Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 29

1934  On this day in history fritz Haber, German chemist (Nobel 1918), dies at 65   

1941  Death of Ioannis Metaxas, Greek gen/dictator (1936-41), commits suicide at 69 on this day in history.   

1942  On this day in history ladislao Joseph Philip Paul Zavrtal, composer, dies at 92   

1944  William Allen White, US journalist (Emporia Gazette), dies at 75 on January - 29.   

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  On this day in history death of ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (b. 1885)   

1951  James Bridie, [Osborne Henry Mavor], dramatist, dies on January - 29.   

1955  On this day in history hans Hedtoft, premier of Denmark (1947.. 55), dies at 51   

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

1960  Louis Jean Heydt, actor (Joe-Waterfront), dies at 54 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1967  On January - 29 wlodzimierz Pozniak, composer, dies at 62   

1968  Laxmidas Purshottamdas Jai, cricketer (Test for India), dies on this day in history.   

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

1973  On this day in history johannes Paul Thilman, composer, dies at 67   

1976  Michael Gwynn, actor (Dunkirk, Barabbas, Cleopatra), dies at 59 on January - 29.   

1977  On this day in history e P "Buster" Nupen, cricketer (50 wickets for S Af, lost eye), dies   

1978  Tim McCoy, actor (Arizona Bound), dies at 86 on January - 29.   

1980  On this day in history antonio Molina, composer, dies at 85   

1981  Cozy Cole, rocker (Topsy Part II), dies on this day in history.   

1984  Frances Goodrich, (Diary of Anne Frank), dies at 93 of lung cancer on January - 29.   

1986  Leif Erickson, actor (John-High Chaparral), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1987  On January - 29 ivo Lhotka-Kalinski, composer, dies at 73   

1988  Death of Bantcho Bantchevsky, US opera singer, commits suicide on this day in history.   

1989  On January - 29 death of halina Konopacka, Polish athlete (b. 1900)   

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

1992  On January - 29 willie Dixon, blues composer (I'm a Man, Backdoor Man), dies at 76   

1993  Hank Werba, [Herman Werblowski], US journalist (Variety), dies at 79 on January - 29.   

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

1632  Johann Georg Graevius, German classical scholar and critic (d. 1703) was born on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1711  On January - 29 birth of giuseppi Bonno, composer   

1715  Georg Christoph Wagenseil, Austrian (court)composer/pianist was born on this day in history.