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

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

1574  On this day in history sea battle of Reimerswaal  

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

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

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

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

1613  On this day in history galileo observes Neptune but fails to recognize what he sees  

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  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 this day in history.  

1715  On January - 29 georg Christoph Wagenseil, Austrian (court)composer/pianist  

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  On January - 29 paris churchyard Saint-Médard closed after Jansenistic ritual  

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

1737  On January - 29 the birth of Thomas Paine, American writer  

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

1743  On January - 29 andre Hercule Fleury, French cardinal (1726-43), dies  

1756  On this day in history henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee, (Rep/Gov-Va)/general  

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 January - 29 daniel-Francois-Esprit Auber, French opera composer (Fra Diavolo)  

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

1784  On this day in history ferdinand Ries, composer  

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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  On January - 29 birth of hubert K Poot, Dutch poet  

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

1703  Carlmann Kolb, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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 January - 29.  

1559  On this day in history thomas Pope, English politician, benefactor, dies at about 52  

1597  On January - 29 death of elias Ammerbach, German organist (b. 1530)  

1608  Death of Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1557) on this day in history.  

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

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