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January 29 is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. December 2007 is the twelfth month of that year It began on a Saturday and 31 days later ended on a Monday PortalCurrent events International holidays January 1 - New Year's Day January 1 - Independence PortalCurrent events International holidays February 2 - Candlemas February 5 - Shrove New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common PortalCurrent events International holidays January 1 - New Year's Day January 1 - Independence January 2007 is the first month of that year It began on a Monday and 31 days later ended on a Wednesday. January 2006: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July January 2005: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September January 2004: &larr - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August January 2002: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August January 2001: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August January 2000: &larr - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 336 days remaining until the end of the year (337 in leap years). A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed antipope Christopher. Events By Place Europe The Royal Mint is founded in England Thessalonica is sacked by the Saracens under Sergius III was a Pope of the Roman Catholic Church in two intervals (between 897 and April 14, 911) History See also History of the Papacy Catholics recognize the Pope as a successor to Saint Peter, who Jesus named as the "shepherd" and Christopher held the papacy from October 903 to January 904 Although he was listed as a legitimate Pope in most modern lists of popes until the first half of the 20th century
• 1595 - William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet is probably first performed. William Shakespeare ( baptised Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written early in the
• 1676 - Feodor III becomes Tsar of Russia. Feodor (Theodore III Alexeevich of Russia (In Russian: Фёдор III Алексеевич) ( June 9, 1661 - May 7, 1682 Tsar csar and tzar redirect here For other uses see Tsar (disambiguation. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending
• 1814 - France defeats Russia and Prussia in the Battle of Brienne. Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Prussia ( Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Prūsija Prūsija Prusy Old Prussian: Prūsa) was most recently a historic state The Napoleonic War Battle of Brienne followed on the heels of reverses suffered by the French in both 1812, which had gutted the strength of the French and the scrambles
• 1834 - US President Andrew Jackson orders first use of federal soldiers to suppress a labor dispute. Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Andrew Jackson (March 15 1767 June 8 1845 was the seventh President of the United States (1829&ndash1837 A trade union or labour union is an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas such as wages hours and working conditions forming
• 1845 - "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe is published in the New York Evening Mirror. Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common " The Raven " is a narrative poem by the American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in January 1845 Edgar Allan Poe (January 19 1809 – October 7 1849 was an American poet, short-story Writer, editor and Literary critic, The New-York Mirror was a Newspaper published in New York City under many variant titles including The Evening Mirror from 1844 to 1898
• 1850 - Henry Clay introduces the Compromise of 1850 to the U.S. Congress. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Henry Clay Sr ( April 12, 1777 &ndash June 29, 1852) was a nineteenth-century American statesman and Orator who The Compromise of 1850 was a series of bills aimed at resolving the territorial and slavery controversies arising from the Mexican-American War (1846&ndash1848 The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses
• 1856 - Queen Victoria institutes the Victoria Cross. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901 was from 20 June 1837 the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland See below the section "Separate Commonwealth awards" Note that since
• 1861 - Kansas admitted as the 34th U.S. state. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Kansas ( is a Midwestern state in the central region of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the American " A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government
• 1863 - Bear River Massacre. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
• 1886 - Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Karl Friedrich Benz, sometimes spelled Carl, ( November 25, 1844, Karlsruhe, Germany – April 4, 1929, Ladenburg
• 1891 - Liliuokalani is proclaimed Queen of Hawaii, its last monarch. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Liliuokalani ( September 2, 1838 – November 11, 1917) born Lydia Liliu Loloku Walania Wewehi Kamakaeha, was the last The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the
• 1900 - The American League is organized in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with 8 founding teams. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə
• 1916 - World War I: Paris is first bombed by German zeppelins. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. A Zeppelin is a type of Rigid airship pioneered by the German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin in the early 20th century based on designs he had outlined
• 1936 - The first inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame are announced. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This is a list of members of the Baseball Hall of Fame, in order of induction
• 1940 - Three gasoline multiple units carrying factory workers crash and explode while approaching Ajikawaguchi station, Yumesaki Line (Nishinari Line), Osaka, Japan, killing at least 181 people and injuring at least 92. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. is a railway line of the West Japan Railway Company (JR West running from Nishikujo Station to Sakurajima Station, and the line is also called. is a city in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, in the Kansai region of the main island of Honshū For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
• 1943 - The first day of the Battle of Rennell Island, U. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Battle of Rennell Island (Japanese レンネル島沖海戦 took place on January 29 – January 30, 1943, and was the last major naval S. cruiser Chicago is torpedoed and heavily damaged by Japanese bombers.
• 1944 - USS Missouri the last battleship commissioned by the US Navy is launched. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Construction See also Iowa class battleship, Armament of the Iowa class battleship Missouri was one of the ''Iowa''-class "
• 1944 - World War II: The Battle of Cisterna takes place in central Italy. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Battle of Cisterna took place during World War II, on January 30 to February 2, 1944, near Cisterna, Italy, as Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
• 1944 - World War II: About 38 men, women, and children die in the Koniuchy massacre in Poland. The Kaniūkai (Koniuchy massacre was a massacre carried out by Jewish and Soviet partisans during the Second World War in the Polish Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland
• 1944 - In Bologna, Italy, the Anatomical Theatre of the Archiginnasio is destroyed in an air-raid bombing
• 1959 - Sleeping Beauty, an animated feature produced by Walt Disney based upon a fairy tale, is released. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bologna (boloɲa from Latin Bononia, Bulåggna in Bolognese dialect is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest One of the main historical rooms in the medical school in Bologna is the Anatomical theatre, in the magnificent Palazzo dell'Archiginnasio, the first unified The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Walter Elias Disney (December 5 1901 – December 15 1966 was a multiple Academy Award -winning American Film producer, director, Screenwriter A fairy tale or fairy story is a fictional Story that may feature folkloric characters (such as fairies, enchantments]] often involving
• 1963 - First inductees into the Pro Football Hall of Fame are announced. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This is a list of inductees into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the Hall of fame of the National Football League (NFL
• 1966 - The first of 608 performances of Sweet Charity opens at the Palace Theatre, New York. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. This is the article on the musical For the 1969 film see Sweet Charity (film. The Palace Theatre is a legitimate Broadway theatre located at 1564 Broadway in midtown- Manhattan.
