Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 29

1934  On January - 29 fritz Haber, German chemist (Nobel 1918), dies at 65   

1941  On January - 29 death of ioannis Metaxas, Greek gen/dictator (1936-41), commits suicide at 69   

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

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

1946  On this day in history harry L Hopkins, US min of Business (Loan & Lease law), dies at 55   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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 this day in history robert Lee Frost, US poet (New Hampshire, 4 Pulitzers), dies at 88   

1964  On this day in history alan Ladd, actor (Shane), dies at 50 in Palm Springs Calif   

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

1966  On January - 29 josef Winckler, German dentist/writer (Tolle Bomberg), dies at 84   

1967  Wlodzimierz Pozniak, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history laxmidas Purshottamdas Jai, cricketer (Test for India), dies   

1970  On this day in history basil H Liddell Hart, English military historian, dies at 74   

1973  On January - 29 johannes Paul Thilman, composer, dies at 67   

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

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

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

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  On January - 29 frances Goodrich, (Diary of Anne Frank), dies at 93 of lung cancer   

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

1987  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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 January - 29.   

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  Emmanuel Swedenborg, Sweden, religious leader (Angelic Wisdom) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history birth of carlmann Kolb, composer   

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

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