Historical Events In January - 29

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

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

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

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

1574  On January - 29 sea battle of Reimerswaal - Admiral Boisot beats Spanish fleet  

1574  Sea battle of Reimerswaal on this day in history.  

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

1587  On January - 29 deventer &Zutphen surrender to Spain  

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

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

1613  On January - 29 galileo observes Neptune but fails to recognize what he sees  

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  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  On January - 29 carlmann Kolb, composer  

1711  Giuseppi Bonno, composer on January - 29.  

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

1717  On this day in history jeffrey Amherst, English gov-gen of America/fieldmarshal  

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

1737  On this day in history the birth of Thomas Paine, American writer  

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

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

1763  On this day in history j G Seume, writer  

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 January - 29.  

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

1632  On January - 29 birth of johann Georg Graevius, German classical scholar and critic (d. 1703)  

1688  On January - 29 birth of emmanuel Swedenborg, Sweden, religious leader (Angelic Wisdom)  

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 this day in history.  

1711  On January - 29 birth of giuseppi Bonno, composer  

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

0969  On this day in history 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 January - 29.  

1597  On this day in history death of elias Ammerbach, German organist (b. 1530)  

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