Page 9: Historical Events In January - 29

1988  Canadian Ben Johnson breaks own 50-yard dash world record at 5.15.   

1988  Rogier van Otterloo Dutch composer/conductor, dies at 46   

1988  Talks break down between Sandinistas and Contras   

1988  United Airlines Boeing 747SP, circles world in 36 hours 54 minutes 15 seconds   

1988  Bantcho Bantchevsky, US opera singer, commits suicide   

1989  Dow jumps 38.06 recoups 508-point loss since October 1987; index at 2256.43.   

1989  Episcopal church appoints inaugural female bishop   

1989  Orlando Arena opens.   

1989  USSR's Phobos II enters Martian orbit   

1990  Exxon Valdez captain Joseph Hazelwood goes on trial due to oil spill   

1990  Former Exxon Valdez captain Joseph Hazelwood goes on trial in Anchorage, Alaska, on charges arising from worst oil spill in U.S. history   

1990  IN Ottawa Ray Hnatyshyn sworn in as Canada's 24th Governor General   

1991  Battle for Khafji in Saudi Arabia (begins).   

1991  Nelson Mandela and Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi meet in Durban after 28 years   

1991  Yasushi Inoue Japanese historian, dies   

1991  Yasushi Inoue, Japanese historian, dies   

1992  Willie Dixon blues composer (I'm a Man, Backdoor Man), dies at 76.   

1992  Willie Dixon, blues composer (I'm a Man, Backdoor Man), dies at 76   

1993  Hank Werba [Herman Werblowski], US journalist (Variety), dies at 79   

1993  Michel Renault French ballet dancer (Giselle), dies   

1993  Test debut of Vinod Kambli, prolific Indian batsman   

1993  Hank Werba, [Herman Werblowski], US journalist (Variety), dies at 79.   

1994  Jevgeni P Leonov Russian actor (Gori, Moja Zvezda), dies at 67   

1994  Jevgeni P Leonov, Russian actor (Gori, Moja Zvezda), dies at 67.   

1995  Greg Blewett scores century on Test debut vs England, Adelaide   

1995  The San Francisco 49ers make NFL history by winning their fifth Super Bowl, defeating the San Diego Chargers in super Bowl XXIX by a score of 49-26.   

1995  Arthur Guy Clutton-Brock, English agronomist (Rhodesia), dies at 88.   

1996  23rd American Music Award Garth Brooks claims.   

1996  6138th performance of "Cats" is held in London, surpassing record of Broadway's longest-running musical, "A Chorus Line".   

1996  Last day of Test cricket for David Boon.   

1996  Timmins, Ontario's Shania Twain named best new country artist at the American Music Awards.   

1996  Jack Sutherland, journalist, dies at 79   

1997  Eric Schneider, murderer of 2 teachers, executed in MO at 35   

1998  Singers Bobby Brown are discovered guilty of DWI in Fort Lauderdale FL   

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

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  On this day in history birth of hubert K Poot, Dutch poet   

1700  Daniel Bernoulli, Basel Switz, mathematician (10 time French award) was born on January - 29.   

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

1711  Giuseppi Bonno, composer was born on January - 29.   

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

0969  Peter, tsar of Bulgaria (927-69), dies on January - 29.   

1240  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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