January 29
is the 29th day of the year in the
Gregorian calendar
. There are 336 days remaining until the end of the year (337 in
leap years
).
- 1907
?
Charles Curtis
becomes
United States Senator
for
Kansas
. He is the first in his position known to have
Native American
ancestors.
- 1908
-
Frederick VIII of Denmark
becomes
King
.
- 1916
?
World War I
:
Paris
is first
bombed
by German
zeppelins
.
- 1929
?
All Quiet on the Western Front
by
Erich Maria Remarque
is first published.
- 1936
? The first inductees into the
Baseball Hall of Fame
are announced.
- 1940
- Three
trains
on the Sakurajima Line in
Osaka
,
Japan
, collide and explode while approaching Ajikawaguchi Station, killing 181 people.
- 1941
?
Alexandros Koryzis
succeeds the
Ioannis Metaxas
, who died, as
Prime Minister
of
Greece
.
- 1942
? At the end of the
Ecuadorian?Peruvian War
,
Ecuador
loses half of its territory to
Peru
.
- 1943
-
World War II
: On the first day of the
Battle of Rennell Island
,
US
cruiser
Chicago
is
torpedoed
and heavily damaged by
Japanese
bombers
.
- 1944
-
World War II
: Around 38 men, women and children die in the
Koniuchy massacre
in
Poland
.
- 1963
?
Charles de Gaulle
rejects
UK
membership of the
European Community
.
- 1964
? The
movie
Dr. Strangelove
is first shown.
- 1967
- The 'ultimate high' of the
hippie
era, the
Mantra-Rock Dance
, takes place in
San Francisco
, featuring
Janis Joplin
, the
Grateful Dead
and
Allen Ginsberg
.
- 1979
-
Brenda Ann Spencer
kills 2 people and injures 8 in the
Grover Cleveland Elementary School
shooting.
- 1981
-
Adolfo Suarez
resigns
as
Prime Minister of Spain
.
- 1985
- Final recording session for "
We Are the World
", by the supergroup
USA for Africa
.
- 1986
-
Yoweri Museveni
takes power in
Uganda
.
- 1989
?
Hungary
establishes diplomatic relations with
South Korea
.
- 1991
?
Gulf War
: The
Battle of Khafji
begins.
- 1996
? The
La Fenice
opera
house in
Venice
is destroyed by
fire
.
- 1996
?
Jacques Chirac
announces the end of French nuclear testing in the Pacific.
- 1998
- In
Birmingham, Alabama
a
bomb
explodes at an
abortion
clinic
, killing 1 person, and injuring another.
- 1455
-
Johann Reuchlin
, German
philosopher
,
humanist
, jurist and
diplomat
(d.
1522
)
- 1499
?
Katharina von Bora
, religious reformer and wife of
Martin Luther
(d.
1552
)
- 1584
?
Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange
(d.
1647
)
- 1688
?
Emanuel Swedenborg
, Swedish
scientist
,
philosopher
and
theologian
(d.
1772
)
- 1711
-
Giuseppe Bonno
, Austrian composer (d.
1788
)
- 1715
-
Georg Christoph Wagenseil
, Austrian composer (d.
1777
)
- 1717
-
Jeffrey Amherst
, British
military
leader (d.
1797
)
- 1718
?
Paul Rabaut
, French Huguenot pastor (d.
1794
)
- 1737
?
Thomas Paine
, American writer (d.
1809
)
- 1749
? King
Christian VII of Denmark
(d.
1808
)
- 1751
-
Joseph Bradley Varnum
, American politician (d.
1821
)
- 1754
-
Moses Claeveland
, founder of
Cleveland, Ohio
(d.
1806
)
- 1756
-
Henry Lee III
,
Governor
of
Virginia
(d.
1818
)
- 1761
?
Albert Gallatin
, Swiss-born
United States Secretary of the Treasury
(d.
