Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 29

1934  Fritz Haber, German chemist (Nobel 1918), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

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

1942  On January - 29 ladislao Joseph Philip Paul Zavrtal, composer, dies at 92   

1944  On January - 29 william Allen White, US journalist (Emporia Gazette), dies at 75   

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

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

1948  On January - 29 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  On this day in history james Bridie, [Osborne Henry Mavor], dramatist, dies   

1955  Hans Hedtoft, premier of Denmark (1947.. 55), dies at 51 on January - 29.   

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

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

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

1970  Basil H Liddell Hart, English military historian, dies at 74 on January - 29.   

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

1976  On January - 29 michael Gwynn, actor (Dunkirk, Barabbas, Cleopatra), dies at 59   

1977  E P "Buster" Nupen, cricketer (50 wickets for S Af, lost eye), dies on January - 29.   

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

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

1981  Cozy Cole, rocker (Topsy Part II), dies on this day in history.   

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

1986  On January - 29 leif Erickson, actor (John-High Chaparral), dies at 74   

1987  On this day in history ivo Lhotka-Kalinski, composer, dies at 73   

1988  Death of Bantcho Bantchevsky, US opera singer, commits suicide on January - 29.   

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

1991  On this day in history yasushi Inoue, Japanese historian, dies   

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

1993  On this day in history hank Werba, [Herman Werblowski], US journalist (Variety), dies at 79   

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1584  Frederik Hendrik, count of Nassau/Prince of Orange was born on this day in history.   

1632  Johann Georg Graevius, German classical scholar and critic (d. 1703) was born on January - 29.   

1688  On this day in history birth of emmanuel Swedenborg, Sweden, religious leader (Angelic Wisdom)   

1689  Hubert K Poot, Dutch poet was born on January - 29.   

1700  Daniel Bernoulli, Basel Switz, mathematician (10 time French award) was born on this day in history.   

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.