Historical Events In January - 29

1936  The first inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, are announced. They include Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth on this day in history.   

1936  1st players elected to Baseball Hall of Fame-Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson & Walter Johnson on January - 29.   

1941  Ioannis Metaxas, Greek gen/dictator (1936-41), commits suicide at 69 on January - 29.   

1942  German &Italian troops occupy Benghazi on January - 29.   

1942  On this day in history peru &Ecuador sign Protocol of Rio (boundary determination)   

1942  On this day in history 1st broadcast of Roy Plomley's "Desert Island Discs" on BBC   

1942  Ladislao Joseph Philip Paul Zavrtal, composer, dies at 92 on January - 29.   

1943  Battle of Wau in New Guinea starts on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history new Zealand's Kiwi cruiser collides with Japanese sub I-1 at Guadalcanal   

1943  On January - 29 new Zealand's Kiwi cruiser collides with Japanese sub I-1 at Guadalcanal   

1944  285 German bombers attack London on January - 29.   

1944  HMS Spartan sunk a 5.25in-armed "Bellona" class AA cruiser. Lost off Anzio, Italy on this day in history.   

1944  On January - 29 william Allen White, US journalist (Emporia Gazette), dies at 75   

1946  The racing schooner Bluenose sinks after striking a reef off Haiti on January - 29.   

1946  On January - 29 harry L Hopkins, US min of Business (Loan & Lease law), dies at 55   

1947  Arthur Miller's "All My Sons," premieres in NYC on January - 29.   

1947  Fred Barratt, cricket (5 wkts at 47 in 5 Tests for Eng 1929-30), dies on January - 29.   

1948  "Look Ma, I'm Dancin'" opens at Adelphi Theater NYC for 188 perfs on January - 29.   

1949  On January - 29 britain, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand &Switzerland recognize Israel   

1949  Brit, Belgium, Lux, Neth, NZ & Switz recognize Israel on January - 29.   

1951  On January - 29 liz Taylor's first divorce (Conrad Hilton Jr)   

1951  On January - 29 "Where's Charley?" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 56 performances   

1951  James Bridie, [Osborne Henry Mavor], dramatist, dies on this day in history.   

1953  The first movie in Cinemascope (The Robe) premieres on this day in history.   

1953  1st movie in Cinemascope (The Robe) premieres on January - 29.   

1954  Arnold Schoenberg's "De Profundis," premieres in Cologne on this day in history.   

1955  John Williams Cox buys Yankee Stadium, sells grounds to Knights of Columbus, later leaves structure to Rice University (1962) on this day in history.   

1955  Hans Hedtoft, premier of Denmark (1947.. 55), dies at 51 on January - 29.   

1956  On this day in history f Durrenmatt's "Der Besuch der Alten Dame," premieres in Zurich   

1956  On this day in history h[enry] L[ouis] Mencken, US essayist/critic (Smart Set), dies at 75   

1957  Graham Greene's "Potting Shed," premieres in NYC on January - 29.   

1958  Movie actor Paul Newman and actress Joanne Woodward are married on January - 29.   

1958  Murderer, Charles Starkweather, captured by police in Wyoming on this day in history.   

1958  Paul Newman &Joanne Woodward wed on January - 29.   

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1584  On this day in history birth of frederik Hendrik, count of Nassau/Prince of Orange   

1632  On January - 29 birth of johann Georg Graevius, German classical scholar and critic (d. 1703)   

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

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  On January - 29 birth of carlmann Kolb, composer   

1711  On January - 29 birth of giuseppi Bonno, composer   

1715  Georg Christoph Wagenseil, Austrian (court)composer/pianist was born on this day in history.   

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  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 January - 29.   

1597  On January - 29 death of elias Ammerbach, German organist (b. 1530)   

1608  Death of Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1557) on January - 29.   

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

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