Famous Deaths In January - 29

0969  Peter, tsar of Bulgaria (927-69), dies on January - 29.  

1240  Death of Pelagio Galvani, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (b. va. 1165) on January - 29.  

1342  On January - 29 death of louis I, Duke of Bourbon (b. 1279)  

1559  Thomas Pope, English politician, benefactor, dies at about 52 on January - 29.  

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  On this day in history death of francis Meres, English writer (b. 1565)  

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

1676  Death of Tsar Alexis I of Russia (b. 1629) on January - 29.  

1678  On this day in history death of jeronimo Lobo, Portuguese Jesuit missionary (b. 1593)  

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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 January - 29.  

1737  On this day in history death of george Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney, British soldier (b. 1666)  

1743  Andre Hercule Fleury, French cardinal (1726-43), dies on this day in history.  

1763  Death of Louis Racine, French poet (b. 1692) on this day in history.  

1814  Johann G Fichte, German philosopher (Wissenschaftslehre), dies at 51 on this day in history.  

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  Death of Philippe-Joseph Aubert de Gaspé, French Canadian writer and Seigneur (b. 1786) on this day in history.  

1879  Antonia MB Antonucci, Italian cardinal/diplomat, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

1888  On January - 29 edward Lear, poet/author, dies at 75  

1899  On January - 29 alfred Sisley, painter, dies  

1906  On this day in history christaan IX, King of Denmark (1893-1906), dies  

1910  Edouard Rod, French/Swiss writer (Mishel' Tes'e), dies at 52 on January - 29.  

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

1916  Edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvils, composer, dies at 62 on January - 29.  

1917  Evelyn Baring earl Cromer, English consul-general in Egypt, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1921  Billy Gunn, cricket (score 392 runs for Eng including a century), dies on this day in history.  

1924  On this day in history joseph Ludwig, composer, dies at 79  

1928  On this day in history douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig/field marshal (WW I), dies at 66  

1933  Death of Sara Teasdale, American poet (b. 1884) on this day in history.  

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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 January - 29.  

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  Georg Christoph Wagenseil, Austrian (court)composer/pianist was born on this day in history.