• 1978 - Sweden outlaws aerosol sprays due to their harmful effect on the ozone layer, becoming the first nation to enact such a ban. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Aerosol spray is a type of dispensing system which creates an aerosol mist of liquid particles The photochemical mechanisms that give rise to the ozone layer were worked out by the British physicist Sidney Chapman in 1930 A nation is a Human Cultural and Social Community. In as much as most members never meet each other yet feel a common bond it may be considered A ban (derived from Banishment) is generally any Decree that prohibits something
• 1979 - Brenda Ann Spencer kills 2 and injures 9 in the Cleveland Elementary School shootings, inspiring the "I don't Like Mondays" song by Boomtown Rats. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Brenda Ann Spencer (born April 3 1962 is a convicted American Murderer who carried out a Shooting spree at Cleveland Elementary School in San The Boomtown Rats were a new wave group led by Bob Geldof. All six members were originally from Dún Laoghaire, Republic of Ireland.
• 1989 - Hungary establishes diplomatic relations with South Korea, making them the first Eastern Bloc nation to do so
• 1996 - President Jacques Chirac announces a "definitive end" to French nuclear testing. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) During the Cold War, the term Communist Bloc (or Soviet Bloc) was used to refer to the Soviet Union and countries it either controlled or that were Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Nuclear weapons tests are experiments carried out to determine the effectiveness yield and explosive capability of Nuclear weapons Throughout the twentieth century most nations
• 1996 - La Fenice, Venice's opera house, is destroyed by fire. Teatro La Fenice ("The Phoenix " is an Opera house in Venice, Italy. Venice ( Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venesia or Venexia) is a city in Northern Italy, the capital of the
• 1998 - In Birmingham, Alabama, a bomb explodes at an abortion clinic, killing one and severely wounding another. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Birmingham (ˈbɝmɪŋhæm is the largest City in the US state of Alabama and is the County seat of Jefferson County. An Serial bomber Eric Robert Rudolph is suspected as the culprit. Eric Robert Rudolph (born September 19, 1966) also known as the Olympic Park Bomber, is an American radical described by the FBI as a Terrorist
• 2001 - Thousands of student protesters in Indonesia storm parliament and demand that President Abdurrahman Wahid resign due to alleged involvement in corruption scandals. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. Abdurrahman Wahid (also known as Gus Dur) (born September 7 1940 is an Indonesian Muslim religious and political leader who served as the President
• 2002 - In his State of the Union Address, United States President George W. Bush describes "regimes that sponsor terror" as an Axis of Evil, in which he includes Iraq, Iran and North Korea. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. Terrorism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion Definition President Bush's exact statement was as follows second goal is to prevent regimes (terrorist that sponsor terror from threatening America or our friends and For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. North Korea is the commonly used short form name for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (or DPRK) a State located in East Asia,
• 2004 - Cannabis and cannabis resin downgraded from Class B in United Kingdom
• 2005 - The first direct commercial flights from the mainland China (from Guangzhou) to Taiwan since 1949 arrived in Taipei. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Cannabis ( Cán-na-bis) is a Genus of Flowering plants that includes three putative species Cannabis sativa subsp Cannabis, also known as marijuana or marihuana, or ganja (from Hindi / Sanskrit: गांजा gānjā hemp) is a The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Guangzhou ( Jyutping: Gwong²zau¹; Yale: Gwóngjàu) is the Capital and a Sub-provincial city Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. Taipei ( Taiwanese Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-pak-chhī Jhuyin Fuhao: ㄊㄞˊ ㄅㄟˇ ㄕˋ Hakka: Thòi-pet-sṳ has been the capital of Shortly afterwards, a China Airlines carrier landed in Beijing. China Airlines Limited ( Chinese: 中華航空公司 ( Pinyin: Zhōnghuá Hángkōng gōngsī commonly abbreviated 華航 is the Flag carrier

Births

• 1584 - Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange (d. Frederick Henry, or Frederik Hendrik in Dutch ( 29 January 1584 – 14 March 1647) was the Prince of Orange 1647)
• 1632 - Johann Georg Graevius, German classical scholar and critic (d. Johann Georg Graevius (properly Guava or Greffe) ( January 29, 1632 - January 11, 1703) was a German Classical 1703)
• 1688 - Emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish scientist and philosopher (d. Year 1703 ( MDCCIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year (born Emanuel Swedberg; February 8 1688–March 29 1772 was a Swedish Scientist, Philosopher, Christian mystic, and Theologian 1772)
• 1711 - Giuseppe Bonno, Austrian composer (d. Year 1772 ( MDCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1711 ( MDCCXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Giuseppe Bonno ( January 29, 1711 – April 15, 1788) was a Composer. 1788)
• 1715 - Georg Christoph Wagenseil, Austrian composer (d. Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Year 1715 ( MDCCXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Georg Christoph Wagenseil ( 29 January 1715 &ndash 1 March 1777) was an Austrian Composer. 1777)
• 1717 - Jeffrey Amherst, British military leader (d. Year 1777 ( MDCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1717 ( MDCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Field Marshal Jeffery Amherst 1st Baron Amherst of Montreal KB (sometimes spelled Geoffrey, or Jeffrey, he himself spelled his name as 1797)
• 1718 - Paul Rabaut, French Huguenot pastor (d. Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1718 ( MDCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Paul Rabaut ( January 29, 1718 &ndash September 25, 1794) was a French pastor of the Huguenot "Church of the Desert" 1794)
• 1737 - Thomas Paine, English-born American patriot (d. Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1737 ( MDCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Thomas Paine (January 29 1737 &ndash June 8 1809 was an English Pamphleteer, Revolutionary, radical, Inventor, and Intellectual 1809)
• 1749 - King Christian VII of Denmark (d. Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1749 ( MDCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Christian VII ( January 29, 1749 - March 13, 1808) was King of Denmark and Norway and Duke of Schleswig and Holstein from 1766 until his 1808)
