Famous Deaths In March - 29

1058  Stephen IX, [Frederik van Lotharingen], 1st Belg Pope (1057-58), dies on this day in history.   

1368  Death of Emperor Go-Murakami, Emperor of Japan (b. 1328) on this day in history.   

1461  Death of Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland, English politician (b. 1421) on this day in history.   

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

1578  On March - 29 death of arthur Champernowne, English admiral (b. 1524)   

1625  On March - 29 death of antonio de Herrera y Tordesillas, Spanish historian (b. 1549)   

1628  On March - 29 death of tobias Matthew, Archbishop of York (b. 1546)   

1629  On March - 29 death of jacob de Gheyn II, Dutch artist (b. 1565)   

1650  Cornelis Galle I, Flemish engraver, dies at about 73 on this day in history.   

1655  On March - 29 valerius Andreas, Flemish historian, dies at 66   

1683  Death of Yaoya Oshichi, a young girl burned at the stake for arson in 17th Century Japan (b. 1667) on March - 29.   

1697  Nikolaus Bruhns, composer, dies on this day in history.   

1745  Robert Walpole, 1st British premier (1722-42), dies at 68 on March - 29.   

1751  Death of Thomas Coram, English sea captain and philanthropist on this day in history.   

1772  Death of Emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish philosopher and mathematician (b. 1688) on this day in history.   

1788  Charles Wesley, hymn writer, dies on March - 29.   

1792  On this day in history gustav III, King of Sweden (1771-92), dies of wounds   

1794  On March - 29 marie-J-A-N C Condorcet, mathematician (Theory of Comets), dies at 50   

1800  On this day in history death of marc René, marquis de Montalembert, French military engineer and writer (b. 1714)   

1802  Frederic Thieme, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1803  Death of Gottfried van Swieten, Dutch composer (b. 1733) on March - 29.   

1837  On March - 29 maria Fitzherbert, morganatic wife of King George IV, dies   

1839  Bernardus JC Dibbets, Dutch baron/gen-major (Maastricht), dies at 56 on March - 29.   

1847  Auguste De Polignac, premier France, dies at 66 on March - 29.   

1848  On March - 29 john Jacob Astor, charted American Fur Company, dies at 84   

1855  On this day in history death of henri Druey, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1799)   

1866  On March - 29 menachem Mendel of Lubavitch, Rabbi/Chassidic leader, dies   

1873  On March - 29 death of francesco Zantedeschi, Italian physicist (b. 1797)   

1880  On March - 29 jakob Axel Josephson, composer, dies at 62   

1886  Death of John Keble, theologian, Bournemouth on March - 29.   

1888  Charles-Henri Valentin Alkan, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1891  Georges-Pierre Seurat, French painter (Pointillism), dies at 31 on this day in history.   

1892  On this day in history william Bowman, English anatomist, dies at 75   

1906  On this day in history death of slava Raskaj, Croatian painter (b. 1878)   

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1484  On March - 29 birth of johann Spangenberg, composer   

1519  Carlo Caraffa, Italian cardinal was born on this day in history.   

1553  Vitsentzos Kornaros, Greek Renaissance poet (d. 1613 or 1614) was born on this day in history.   

1561  On this day in history birth of santorio Sanctorius, Trieste Italy, physician/burned at stake/heretic   

1584  On this day in history birth of ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron, English general (d. 1648)   

1602  On March - 29 birth of john Lightfoot, English theologist/literary (Horae Hebraicae)   

1616  On this day in history birth of johann Erasmus Kindermann, composer   

1636  Esaias Reusner, composer was born on this day in history.