Page 6: Historical Events In January - 29

1936  On January - 29 the first inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, are announced. They include Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth.   

1936  On January - 29 1st players elected to Baseball Hall of Fame-Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson & Walter Johnson   

1941  Ioannis Metaxas, Greek gen/dictator (1936-41), commits suicide at 69 on this day in history.   

1942  German &Italian troops occupy Benghazi on January - 29.   

1942  On January - 29 peru &Ecuador sign Protocol of Rio (boundary determination)   

1942  1st broadcast of Roy Plomley's "Desert Island Discs" on BBC on this day in history.   

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

1943  Battle of Wau in New Guinea starts on this day in history.   

1943  New Zealand's Kiwi cruiser collides with Japanese sub I-1 at Guadalcanal on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history new Zealand's Kiwi cruiser collides with Japanese sub I-1 at Guadalcanal   

1944  On January - 29 285 German bombers attack London   

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

1944  William Allen White, US journalist (Emporia Gazette), dies at 75 on January - 29.   

1946  On January - 29 the racing schooner Bluenose sinks after striking a reef off Haiti   

1946  Harry L Hopkins, US min of Business (Loan & Lease law), dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1947  Arthur Miller's "All My Sons," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

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

1948  "Look Ma, I'm Dancin'" opens at Adelphi Theater NYC for 188 perfs on this day in history.   

1949  On this day in history britain, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand &Switzerland recognize Israel   

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

1951  On this day in history liz Taylor's first divorce (Conrad Hilton Jr)   

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

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 January - 29 1st movie in Cinemascope (The Robe) premieres   

1954  Arnold Schoenberg's "De Profundis," premieres in Cologne on January - 29.   

1955  On this day in history john Williams Cox buys Yankee Stadium, sells grounds to Knights of Columbus, later leaves structure to Rice University (1962)   

1955  On this day in history hans Hedtoft, premier of Denmark (1947.. 55), dies at 51   

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

1956  On January - 29 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  Movie actor Paul Newman and actress Joanne Woodward are married on this day in history.   

1958  On January - 29 murderer, Charles Starkweather, captured by police in Wyoming   

1958  Paul Newman &Joanne Woodward wed on January - 29.   

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

1632  On this day in history birth of johann Georg Graevius, German classical scholar and critic (d. 1703)   

1688  Emmanuel Swedenborg, Sweden, religious leader (Angelic Wisdom) was born on January - 29.   

1689  On this day in history birth of hubert K Poot, Dutch poet   

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

1703  On this day in history birth of carlmann Kolb, composer   

1711  On this day in history birth of giuseppi Bonno, composer   

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

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

1240  On January - 29 death of pelagio Galvani, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (b. va. 1165)   

1342  Death of Louis I, Duke of Bourbon (b. 1279) on this day in history.   

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

1597  Death of Elias Ammerbach, German organist (b. 1530) on January - 29.   

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

1647  On this day in history death of francis Meres, English writer (b. 1565)   

1663  On this day in history robert Sanderson, Bishop of Lincoln (1660-63), dies