Historical Events In January - 29
Sunday, 26 October 2025
0904 Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed antipope Christopher on January - 29. 

0969 On this day in history peter, tsar of Bulgaria (927-69), dies 

1523 On January - 29 sermon of Constanz: Zwingli defends 67 Schlussreden 

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

1574 Sea battle of Reimerswaal - Admiral Boisot beats Spanish fleet on January - 29. 

1574 Sea battle of Reimerswaal on this day in history. 

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

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

1587 On this day in history deventer & Zutphen surrender to Spain 

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

1613 Galileo observes Neptune but fails to recognize what he sees on this day in history. 

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 this day in history. 

1689 On January - 29 hubert K Poot, Dutch poet 

1696 On January - 29 ivan V, co-tsar of Russia (1682-89), dies 

1700 On January - 29 daniel Bernoulli, Basel Switz, mathematician (10 time French award) 

1703 On January - 29 carlmann Kolb, composer 

1711 On this day in history giuseppi Bonno, composer 

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

1717 Jeffrey Amherst, English gov-gen of America/fieldmarshal on January - 29. 

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

1732 Paris churchyard Saint-Médard closed after Jansenistic ritual on January - 29. 

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

1737 On this day in history the birth of Thomas Paine, American writer 

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

1743 Andre Hercule Fleury, French cardinal (1726-43), dies on this day in history. 

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 Mozart's opera "Idomeneo" premieres, Munich on this day in history. 

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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