Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 29

1934  Fritz Haber, German chemist (Nobel 1918), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1941  Death of Ioannis Metaxas, Greek gen/dictator (1936-41), commits suicide at 69 on January - 29.   

1942  On January - 29 ladislao Joseph Philip Paul Zavrtal, composer, dies at 92   

1944  On this day in history william Allen White, US journalist (Emporia Gazette), dies at 75   

1946  Harry L Hopkins, US min of Business (Loan & Lease law), dies at 55 on January - 29.   

1947  On this day in history fred Barratt, cricket (5 wkts at 47 in 5 Tests for Eng 1929-30), dies   

1948  On this day in history death of tomislav II of Croatia, 4th Duke of Aosta, Italian aristocrat (b. 1900)   

1950  Death of Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (b. 1885) on this day in history.   

1951  On this day in history james Bridie, [Osborne Henry Mavor], dramatist, dies   

1955  On January - 29 hans Hedtoft, premier of Denmark (1947.. 55), dies at 51   

1956  H[enry] L[ouis] Mencken, US essayist/critic (Smart Set), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1960  On January - 29 louis Jean Heydt, actor (Joe-Waterfront), dies at 54   

1962  Fritz Kreisler, Austria/US violinist/composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1963  On January - 29 robert Lee Frost, US poet (New Hampshire, 4 Pulitzers), dies at 88   

1964  Alan Ladd, actor (Shane), dies at 50 in Palm Springs Calif on January - 29.   

1965  On January - 29 john Larkin, actor (Saints & Sinners, 12 O'Clock High), dies at 52   

1966  Josef Winckler, German dentist/writer (Tolle Bomberg), dies at 84 on January - 29.   

1967  Wlodzimierz Pozniak, composer, dies at 62 on January - 29.   

1968  On January - 29 laxmidas Purshottamdas Jai, cricketer (Test for India), dies   

1970  On January - 29 basil H Liddell Hart, English military historian, dies at 74   

1973  Johannes Paul Thilman, composer, dies at 67 on January - 29.   

1976  On January - 29 michael Gwynn, actor (Dunkirk, Barabbas, Cleopatra), dies at 59   

1977  E P "Buster" Nupen, cricketer (50 wickets for S Af, lost eye), dies on January - 29.   

1978  Tim McCoy, actor (Arizona Bound), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1980  Antonio Molina, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1981  Cozy Cole, rocker (Topsy Part II), dies on January - 29.   

1984  On this day in history frances Goodrich, (Diary of Anne Frank), dies at 93 of lung cancer   

1986  On this day in history leif Erickson, actor (John-High Chaparral), dies at 74   

1987  Ivo Lhotka-Kalinski, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1988  On January - 29 death of bantcho Bantchevsky, US opera singer, commits suicide   

1989  On this day in history death of halina Konopacka, Polish athlete (b. 1900)   

1991  On this day in history yasushi Inoue, Japanese historian, dies   

1992  Willie Dixon, blues composer (I'm a Man, Backdoor Man), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1993  On January - 29 hank Werba, [Herman Werblowski], US journalist (Variety), dies at 79   

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

1632  On January - 29 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  On this day in history birth of hubert K Poot, Dutch poet   

1700  Daniel Bernoulli, Basel Switz, mathematician (10 time French award) was born on this day in history.   

1703  Carlmann Kolb, composer was born on January - 29.   

1711  On January - 29 birth of giuseppi Bonno, composer   

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