1849
)
- 1792
-
Lemuel H. Arnold
,
Governor
of
Rhode Island
(d.
1852
)
- 1801
-
Johannes Bernardus van Bree
, Dutch
composer
,
violinist
and
conductor
(d.
1857
)
- 1801
?
Horatia Nelson
, daughter of
Horatio Nelson
and
Emma Hamilton
(d.
1881
)
- 1810
-
Ernst Kummer
, German
mathematician
(d.
1893
)
- 1832
-
Nikolay Pavlovich Ignatiev
, Russian
general
and
diplomat
(d.
1908
)
- 1838
-
Edward Morley
, American
chemist
(d.
1923
)
- 1843
?
William McKinley
, 25th
President of the United States
(d.
1901
)
- 1846
?
Karol Olszewski
, Polish
scientist
(d.
1915
)
- 1850
-
Ebenezer Howard
, British
inventor
of the Garden city movement (d.
1928
)
- 1853
-
Kitasato Shibasaburo
, Japanese
physician
and
bacteriologist
(d.
1931
)
- 1860
?
Anton Chekhov
,
Russian
writer
(d.
1904
)
- 1862
?
Frederick Delius
, English composer (d.
1934
)
- 1866
?
Romain Rolland
, French writer (d.
1944
)
- 1866
-
Julio Peris Brell
, Spanish painter (d.
1944
)
- 1867
?
Vicente Blasco Ibanez
,
Spanish
writer (d.
1928
)
- 1874
?
John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
, American businessman (d.
1960
)
- 1880
?
WC Fields
,
American
actor
(d.
1946
)
- 1884
-
Douglass Cadwallader
, American
golfer
(d.
1971
)
- 1887
?
Wellington Koo
,
Chinese
diplomat
(d.
1985
)
- 1888
-
Sydney Chapman
, British
mathematician
and
geophysicist
(d.
1970
)
- 1891
-
Elizaveta Gerdt
, Russian
ballerina
(d.
1975
)
- 1895
-
Muna Lee
, American poet (d.
1965
)
- 1901
-
Arcady Aris
, Russian Chuvash writer (d.
1941
)
- 1901
-
Allen B. DuMont
, American
scientist
and
inventor
(d.
1965
)
- 1905
-
Barnett Newman
, American painter (d.
1970
)
- 1906
-
Joe Primeau
, Canadian
ice hockey
player (d.
1989
)
- 1911
?
Peter von Siemens
, German
industry
(d.
1986
)
- 1913
?
Peter von Zahn
, German journalist (d.
2001
)
- 1913
-
Victor Mature
, American actor (d.
1999
)
- 1917
-
John Raitt
, American actor and singer (d.
2005
)
- 1918
?
John Forsythe
, American actor (d.
2010
)
- 1920
-
Jose Luis de Vilallonga
, Spanish
aristocrat
(d.
2007
)
- 1922
-
Borys Yukhymovych Steklyar
, Ukrainian military officer (d.
2018
)
- 1923
-
Paddy Chayefsky
, American
playwright
,
screenwriter
and
novelist
(d.
1981
)
- 1923
-
Ivo Robic
,
Croatian
singer-songwriter
(d.
2000
)
- 1924
-
Dorothy Malone
, American actress (d.
2018
)
- 1924
-
Luigi Nono
, Italian composer (d.
1990
)
- 1925
?
Tofik Bakhramov
, Soviet-
Azerbaijani
linesman (d.
1993
)
- 1926
?
Franco Cerri
,
Italian
jazz
guitarist
- 1926
?
Abdus Salam
,
Pakistani
Nobel Prize in Physics
winner (d.
1996
)
- 1926
-
Roberto Goyeneche
, Argentine
tango
singer
(d.
1994
)
- 1927
-
Edward Abbey
, American
naturalist
,
philosopher
and
writer
(d.
1989
)
- 1929
-
Elio Petri
, Italian
movie director
and
screenwriter
(d.