• 1754 - Moses Cleaveland, founder of Cleveland (d. Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1754 ( MDCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Moses Cleaveland ( January 29, 1754 &ndash November 16, 1806) was a lawyer politician soldier and surveyor from Connecticut Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state 1806)
• 1756 - Henry Lee III, American General
• 1761 - Albert Gallatin, Swiss-American United States Secretary of the Treasury
• 1782 - Daniel Auber, French composer (d. Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1756 ( MDCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Henry Lee III called "Light Horse Harry", ( January 29 1756 – March 25 1818) was a Cavalry officer in Year 1761 ( MDCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Abraham Alfonse Albert Gallatin (January 29 1761 &ndash August 12 1849 was a Swiss-American Ethnologist, linguist, politician, Diplomat Year 1782 ( MDCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Daniel François Esprit Auber ( January 29, 1782 – May 13, 1871) was a French Composer. 1871)
• 1801 - Horatia Nelson, daughter of Emma Hamilton and Horatio Nelson (d. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday Horatia Nelson, christened as Horatia Nelson Thompson ( January 29 1801, 23 Piccadilly, London - March 6 1881, Beaufort Emma Lady Hamilton (born 1761 baptised 26 April 1765 &ndash 15 January 1815 is best remembered as the mistress of Lord Nelson and as the muse of George Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson 1st Viscount Nelson 1st Duke of Bronté, KB (29 September 1758– 21 October 1805 was a British 1881)
• 1810 - Ernst Kummer, German mathematician (d. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Ernst Eduard Kummer ( 29 January 1810 - 14 May 1893) was a German Mathematician. 1893)
• 1843 - William McKinley, 25th President of the United States (d. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common William McKinley Jr ( January 29, 1843 September 14, 1901) was the twenty-fifth President of the United States, and the last The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by 1901)
• 1846 - Karol Olszewski, Polish scientist (d. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Karol Stanisław Olszewski (b January 29, 1846 in Broniszów - March 24, 1915 in Krakau, Austrian-Hungarian 1915)
• 1860 - Anton Chekhov, Russian writer (d. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Anton Pavlovich Chekhov ( –) (Анто́н Па́влович Че́хов) was a Russian short-story writer and Playwright, considered to be one 1904)
• 1862 - Frederick Delius, English composer (d. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Frederick Albert Theodore Delius CH (29 January 1862 &ndash 10 June 1934 was an English Composer born in Bradford in the West Riding of Yorkshire 1934)
• 1866 - Romain Rolland, French writer, Nobel Laureate (d. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Romain Rolland ( 29 January 1866 – 30 December 1944) was a French Dramatist, Essayist, Art historian The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1944)
• 1867 - Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, Spanish writer (d. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Vicente Blasco Ibáñez ( January 29, 1867 – January 28, 1928) was a Spanish realist Novelist writing in 1928)
• 1874 - John D. Rockefeller Jr., American entrepreneur (d. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John Davison Rockefeller Jr (January 29 1874 &ndash May 11 1960 was a major Philanthropist and a pivotal member of the prominent Rockefeller family. 1960)
• 1876 - Havergal Brian, British composer (d. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year William (Havergal Brian ( January 29, 1876 &ndash November 28, 1972) was a British classical Composer. 1972)
• 1877 - Georges Catroux, French general (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Georges Catroux ( 29 January 1877 - 21 December 1969) was a French military figure and diplomat who served in both World War I and 1969)
• 1880 - W.C. Fields, American actor (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year W C Fields ( January 29, 1880 &ndash December 25, 1946) was an American Juggler, Comedian, and Actor 1946)
• 1891 - Elizaveta Gerdt, Russian ballerina (d. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Elizaveta Pavlovna Gerdt (Елизавета Павловна Гердт &ndash 1975 was a Russian dancer and teacher whose career links the Russian imperial and Soviet schools 1975)
• 1891 - R. Norris Williams, American survivor of the RMS Titanic sinking (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Richard "Dick" Norris Williams II (January 29 1891 &ndash June 2 1968 generally known as R Construction The Titanic was a White Star Line ocean liner built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Ireland 1968)
• 1895 - Muna Lee, American poet (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Muna Lee ( January 29, 1895 &ndash April 3, 1965) was an American Author and Poet who became widely known for 1965)
• 1901 - Allen B. DuMont, American scientist and inventor (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Allen Balcom DuMont (also spelled Du Mont) ( January 29, 1901 – November 14, 1965) was an American scientist 1965)
• 1905 - Barnett Newman, American painter (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Barnett Newman ( January 29, 1905 &ndash July 4, 1970) was an American Artist. 1970)
• 1910 - Colin Middleton, Irish artist (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Colin Middleton MBE ( 29 January 1910 &ndash 23 December 1983) was an Irish Artist and surrealist. 1983)
• 1911 - Peter von Siemens, German industrialist (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Peter von Siemens ( January 29, 1911 &ndash May 23, 1986) was a German Industrialist. 1986)
• 1913 - Victor Mature, American actor (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Victor Mature ( 29 January 1913 – 4 August 1999) was an American Film actor. 1999)
• 1913 - Daniel Taradash, American screenwriter (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Daniel Taradash ( January 29 1913 - February 22 2003) was an Academy Award -winning American Screenwriter 2003)
• 1913 - Peter von Zahn, German journalist and writer (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Peter von Zahn ( 29 January 1913 &ndash 26 July 2001) was a German author Film maker, and journalist 2001)
• 1915 - John Serry, Sr., American musician and arranger (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year John Serry Sr ( January 29, 1915 &ndash September 14, 2003) was a distinguished Concert Accordionist, Arranger 2003)
• 1918 - John Forsythe, American actor
• 1920 - José Luis de Villalonga, Spanish aristocrat (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John Forsythe (born John Lincoln Freund; January 29, 1918) is an American stage, television and film Actor. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar José Luis de Villonga y Cabeza de Vaca 9th Marquess of Castellvell ( 29 January 1920 – 30 August 2007) was an author aristocrat and 2007)
