Historical Events In January - 29
Tuesday, 14 October 2025
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 this day in history.
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 Sea battle of Reimerswaal - Admiral Boisot beats Spanish fleet on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1587 On this day in history deventer & Zutphen surrender to Spain
1595 William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet is probably first performed on this day in history.
1613 Galileo observes Neptune but fails to recognize what he sees on January - 29.
1663 Robert Sanderson, Bishop of Lincoln (1660-63), dies on January - 29.
1676 Fjodor Aleksejevitsj becomes czar of Russia on January - 29.
1688 Emmanuel Swedenborg, Sweden, religious leader (Angelic Wisdom) on January - 29.
1689 Hubert K Poot, Dutch poet on January - 29.
1696 On this day in history ivan V, co-tsar of Russia (1682-89), dies
1700 Daniel Bernoulli, Basel Switz, mathematician (10 time French award) on January - 29.
1703 Carlmann Kolb, composer on January - 29.
1711 On this day in history giuseppi Bonno, composer
1715 Georg Christoph Wagenseil, Austrian (court)composer/pianist on January - 29.
1717 Jeffrey Amherst, English gov-gen of America/fieldmarshal on this day in history.
1728 John Gays' "Beggar's Opera," premieres in London [NS=Feb 9] on this day in history.
1732 On this day in history paris churchyard Saint-Médard closed after Jansenistic ritual
1732 On January - 29 paris churchyard Saint-Medard closed after Jansenistic ritual
1737 The birth of Thomas Paine, American writer on this day in history.
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 January - 29.
1761 On this day in history abraham AA "Albert" Gallatin, Switz, US minister of Finance (1801-14)
1763 J G Seume, writer on January - 29.
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 On January - 29 ferdinand Ries, composer
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