sioux indian chief, dies at Wounded Knee   

1891  Leopold Kronecker, German mathematician, dies at 68 on December - 29.   

1894  On this day in history 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  On this day in history charles Beach Hawley, composer, dies at 57   

1916  Death of Grigori J Rasputin, Russian faith healer/intriguer, murdered at 45 on December - 29.   

1924  Death of Carl Spitteler, Swiss writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1845) on December - 29.   

1925  Félix E Vallotton, Swiss painter/writer (Chaste Susanne), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1926  Rainer M Rilke, Austrias songwriter/writer (Wise Queen), dies at 51 on this day in history.   

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  Gotthard Wagner, composer was born on December - 29.   

1709  On this day in history birth of elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia/daughter of Peter the Great   

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 this day in history.   

1767  On December - 29 birth of aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer   

1776  Charles Macintosh, Scotland, patented waterproof fabric was born on December - 29.