Historical Events In January - 29

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

0969  Peter, tsar of Bulgaria (927-69), dies on this day in history.  

1523  On this day in history sermon of Constanz: Zwingli defends 67 Schlussreden  

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

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

1663  Robert Sanderson, Bishop of Lincoln (1660-63), dies on January - 29.  

1676  Fjodor Aleksejevitsj becomes czar of Russia on this day in history.  

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 January - 29.  

1700  On January - 29 daniel Bernoulli, Basel Switz, mathematician (10 time French award)  

1703  Carlmann Kolb, composer on this day in history.  

1711  On January - 29 giuseppi Bonno, composer  

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

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  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  Andre Hercule Fleury, French cardinal (1726-43), dies on January - 29.  

1756  On January - 29 henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee, (Rep/Gov-Va)/general  

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

1763  On this day in history j G Seume, writer  

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

1782  Daniel-Francois-Esprit Auber, French opera composer (Fra Diavolo) on January - 29.  

1783  On January - 29 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 this day in history.  

1632  Johann Georg Graevius, German classical scholar and critic (d. 1703) was born on January - 29.  

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

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

1700  Daniel Bernoulli, Basel Switz, mathematician (10 time French award) was born on January - 29.  

1703  Carlmann Kolb, composer was born on January - 29.  

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

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

0969  Peter, tsar of Bulgaria (927-69), dies on January - 29.  

1240  On January - 29 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  Thomas Pope, English politician, benefactor, dies at about 52 on January - 29.  

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  On January - 29 robert Sanderson, Bishop of Lincoln (1660-63), dies