Famous Deaths In January - 29

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

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 this day in history.  

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

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.  

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1696  On January - 29 ivan V, co-tsar of Russia (1682-89), dies  

1706  On this day in history death of charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet and courtier (b. 1638)  

1737  Death of George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney, British soldier (b. 1666) on this day in history.  

1743  On January - 29 andre Hercule Fleury, French cardinal (1726-43), dies  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

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

1837  Death of Aleksandr Pushkin, poet/novelist (Golden Cockeral), killed in a duel on this day in history.  

1870  On January - 29 death of leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1797)  

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

1879  On January - 29 antonia MB Antonucci, Italian cardinal/diplomat, dies at 80  

1888  Edward Lear, poet/author, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1912  On this day in history hermann Bang, writer, dies at 54  

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

1917  On this day in history 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  Joseph Ludwig, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

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

1933  On January - 29 death of sara Teasdale, American poet (b. 1884)  

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1584  On this day in history birth of frederik Hendrik, count of Nassau/Prince of Orange  

1632  Johann Georg Graevius, German classical scholar and critic (d. 1703) was born on January - 29.  

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 January - 29 birth of daniel Bernoulli, Basel Switz, mathematician (10 time French award)  

1703  Carlmann Kolb, composer was born on this day in history.  

1711  Giuseppi Bonno, composer was born on January - 29.  

1715  On January - 29 birth of georg Christoph Wagenseil, Austrian (court)composer/pianist