Famous Deaths In January - 29

1934  Fritz Haber, German chemist (Nobel 1918), dies at 65 on January - 29.   

1941  Death of Ioannis Metaxas, Greek gen/dictator (1936-41), commits suicide at 69 on January - 29.   

1942  Ladislao Joseph Philip Paul Zavrtal, composer, dies at 92 on January - 29.   

1944  William Allen White, US journalist (Emporia Gazette), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1946  Harry L Hopkins, US min of Business (Loan & Lease law), dies at 55 on January - 29.   

1947  Fred Barratt, cricket (5 wkts at 47 in 5 Tests for Eng 1929-30), dies on January - 29.   

1948  On this day in history death of tomislav II of Croatia, 4th Duke of Aosta, Italian aristocrat (b. 1900)   

1950  Death of Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (b. 1885) on this day in history.   

1951  James Bridie, [Osborne Henry Mavor], dramatist, dies on this day in history.   

1955  On this day in history hans Hedtoft, premier of Denmark (1947.. 55), dies at 51   

1956  On January - 29 h[enry] L[ouis] Mencken, US essayist/critic (Smart Set), dies at 75   

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

1962  Fritz Kreisler, Austria/US violinist/composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1963  Robert Lee Frost, US poet (New Hampshire, 4 Pulitzers), dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history alan Ladd, actor (Shane), dies at 50 in Palm Springs Calif   

1965  On January - 29 john Larkin, actor (Saints & Sinners, 12 O'Clock High), dies at 52   

1966  Josef Winckler, German dentist/writer (Tolle Bomberg), dies at 84 on January - 29.   

1967  Wlodzimierz Pozniak, composer, dies at 62 on January - 29.   

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

1970  Basil H Liddell Hart, English military historian, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1973  On January - 29 johannes Paul Thilman, composer, dies at 67   

1976  On this day in history michael Gwynn, actor (Dunkirk, Barabbas, Cleopatra), dies at 59   

1977  On this day in history e P "Buster" Nupen, cricketer (50 wickets for S Af, lost eye), dies   

1978  Tim McCoy, actor (Arizona Bound), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1980  On this day in history antonio Molina, composer, dies at 85   

1981  Cozy Cole, rocker (Topsy Part II), dies on January - 29.   

1984  On January - 29 frances Goodrich, (Diary of Anne Frank), dies at 93 of lung cancer   

1986  Leif Erickson, actor (John-High Chaparral), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1987  On January - 29 ivo Lhotka-Kalinski, composer, dies at 73   

1988  On January - 29 death of bantcho Bantchevsky, US opera singer, commits suicide   

1989  On January - 29 death of halina Konopacka, Polish athlete (b. 1900)   

1991  Yasushi Inoue, Japanese historian, dies on January - 29.   

1992  On this day in history willie Dixon, blues composer (I'm a Man, Backdoor Man), dies at 76   

1993  Hank Werba, [Herman Werblowski], US journalist (Variety), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

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1584  Frederik Hendrik, count of Nassau/Prince of Orange was born on January - 29.   

1632  On January - 29 birth of johann Georg Graevius, German classical scholar and critic (d. 1703)   

1688  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1703  Carlmann Kolb, composer was born on January - 29.   

1711  On January - 29 birth of giuseppi Bonno, composer   

1715  On January - 29 birth of georg Christoph Wagenseil, Austrian (court)composer/pianist