Page 6: Historical Events In January - 29

1936  The first inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, are announced. They include Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth on this day in history.   

1936  1st players elected to Baseball Hall of Fame-Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson & Walter Johnson on this day in history.   

1941  Ioannis Metaxas, Greek gen/dictator (1936-41), commits suicide at 69 on January - 29.   

1942  German &Italian troops occupy Benghazi on this day in history.   

1942  Peru &Ecuador sign Protocol of Rio (boundary determination) on this day in history.   

1942  1st broadcast of Roy Plomley's "Desert Island Discs" on BBC on January - 29.   

1942  Ladislao Joseph Philip Paul Zavrtal, composer, dies at 92 on January - 29.   

1943  On this day in history battle of Wau in New Guinea starts   

1943  New Zealand's Kiwi cruiser collides with Japanese sub I-1 at Guadalcanal on January - 29.   

1943  New Zealand's Kiwi cruiser collides with Japanese sub I-1 at Guadalcanal on January - 29.   

1944  285 German bombers attack London on this day in history.   

1944  On January - 29 hMS Spartan sunk a 5.25in-armed "Bellona" class AA cruiser. Lost off Anzio, Italy   

1944  On this day in history william Allen White, US journalist (Emporia Gazette), dies at 75   

1946  The racing schooner Bluenose sinks after striking a reef off Haiti on this day in history.   

1946  On January - 29 harry L Hopkins, US min of Business (Loan & Lease law), dies at 55   

1947  Arthur Miller's "All My Sons," premieres in NYC on January - 29.   

1947  On January - 29 fred Barratt, cricket (5 wkts at 47 in 5 Tests for Eng 1929-30), dies   

1948  On January - 29 "Look Ma, I'm Dancin'" opens at Adelphi Theater NYC for 188 perfs   

1949  Britain, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand &Switzerland recognize Israel on this day in history.   

1949  Brit, Belgium, Lux, Neth, NZ & Switz recognize Israel on January - 29.   

1951  Liz Taylor's first divorce (Conrad Hilton Jr) on this day in history.   

1951  On this day in history "Where's Charley?" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 56 performances   

1951  James Bridie, [Osborne Henry Mavor], dramatist, dies on this day in history.   

1953  The first movie in Cinemascope (The Robe) premieres on January - 29.   

1953  On this day in history 1st movie in Cinemascope (The Robe) premieres   

1954  Arnold Schoenberg's "De Profundis," premieres in Cologne on this day in history.   

1955  John Williams Cox buys Yankee Stadium, sells grounds to Knights of Columbus, later leaves structure to Rice University (1962) on January - 29.   

1955  Hans Hedtoft, premier of Denmark (1947.. 55), dies at 51 on January - 29.   

1956  On January - 29 f Durrenmatt's "Der Besuch der Alten Dame," premieres in Zurich   

1956  On this day in history h[enry] L[ouis] Mencken, US essayist/critic (Smart Set), dies at 75   

1957  Graham Greene's "Potting Shed," premieres in NYC on January - 29.   

1958  On this day in history movie actor Paul Newman and actress Joanne Woodward are married.   

1958  Murderer, Charles Starkweather, captured by police in Wyoming on this day in history.   

1958  On this day in history paul Newman &Joanne Woodward wed   

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

1632  Johann Georg Graevius, German classical scholar and critic (d. 1703) was born on January - 29.   

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

1689  Hubert K Poot, Dutch poet was born on this day in history.   

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

1703  Carlmann Kolb, composer was born on January - 29.   

1711  On January - 29 birth of giuseppi Bonno, composer   

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

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

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

1342  On this day in history death of louis I, Duke of Bourbon (b. 1279)   

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

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  Death of Francis Meres, English writer (b. 1565) on January - 29.   

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