Page 6: Historical Events In January - 29
Monday, 05 January 2026
1936 On January - 29 the first inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, are announced. They include Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth. 

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

1941 On January - 29 ioannis Metaxas, Greek gen/dictator (1936-41), commits suicide at 69 

1942 On January - 29 german &Italian troops occupy Benghazi 

1942 On this day in history 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 Battle of Wau in New Guinea starts on January - 29. 

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 On January - 29 285 German bombers attack London 

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

1944 William Allen White, US journalist (Emporia Gazette), dies at 75 on January - 29. 

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 On this day in history arthur Miller's "All My Sons," premieres in NYC 

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

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

1949 Britain, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand &Switzerland recognize Israel on this day in history. 

1949 On this day in history brit, Belgium, Lux, Neth, NZ & Switz recognize Israel 

1951 On this day in history 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 On this day in history 1st movie in Cinemascope (The Robe) premieres 

1954 Arnold Schoenberg's "De Profundis," premieres in Cologne on January - 29. 

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

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

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 this day in history. 

1958 On January - 29 movie actor Paul Newman and actress Joanne Woodward are married. 

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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