Historical Events In January - 29

1895  King Koko's Kopermannen assault on Akassa Niger, 100's killed on this day in history.  

1896  On this day in history emile Grubbe is first doctor to use radiation treatment for breast cancer  

1896  On January - 29 emile Grubbe is 1st dr to use radiation treatment for breast cancer  

1896  On this day in history teddy Hoad, cricketer (pioneering West Indian Test batsman)  

1897  Ishbel, Lady Aberdeen, wife of the Governor General, helps found the Victorian Order of Nurses at the request of the National Council of Women on this day in history.  

1898  Fernand Quinet, Belgian cellist/composer/conductor (La Guerre) on this day in history.  

1899  On January - 29 alfred Sisley, painter, dies  

1900  On this day in history boers under Joubert beat English at Spionkop Natal, 2,000 killed  

1900  On January - 29 queen Victoria gives assent July 9 to the Commonwealth of Australia Bill,  

1900  On January - 29 the American Baseball League, composed of eight teams, is organized in Philadelphia.  

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1900  On this day in history marco Tajcevic, composer  

1901  Allen B DuMont, inventor (perfected coml practical cathode ray tube) on January - 29.  

1903  On January - 29 dutch railroad workers strike  

1903  On January - 29 cornelis H Edelman, Dutch geologist  

1904  On this day in history 1st athletic letters given (Univ of Chicago football team)  

1905  Barnett Newmann, US painter (postpainterly abstraction) on January - 29.  

1906  Coen de King skates world record time: 32,370 km on January - 29.  

1906  On January - 29 franciscus Hin, Holland, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1920)  

1906  On January - 29 christaan IX, King of Denmark (1893-1906), dies  

1908  On this day in history the birth of Adam Clayton Powell, American politician  

1908  On January - 29 alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, at Cornell University, incorporates  

1908  On this day in history adam Clayton Powell, (Rep-D-NY, 1945-70)  

1909  Alan Marshal, Sydney Aust, actor (White Cliffs of Dover, Lydia) on this day in history.  

1910  Paul Hodder-Williams, publisher on January - 29.  

1910  Edouard Rod, French/Swiss writer (Mishel' Tes'e), dies at 52 on this day in history.  

1911  On this day in history george Burns, British major-general  

1912  Martial law declared in textile strike in Lawrence MA on this day in history.  

1912  Martial law declared in textile strike in Lawrence, MA on January - 29.  

1912  On January - 29 "Professor" Irwin Corey, Brooklyn NY, comedian (Car Wash, Doc)  

1912  On this day in history hermann Bang, writer, dies at 54  

1913  Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, at Howard University, incorporates on this day in history.  

1913  On January - 29 the birth of Victor Mature, American actor  

1914  On January - 29 u.S. Marines land in Haiti to protect U.S. consulate  

1915  Frederic Ramsey Jr, folklorist/author on January - 29.  

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

1632  On this day in history birth of johann Georg Graevius, German classical scholar and critic (d. 1703)  

1688  On this day in history birth of emmanuel Swedenborg, Sweden, religious leader (Angelic Wisdom)  

1689  On this day in history 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  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 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 this day in history.  

1597  Death of Elias Ammerbach, German organist (b. 1530) on this day in history.  

1608  On January - 29 death of frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1557)  

1647  Death of Francis Meres, English writer (b. 1565) on this day in history.  

1663  On this day in history robert Sanderson, Bishop of Lincoln (1660-63), dies