1982
)
- 1929
-
Ed Shaughnessy
, American
jazz
musician
- 1930
-
Carmino Ravosa
, American singer and composer (d.
2015
)
- 1931
?
Ferenc Madl
,
President
of
Hungary
(d.
2011
)
- 1931
-
Leslie Bricusse
, British
composer
- 1931
-
Richard Bakalyan
, Armenian-American actor (d.
2015
)
- 1933
?
Sacha Distel
, French singer (d.
2004
)
- 1933
-
Paul Sally
, American
mathematician
- 1936
-
Walter Lewis
, Dutch
astrophysicist
- 1936
-
James Jamerson
, American
bass guitarist
(d.
1983
)
- 1937
-
Hassan Habibi
, 1st
Vice president
of
Iran
(d.
2013
)
- 1937
-
Bobby Scott
, American musician
- 1939
?
Germaine Greer
, Australian
writer
, publicist,
feminist
and
activist
- 1940
-
Katharine Ross
, American actress
- 1940
-
Kunimitsu Takahashi
, Japanese
motorcycle
racer and racing driver
- 1941
-
Robin Morgan
, American
actress
,
journalist
,
writer
and
activist
- 1942
-
Claudine Longet
, French-American
singer
,
actress
and
dancer
- 1943
?
Tony Blackburn
, British
disc jockey
- 1943
-
Molly Meldrum
, Australian music critic,
journalist
,
record producer
and music
entrepreneur
- 1943
-
Pat Quinn
, Canadian
ice hockey
player (d.
2014
)
- 1944
?
Yoweri Museveni
,
President
of
Uganda
- 1945
?
Tom Selleck
, American actor
- 1945
?
Ibrahim Boubacar Keita
, former
Prime Minister
of
Mali
- 1947
?
Linda B. Buck
, American scientist
- 1947
?
David Byron
, British musician (d.
1985
)
- 1948
-
David Hay
, Scottish
footballer
- 1948
?
Guido Knopp
, German
historian
,
journalist
and publicist
- 1949
-
Tommy Ramone
, Hungarian-born American musician and record producer (
The Ramones
) (d.
2014
)
- 1950
?
Jody Scheckter
,
South African
racecar
driver
- 1953
-
Peter Baumann
, German musician
- 1954
?
Oprah Winfrey
, American
television host
and
businesswoman
- 1954
-
Doug Riseborough
, Canadian
ice hockey
player,
coach
and
executive
- 1955
?
Eddie Jordan
, American
basketball
player and
coach
- 1956
-
Amii Stewart
, American
singer
,
dancer
and
actress
- 1958
-
Glen Cochrane
, Canadin
ice hockey
player
- 1960
-
Greg Louganis
, American diver
- 1962
-
Nicholas Turturro
, American actor
- 1963
-
Octave Octavian Teodorescu
, Romanian
composer
and
musician
- 1964
-
Roddy Frame
, Scottish
singer-songwriter
and
guitarist
- 1966
?
Romario
, Brazilian
footballer
- 1969
?
Hyde
, Japanese singer
- 1969
-
Sasa Obradovic
, Serbian
basketball
coach
- 1970
?
Heather Graham
, American actress
- 1970
-
Paul Ryan
, American politician
- 1971
-
Clare Balding
, British
television presenter
- 1973
-
Miranda Krestovnikoff
, British
television
presenter, naturalist and archaeologist
- 1974
-
Michael Andersen
, Danish
basketball
player
- 1974
-
Malina Olinescu
, Romanian singer (d.
2011
)
- 1978
-
Rob Bironas
,
American football
player (d.
2014
)
- 1978
-
Martin Schmitt
, German ski jumper
- 1979
-
Sarah Kuttner
, German
television presenter
and
writer
- 1979
-
Sui Feifei
, Chinese
basketball
player
- 1979
-
April Scott
, American
actress
and
model
- 1980
?
