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 January - 29.   

1942  Ladislao Joseph Philip Paul Zavrtal, composer, dies at 92 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1947  On January - 29 fred Barratt, cricket (5 wkts at 47 in 5 Tests for Eng 1929-30), dies   

1948  Death of Tomislav II of Croatia, 4th Duke of Aosta, Italian aristocrat (b. 1900) on this day in history.   

1950  Death of Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (b. 1885) on January - 29.   

1951  On January - 29 james Bridie, [Osborne Henry Mavor], dramatist, dies   

1955  On this day in history 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  Louis Jean Heydt, actor (Joe-Waterfront), dies at 54 on January - 29.   

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

1963  Robert Lee Frost, US poet (New Hampshire, 4 Pulitzers), dies at 88 on January - 29.   

1964  On January - 29 alan Ladd, actor (Shane), dies at 50 in Palm Springs Calif   

1965  John Larkin, actor (Saints & Sinners, 12 O'Clock High), dies at 52 on this day in history.   

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

1970  Basil H Liddell Hart, English military historian, dies at 74 on January - 29.   

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

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

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

1978  On this day in history tim McCoy, actor (Arizona Bound), dies at 86   

1980  On January - 29 antonio Molina, composer, dies at 85   

1981  On this day in history cozy Cole, rocker (Topsy Part II), dies   

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

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  Death of Bantcho Bantchevsky, US opera singer, commits suicide on January - 29.   

1989  Death of Halina Konopacka, Polish athlete (b. 1900) on January - 29.   

1991  Yasushi Inoue, Japanese historian, dies on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1689  On this day in history birth of hubert K Poot, Dutch poet   

1700  On this day in history birth of daniel Bernoulli, Basel Switz, mathematician (10 time French award)   

1703  On January - 29 birth of carlmann Kolb, composer   

1711  Giuseppi Bonno, composer was born on this day in history.   

1715  On this day in history birth of georg Christoph Wagenseil, Austrian (court)composer/pianist