• 1921 - Anthony George, American actor (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Anthony George ( January 29, 1921 - March 16, 2005) was an American actor mostly seen on television 2005)
• 1922 - Gerda Steinhoff, Nazi concetration camp supervisor (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Gerda Steinhoff ( January 29, 1922 – July 4, 1946) born in Danzig-Langfuhr ( Wrzeszcz) was a Nazi Concentration 1946)
• 1923 - Paddy Chayefsky, American writer (d. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sidney Aaron Chayefski ( January 29, 1923 &ndash August 1, 1981) known as Paddy Chayefsky was an acclaimed dramatist who transitioned 1981)
• 1923 - Ivo Robic, Croatian singer and songwriter (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Ivo Robić (born January 29, 1923 in Garešnica, former Kingdom of Serbs Croats and Slovenes, later Yugoslavia, died March 9 2000)
• 1924 - Luigi Nono, Italian composer (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Luigi Nono ( January 29, 1924 – May 8, 1990) was an Italian Avant-garde Composer of Classical music 1990)
• 1924 - Marcelle Ferron, Quebec painter and stained glass artist (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Marcelle Ferron, GOQ ( January 29, 1924 &ndash November 19, 2001) a Québécoise ' painter and Stained For the Blackford Oakes novel see Stained Glass (novel The term stained glass refers either to the material of coloured Glass or to the art 2001)
• 1924 - Peter Voulkos, American artist (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Peter Voulkos ( January 29 1924 – 2002 popular name of Panagiotis Voulkos, was an American artist of Greek descent 2002)
• 1926 - Franco Cerri, Italian musician
• 1926 - Abdus Salam, Pakistani physicist, Nobel laureate (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Franco Cerri (born January 29 1926) is an Italian Guitarist born in Milan. Abdus Salam ( Urdu: محمد عبد السلام) ( January 29, 1926; Jhang Punjab &ndash November 21, The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1996)
• 1927 - Edward Abbey, American author and environmentalist (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edward Paul Abbey ( January 29, 1927 - March 14, 1989) was an American author and essayist noted for his advocacy of environmental 1989)
• 1928 - Lee Shau Kee, Hong Kong property developer
• 1929 - Gordon Solie, American professional wrestling announcer (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Not to be confused with Lee Siu-Kei, an actor whose Chinese name is identical Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jonard Frank Labiak ( January 26 1929 &ndash July 27 2000) better known as Gordon Solie was a Florida -based 2000)
• 1930 - Derek Bailey, English guitar virtuoso (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Derek Bailey ( January 29, 1930 – December 25, 2005) was an English avant-garde Guitarist and leading figure in the 2005)
• 1930 - John Junkin, English radio, television and film performer (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Francis Junkin ( January 29, 1930, Ealing, London - March 7, 2006, Aylesbury) was an English 2006)
• 1932 - Tommy Taylor, English footballer (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Thomas "Tommy" Taylor ( 29 January 1932 &ndash 6 February 1958) was an English footballer who was known for his 1958)
• 1932 - George Allen, English footballer
• 1933 - Sacha Distel, French singer and guitarist (d. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Henry Allen (born 29 January 1932) is an English former professional footballer who played more than 250 games in The Football League Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sacha Distel (born Sacha Alexandre; January 29, 1933 &ndash July 22, 2004) was a French Singer who had hits 2004)
• 1933 - Ron Townson, American singer (The 5th Dimension) (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Ron Townson ( January 20, 1941 - August 2, 2001) was an American Vocalist. The Fifth Dimension, also known as The 5th Dimension, is an American Popular music Vocal group, whose repertoire also includes pop 2001)
• 1936 - James Jamerson, American bass guitarist for Motown Records (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Lee Jamerson ( January 29, 1936 - August 2, 1983) was an American bassist "Motown" redirects here For the city see Detroit Michigan. 1983)
• 1939 - Germaine Greer, Australian writer
• 1940 - Katharine Ross, American actress
• 1940 - Kunimitsu Takahashi, Japanese motorcycle racer and racing driver
• 1941 - Robin Morgan, American feminist and activist
• 1942 - Claudine Longet, French singer, dancer and convicted murderer
• 1944 - Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda
• 1945 - Jim Nicholson, Irish politician
• 1945 - Tom Selleck, American actor
• 1947 - Linda B. Buck, American scientist, Nobel laureate
• 1947 - David Byron, English singer (Uriah Heep) (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Germaine Greer (born 29 January 1939 is an Australian born Writer, Academic, Journalist and Scholar of early modern English literature Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Katharine Juliet Ross (born January 29, 1940 - some sources say 1942 or 1943 - in Los Angeles California) is an Academy Award -nominated Motorcycle racing In 1961, Takahashi became the first Japanese rider to win a motorcycle Grand Prix riding a 250cc Honda to victory at Hockenheim. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robin Morgan (born January 29 1941) is a former Child actor turned American radical feminist activist writer poet and editor of Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Claudine Georgette Longet (born on in Paris, France) was a popular Singer and recording artist during the 1960s and 1970s Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni ( (born c 1944 Ntungamo, Uganda) has been the President of Uganda since 29 January 1986 The President of Uganda is the Head of state in Uganda. The role began as a largely ceremonial position with the Prime Minister holding the true power Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar James Frederick "Jim" Nicholson (born 29 January 1945, Armagh) is a Northern Ireland unionist politician who is currently Thomas William Selleck (born January 29 1945 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American Actor, Screenwriter and Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Linda B Buck, PhD, (born January 29, 1947) is an American Biologist best known for her work on the Olfactory system The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. David Byron (born 29 January 1947 &ndash 28 February 1985, born as David Garrick) was the original lead vocalist Uriah Heep are an English rock band formed in December 1969 when record producer Gerry Bron invited keyboardist Ken Hensley (previously 1985)
• 1947 - Marián Varga, Slovak musician
• 1948 - Cristina Saralegui, American talk-show host
• 1948 - Marc Singer, Canadian-born actor
• 1948 - Pat Kenny, Irish TV presenter & radio host
• 1950 - Ann Jillian, American actress
