Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 29

1934  On January - 29 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  On this day in history ladislao Joseph Philip Paul Zavrtal, composer, dies at 92   

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

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

1947  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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 January - 29 hans Hedtoft, premier of Denmark (1947.. 55), dies at 51   

1956  On this day in history 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  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 January - 29 josef Winckler, German dentist/writer (Tolle Bomberg), dies at 84   

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

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

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 January - 29.   

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

1977  On January - 29 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 this day in history 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 this day in history ivo Lhotka-Kalinski, composer, dies at 73   

1988  On this day in history death of bantcho Bantchevsky, US opera singer, commits suicide   

1989  Death of Halina Konopacka, Polish athlete (b. 1900) on this day in history.   

1991  Yasushi Inoue, Japanese historian, dies on this day in history.   

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  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 January - 29.   

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 this day in history birth of daniel Bernoulli, Basel Switz, mathematician (10 time French award)   

1703  Carlmann Kolb, composer was born on this day in history.   

1711  On this day in history birth of giuseppi Bonno, composer   

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