Historical Events In January - 29

1861  Kansas becomes 34th state on this day in history.   

1862  On this day in history frederick Delius, Bradford England, composer (Hiawatha)   

1863  On January - 29 battle at Bear River WA US Army vs Indians   

1863  On January - 29 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  Romain Rolland, France, writer (Jean-Christophe) (Nobel 1915) on this day in history.   

1867  On January - 29 the birth of Vicente Blasco Ibanez, Spanish writer   

1867  On January - 29 vicente Blasco Ibáñez, Spain, writer (4 Horsemen of Apocalypse)   

1869  Andrey Vladimirovich Scherbachov, composer on January - 29.   

1871  Eduardo Lopez-Chavarri y Marco, composer on January - 29.   

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 January - 29.   

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

1876  On January - 29 carl Henrik Ludolf Nielsen, composer   

1878  On this day in history barney Oldfield, Ohio, daredevil   

1879  Custer Battlefield National Monument, Montana established on January - 29.   

1879  On January - 29 the birth of W.C Fields, Stage and film comedian   

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

1879  On this day in history antonia MB Antonucci, Italian cardinal/diplomat, dies at 80   

1880  On this day in history w C Fields, [William Claude Dukenfield], Phila, actor (Bank Dick)   

1884  Juhan Aavic, composer on this day in history.   

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

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  Edward Lear, poet/author, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1889  On January - 29 francisco Santiago, composer   

1890  Marguerite Canal, composer on January - 29.   

1891  Liliuokalani is proclaimed Queen of Hawaii, its last monarch on January - 29.   

1891  R N Williams II, tennis champ (US Open-1914) on January - 29.   

1892  Clifford Gray, US, bobsled (Olympic-gold-1928) on this day in history.   

1893  On January - 29 edric Cundell, composer   

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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 January - 29.   

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

1703  On this day in history birth of carlmann Kolb, composer   

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

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1647  On January - 29 death of francis Meres, English writer (b. 1565)   

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