• 1950 - Jody Scheckter, South African race car driver
• 1951 - Andy Roberts, West Indian cricketer
• 1952 - Tommy Ramone, Hungarian-born musician and record producer (The Ramones)
• 1953 - Paulin Bordeleau, Quebec ice hockey player
• 1953 - Hwang Woo-Suk, South Korean biomedical scientist
• 1953 - Teresa Teng, Taiwanese singer (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Marián Varga (born January 29, 1947, Skalica, Slovakia) is Slovak musician composer and organ player Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cristina Saralegui (born January 29, 1948 in Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban American journalist actress and talk show host Marc Singer is a Canadian -born American Actor known for his roles in Science fiction films and television Patrick Kenny (born January 29, 1948) is the current presenter of Ireland's The Late Late Show. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ann Jillian (born Ann Jura Nauseda on January 29, 1950 in Cambridge Massachusetts) is an American actress Jody David Scheckter (born January 29, 1950) is a South African former Auto racing driver the 1979 Formula One World Drivers Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Anderson Montgomery Everton 'Andy' Roberts (born 29 January 1951 on the island of Antigua in the West Indies) is a former West Indian Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tommy Ramone (born Erdélyi Tamás, January 29, 1952 in Budapest, Hungary) is a Hungarian Record producer The Ramones were an American rock band often regarded as the first Punk rock group Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paulin Bordeleau (born January 29, 1953) is a retired Canadian Ice hockey forward. Hwang Woo-Suk ( Korean: 황우석 born 29 January 1953 is a South Korean. Teresa Teng ( January 29, 1953 – May 8, 1995) ( sometimes spelled as Teresa Tang or Teresa Deng, was a popular 1995)
• 1953 - Lynne McGranger, Australian actress
• 1954 - Richard Manitoba, American singer (The Dictators and MC5)
• 1954 - Terry Kinney, American actor
• 1954 - Oprah Winfrey, American talk show host and actress
• 1954 - Doug Risebrough, Canadian ice hockey player, coach and executive
• 1955 - Eddie Jordan, American basketball player and head coach
• 1955 - Lynne McGranger, Australian actress
• 1957 - Grazyna Miller, Italian poet, translator, and journalist
• 1960 - Matthew Ashford, American actor
• 1960 - Gia Carangi, American model (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Lynne McGranger (born 29 January 1953) is an Australian Actress best known for her role as Irene Roberts on Soap opera Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Richard "Handsome Dick" Manitoba (aka The Handsomest Man in Rock n' Roll) (born Richard Blum in The Bronx New York, January 29 The Dictators are a Rock and roll band formed in New York City in 1973 The MC5 ( Motor City Five) was an American Hard rock band formed in Lincoln Park Michigan in 1964 and active until Terry Kinney (born January 29, 1954) is an American actor and a founding member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company with Gary Sinise and Oprah Gail Winfrey (born January 29 1954 often referred to simply as Oprah, is an American Douglas "Doug" Risebrough (pronounced RYES-brow (born January 29 1954 in Guelph Ontario) is the current General Manager for the Minnesota Wild in the Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Edward Montgomery "Eddie" Jordan (born January 29 1955 in Washington D Lynne McGranger (born 29 January 1953) is an Australian Actress best known for her role as Irene Roberts on Soap opera Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Grażyna Miller (born January 29, 1957) is a poet born in Poland. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Matthew Nile Ashford (born January 29, 1960) is an American actor best known for the long running role of Jack Deveraux on the NBC Gia Marie Carangi ( January 29, 1960 – November 18, 1986) was an American fashion model during the late 1970s and early 1980s 1986)
• 1960 - Sean Kerly, English field hockey player
• 1960 - Greg Louganis, American diver
• 1960 - Steve Sax, American baseball player
• 1960 - J. G. Thirlwell, Australian-born musician
• 1962 - Nicholas Turturro, American actor
• 1963 - Bob Holly, American professional wrestler
• 1964 - Andre Reed, American football player
• 1964 - John Habyan, American baseball player
• 1964 - Roddy Frame, Scottish singer (Aztec Camera)
• 1964 - Anna Ryder Richardson, British interior designer and television presenter
• 1965 - Dominik Hašek, Czech ice hockey player
• 1965 - Peter Lundgren, Swedish tennis coach
• 1966 - Romário, Brazilian footballer
• 1967 - Cyril Suk, Czech tennis player
• 1967 - Stacey King, American basketball player
• 1968 - Edward Burns, American actor
• 1968 - Susi Erdmann, German bobsledder and luger
• 1968 - Sora Jung, Korean actress
• 1969 - Hyde, Japanese singer
• 1970 - Heather Graham, American actress
• 1970 - Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Indian shooter
• 1970 - Jörg Hoffmann, German swimmer
• 1973 - Jason Schmidt, American baseball player
• 1975 - Sara Gilbert, American actress
• 1976 - Charles Divins, American model and actor
• 1977 - Justin Hartley, American actor
• 1978 - Martin Schmitt, German ski jumper
• 1978 - Rob Bironas, American football player
• 1979 - April Scott, American actress and model
• 1979 - Joseph Todd, Arena Football League player
• 1979 - Sui Feifei, Chinese basketball player
• 1980 - Yael Bar-Zohar, Israeli actress and model
• 1980 - Ivan Klasnić, Croatian football player
• 1981 - Jonny Lang, American musician
• 1981 - Álex Ubago, Spanish musician
• 1981 - Darío Lopilato, Argentine actor
• 1982 - Heidi Mueller, American actress
• 1983 - Nedžad Sinanović, Bosnian basketball player
• 1985 - Athina Onassis, French heiress
• 1985 - Marc Gasol, Spanish basketball player
• 1986 - Drew Tyler Bell, American actor
• 1986 - Mark Howard, English football player
• 1986 - Simon Vukčević, Montenegrin football player
• 1986 - Chris Bourque, American pro hockey player
