Historical Events In January - 29

0904  Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed antipope Christopher on January - 29.  

0969  Peter, tsar of Bulgaria (927-69), dies on January - 29.  

1523  Sermon of Constanz: Zwingli defends 67 Schlussreden on this day in history.  

1559  Thomas Pope, English politician, benefactor, dies at about 52 on January - 29.  

1574  On this day in history sea battle of Reimerswaal - Admiral Boisot beats Spanish fleet  

1574  On this day in history sea battle of Reimerswaal  

1584  On this day in history frederik Hendrik, count of Nassau/Prince of Orange  

1587  On this day in history deventer &Zutphen surrender to Spain  

1587  Deventer & Zutphen surrender to Spain on this day in history.  

1595  William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet is probably first performed on this day in history.  

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1613  Galileo observes Neptune but fails to recognize what he sees on this day in history.  

1663  On January - 29 robert Sanderson, Bishop of Lincoln (1660-63), dies  

1676  Fjodor Aleksejevitsj becomes czar of Russia on January - 29.  

1688  Emmanuel Swedenborg, Sweden, religious leader (Angelic Wisdom) on this day in history.  

1689  Hubert K Poot, Dutch poet on January - 29.  

1696  Ivan V, co-tsar of Russia (1682-89), dies on this day in history.  

1700  Daniel Bernoulli, Basel Switz, mathematician (10 time French award) on this day in history.  

1703  Carlmann Kolb, composer on this day in history.  

1711  Giuseppi Bonno, composer on January - 29.  

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

1717  Jeffrey Amherst, English gov-gen of America/fieldmarshal on January - 29.  

1728  On this day in history john Gays' "Beggar's Opera," premieres in London [NS=Feb 9]  

1732  Paris churchyard Saint-Médard closed after Jansenistic ritual on this day in history.  

1732  On January - 29 paris churchyard Saint-Medard closed after Jansenistic ritual  

1737  The birth of Thomas Paine, American writer on this day in history.  

1737  On this day in history thomas Paine, political essayist (Common Sense, Age of Reason)  

1743  Andre Hercule Fleury, French cardinal (1726-43), dies on this day in history.  

1756  Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee, (Rep/Gov-Va)/general on January - 29.  

1761  On January - 29 abraham AA "Albert" Gallatin, Switz, US minister of Finance (1801-14)  

1763  J G Seume, writer on this day in history.  

1781  On this day in history mozart's opera "Idomeneo" premieres, Munich  

1782  Daniel-Francois-Esprit Auber, French opera composer (Fra Diavolo) on this day in history.  

1783  Vasili A Zjukovski, Russian folk poet/translator (Homerus) [NS=Feb 9] on January - 29.  

1784  On January - 29 ferdinand Ries, composer  

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

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

1711  Giuseppi Bonno, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

0969  Peter, tsar of Bulgaria (927-69), dies on January - 29.  

1240  On this day in history death of pelagio Galvani, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (b. va. 1165)  

1342  Death of Louis I, Duke of Bourbon (b. 1279) on this day in history.  

1559  Thomas Pope, English politician, benefactor, dies at about 52 on this day in history.  

1597  Death of Elias Ammerbach, German organist (b. 1530) on January - 29.  

1608  On January - 29 death of frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1557)  

1647  On January - 29 death of francis Meres, English writer (b. 1565)  

1663  Robert Sanderson, Bishop of Lincoln (1660-63), dies on January - 29.