Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened 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 this day in history.   

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

1944  On this day in history 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  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  On January - 29 death of ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (b. 1885)   

1951  On January - 29 james Bridie, [Osborne Henry Mavor], dramatist, dies   

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 January - 29.   

1960  Louis Jean Heydt, actor (Joe-Waterfront), dies at 54 on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1967  On January - 29 wlodzimierz Pozniak, composer, dies at 62   

1968  Laxmidas Purshottamdas Jai, cricketer (Test for India), dies on this day in history.   

1970  On January - 29 basil H Liddell Hart, English military historian, dies at 74   

1973  Johannes Paul Thilman, composer, dies at 67 on January - 29.   

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 this day in history tim McCoy, actor (Arizona Bound), dies at 86   

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  Death of Bantcho Bantchevsky, US opera singer, commits suicide on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 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  Daniel Bernoulli, Basel Switz, mathematician (10 time French award) was born on January - 29.   

1703  On this day in history birth of carlmann Kolb, composer   

1711  Giuseppi Bonno, composer was born on January - 29.   

1715  Georg Christoph Wagenseil, Austrian (court)composer/pianist was born on this day in history.