• 1987 - Spencer Clark, American race car driver (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Sean Robin Kerly MBE (born 29 January 1960 in Whitstable, Kent) was educated at Chatham House Grammar School in Gregory ("Greg" Efthimios Louganis (born January 29 1960 in El Cajon California) is an American diver who is best known for winning back-to-back Stephen Louis Sax (born January 29, 1960 in West Sacramento, California) is a former star Second baseman in Major League Baseball James George Thirlwell (born January 29, 1960) aka Clint Ruin, aka Frank Want, aka Foetus, is an Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nicholas Turturro Jr (born January 29, 1962) is an American Film, Television and prolific on-stage character actor, perhaps Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert William "Bob" Howard Career Holly trained under Stan Frazier, Eddie Sullivan Marcelle Pringle and Rip Tyler and debuted in 1987 in the Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Andre Darnell Reed (born January 29, 1964 in Allentown, Pennsylvania) is a former professional American football player who played John Gabriel Habyan (born January 29, 1964, in Bay Shore New York) was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher Roddy Frame (born 29 January 1964 East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, Scotland) was the founder of the 1980s indie band, Aztec Aztec Camera was a Scottish New Wave music band from Glasgow. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Anna Caroline Ryder Richardson (born 29 January 1964, in Swansea, Wales) is a British interior designer and television presenter Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Dominik Hašek (ˈdomɪnɪk ˈɦaʃɛk in Czech born January 29 1965 is a Czech retired Ice hockey Goaltender. Peter Lundgren (born January 29, 1965) in Gudmundra, Sweden) is a former professional male tennis player and tennis coach from Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Romário de Souza Faria (born January 29 1966 in Rio de Janeiro) better known simply as Romário, is a former Brazilian football Center Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Cyril Suk III (born January 29 1967 in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a former professional Tennis player from the Czech Republic Ronald Stacey King (born January 29, 1967 in Lawton Oklahoma, U Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the actor-director born in 1968 for other people with the same name see Edward Burns (disambiguation. Susi Erdmann (sometimes shown as Susi-Lisa Erdmann, born January 29, 1968) is an East German - German Luger and Sora Jung (born as Kim Sora on the 29 January, 1968 in Seoul Korea) is a Korean television actress Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the vocalist of the band L'Arc~en~Ciel For the former guitarist of X Japan see Hide (musician. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Heather Joan Graham (born January 29, 1970) is an American film and television actress. Lt Col Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (born January 29, 1970 in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan) is an Indian Shooter Jörg Hoffmann (born January 29 1970 in Schwedt an der Oder) is a former freestyle Swimmer from Germany Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Jason David Schmidt (born January 29, 1973 in Lewiston Idaho) is a Major League Baseball Pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sara Gilbert (born Sara Rebecca Abeles on January 29, 1975 in Santa Monica, California) is an American Actress Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charles Divins (born January 29, 1976 in Dallas Texas) is an American model-turned- Actor who played the role of Chad Harris-Crane Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Justin Hartley (born January 29 1977) is an American Actor, most popular for having portrayed the role of Fox Crane on the Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Martin Schmitt (born January 29, 1978 in Villingen-Schwenningen) is one of Germany 's most successful ski jumpers James Robert Douglas Bironas (born January 29, 1978 in Louisville Kentucky) is an American football Placekicker for the Tennessee Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) April Scott (born April Anna McIntosh on January 29, 1979 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri) is an American Actress Joseph Todd (born 1979-01-29) is an Arena Football League Defensive specialist for the Arizona Rattlers. Sui Feifei (隋菲菲 born January 29, 1982 in Qingdao) is a female Chinese Basketball player who was signed with the Sacramento Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Yael Bar Zohar (born January 29 1980) is an Israeli Actress, model and television host Ivan Klasnić ˈklasnitɕ}} (born January 29 1980) is a Croatian footballer who plays for Ligue 1 side FC Nantes. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Jonny Lang (born Jon Gordon Langseth Jr, January 29 1981 in Fargo North Dakota) is a Grammy Award -winning American Álex Ubago (born January 21, 1981) is a Spanish singer-songwriter born in Vitoria. Darío Lopilato de la Torre (born January 29, 1981, in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine Actor, brother of Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Heidi Jo Mueller (born January 29 1982 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American Actress. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Nedžad Sinanović (born January 29, 1983 in SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Bosnian professional Basketball Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Athina Hélène Onassis-Miranda (née Athina Roussel born January 29, 1985) is a competitive show jumper. Marc Gasol Sáez (born January 29, 1985, in Barcelona, Spain) is a professional Basketball player for the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Drew Tyler Bell (born January 29, 1986) is an American Actor and dancer Mark Howard may refer to Mark Howard (goalkeeper, English footballer with St Simon Vukčević ( Serbian Cyrillic: Симон Вукчевић (born January 29, 1986 in Titograd, Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia Christopher Bourque (born 29 January 1986 in Boston, Massachusetts, U Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) 2006)
• 1987 - Matthew Wilson, English world rally driver
• 1988 - Stephanie Gilmore, Australian professional surfer
• 1991 - Hugh Grosvenor, Earl Grosvenor, Son of the Duke of Westminster
• 1993 - Michelle Larcher De Brito, Portuguese tennis player
• 1996 - Megan Jossa, English actress

Deaths

• 1119 - Pope Gelasius II
• 1240 - Pelagio Galvani (b. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Matthew Wilson (born 29 January, 1987) is a World Rally Championship driver from Cockermouth in Cumbria, England. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Stephanie Gilmore is a professional Surfer on the Foster's ASP Women's World Tour Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Hugh Richard Louis Grosvenor Earl Grosvenor (born 29 January 1991) is the third of four children and the only son of the 6th Duke of Westminster, The title Duke of Westminster was created by Queen Victoria in 1874 and bestowed upon Richard Grosvenor the 3rd Marquess of Westminster Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Micaela Larcher de Brito most commonly known as Michelle de Brito or Michelle Larcher de Brito (born January 29, 1993 in Lisbon Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Megan Carmel Jossa (born 29 January 1996 in Bexley, London, England) is a Child actress best known for playing Courtney Gelasius II (died January 29 1119) born Giovanni Coniulo, was Pope from January 24 1118 to January 29 1119 Pelagio Galvani (b ca 1165, Guimaraes or Gusindos León — d ca. 1165), Cardinal-Bishop of Albano and dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals
