Famous Deaths In January - 29

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

1941  On January - 29 death of ioannis Metaxas, Greek gen/dictator (1936-41), commits suicide at 69   

1942  Ladislao Joseph Philip Paul Zavrtal, composer, dies at 92 on this day in history.   

1944  William Allen White, US journalist (Emporia Gazette), dies at 75 on January - 29.   

1946  On this day in history harry L Hopkins, US min of Business (Loan & Lease law), dies at 55   

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

1948  Death of Tomislav II of Croatia, 4th Duke of Aosta, Italian aristocrat (b. 1900) on this day in history.   

1950  On this day in history death of ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (b. 1885)   

1951  James Bridie, [Osborne Henry Mavor], dramatist, dies on January - 29.   

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

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

1960  Louis Jean Heydt, actor (Joe-Waterfront), dies at 54 on January - 29.   

1962  On this day in history fritz Kreisler, Austria/US violinist/composer, dies at 86   

1963  On January - 29 robert Lee Frost, US poet (New Hampshire, 4 Pulitzers), dies at 88   

1964  Alan Ladd, actor (Shane), dies at 50 in Palm Springs Calif on January - 29.   

1965  On this day in history 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  On January - 29 wlodzimierz Pozniak, composer, dies at 62   

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  On this day in history johannes Paul Thilman, composer, dies at 67   

1976  Michael Gwynn, actor (Dunkirk, Barabbas, Cleopatra), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

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

1978  On January - 29 tim McCoy, actor (Arizona Bound), dies at 86   

1980  Antonio Molina, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

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  Death of Bantcho Bantchevsky, US opera singer, commits suicide on January - 29.   

1989  Death of Halina Konopacka, Polish athlete (b. 1900) on January - 29.   

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

1992  On January - 29 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 January - 29.   

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

1632  Johann Georg Graevius, German classical scholar and critic (d. 1703) was born on this day in history.   

1688  Emmanuel Swedenborg, Sweden, religious leader (Angelic Wisdom) was born on this day in history.   

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 January - 29.   

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

1715  Georg Christoph Wagenseil, Austrian (court)composer/pianist was born on January - 29.