Famous Deaths Happened 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  On this day in history death of philippe de Mézières, advisor to Charles V of France   

1425  Death of Hongxi Emperor of China (b. 1378) on May - 29.   

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 this day in history.   

1544  Jacobus Latomus [Jasques Masson], Belgian inquisitor, dies at about 68 on this day in history.   

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 May - 29.   

1629  Arnold Baert, Flemish lawyer/member of Great Council, dies at about 74 on this day in history.   

1660  Gyorgy Rákóczi II, prince of Transsylvania, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1680  Abraham Megerle, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1691  Cornelis Tromp, admiral-general/son of Maarten T, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1750  On May - 29 giuseppe Porsile, composer, dies at 70   

1788  On May - 29 jacques Aliamet, French etcher/engraver, dies at 61   

1790  On this day in history death of israel Putnam, American Revolutionary War general (b. 1718)   

1796  Death of Carl Fredrik Pechlin, Swedish politician (b. 1720) on this day in history.   

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

1815  Cornelis de Gijselaar, politician/patriot, dies at 64 on May - 29.   

1816  Madame L'Ouverture, widow of Haiti's leader Toussaint L'O, dies on May - 29.   

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

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

1847  On May - 29 death of emmanuel, marquis de Grouchy, French marshal (b. 1766)   

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

1866  Death of Winfield Scott, American general (b. 1786) on May - 29.   

1868  Death of Michael Obrenovich III, Prince of Serbia (b. 1823) on this day in history.   

1869  Philippe Vandermaelen, Flemish cartographer/publisher, dies at 73 on May - 29.   

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  On May - 29 alfred von Meissner, Austria physician/writer (Ziska), dies at 63   

1892  Baha'u'llah [Mirza HA Noeri], Persian founder (Baha'i), dies at 74 on May - 29.   

1896  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1630  Charles II, King of England (1660-85) was born on May - 29.   

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

1716  Louis J M Daubenton, French zoologist was born on May - 29.   

1722  James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster, Irish politician (d. 1773) was born on May - 29.