• 1342 - Louis I, Duke of Bourbon (b. The Dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals is the President of the College of Cardinals in the Roman Catholic Church, and as such always holds the rank Louis I of Bourbon, le Boiteux, the Lame ( Clermont-en-Beauvaisis, 1279 &ndash January 29 1342) was Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis 1279)
• 1597 - Elias Ammerbach, German organist (b. Elias Nikolaus Ammerbach (c 1530 &ndash January 29, 1597) was a German Organist and arranger of organ music of the Renaissance. 1530)
• 1608 - Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (b. Friedrich I, Duke of Württemberg ( 19 August 1557 - 29 January 1608) was the son of Georg of Mömpelgard 1557)
• 1647 - Francis Meres, English writer (b. Francis Meres (1565 &ndash January 29, 1647) was an English churchman and Author. 1565)
• 1676 - Tsar Alexis I of Russia (b. Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich Romanov (Алексей Михайлович ( March 9, 1629 (O 1629)
• 1678 - Jeronimo Lobo, Portuguese Jesuit missionary (b. Jerónimo Lobo ( 1593 - 29 January, 1678) was a Portuguese Jesuit Missionary. 1593)
• 1696 - Ivan V, Russian tsar (b. Ivan V Alekseyevich Romanov ( Russian: Иван V Алексеевич, —) was a joint Tsar of Russia (with his younger half-brother 1666)
• 1706 - Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet and courtier (b. Year 1706 ( MDCCVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Charles Sackville 6th Earl of Dorset and 1st Earl of Middlesex ( 24 January 1638 &ndash 29 January 1706) was an English poet and courtier son 1638)
• 1737 - George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney, British soldier (b. Year 1737 ( MDCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Field Marshal George Douglas-Hamilton 1st Earl of Orkney KT ( February 9, 1666 - January 29, 1737) was a British 1666)
• 1743 - André-Hercule de Fleury, chief minister under Louis XV of France (b. Year 1743 ( MDCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a André-Hercule de Fleury Bishop of Fréjus WikipediaNaming conventions (Clergy. Louis XV (15 February 1710 &ndash 10 May 1774 ruled as King of France and of Navarre from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774 1653)
• 1763 - Louis Racine, French poet (b. Year 1763 ( MDCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Louis Racine ( November 6, 1692 - January 29, 1763) was a French Poet. 1692)
• 1820 - King George III of the United Kingdom (b. Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year George III (George William Frederick 4 June 1738 George III's long reign was marked by a series of military conflicts involving his kingdom much of the rest of Europe and places 1738)
• 1829 - Paul François Jean Nicolas Barras, French politician (b. Year 1738 ( MDCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Paul François Jean Nicolas vicomte de Barras ( June 30, 1755 &mdash January 29, 1829) was a French politician of the 1755)
• 1870 - Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. Year 1755 ( MDCCLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Leopold II Grand Duke of Tuscany, in Italian Leopoldo Giovanni Giuseppe Francesco Ferdinando Carlo in German Leopold Johann Joseph Franz Ferdinand Karl (3 October 1797)
• 1871 - Philippe-Joseph Aubert de Gaspé, French Canadian writer and Seigneur (b. Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For other members of the family see Aubert de Gaspé Philippe-Joseph Aubert de Gaspé ( 30 October 1786 &ndash The seigneurial system of New France was the semi- feudal system of land distribution used in the colonies of New France. 1786)
• 1899 - Alfred Sisley, British impressionist painter (b. Year 1786 ( MDCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Alfred Sisley ( October 30, 1839 &ndash January 29, 1899) was an English Impressionist landscape painter who 1839)
• 1901 - Milan I, King of Serbia (b. Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Milan Obrenović ( August 22, 1854 &ndash February 11, 1901) was a Serbian monarch reigning as Prince Milan IV of Serbia 1855)
• 1906 - King Christian IX of Denmark (b. Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Christian IX ( April 8, 1818 - January 29, 1906) was King of Denmark from November 16, 1863 to January 29 1818)
• 1918 - Aleksei Maksimovich Kaledin, Russian counter revolutionary (b. Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 1861)
• 1928 - Douglas Haig, British soldier (b. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Field Marshal Douglas Haig 1st Earl Haig, KT, GCB, OM, GCVO, 1861)
• 1933 - Sara Teasdale, American poet (b. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sara Teasdale ( August 8, 1884 – January 29, 1933) was an American lyrical poet. 1884)
• 1934 - Fritz Haber, German chemist, Nobel Laureate (b. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fritz Haber (9 December 1868 &ndash 29 January 1934 was a German chemist, who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1918 for his development for The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1868)
• 1941 - Ioannis Metaxas, Greek general and dictator (b. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. General Ioannis Metaxas (Ιωάννης Μεταξάς ( April 12, 1871 January 29, 1941) was a Greek General and 1871)
• 1946 - Harry Hopkins, 8th United States Secretary of Commerce (b. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the politician for the British tank named for him see Light Tank Mk VIII Harry Lloyd Hopkins ( August 17 1890 The United States Secretary of Commerce is the head of the United States Department of Commerce concerned with business and industry the Department states its mission to 1890)
• 1948 - Tomislav II of Croatia, 4th Duke of Aosta, Italian aristocrat (b. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Early life Aimone d'Aosta was born in Turin. He was the second son of Prince Emanuele Filiberto 2nd Duke of Aosta (son of Amadeus I of Spain 1900)
• 1950 - Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, KCSI, KCIE (1885 - January 29 1950 (أحمد الجابر الصباح was Sheikh of This is an (incomplete list of Emirs of Kuwait: The Sabah dynasty came to power in 1752 before which date the Bani Khalid tribe ruled the region 1885)
• 1951 - Frank Tarrant, Australian cricketer (b. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Frank Tarrant (in full Francis Alfred Tarrant ( Melbourne, Australia, December 11, 1880 &ndash January 29, 1951 1880)
• 1956 - H. L. Mencken, American journalist (b. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1880)
• 1962 - Fritz Kreisler, Austrian violinist (b. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fritz Kreisler ( February 2, 1875 &ndash January 29, 1962) was an Austria -born American Violinist and 1875)
• 1963 - Robert Frost, American poet (b. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Lee Frost (March 26 1874 &ndash January 29 1963 was an American Poet. 1874)
• 1964 - Alan Ladd, American actor (b. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Alan Walbridge Ladd ( September 3, 1913 – January 29, 1964) was an American film Actor. 1913)
