Famous Deaths In January - 29

1934  Fritz Haber, German chemist (Nobel 1918), dies at 65 on January - 29.   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1951  James Bridie, [Osborne Henry Mavor], dramatist, dies on this day in history.   

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

1956  On January - 29 h[enry] L[ouis] Mencken, US essayist/critic (Smart Set), dies at 75   

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

1962  On this day in history fritz Kreisler, Austria/US violinist/composer, dies at 86   

1963  Robert Lee Frost, US poet (New Hampshire, 4 Pulitzers), dies at 88 on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history wlodzimierz Pozniak, composer, dies at 62   

1968  Laxmidas Purshottamdas Jai, cricketer (Test for India), dies on January - 29.   

1970  Basil H Liddell Hart, English military historian, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1978  On January - 29 tim McCoy, actor (Arizona Bound), dies at 86   

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

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

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

1986  On January - 29 leif Erickson, actor (John-High Chaparral), dies at 74   

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

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  On this day in history hank Werba, [Herman Werblowski], US journalist (Variety), dies at 79   

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1584  Frederik Hendrik, count of Nassau/Prince of Orange was born on this day in history.   

1632  On this day in history birth of johann Georg Graevius, German classical scholar and critic (d. 1703)   

1688  On January - 29 birth of emmanuel Swedenborg, Sweden, religious leader (Angelic Wisdom)   

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

1700  On January - 29 birth of daniel Bernoulli, Basel Switz, mathematician (10 time French award)   

1703  On this day in history birth of carlmann Kolb, composer   

1711  On this day in history birth of giuseppi Bonno, composer   

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