Famous Birthdays In January - 29

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

1632  On January - 29 birth of johann Georg Graevius, German classical scholar and critic (d. 1703)  

1688  On this day in history birth of emmanuel Swedenborg, Sweden, religious leader (Angelic Wisdom)  

1689  On January - 29 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  Carlmann Kolb, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1717  On January - 29 birth of jeffrey Amherst, English gov-gen of America/fieldmarshal  

1718  Paul Rabaut, French Huguenot pastor (d. 1794) was born on this day in history.  

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1737  Thomas Paine, political essayist (Common Sense, Age of Reason) was born on this day in history.  

1749  On January - 29 birth of king Christian VII of Denmark (d. 1808)  

1754  On this day in history birth of moses Cleaveland, founder of Cleveland (d. 1806)  

1756  Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee, (Rep/Gov-Va)/general was born on this day in history.  

1756  On January - 29 birth of henry Lee III, American General  

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

1763  J G Seume, writer was born on January - 29.  

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

1782  Frantiszek Tucek Scigalski, composer was born on this day in history.  

1783  On January - 29 birth of vasili A Zjukovski, Russian folk poet/translator (Homerus) [NS=Feb 9]  

1784  On January - 29 birth of ferdinand Ries, composer  

1798  Henry Neele, London, poet was born on this day in history.  

1801  On this day in history birth of johannes Bernardus van Bree, Dutch violinist/composer (Felix Meritis)  

1803  James Outram, Bulterley Hall Derbyshire, general was born on this day in history.  

1810  Earnest E Kummer, German mathematician was born on January - 29.  

1821  On this day in history birth of isaac Ferdinand Quinby, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1891  

1823  On this day in history birth of franklin Gardner, Major General (Confederate Army)  

1824  On this day in history birth of karl von Perfall, composer  

1836  On this day in history birth of benjamin Franklin Potts, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1887  

1836  On January - 29 birth of james Meech Warner, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1897  

1843  William McKinley, Niles Ohio, (R) 25th pres (1897-1901) was born on January - 29.  

1846  Karol Olszewski, Polish scientist (d. 1915) was born on January - 29.  

1850  Ebenezer Howard, London, pioneer of garden cities was born on January - 29.  

1850  Lawrence Hargrave, inventor (box kite) was born on this day in history.  

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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 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 this day in history.  

1597  On January - 29 death of elias Ammerbach, German organist (b. 1530)  

1608  Death of Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1557) on this day in history.  

1647  Death of Francis Meres, English writer (b. 1565) on January - 29.  

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