426 Historic Events for January 29
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| 1879 |
Death |
Antonia MB Antonucci, Italian cardinal/diplomat, dies at 80
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| 1880 |
Birth |
W C Fields, [William Claude Dukenfield], Phila, actor (Bank Dick)
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| 1884 |
Birth |
Juhan Aavic, composer
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| 1886 |
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1st successful gasoline-driven car patented, Karl Benz, Karlsruhe
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| 1887 |
Birth |
Albert Conti, Trieste Austria, actor (Jazz Heaven, Doomed Battalion)
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| 1888 |
Death |
Edward Lear, poet/author, dies at 75
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| 1889 |
Birth |
Rudolf Mauersberger, composer
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| 1889 |
Birth |
Francisco Santiago, composer
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| 1890 |
Birth |
Marguerite Canal, composer
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| 1891 |
Birth |
R N Williams II, tennis champ (US Open-1914)
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| 1892 |
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Clifford Gray, US, bobsled (Olympic-gold-1928)
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| 1893 |
Birth |
Edric Cundell, composer
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| 1893 |
Birth |
Martian Negrea, composer
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| 1895 |
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King Koko's Kopermannen assault on Akassa Niger, 100's killed
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| 1896 |
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Emile Grubbe is 1st dr to use radiation treatment for breast cancer
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| 1896 |
Birth |
Teddy Hoad, cricketer (pioneering West Indian Test batsman)
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| 1898 |
Birth |
Fernand Quinet, Belgian cellist/composer/conductor (La Guerre)
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| 1898 |
Birth |
Karl Bjarnhof, Danish blind journalist/writer (History of Sascha)
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| 1899 |
Death |
Robert J Fruin, Dutch historian (80-year war), dies at 75
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| 1899 |
Death |
Alfred Sisley, painter, dies
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| 1900 |
Birth |
Marco Tajcevic, composer
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| 1900 |
Birth |
Willem F K Hussem, Dutch painter/poet (Coastline, Lookout on Sea)
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| 1900 |
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Boers under Joubert beat English at Spionkop Natal, 2,000 killed
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| 1900 |
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American League organized in Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Milwaukee and Minneapolis
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| 1901 |
Birth |
Allen B DuMont, inventor (perfected coml practical cathode ray tube)
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