Historical Events In January - 29
Friday, 26 July 2024
0904 On January - 29 sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed antipope Christopher.
0969 Peter, tsar of Bulgaria (927-69), dies on this day in history.
1523 Sermon of Constanz: Zwingli defends 67 Schlussreden on this day in history.
1559 On January - 29 thomas Pope, English politician, benefactor, dies at about 52
1574 On this day in history sea battle of Reimerswaal - Admiral Boisot beats Spanish fleet
1574 Sea battle of Reimerswaal on this day in history.
1584 On this day in history frederik Hendrik, count of Nassau/Prince of Orange
1587 Deventer &Zutphen surrender to Spain on this day in history.
1587 Deventer & Zutphen surrender to Spain on January - 29.
1595 On this day in history william Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet is probably first performed.
1613 Galileo observes Neptune but fails to recognize what he sees on January - 29.
1663 Robert Sanderson, Bishop of Lincoln (1660-63), dies on January - 29.
1676 On this day in history fjodor Aleksejevitsj becomes czar of Russia
1688 Emmanuel Swedenborg, Sweden, religious leader (Angelic Wisdom) on this day in history.
1689 On January - 29 hubert K Poot, Dutch poet
1696 Ivan V, co-tsar of Russia (1682-89), dies on January - 29.
1700 Daniel Bernoulli, Basel Switz, mathematician (10 time French award) on January - 29.
1703 Carlmann Kolb, composer on this day in history.
1711 Giuseppi Bonno, composer on this day in history.
1715 Georg Christoph Wagenseil, Austrian (court)composer/pianist on this day in history.
1717 Jeffrey Amherst, English gov-gen of America/fieldmarshal on January - 29.
1728 John Gays' "Beggar's Opera," premieres in London [NS=Feb 9] on January - 29.
1732 Paris churchyard Saint-Médard closed after Jansenistic ritual on this day in history.
1732 Paris churchyard Saint-Medard closed after Jansenistic ritual on January - 29.
1737 The birth of Thomas Paine, American writer on January - 29.
1737 On this day in history thomas Paine, political essayist (Common Sense, Age of Reason)
1743 On this day in history andre Hercule Fleury, French cardinal (1726-43), dies
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 On this day in history daniel-Francois-Esprit Auber, French opera composer (Fra Diavolo)
1783 On this day in history vasili A Zjukovski, Russian folk poet/translator (Homerus) [NS=Feb 9]
1784 Ferdinand Ries, composer on this day in history.
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