Famous Deaths In January - 29

0969  Peter, tsar of Bulgaria (927-69), dies on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

1663  Robert Sanderson, Bishop of Lincoln (1660-63), dies on this day in history.  

1676  Death of Tsar Alexis I of Russia (b. 1629) on this day in history.  

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

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  On this day in history death of louis Racine, French poet (b. 1692)  

1814  On January - 29 johann G Fichte, German philosopher (Wissenschaftslehre), dies at 51  

1820  George III, king of Great-Britain (1760-1820), dies at 81 on January - 29.  

1824  On this day in history louise MC countess of Albany, Henegouws salon owner, dies at 71  

1829  Death of Paul François Jean Nicolas Barras, French politician (b. 1755) on this day in history.  

1837  On January - 29 death of aleksandr Pushkin, poet/novelist (Golden Cockeral), killed in a duel  

1870  Death of Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1797) on January - 29.  

1871  On this day in history death of philippe-Joseph Aubert de Gaspé, French Canadian writer and Seigneur (b. 1786)  

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  On January - 29 christaan IX, King of Denmark (1893-1906), dies  

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

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

1916  On January - 29 edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvils, composer, dies at 62  

1917  Evelyn Baring earl Cromer, English consul-general in Egypt, dies at 75 on January - 29.  

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  Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig/field marshal (WW I), dies at 66 on January - 29.  

1933  Death of Sara Teasdale, American poet (b. 1884) on January - 29.  

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

1632  On this day in history birth of johann Georg Graevius, German classical scholar and critic (d. 1703)  

1688  Emmanuel Swedenborg, Sweden, religious leader (Angelic Wisdom) was born on January - 29.  

1689  Hubert K Poot, Dutch poet was born on this day in history.  

1700  Daniel Bernoulli, Basel Switz, mathematician (10 time French award) was born on January - 29.  

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.