Historical Events In January - 29

0904  On January - 29 sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed antipope Christopher.   

0969  Peter, tsar of Bulgaria (927-69), dies on this day in history.   

1523  On this day in history sermon of Constanz: Zwingli defends 67 Schlussreden   

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

1574  Sea battle of Reimerswaal - Admiral Boisot beats Spanish fleet on January - 29.   

1574  Sea battle of Reimerswaal on January - 29.   

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

1587  Deventer &Zutphen surrender to Spain on this day in history.   

1587  On January - 29 deventer & Zutphen surrender to Spain   

1595  William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet is probably first performed on January - 29.   

1613  On this day in history galileo observes Neptune but fails to recognize what he sees   

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

1676  Fjodor Aleksejevitsj becomes czar of Russia on this day in history.   

1688  Emmanuel Swedenborg, Sweden, religious leader (Angelic Wisdom) on January - 29.   

1689  On January - 29 hubert K Poot, Dutch poet   

1696  Ivan V, co-tsar of Russia (1682-89), dies on this day in history.   

1700  Daniel Bernoulli, Basel Switz, mathematician (10 time French award) on this day in history.   

1703  On this day in history carlmann Kolb, composer   

1711  On this day in history giuseppi Bonno, composer   

1715  Georg Christoph Wagenseil, Austrian (court)composer/pianist on this day in history.   

1717  On this day in history jeffrey Amherst, English gov-gen of America/fieldmarshal   

1728  John Gays' "Beggar's Opera," premieres in London [NS=Feb 9] on this day in history.   

1732  On January - 29 paris churchyard Saint-Médard closed after Jansenistic ritual   

1732  On January - 29 paris churchyard Saint-Medard closed after Jansenistic ritual   

1737  On January - 29 the birth of Thomas Paine, American writer   

1737  Thomas Paine, political essayist (Common Sense, Age of Reason) on January - 29.   

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

1756  On January - 29 henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee, (Rep/Gov-Va)/general   

1761  On January - 29 abraham AA "Albert" Gallatin, Switz, US minister of Finance (1801-14)   

1763  On this day in history j G Seume, writer   

1781  Mozart's opera "Idomeneo" premieres, Munich on January - 29.   

1782  Daniel-Francois-Esprit Auber, French opera composer (Fra Diavolo) on this day in history.   

1783  On this day in history vasili A Zjukovski, Russian folk poet/translator (Homerus) [NS=Feb 9]   

1784  On January - 29 ferdinand Ries, composer   

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1584  Frederik Hendrik, count of Nassau/Prince of Orange was born on January - 29.   

1632  On this day in history birth of johann Georg Graevius, German classical scholar and critic (d. 1703)   

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  Giuseppi Bonno, composer was born on this day in history.   

1715  On January - 29 birth of georg Christoph Wagenseil, Austrian (court)composer/pianist   

0969  Peter, tsar of Bulgaria (927-69), dies on this day in history.   

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

1342  Death of Louis I, Duke of Bourbon (b. 1279) on January - 29.   

1559  Thomas Pope, English politician, benefactor, dies at about 52 on January - 29.   

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

1608  On January - 29 death of frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1557)   

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

1663  Robert Sanderson, Bishop of Lincoln (1660-63), dies on this day in history.