Historical Events In January - 29

1861  Kansas becomes 34th state on this day in history.   

1862  Frederick Delius, Bradford England, composer (Hiawatha) on January - 29.   

1863  Battle at Bear River WA US Army vs Indians on January - 29.   

1863  Battle at Bear River, Washington: US army vs indians on this day in history.   

1864  Battle of Moorefield WV (Rosser's Raid) on this day in history.   

1864  Battle of Moorefield, WV (Rosser's Raid) on this day in history.   

1864  Adolf Philipp, composer on January - 29.   

1866  On January - 29 the birth of Romain Rolland, French writer   

1866  On this day in history romain Rolland, France, writer (Jean-Christophe) (Nobel 1915)   

1867  The birth of Vicente Blasco Ibanez, Spanish writer on this day in history.   

1867  Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, Spain, writer (4 Horsemen of Apocalypse) on this day in history.   

1869  Andrey Vladimirovich Scherbachov, composer on January - 29.   

1871  Eduardo Lopez-Chavarri y Marco, composer on this day in history.   

1872  Francis L Cardoza elected State Treasurer of South Carolina on January - 29.   

1873  Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi, Italy, explorer/climber (Mt St Elias) on January - 29.   

1874  On this day in history john David Rockefeller Jr, Cleveland Ohio, philanthropist   

1876  On this day in history carl Henrik Ludolf Nielsen, composer   

1878  Barney Oldfield, Ohio, daredevil on January - 29.   

1879  On January - 29 custer Battlefield National Monument, Montana established   

1879  The birth of W.C Fields, Stage and film comedian on January - 29.   

1879  Custer Battlefield National Monument, Mont established on January - 29.   

1879  Antonia MB Antonucci, Italian cardinal/diplomat, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1880  W C Fields, [William Claude Dukenfield], Phila, actor (Bank Dick) on this day in history.   

1884  On January - 29 juhan Aavic, composer   

1886  The first successful gasoline-driven car patented, Karl Benz, Karlsruhe on January - 29.   

1886  On January - 29 1st successful gasoline-driven car patented, Karl Benz, Karlsruhe   

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

1888  Edward Lear, poet/author, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1889  On January - 29 francisco Santiago, composer   

1890  On this day in history marguerite Canal, composer   

1891  On January - 29 liliuokalani is proclaimed Queen of Hawaii, its last monarch.   

1891  On January - 29 r N Williams II, tennis champ (US Open-1914)   

1892  On January - 29 clifford Gray, US, bobsled (Olympic-gold-1928)   

1893  On January - 29 edric Cundell, composer   

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1584  Frederik Hendrik, count of Nassau/Prince of Orange was born on this day in history.   

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 January - 29 birth of daniel Bernoulli, Basel Switz, mathematician (10 time French award)   

1703  Carlmann Kolb, composer was born on January - 29.   

1711  Giuseppi Bonno, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

0969  On January - 29 peter, tsar of Bulgaria (927-69), dies   

1240  Death of Pelagio Galvani, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (b. va. 1165) on January - 29.   

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

1647  On January - 29 death of francis Meres, English writer (b. 1565)   

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