Historical Events In January - 29

0904  Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed antipope Christopher on this day in history.   

0969  Peter, tsar of Bulgaria (927-69), dies on January - 29.   

1523  Sermon of Constanz: Zwingli defends 67 Schlussreden on this day in history.   

1559  Thomas Pope, English politician, benefactor, dies at about 52 on this day in history.   

1574  On January - 29 sea battle of Reimerswaal - Admiral Boisot beats Spanish fleet   

1574  On January - 29 sea battle of Reimerswaal   

1584  On January - 29 frederik Hendrik, count of Nassau/Prince of Orange   

1587  Deventer &Zutphen surrender to Spain on January - 29.   

1587  Deventer & Zutphen surrender to Spain on this day in history.   

1595  William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet is probably first performed on January - 29.   

1613  On this day in history galileo observes Neptune but fails to recognize what he sees   

1663  Robert Sanderson, Bishop of Lincoln (1660-63), dies on this day in history.   

1676  Fjodor Aleksejevitsj becomes czar of Russia on this day in history.   

1688  Emmanuel Swedenborg, Sweden, religious leader (Angelic Wisdom) on January - 29.   

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

1696  Ivan V, co-tsar of Russia (1682-89), dies on this day in history.   

1700  On this day in history daniel Bernoulli, Basel Switz, mathematician (10 time French award)   

1703  Carlmann Kolb, composer on this day in history.   

1711  Giuseppi Bonno, composer on January - 29.   

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

1717  On this day in history jeffrey Amherst, English gov-gen of America/fieldmarshal   

1728  On January - 29 john Gays' "Beggar's Opera," premieres in London [NS=Feb 9]   

1732  On this day in history paris churchyard Saint-Médard closed after Jansenistic ritual   

1732  Paris churchyard Saint-Medard closed after Jansenistic ritual on this day in history.   

1737  The birth of Thomas Paine, American writer on January - 29.   

1737  Thomas Paine, political essayist (Common Sense, Age of Reason) on January - 29.   

1743  On this day in history andre Hercule Fleury, French cardinal (1726-43), dies   

1756  Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee, (Rep/Gov-Va)/general on January - 29.   

1761  On January - 29 abraham AA "Albert" Gallatin, Switz, US minister of Finance (1801-14)   

1763  On January - 29 j G Seume, writer   

1781  On January - 29 mozart's opera "Idomeneo" premieres, Munich   

1782  Daniel-Francois-Esprit Auber, French opera composer (Fra Diavolo) on this day in history.   

1783  Vasili A Zjukovski, Russian folk poet/translator (Homerus) [NS=Feb 9] on January - 29.   

1784  Ferdinand Ries, composer on January - 29.   

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1584  On January - 29 birth of frederik Hendrik, count of Nassau/Prince of Orange   

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  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 January - 29 birth of carlmann Kolb, composer   

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

1715  On this day in history birth of georg Christoph Wagenseil, Austrian (court)composer/pianist   

0969  Peter, tsar of Bulgaria (927-69), dies on this day in history.   

1240  On January - 29 death of pelagio Galvani, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (b. va. 1165)   

1342  Death of Louis I, Duke of Bourbon (b. 1279) on January - 29.   

1559  On January - 29 thomas Pope, English politician, benefactor, dies at about 52   

1597  On January - 29 death of elias Ammerbach, German organist (b. 1530)   

1608  Death of Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1557) on this day in history.   

1647  On January - 29 death of francis Meres, English writer (b. 1565)   

1663  Robert Sanderson, Bishop of Lincoln (1660-63), dies on this day in history.