• 1966 - Pierre Mercure, French Canadian composer (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Pierre Mercure is (born in Montreal 21 Feb 1927; died in an accident near Avallon France 29 Jan 1966) Canadian Composer 1927)
• 1969 - Allen Dulles, American CIA director (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Allen Welsh Dulles (April 7 1893 &ndash January 29 1969 was the first civilian and the longest serving (1953-1961 Director of Central Intelligence (de-facto head of near as long as it used to be several months ago It has been actively summarized and split into sub-articles and there is a dynamic talk page discussion of all 1893)
• 1970 - Basil Liddell Hart, British historian (b. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Basil Henry Liddell Hart ( 31 October 1895 &ndash 29 January 1970) usually known before his knighthood as 1895)
• 1977 - Buster Nupen, South African cricketer (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Buster Nupen ( Eiulf Peter Nupen) 1 January 1902 in Johannesburg, South Africa – 29 January 1977 in Johannesburg 1902)
• 1977 - Freddie Prinze, American actor and comedian (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Freddie Prinze ( June 22, 1954 &ndash January 29, 1977) was an American Actor and stand-up comedian. 1954)
• 1980 - Jimmy Durante, American actor and comedian (b. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) 1893)
• 1986 - Leif Erickson, American actor (b. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Leif Erickson ( 27 October, 1911 &ndash January 29, 1986) was an American Actor. 1911)
• 1989 - Halina Konopacka, Polish athlete (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Halina Konopacka (born November 11, 1900 in Rawa Mazowiecka — died January 28, 1989 in Daytona Beach, United 1900)
• 1991 - Yasushi Inoue, Japanese historian (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Yasushi Inoue (井上 靖 Inoue Yasushi, May 6, 1907 &ndash January 29, 1991) was a Japanese Writer whose range 1907)
• 1992 - Willie Dixon, American composer and musician (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) William James "Willie" Dixon ( July 1, 1915 &ndash January 29, 1992) was a well-known American Blues Bassist 1915)
• 1994 - Ulrike Maier, Austrian alpine skier (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Ulrike Maier ( 22 October 1967 &ndash 29 January 1994) was an Austrian alpine skier two-time Super-G World Alpine Ski 1967)
• 1998 - Joseph Alioto, mayor of San Francisco (b. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) For the current California politician (Joseph Alioto's grandson see Joe Alioto Veronese. 1916)
• 1999 - Lili St. Cyr, American dancer (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Lili St Cyr ( June 3, 1917 or 1918 &ndash January 29, 1999) was a prominent American Burlesque Stripper 1918)
• 2002 - Dick "Night Train" Lane, American football player (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Richard "Dick" Lane ( April 16, 1928 &ndash January 29, 2002) nicknamed "Night Train", was an American football 1928)
• 2002 - Harold Russell, Canadian-born actor (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Harold John Russell ( January 14, 1914 - January 29, 2002) was a Canadian-American World War II veteran who became one of only two 1914)
• 2003 - Frank Moss, United States Senator from Utah (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Frank Edward Moss ( September 23, 1911 &ndash January 29, 2003) was a Moderate Democratic United States Senator These are tables of congressional delegations from Utah to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. 1911)
• 2004 - M. M. Kaye, British writer (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Mary Margaret ('Mollie' Kaye ( August 21, 1908 - January 29, 2004) was a British writer 1908)
• 2004 - Janet Frame, New Zealand writer (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The New Zealand author Janet Paterson Frame, ONZ, CBE ( August 28, 1924 - January 29, 2004) published eleven 1924)
• 2005 - Eric Griffiths, Welsh guitarist (The Quarrymen) (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Eric Ronald Griffiths ( October 31 1940 &ndash January 29 2005) was the guitarist in the original lineup of The Quarry Men until The Quarrymen (circa late 1956—October 1959/1997—present are an English Skiffle band that was formed in Liverpool in the latter part of 1956 by John 1940)
• 2005 - Ephraim Kishon, Israeli satirst (b. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ( אפרים קישון, August 23, 1924 &ndash January 29, 2005) was an Israeli Writer, satirist 1924)
• 2007 - Barbaro, American thoroughbred racehorse (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Barbaro ( April 29 2003 – January 29 2007) was an American Thoroughbred that decisively won the 2006 Kentucky Derby 2003)
• 2007 - Dia Abdul Zahra Kadim, leader of the Iraqi cult Soldiers of Heaven (b. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Dia Abdul Zahra Kadim ( 1970 - January 29, 2007) also known as al-Ali bin Ali bin Abi Talib, claimed to be from Hilla, Iraq For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. This article does not discuss "cult" in the original sense of "veneration" or "religious practice" for that usage see Cult (religious practice The Soldiers of Heaven or Jund As-Samaa ( Arabic: جند السماء also known as Supporters of the Mahdi is an armed Iraqi Shi'a 1970)
• 2008 - Raymond Jacobs United States Marine Corps F Company Radioman (Iwo Jima) (b. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Raymond Jacobs (January 24 1926&ndashJanuary 29 2008 was a United States Marine Corps Private First Class, a Radioman with the 2nd Battalion 28th 1925)
• 2008 - Philippe Khorsand, French actor (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Philippe Khorsand ( February 17, 1948 - January 29, 2008 in Paris was a French actor 1948)

Holidays and observances

• Roman Catholic saints - Valerius of Trèves, Saint Juniper
• January 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Gibraltar - Constitution Day

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On this day in Canada

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Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A saint (from the Latin sanctus) is a human being to whom has been attributed (and who has generally demonstrated a high level of Holiness and Sanctity Saint Valerius (†320 was a semi-legendary Bishop of Trier. His feast day is 29 January. Saint Juniper (San Ginepro Fra Ginepro (died 1258 called "the renowned Jester of the Lord" was one of the original followers of Saint Francis of Assisi Jan 28 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Jan 30 Fixed commemorations All fixed commemorations below are observed on February 11 by Gibraltar (dʒɨˈbrɒltər is a British overseas territory located near the southernmost tip of the Iberian Peninsula overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar Constitution Day is a Holiday to honor the Constitution of a country

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