Historical Events In January - 29

1861  On this day in history kansas becomes 34th state  

1862  Frederick Delius, Bradford England, composer (Hiawatha) on January - 29.  

1863  Battle at Bear River WA US Army vs Indians on this day in history.  

1863  On this day in history battle at Bear River, Washington: US army vs indians  

1864  Battle of Moorefield WV (Rosser's Raid) on this day in history.  

1864  On January - 29 battle of Moorefield, WV (Rosser's Raid)  

1864  On this day in history adolf Philipp, composer  

1866  The birth of Romain Rolland, French writer on January - 29.  

1866  On January - 29 romain Rolland, France, writer (Jean-Christophe) (Nobel 1915)  

1867  The birth of Vicente Blasco Ibanez, Spanish writer on January - 29.  

1867  Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, Spain, writer (4 Horsemen of Apocalypse) on this day in history.  

1869  Andrey Vladimirovich Scherbachov, composer on January - 29.  

1871  On January - 29 eduardo Lopez-Chavarri y Marco, composer  

1872  Francis L Cardoza elected State Treasurer of South Carolina on January - 29.  

1873  Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi, Italy, explorer/climber (Mt St Elias) on this day in history.  

1874  On this day in history john David Rockefeller Jr, Cleveland Ohio, philanthropist  

1876  On January - 29 carl Henrik Ludolf Nielsen, composer  

1878  Barney Oldfield, Ohio, daredevil on this day in history.  

1879  On January - 29 custer Battlefield National Monument, Montana established  

1879  The birth of W.C Fields, Stage and film comedian on this day in history.  

1879  On this day in history custer Battlefield National Monument, Mont established  

1879  Antonia MB Antonucci, Italian cardinal/diplomat, dies at 80 on January - 29.  

1880  W C Fields, [William Claude Dukenfield], Phila, actor (Bank Dick) on this day in history.  

1884  On this day in history juhan Aavic, composer  

1886  The first successful gasoline-driven car patented, Karl Benz, Karlsruhe on January - 29.  

1886  On this day in history 1st successful gasoline-driven car patented, Karl Benz, Karlsruhe  

1887  Albert Conti, Trieste Austria, actor (Jazz Heaven, Doomed Battalion) on January - 29.  

1888  On this day in history edward Lear, poet/author, dies at 75  

1889  On this day in history francisco Santiago, composer  

1890  Marguerite Canal, composer on this day in history.  

1891  Liliuokalani is proclaimed Queen of Hawaii, its last monarch on this day in history.  

1891  On this day in history r N Williams II, tennis champ (US Open-1914)  

1892  Clifford Gray, US, bobsled (Olympic-gold-1928) on January - 29.  

1893  Edric Cundell, composer on this day in history.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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 January - 29.  

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 January - 29.  

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

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

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 this day in history death of francis Meres, English writer (b. 1565)  

1663  On January - 29 robert Sanderson, Bishop of Lincoln (1660-63), dies