Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 29

1934  Fritz Haber, German chemist (Nobel 1918), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1941  On this day in history death of ioannis Metaxas, Greek gen/dictator (1936-41), commits suicide at 69   

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

1950  On January - 29 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  On this day in history hans Hedtoft, premier of Denmark (1947.. 55), dies at 51   

1956  On this day in history h[enry] L[ouis] Mencken, US essayist/critic (Smart Set), dies at 75   

1960  Louis Jean Heydt, actor (Joe-Waterfront), dies at 54 on January - 29.   

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 January - 29.   

1964  Alan Ladd, actor (Shane), dies at 50 in Palm Springs Calif on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1968  On January - 29 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 this day in history.   

1976  Michael Gwynn, actor (Dunkirk, Barabbas, Cleopatra), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

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

1978  Tim McCoy, actor (Arizona Bound), dies at 86 on January - 29.   

1980  Antonio Molina, composer, dies at 85 on January - 29.   

1981  On January - 29 cozy Cole, rocker (Topsy Part II), dies   

1984  Frances Goodrich, (Diary of Anne Frank), dies at 93 of lung cancer on this day in history.   

1986  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1989  On January - 29 death of halina Konopacka, Polish athlete (b. 1900)   

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 January - 29.   

1993  On January - 29 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  Johann Georg Graevius, German classical scholar and critic (d. 1703) was born on January - 29.   

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  Giuseppi Bonno, composer was born on January - 29.   

1715  Georg Christoph Wagenseil, Austrian (court)composer/pianist was born on January - 29.