Ivan Klasnic
, Croatian footballer
- 1980
?
Ingimundur Ingimundarson
,
Icelandic
handball
player
- 1980
?
Jason James Richter
, American musician and actor
- 1982
-
Kim Dong-Jin
, South Korean
footballer
- 1982
?
Adam Lambert
, American singer
- 1984
-
Yukio Peter
,
Nauruan
weightlifter
- 1985
?
Marc Gasol
, Spanish
basketball
player
- 1985
-
Isabel Lucas
, Australian
actress
- 1985
-
Rag'n'Bone Man
, English singer
- 1985
?
Athina Onassis
, heiress
- 1986
?
Simon Vukcevic
,
Montenegrin
footballer
- 1986
-
Drew Tyler Bell
, American actor
- 1988
-
Tatyana Chernova
, Russian
athlete
- 1988
-
Stephanie Gilmore
, Australian
surfer
- 1989
?
Kevin Shattenkirk
, American
ice hockey
player
- 1990
-
Danielle Parsons
, Canadian
curler
- 1992
-
George Pocheptsov
, American painter
- 1992
-
Aleksandr Trokhov
, Russian
footballer
- 1993
-
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu
, Japanese
model
,
blogger
and recording artist
- 1998
-
Mion Mukaichi
, Japanese
singer
and
actress
(
AKB48
)
- 969
?
Tsar
Peter I of Bulgaria
(b.
895
)
- 1119
-
Pope Gelasius II
- 1342
-
Louis I, Duke of Bourbon
(b.
1279
)
- 1477
-
Gregory of Sanok
, Polish
professor
and
humanist
(b.
1403
)
- 1676
? Tsar
Alexis I of Russia
(b.
1629
)
- 1696
- Tsar
Ivan V of Russia
(b.
1666
)
- 1743
-
Andre-Hercule de Fleury
, French
statesman
(b.
1653
)
- 1763
?
Louis Racine
, French
poet
(b.
1692
)
- 1814
-
Johann Gottlieb Fichte
, German
philosopher
(b.
1762
)
- 1820
?
George III
,
King of Great Britain and Ireland
(b.
1738
)
- 1828
-
Paul de Barras
, French politician (b.
1775
)
- 1829
-
Timothy Pickering
,
United States Secretary of State
(b.
1745
)
- 1860
?
Ernst Moritz Arndt
, German writer (b.
1769
)
- 1870
?
Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany
(b.
1797
)
- 1888
?
Edward Lear
, British writer, illustrator, artist and poet (b.
1812
)
- 1899
?
Alfred Sisley
, French impressionist
painter
(b.
1839
)
- 1901
?
Milan I
of
Serbia
(b.
1855
)
- 1906
? King
Christian IX of Denmark
(b.
1818
)
- 1928
?
Douglas Haig
, British soldier (b.
1861
)
- 1933
-
Sara Teasdale
, American
poet
(b.
1884
)
- 1934
?
Fritz Haber
, German
chemist
(b.
1868
)
- 1941
?
Ioannis Metaxas
, Greek military leader (b.
1871
)
- 1945
-
Gustav Flatow
, German gymnast (b.
1875
)
- 1946
-
Harry Hopkins
, American politician (b.
1890
)
- 1948
-
Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta
, Italian
aristocrat
(b.
1900
)
- 1950
?
Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
,
Emir
of
Kuwait
(b.
1885
)
- 1951
-
Frank Tarrant
, Australian
cricketer
(b.
1880
)
- 1956
-
H. L. Mencken
, American
journalist
(b.
1880
)
- 1963
?
Robert Frost
, American poet (b.
1874
)
- 1964
-
Alan Ladd
, American actor (b.
1913
)
- 1969
?
Allen Dulles
,
CIA
director (b.
1893
)
- 1977
?
Freddie Prinze
, American actor and comedian (b.
