Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 29
Sunday, 15 June 2025
1934 On January - 29 fritz Haber, German chemist (Nobel 1918), dies at 65
1941 On this day in history death of ioannis Metaxas, Greek gen/dictator (1936-41), commits suicide at 69
1942 Ladislao Joseph Philip Paul Zavrtal, composer, dies at 92 on January - 29.
1944 On January - 29 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 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 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 January - 29.
1960 On this day in history louis Jean Heydt, actor (Joe-Waterfront), dies at 54
1962 On January - 29 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 Alan Ladd, actor (Shane), dies at 50 in Palm Springs Calif on this day in history.
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 On January - 29 wlodzimierz Pozniak, composer, dies at 62
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 Johannes Paul Thilman, composer, dies at 67 on January - 29.
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 On this day in history 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 On this day in history frances Goodrich, (Diary of Anne Frank), dies at 93 of lung cancer
1986 Leif Erickson, actor (John-High Chaparral), dies at 74 on January - 29.
1987 On January - 29 ivo Lhotka-Kalinski, composer, dies at 73
1988 On this day in history death of bantcho Bantchevsky, US opera singer, commits suicide
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 this day in history.
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