Famous Deaths In 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 this day in history.  

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

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  Robert Sanderson, Bishop of Lincoln (1660-63), dies on January - 29.  

1676  On this day in history death of tsar Alexis I of Russia (b. 1629)  

1678  Death of Jeronimo Lobo, Portuguese Jesuit missionary (b. 1593) on January - 29.  

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1696  Ivan V, co-tsar of Russia (1682-89), dies on January - 29.  

1706  Death of Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet and courtier (b. 1638) on this day in history.  

1737  Death of George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney, British soldier (b. 1666) on January - 29.  

1743  Andre Hercule Fleury, French cardinal (1726-43), dies on January - 29.  

1763  Death of Louis Racine, French poet (b. 1692) on January - 29.  

1814  Johann G Fichte, German philosopher (Wissenschaftslehre), dies at 51 on January - 29.  

1820  On January - 29 george III, king of Great-Britain (1760-1820), dies at 81  

1824  Louise MC countess of Albany, Henegouws salon owner, dies at 71 on January - 29.  

1829  On this day in history death of paul François Jean Nicolas Barras, French politician (b. 1755)  

1837  Death of Aleksandr Pushkin, poet/novelist (Golden Cockeral), killed in a duel on January - 29.  

1870  Death of Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1797) on this day in history.  

1871  Death of Philippe-Joseph Aubert de Gaspé, French Canadian writer and Seigneur (b. 1786) on January - 29.  

1879  Antonia MB Antonucci, Italian cardinal/diplomat, dies at 80 on January - 29.  

1888  On this day in history edward Lear, poet/author, dies at 75  

1899  Alfred Sisley, painter, dies on January - 29.  

1906  Christaan IX, King of Denmark (1893-1906), dies on January - 29.  

1910  Edouard Rod, French/Swiss writer (Mishel' Tes'e), dies at 52 on this day in history.  

1912  Hermann Bang, writer, dies at 54 on January - 29.  

1916  On this day in history edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvils, composer, dies at 62  

1917  On January - 29 evelyn Baring earl Cromer, English consul-general in Egypt, dies at 75  

1921  Billy Gunn, cricket (score 392 runs for Eng including a century), dies on January - 29.  

1924  On January - 29 joseph Ludwig, composer, dies at 79  

1928  On January - 29 douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig/field marshal (WW I), dies at 66  

1933  On this day in history death of sara Teasdale, American poet (b. 1884)  

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1584  On January - 29 birth of frederik Hendrik, count of Nassau/Prince of Orange  

1632  Johann Georg Graevius, German classical scholar and critic (d. 1703) was born on this day in history.  

1688  On January - 29 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  On January - 29 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