Famous Deaths In January - 29

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

1240  On January - 29 death of pelagio Galvani, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (b. va. 1165)  

1342  On this day in history death of louis I, Duke of Bourbon (b. 1279)  

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

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  Death of Francis Meres, English writer (b. 1565) on January - 29.  

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

1676  On January - 29 death of tsar Alexis I of Russia (b. 1629)  

1678  On January - 29 death of jeronimo Lobo, Portuguese Jesuit missionary (b. 1593)  

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 January - 29 death of george Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney, British soldier (b. 1666)  

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

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 January - 29 louise MC countess of Albany, Henegouws salon owner, dies at 71  

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 January - 29.  

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

1879  On this day in history antonia MB Antonucci, Italian cardinal/diplomat, dies at 80  

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  On January - 29 edouard Rod, French/Swiss writer (Mishel' Tes'e), dies at 52  

1912  Hermann Bang, writer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

1916  Edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvils, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

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

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1584  Frederik Hendrik, count of Nassau/Prince of Orange was born on January - 29.  

1632  On January - 29 birth of johann Georg Graevius, German classical scholar and critic (d. 1703)  

1688  On this day in history birth of emmanuel Swedenborg, Sweden, religious leader (Angelic Wisdom)  

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 January - 29.  

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

1715  Georg Christoph Wagenseil, Austrian (court)composer/pianist was born on January - 29.