Historical Events In January - 29

1861  On January - 29 kansas becomes 34th state   

1862  On January - 29 frederick Delius, Bradford England, composer (Hiawatha)   

1863  On this day in history battle at Bear River WA US Army vs Indians   

1863  On this day in history battle at Bear River, Washington: US army vs indians   

1864  On January - 29 battle of Moorefield WV (Rosser's Raid)   

1864  On this day in history battle of Moorefield, WV (Rosser's Raid)   

1864  Adolf Philipp, composer on January - 29.   

1866  The birth of Romain Rolland, French writer on January - 29.   

1866  Romain Rolland, France, writer (Jean-Christophe) (Nobel 1915) on January - 29.   

1867  On January - 29 the birth of Vicente Blasco Ibanez, Spanish writer   

1867  On this day in history vicente Blasco Ibáñez, Spain, writer (4 Horsemen of Apocalypse)   

1869  On January - 29 andrey Vladimirovich Scherbachov, composer   

1871  Eduardo Lopez-Chavarri y Marco, composer on January - 29.   

1872  On this day in history francis L Cardoza elected State Treasurer of South Carolina   

1873  On this day in history prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi, Italy, explorer/climber (Mt St Elias)   

1874  John David Rockefeller Jr, Cleveland Ohio, philanthropist on January - 29.   

1876  On this day in history carl Henrik Ludolf Nielsen, composer   

1878  On January - 29 barney Oldfield, Ohio, daredevil   

1879  On this day in history custer Battlefield National Monument, Montana established   

1879  The birth of W.C Fields, Stage and film comedian on this day in history.   

1879  Custer Battlefield National Monument, Mont established on this day in history.   

1879  Antonia MB Antonucci, Italian cardinal/diplomat, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1880  W C Fields, [William Claude Dukenfield], Phila, actor (Bank Dick) on this day in history.   

1884  Juhan Aavic, composer on this day in history.   

1886  On January - 29 the first successful gasoline-driven car patented, Karl Benz, Karlsruhe   

1886  On this day in history 1st successful gasoline-driven car patented, Karl Benz, Karlsruhe   

1887  On January - 29 albert Conti, Trieste Austria, actor (Jazz Heaven, Doomed Battalion)   

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

1889  On this day in history francisco Santiago, composer   

1890  Marguerite Canal, composer on January - 29.   

1891  On this day in history liliuokalani is proclaimed Queen of Hawaii, its last monarch.   

1891  R N Williams II, tennis champ (US Open-1914) on this day in history.   

1892  On this day in history clifford Gray, US, bobsled (Olympic-gold-1928)   

1893  Edric Cundell, composer on January - 29.   

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

1632  On this day in history 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  On January - 29 birth of daniel Bernoulli, Basel Switz, mathematician (10 time French award)   

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

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

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

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

1240  On January - 29 death of pelagio Galvani, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (b. va. 1165)   

1342  Death of Louis I, Duke of Bourbon (b. 1279) on this day in history.   

1559  Thomas Pope, English politician, benefactor, dies at about 52 on this day in history.   

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 January - 29.   

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

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