Page 6: 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 January - 29.   

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  On January - 29 german &Italian troops occupy Benghazi   

1942  On January - 29 peru &Ecuador sign Protocol of Rio (boundary determination)   

1942  On January - 29 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  On this day in history battle of Wau in New Guinea starts   

1943  New Zealand's Kiwi cruiser collides with Japanese sub I-1 at Guadalcanal on this day in history.   

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  William Allen White, US journalist (Emporia Gazette), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1946  The racing schooner Bluenose sinks after striking a reef off Haiti on this day in history.   

1946  On this day in history harry L Hopkins, US min of Business (Loan & Lease law), dies at 55   

1947  Arthur Miller's "All My Sons," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

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

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

1949  On this day in history britain, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand &Switzerland recognize Israel   

1949  Brit, Belgium, Lux, Neth, NZ & Switz recognize Israel on this day in history.   

1951  Liz Taylor's first divorce (Conrad Hilton Jr) on this day in history.   

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

1951  James Bridie, [Osborne Henry Mavor], dramatist, dies on January - 29.   

1953  On January - 29 the first movie in Cinemascope (The Robe) premieres   

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

1954  On this day in history arnold Schoenberg's "De Profundis," premieres in Cologne   

1955  John Williams Cox buys Yankee Stadium, sells grounds to Knights of Columbus, later leaves structure to Rice University (1962) on January - 29.   

1955  Hans Hedtoft, premier of Denmark (1947.. 55), dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1956  On January - 29 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  On January - 29 murderer, Charles Starkweather, captured by police in Wyoming   

1958  On this day in history paul Newman &Joanne Woodward wed   

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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  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 January - 29 birth of carlmann Kolb, composer   

1711  On this day in history birth of giuseppi Bonno, composer   

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  Death of Louis I, Duke of Bourbon (b. 1279) on this day in history.   

1559  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of francis Meres, English writer (b. 1565)   

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