Famous Birthdays In January - 29

1852  On January - 29 birth of frederick Hymen Cowen, composer   

1852  On this day in history birth of ion Luca Caragiale, Romanian actor/playwright (O Noapte Furtunoasa)   

1854  On January - 29 birth of willem PC Knuttel, Dutch bibliographer/librarian   

1860  Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, Tagarov Russia, playwright (Cherry Orchard) was born on January - 29.   

1862  On this day in history birth of frederick Delius, Bradford England, composer (Hiawatha)   

1864  On this day in history birth of adolf Philipp, composer   

1866  Romain Rolland, France, writer (Jean-Christophe) (Nobel 1915) was born on this day in history.   

1867  On this day in history birth of vicente Blasco Ibáñez, Spain, writer (4 Horsemen of Apocalypse)   

1869  Andrey Vladimirovich Scherbachov, composer was born on this day in history.   

1871  On January - 29 birth of eduardo Lopez-Chavarri y Marco, composer   

1873  On this day in history birth of luigi A, duke of the Abruzzes, Italy, explorer/climber (Mt St Elias)   

1874  John David Rockefeller Jr, Cleveland Ohio, philanthropist was born on this day in history.   

1874  On January - 29 birth of robert Lach, composer   

1876  On January - 29 birth of carl Henrik Ludolf Nielsen, composer   

1876  Havergal Brian, Dresden Staffordshire, composer was born on this day in history.   

1877  On this day in history birth of georges Catroux, French general (d. 1969)   

1878  On this day in history birth of barney Oldfield, Ohio, daredevil   

1880  On January - 29 birth of w C Fields, [William Claude Dukenfield], Phila, actor (Bank Dick)   

1884  On January - 29 birth of juhan Aavic, composer   

1887  On this day in history birth of albert Conti, Trieste Austria, actor (Jazz Heaven, Doomed Battalion)   

1889  Francisco Santiago, composer was born on January - 29.   

1889  Rudolf Mauersberger, composer was born on this day in history.   

1890  On this day in history birth of marguerite Canal, composer   

1891  On this day in history birth of r N Williams II, tennis champ (US Open-1914)   

1891  On January - 29 birth of r. Norris Williams, American survivor of the RMS Titanic sinking (d. 1968)   

1892  On this day in history birth of clifford Gray, US, bobsled (Olympic-gold-1928)   

1893  Edric Cundell, composer was born on January - 29.   

1893  Martian Negrea, composer was born on January - 29.   

1895  Muna Lee, American poet (d. 1965) was born on January - 29.   

1896  Teddy Hoad, cricketer (pioneering West Indian Test batsman) was born on this day in history.   

1898  Fernand Quinet, Belgian cellist/composer/conductor (La Guerre) was born on January - 29.   

1898  Karl Bjarnhof, Danish blind journalist/writer (History of Sascha) was born on this day in history.   

1900  Marco Tajcevic, composer was born on this day in history.   

1900  Willem F K Hussem, Dutch painter/poet (Coastline, Lookout on Sea) was born on January - 29.   

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0969  On this day in history peter, tsar of Bulgaria (927-69), dies   

1240  Death of Pelagio Galvani, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (b. va. 1165) on this day in history.   

1342  On this day in history death of louis I, Duke of Bourbon (b. 1279)   

1559  On January - 29 thomas Pope, English politician, benefactor, dies at about 52   

1597  Death of Elias Ammerbach, German organist (b. 1530) on this day in history.   

1608  Death of Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1557) on January - 29.   

1647  Death of Francis Meres, English writer (b. 1565) on this day in history.   

1663  On January - 29 robert Sanderson, Bishop of Lincoln (1660-63), dies