Historical Events In January - 29

1959  Walt Disney's "Sleeping Beauty" released on this day in history.   

1960  On this day in history louis Jean Heydt, actor (Joe-Waterfront), dies at 54   

1961  US female Figure Skating championship won by Laurence Owen on January - 29.   

1961  US male Figure Skating championship won by Bradley Lord on this day in history.   

1962  Fritz Kreisler, Austria/US violinist/composer, dies at 86 on January - 29.   

1963  Jim Thorpe, Red Grange &George Halas elected to football hall of fame on this day in history.   

1963  Poet Robert Frost dies in Boston at age 88 on January - 29.   

1963  The first inductees to the Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, are revealed. They include Earl Lambeau, Earl (Dutch) Clark, and Sammy Baugh on January - 29.   

1963  Jim Thorpe, Red Grange & George Halas elected to football hall of fame on January - 29.   

1963  On this day in history robert Lee Frost, US poet (New Hampshire, 4 Pulitzers), dies at 88   

1964  On January - 29 9th Winter Olympic games open in Innsbruck, Austria   

1964  On January - 29 beatles record in German "Komm, Gib Mir Diene Hand" &"Sie Leibt Dich"   

1964  On this day in history stanley Kubrick's"Dr Strangelove," premieres   

1964  Unmanned Apollo 1 Saturn launcher test attains Earth orbit on this day in history.   

1964  Alan Ladd, actor (Shane), dies at 50 in Palm Springs Calif on this day in history.   

1965  John Larkin, actor (Saints & Sinners, 12 O'Clock High), dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1966  Lawry &Simpson complete 244 opening stand vs England, Adelaide on this day in history.   

1966  On January - 29 snow storm in north east US kills 165   

1966  US female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming on this day in history.   

1966  US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Allen on January - 29.   

1966  "Sweet Charity" opens at Palace Theater NYC for 608 performances on this day in history.   

1966  Josef Winckler, German dentist/writer (Tolle Bomberg), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1967  On January - 29 in Ottawa Terrorists bomb Yugoslav Embassy in Ottawa and Consulate in Toronto   

1967  "Let's Sing Yiddish" closes at Brooks Atkinson NYC after 107 perfs on January - 29.   

1967  On this day in history wlodzimierz Pozniak, composer, dies at 62   

1968  On January - 29 nauru adopts constitution   

1968  Laxmidas Purshottamdas Jai, cricketer (Test for India), dies on January - 29.   

1969  Britain refused entry into the European Economic Community on January - 29.   

1969  Jimi Hendrix &Peter Townshend wage a battle of guitars on January - 29.   

1969  Sheahan &Connolly hang on for exciting draw Australia vs West Indies on January - 29.   

1969  On this day in history jimi Hendrix & Peter Townshend wage a battle of guitars   

1970  USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakstan/Semipalatinsk USSR on January - 29.   

1970  On this day in history uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR   

1970  On this day in history basil H Liddell Hart, English military historian, dies at 74   

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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  On this day in history birth of emmanuel Swedenborg, Sweden, religious leader (Angelic Wisdom)   

1689  Hubert K Poot, Dutch poet was born on this day in history.   

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

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  On January - 29 death of louis I, Duke of Bourbon (b. 1279)   

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 this day in history.   

1608  On this day in history death of frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1557)   

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

1663  On this day in history robert Sanderson, Bishop of Lincoln (1660-63), dies