1954
)
- 1980
-
Jimmy Durante
, American actor, singer and pianist (b.
1893
)
- 1986
-
Leif Erickson
, American actor (b.
1911
)
- 1989
-
Halina Konopacka
, Polish athlete (b.
1900
)
- 1992
-
Willie Dixon
, American composer and musician (b.
1915
)
- 1994
?
Ulrike Maier
, Austrian
skier
(b.
1967
)
- 1998
-
Joseph Alioto
, American politician (b.
1916
)
- 2002
-
Harold Russell
, Canadian-born American actor (b.
1914
)
- 2003
-
Frank Moss
, American politician (b.
1911
)
- 2004
?
Janet Frame
, New Zealand writer (b.
1924
)
- 2005
?
Eric Griffiths
, Welsh musician (b.
1940
)
- 2005
-
Ephraim Kishon
, Israeli writer,
screenwriter
and
director
(b.
1924
)
- 2006
?
Nam June Paik
, South Korean artist (b.
1932
)
- 2008
-
Bengt Lindstrom
, Swedish artist (b.
1925
)
- 2008
?
Margaret Truman
, American writer (b.
1924
)
- 2009
?
John Martyn
, British musician (b.
1948
)
- 2011
?
Milton Babbitt
, American composer (b.
1916
)
- 2012
?
Oscar Luigi Scalfaro
, 9th
President
of
Italy
(b.
1918
)
- 2012
-
Camilla Williams
, American singer (b.
1919
)
- 2013
-
Bernard Horsfall
, British actor (b.
1930
)
- 2014
-
Francois Cavanna
, French
journalist
and writer (b.
1923
)
- 2014
-
Lars Andreas Larssen
, Norwegian actor (b.
1935
)
- 2015
-
Colleen McCullough
, Australian writer (b.
1937
)
- 2015
-
Will McBride
, American
photographer
(b.
1931
)
- 2015
-
Rod McKuen
, American
poet
,
composer
,
singer
and
songwriter
(b.
1933
)
- 2015
-
Maurizio Arcieri
, Italian singer (b.
1942
)
- 2015
-
Tenkoko Sonoda
, Japanese politician (b.
1919
)
- 2015
-
Alexander Vraciu
, American
Navy
fighter ace (b.
1918
)
- 2015
-
Israel Yinon
, Israeli
conductor
(b.
1956
)
- 2016
-
Jacques Rivette
, French
movie director
(b.
1928
)
- 2016
-
Gordon Goody
, British criminal (b.
1929
)
- 2016
-
John Roper, Baron Roper
, British politician (b.
1935
)
- 2016
-
Jean-Marie Dore
, 11th
Prime Minister
of
Guinea
(b.
1938
)
- 2016
-
Cayetano Paderanga, Jr.
, Filipino
economist
(b.
1948
)
- 2016
-
Aurele Nicolet
, Swiss
flautist
(b.
1926
)
- 2017
-
Howard Frank Mosher
, American writer (b.
1942
)
- 2017
-
Leonard H. Perroots
, American military officer (b.
1933
)
- 2017
-
Joop Gouweleeuw
, Dutch
judoka
(b.
1940
)
- 2018
-
Ion Ciubuc
,
Prime minister
of
Moldova
(b.
1943
)
- 2018
-
Eddie Shaw
, American blues saxophonist, arranger and bandleader (b.
1937
)
- 2019
-
George Fernandes
, Indian politician (b.
1930
)
- 2019
-
Jean-Marc Fontaine
, French
mathematician
(b.
1944
)
- 2019
-
Andy Hebenton
, Canadian
ice hockey
player (b.
1929
)
- 2019
-
Mohammad Nabi Habibi
, Iranian politician,
Mayor
of
Tehran
(b.
1945
)
- 2019
-
Charles J. Hynes
, American lawyer and politician (b.
1935
)
- 2019
-
James Ingram
, American singer-songwriter and actor (b.
1952
)