Famous Deaths In January - 29

0969  Peter, tsar of Bulgaria (927-69), dies on January - 29.  

1240  On this day in history death of pelagio Galvani, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (b. va. 1165)  

1342  On January - 29 death of louis I, Duke of Bourbon (b. 1279)  

1559  Thomas Pope, English politician, benefactor, dies at about 52 on this day in history.  

1597  On this day in history death of elias Ammerbach, German organist (b. 1530)  

1608  On this day in history death of frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1557)  

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

1663  On this day in history robert Sanderson, Bishop of Lincoln (1660-63), dies  

1676  On this day in history death of tsar Alexis I of Russia (b. 1629)  

1678  Death of Jeronimo Lobo, Portuguese Jesuit missionary (b. 1593) on this day in history.  

1696  Ivan V, co-tsar of Russia (1682-89), dies on January - 29.  

1706  Death of Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet and courtier (b. 1638) on January - 29.  

1737  Death of George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney, British soldier (b. 1666) on this day in history.  

1743  Andre Hercule Fleury, French cardinal (1726-43), dies on this day in history.  

1763  On January - 29 death of louis Racine, French poet (b. 1692)  

1814  Johann G Fichte, German philosopher (Wissenschaftslehre), dies at 51 on January - 29.  

1820  On January - 29 george III, king of Great-Britain (1760-1820), dies at 81  

1824  Louise MC countess of Albany, Henegouws salon owner, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

1829  On January - 29 death of paul François Jean Nicolas Barras, French politician (b. 1755)  

1837  Death of Aleksandr Pushkin, poet/novelist (Golden Cockeral), killed in a duel on January - 29.  

1870  Death of Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1797) on January - 29.  

1871  On this day in history death of philippe-Joseph Aubert de Gaspé, French Canadian writer and Seigneur (b. 1786)  

1879  Antonia MB Antonucci, Italian cardinal/diplomat, dies at 80 on January - 29.  

1888  On January - 29 edward Lear, poet/author, dies at 75  

1899  Alfred Sisley, painter, dies on this day in history.  

1906  On January - 29 christaan IX, King of Denmark (1893-1906), dies  

1910  Edouard Rod, French/Swiss writer (Mishel' Tes'e), dies at 52 on this day in history.  

1912  On this day in history hermann Bang, writer, dies at 54  

1916  Edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvils, composer, dies at 62 on January - 29.  

1917  On January - 29 evelyn Baring earl Cromer, English consul-general in Egypt, dies at 75  

1921  On this day in history billy Gunn, cricket (score 392 runs for Eng including a century), dies  

1924  Joseph Ludwig, composer, dies at 79 on January - 29.  

1928  On January - 29 douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig/field marshal (WW I), dies at 66  

1933  On this day in history death of sara Teasdale, American poet (b. 1884)  

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1584  On this day in history birth of frederik Hendrik, count of Nassau/Prince of Orange  

1632  Johann Georg Graevius, German classical scholar and critic (d. 1703) was born on January - 29.  

1688  On January - 29 birth of emmanuel Swedenborg, Sweden, religious leader (Angelic Wisdom)  

1689  On this day in history birth of hubert K Poot, Dutch poet  

1700  On this day in history birth of daniel Bernoulli, Basel Switz, mathematician (10 time French award)  

1703  On this day in history birth of carlmann Kolb, composer  

1711  On this day in history birth of giuseppi Bonno, composer  

1715  Georg Christoph Wagenseil, Austrian (court)composer/pianist was born on January - 29.