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  On January - 29 birth of anton Pavlovich Chekhov, Tagarov Russia, playwright (Cherry Orchard)   

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  On this day in history birth of andrey Vladimirovich Scherbachov, composer   

1871  On this day in history birth of eduardo Lopez-Chavarri y Marco, composer   

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

1874  John David Rockefeller Jr, Cleveland Ohio, philanthropist was born on January - 29.   

1874  Robert Lach, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1876  On this day in history birth of havergal Brian, Dresden Staffordshire, composer   

1877  On January - 29 birth of georges Catroux, French general (d. 1969)   

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  On January - 29 birth of juhan Aavic, composer   

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

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

1889  On this day in history birth of rudolf Mauersberger, composer   

1890  Marguerite Canal, composer was born on January - 29.   

1891  R N Williams II, tennis champ (US Open-1914) was born on January - 29.   

1891  R. Norris Williams, American survivor of the RMS Titanic sinking (d. 1968) was born on this day in history.   

1892  On this day in history birth of clifford Gray, US, bobsled (Olympic-gold-1928)   

1893  Edric Cundell, composer was born on this day in history.   

1893  Martian Negrea, composer was born on January - 29.   

1895  Muna Lee, American poet (d. 1965) was born on this day in history.   

1896  Teddy Hoad, cricketer (pioneering West Indian Test batsman) was born on January - 29.   

1898  On this day in history birth of fernand Quinet, Belgian cellist/composer/conductor (La Guerre)   

1898  Karl Bjarnhof, Danish blind journalist/writer (History of Sascha) was born on January - 29.   

1900  Marco Tajcevic, composer was born on January - 29.   

1900  On January - 29 birth of willem F K Hussem, Dutch painter/poet (Coastline, Lookout on Sea)   

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0969  On this day in history peter, tsar of Bulgaria (927-69), dies   

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  On January - 29 thomas Pope, English politician, benefactor, dies at about 52   

1597  Death of Elias Ammerbach, German organist (b. 1530) on January - 29.   

1608  Death of Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1557) on January - 29.   

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

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