Historical Events In January - 29

1861  On January - 29 kansas becomes 34th state   

1862  Frederick Delius, Bradford England, composer (Hiawatha) on this day in history.   

1863  On this day in history battle at Bear River WA US Army vs Indians   

1863  On January - 29 battle at Bear River, Washington: US army vs indians   

1864  On January - 29 battle of Moorefield WV (Rosser's Raid)   

1864  Battle of Moorefield, WV (Rosser's Raid) on this day in history.   

1864  Adolf Philipp, composer on January - 29.   

1866  The birth of Romain Rolland, French writer on this day in history.   

1866  Romain Rolland, France, writer (Jean-Christophe) (Nobel 1915) on January - 29.   

1867  The birth of Vicente Blasco Ibanez, Spanish writer on this day in history.   

1867  On January - 29 vicente Blasco Ibáñez, Spain, writer (4 Horsemen of Apocalypse)   

1869  Andrey Vladimirovich Scherbachov, composer on this day in history.   

1871  Eduardo Lopez-Chavarri y Marco, composer on this day in history.   

1872  Francis L Cardoza elected State Treasurer of South Carolina on this day in history.   

1873  On this day in history prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi, Italy, explorer/climber (Mt St Elias)   

1874  John David Rockefeller Jr, Cleveland Ohio, philanthropist on January - 29.   

1876  Carl Henrik Ludolf Nielsen, composer on this day in history.   

1878  Barney Oldfield, Ohio, daredevil on this day in history.   

1879  Custer Battlefield National Monument, Montana established on January - 29.   

1879  The birth of W.C Fields, Stage and film comedian on January - 29.   

1879  On this day in history custer Battlefield National Monument, Mont established   

1879  Antonia MB Antonucci, Italian cardinal/diplomat, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1880  W C Fields, [William Claude Dukenfield], Phila, actor (Bank Dick) on this day in history.   

1884  Juhan Aavic, composer on January - 29.   

1886  The first successful gasoline-driven car patented, Karl Benz, Karlsruhe on this day in history.   

1886  On January - 29 1st successful gasoline-driven car patented, Karl Benz, Karlsruhe   

1887  Albert Conti, Trieste Austria, actor (Jazz Heaven, Doomed Battalion) on January - 29.   

1888  On January - 29 edward Lear, poet/author, dies at 75   

1889  Francisco Santiago, composer on this day in history.   

1890  On this day in history marguerite Canal, composer   

1891  Liliuokalani is proclaimed Queen of Hawaii, its last monarch on this day in history.   

1891  On January - 29 r N Williams II, tennis champ (US Open-1914)   

1892  Clifford Gray, US, bobsled (Olympic-gold-1928) on January - 29.   

1893  On this day in history edric Cundell, composer   

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

1632  On January - 29 birth of johann Georg Graevius, German classical scholar and critic (d. 1703)   

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

1689  On January - 29 birth of hubert K Poot, Dutch poet   

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

1703  On January - 29 birth of carlmann Kolb, composer   

1711  On January - 29 birth of giuseppi Bonno, composer   

1715  Georg Christoph Wagenseil, Austrian (court)composer/pianist was born on January - 29.   

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

1240  Death of Pelagio Galvani, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (b. va. 1165) on this day in history.   

1342  On January - 29 death of louis I, Duke of Bourbon (b. 1279)   

1559  Thomas Pope, English politician, benefactor, dies at about 52 on January - 29.   

1597  On this day in history death of elias Ammerbach, German organist (b. 1530)   

1608  Death of Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1557) on January - 29.   

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

1663  On January - 29 robert Sanderson, Bishop of Lincoln (1660-63), dies