Famous Birthdays In January - 29

1852  Frederick Hymen Cowen, composer was born on this day in history.  

1852  Ion Luca Caragiale, Romanian actor/playwright (O Noapte Furtunoasa) was born on January - 29.  

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

1860  Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, Tagarov Russia, playwright (Cherry Orchard) was born on this day in history.  

1862  Frederick Delius, Bradford England, composer (Hiawatha) was born on this day in history.  

1864  Adolf Philipp, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1867  Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, Spain, writer (4 Horsemen of Apocalypse) was born on January - 29.  

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

1871  Eduardo Lopez-Chavarri y Marco, composer was born on January - 29.  

1873  Luigi A, duke of the Abruzzes, Italy, explorer/climber (Mt St Elias) was born on January - 29.  

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

1874  On January - 29 birth of robert Lach, composer  

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

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

1877  Georges Catroux, French general (d. 1969) was born on January - 29.  

1878  On January - 29 birth of barney Oldfield, Ohio, daredevil  

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

1884  Juhan Aavic, composer was born on this day in history.  

1887  Albert Conti, Trieste Austria, actor (Jazz Heaven, Doomed Battalion) was born on this day in history.  

1889  Francisco Santiago, composer was born on this day in history.  

1889  Rudolf Mauersberger, composer was born on January - 29.  

1890  On January - 29 birth of marguerite Canal, composer  

1891  R N Williams II, tennis champ (US Open-1914) was born on this day in history.  

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

1892  Clifford Gray, US, bobsled (Olympic-gold-1928) was born on January - 29.  

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

1893  On this day in history birth of martian Negrea, composer  

1895  On January - 29 birth of muna Lee, American poet (d. 1965)  

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  On this day in history birth of karl Bjarnhof, Danish blind journalist/writer (History of Sascha)  

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  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 January - 29.  

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

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

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