Historical Events In January - 29
Friday, 26 December 2025
0904 On January - 29 sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed antipope Christopher. 

0969 On January - 29 peter, tsar of Bulgaria (927-69), dies 

1523 Sermon of Constanz: Zwingli defends 67 Schlussreden on January - 29. 

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 On January - 29 deventer &Zutphen surrender to Spain 

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

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 On January - 29 robert Sanderson, Bishop of Lincoln (1660-63), dies 

1676 On January - 29 fjodor Aleksejevitsj becomes czar of Russia 

1688 On January - 29 emmanuel Swedenborg, Sweden, religious leader (Angelic Wisdom) 

1689 On January - 29 hubert K Poot, Dutch poet 

1696 On this day in history ivan V, co-tsar of Russia (1682-89), dies 

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

1703 Carlmann Kolb, composer on January - 29. 

1711 On January - 29 giuseppi Bonno, composer 

1715 On January - 29 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 this day in history. 

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

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

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

1737 On January - 29 thomas Paine, political essayist (Common Sense, Age of Reason) 

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 this day in history. 

1761 On this day in history abraham AA "Albert" Gallatin, Switz, US minister of Finance (1801-14) 

1763 J G Seume, writer on this day in history. 

1781 Mozart's opera "Idomeneo" premieres, Munich on this day in history. 

1782 On January - 29 daniel-Francois-Esprit Auber, French opera composer (Fra Diavolo) 

1783 On this day in history vasili A Zjukovski, Russian folk poet/translator (Homerus) [NS=Feb 9] 

1784 Ferdinand Ries, composer on this day in history. 

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