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

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  Fred Barratt, cricket (5 wkts at 47 in 5 Tests for Eng 1929-30), dies on January - 29.   

1948  On January - 29 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  On January - 29 louis Jean Heydt, actor (Joe-Waterfront), dies at 54   

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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1967  Wlodzimierz Pozniak, composer, dies at 62 on January - 29.   

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

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

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

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

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 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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history death of halina Konopacka, Polish athlete (b. 1900)   

1991  On January - 29 yasushi Inoue, Japanese historian, dies   

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 this day in history.   

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1584  On this day in history 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  Emmanuel Swedenborg, Sweden, religious leader (Angelic Wisdom) was born on this day in history.   

1689  Hubert K Poot, Dutch poet was born on this day in history.   

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

1703  Carlmann Kolb, composer was born on January - 29.   

1711  Giuseppi Bonno, composer was born on January - 29.   

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