Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 29

1934  On this day in history fritz Haber, German chemist (Nobel 1918), dies at 65   

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  On January - 29 william Allen White, US journalist (Emporia Gazette), dies at 75   

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

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

1948  Death of Tomislav II of Croatia, 4th Duke of Aosta, Italian aristocrat (b. 1900) on January - 29.   

1950  On January - 29 death of ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (b. 1885)   

1951  On this day in history james Bridie, [Osborne Henry Mavor], dramatist, dies   

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

1956  H[enry] L[ouis] Mencken, US essayist/critic (Smart Set), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1960  On January - 29 louis Jean Heydt, actor (Joe-Waterfront), dies at 54   

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

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  On this day in history josef Winckler, German dentist/writer (Tolle Bomberg), dies at 84   

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

1968  On January - 29 laxmidas Purshottamdas Jai, cricketer (Test for India), dies   

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

1973  Johannes Paul Thilman, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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 January - 29 antonio Molina, composer, dies at 85   

1981  On January - 29 cozy Cole, rocker (Topsy Part II), dies   

1984  Frances Goodrich, (Diary of Anne Frank), dies at 93 of lung cancer on this day in history.   

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

1987  Ivo Lhotka-Kalinski, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history 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  Willie Dixon, blues composer (I'm a Man, Backdoor Man), dies at 76 on January - 29.   

1993  Hank Werba, [Herman Werblowski], US journalist (Variety), dies at 79 on January - 29.   

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1584  On this day in history birth of frederik Hendrik, count of Nassau/Prince of Orange   

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 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 January - 29 birth of carlmann Kolb, composer   

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

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