Famous Deaths In January - 29

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

1240  Death of Pelagio Galvani, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (b. va. 1165) on January - 29.   

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

1608  Death of Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1557) on this day in history.   

1647  Death of Francis Meres, English writer (b. 1565) on January - 29.   

1663  Robert Sanderson, Bishop of Lincoln (1660-63), dies on this day in history.   

1676  Death of Tsar Alexis I of Russia (b. 1629) on this day in history.   

1678  On this day in history death of jeronimo Lobo, Portuguese Jesuit missionary (b. 1593)   

1696  Ivan V, co-tsar of Russia (1682-89), dies on January - 29.   

1706  Death of Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet and courtier (b. 1638) on this day in history.   

1737  On this day in history death of george Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney, British soldier (b. 1666)   

1743  On this day in history andre Hercule Fleury, French cardinal (1726-43), dies   

1763  Death of Louis Racine, French poet (b. 1692) on January - 29.   

1814  On this day in history johann G Fichte, German philosopher (Wissenschaftslehre), dies at 51   

1820  On this day in history george III, king of Great-Britain (1760-1820), dies at 81   

1824  Louise MC countess of Albany, Henegouws salon owner, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1829  On January - 29 death of paul François Jean Nicolas Barras, French politician (b. 1755)   

1837  On January - 29 death of aleksandr Pushkin, poet/novelist (Golden Cockeral), killed in a duel   

1870  On this day in history death of leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1797)   

1871  On this day in history death of philippe-Joseph Aubert de Gaspé, French Canadian writer and Seigneur (b. 1786)   

1879  On January - 29 antonia MB Antonucci, Italian cardinal/diplomat, dies at 80   

1888  On this day in history edward Lear, poet/author, dies at 75   

1899  Alfred Sisley, painter, dies on this day in history.   

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

1910  On January - 29 edouard Rod, French/Swiss writer (Mishel' Tes'e), dies at 52   

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

1916  Edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvils, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1917  On January - 29 evelyn Baring earl Cromer, English consul-general in Egypt, dies at 75   

1921  Billy Gunn, cricket (score 392 runs for Eng including a century), dies on this day in history.   

1924  On January - 29 joseph Ludwig, composer, dies at 79   

1928  On January - 29 douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig/field marshal (WW I), dies at 66   

1933  Death of Sara Teasdale, American poet (b. 1884) on this day in history.   

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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 January - 29.   

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

1689  On January - 29 birth of hubert K Poot, Dutch poet   

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

1703  Carlmann Kolb, composer was born on this day in history.   

1711  Giuseppi Bonno, composer was born on this day in history.   

1715  On this day in history birth of georg Christoph Wagenseil, Austrian (court)composer/pianist