Historical Events In January - 29

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

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

1523  On January - 29 sermon of Constanz: Zwingli defends 67 Schlussreden  

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 January - 29.  

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

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

1587  Deventer & Zutphen surrender to Spain on January - 29.  

1595  On January - 29 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  Robert Sanderson, Bishop of Lincoln (1660-63), dies on this day in history.  

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

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

1689  On January - 29 hubert K Poot, Dutch poet  

1696  On January - 29 ivan V, co-tsar of Russia (1682-89), dies  

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  On this day in history giuseppi Bonno, composer  

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

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

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

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 January - 29 henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee, (Rep/Gov-Va)/general  

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

1763  J G Seume, writer on January - 29.  

1781  On January - 29 mozart's opera "Idomeneo" premieres, Munich  

1782  On January - 29 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  On January - 29 ferdinand Ries, composer  

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1584  On January - 29 birth of frederik Hendrik, count of Nassau/Prince of Orange  

1632  Johann Georg Graevius, German classical scholar and critic (d. 1703) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1700  On this day in history birth of daniel Bernoulli, Basel Switz, mathematician (10 time French award)  

1703  On January - 29 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 this day in history.  

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

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

1342  On this day in history death of louis I, Duke of Bourbon (b. 1279)  

1559  On January - 29 thomas Pope, English politician, benefactor, dies at about 52  

1597  Death of Elias Ammerbach, German organist (b. 1530) on this day in history.  

1608  Death of Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1557) on January - 29.  

1647  Death of Francis Meres, English writer (b. 1565) on January - 29.  

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