Historical Events In January - 29

0904  Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed antipope Christopher on this day in history.  

0969  On this day in history peter, tsar of Bulgaria (927-69), dies  

1523  Sermon of Constanz: Zwingli defends 67 Schlussreden on January - 29.  

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

1574  Sea battle of Reimerswaal - Admiral Boisot beats Spanish fleet on January - 29.  

1574  On January - 29 sea battle of Reimerswaal  

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

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

1587  On January - 29 deventer & Zutphen surrender to Spain  

1595  William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet is probably first performed on January - 29.  

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1613  Galileo observes Neptune but fails to recognize what he sees on January - 29.  

1663  On this day in history robert Sanderson, Bishop of Lincoln (1660-63), dies  

1676  On this day in history fjodor Aleksejevitsj becomes czar of Russia  

1688  Emmanuel Swedenborg, Sweden, religious leader (Angelic Wisdom) on January - 29.  

1689  On January - 29 hubert K Poot, Dutch poet  

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  On this day in history carlmann Kolb, composer  

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 this day in history.  

1728  On January - 29 john Gays' "Beggar's Opera," premieres in London [NS=Feb 9]  

1732  Paris churchyard Saint-Médard closed after Jansenistic ritual on January - 29.  

1732  On this day in history paris churchyard Saint-Medard closed after Jansenistic ritual  

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

1737  Thomas Paine, political essayist (Common Sense, Age of Reason) on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1761  Abraham AA "Albert" Gallatin, Switz, US minister of Finance (1801-14) on this day in history.  

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

1781  Mozart's opera "Idomeneo" premieres, Munich on January - 29.  

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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1584  Frederik Hendrik, count of Nassau/Prince of Orange was born on January - 29.  

1632  On this day in history birth of johann Georg Graevius, German classical scholar and critic (d. 1703)  

1688  On this day in history birth of emmanuel Swedenborg, Sweden, religious leader (Angelic Wisdom)  

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

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

1703  On this day in history birth of carlmann Kolb, composer  

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

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

0969  On January - 29 peter, tsar of Bulgaria (927-69), dies  

1240  Death of Pelagio Galvani, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (b. va. 1165) on this day in history.  

1342  Death of Louis I, Duke of Bourbon (b. 1279) on January - 29.  

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 this day in history death of frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1557)  

1647  On this day in history death of francis Meres, English writer (b. 1565)  

1663  Robert Sanderson, Bishop of Lincoln (1660-63), dies on this day in history.