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

1559  Thomas Pope, English politician, benefactor, dies at about 52 on January - 29.  

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 January - 29.  

1587  On January - 29 deventer &Zutphen surrender to Spain  

1587  On January - 29 deventer & Zutphen surrender to Spain  

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

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

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

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

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

1689  On this day in history hubert K Poot, Dutch poet  

1696  On this day in history ivan V, co-tsar of Russia (1682-89), dies  

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

1703  On this day in history carlmann Kolb, composer  

1711  Giuseppi Bonno, composer on this day in history.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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  Thomas Paine, political essayist (Common Sense, Age of Reason) on January - 29.  

1743  Andre Hercule Fleury, French cardinal (1726-43), dies on this day in history.  

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  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  On this day in history ferdinand Ries, composer  

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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 this day in history.  

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

1689  On this day in history 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  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 January - 29.  

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

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

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

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