426 Historic Events for January 29
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| 1903 |
Birth |
Cornelis H Edelman, Dutch geologist
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| 1903 |
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Dutch railroad workers strike
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| 1904 |
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1st athletic letters given (Univ of Chicago football team)
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| 1905 |
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Barnett Newmann, US painter (postpainterly abstraction)
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| 1906 |
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Coen de King skates world record time: 32,370 km
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| 1906 |
Death |
Christaan IX, King of Denmark (1893-1906), dies
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| 1906 |
Birth |
Franciscus Hin, Holland, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1920)
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| 1906 |
Birth |
Joe Primeau, NHL center
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| 1908 |
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Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, at Cornell University, incorporates
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| 1908 |
Birth |
Adam Clayton Powell, (Rep-D-NY, 1945-70)
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| 1909 |
Birth |
Alan Marshal, Sydney Aust, actor (White Cliffs of Dover, Lydia)
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| 1909 |
Birth |
Tonypandy, Viscount
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| 1910 |
Death |
Edouard Rod, French/Swiss writer (Mishel' Tes'e), dies at 52
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| 1910 |
Birth |
Paul Hodder-Williams, publisher
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| 1910 |
Birth |
Henri Queff‚lec, French writer (Au bout du monde)
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| 1911 |
Birth |
George Burns, British major-general
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| 1911 |
Birth |
Bernard Herrmann, NYC, composes film music
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| 1912 |
Birth |
Jacob "Jaap" Balk, journalist (AH, Onder de Keizerskroon)
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| 1912 |
Death |
Hermann Bang, writer, dies at 54
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| 1912 |
Birth |
"Professor" Irwin Corey, Brooklyn NY, comedian (Car Wash, Doc)
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| 1912 |
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Martial law declared in textile strike in Lawrence, MA
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| 1913 |
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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, at Howard University, incorporates
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| 1915 |
Birth |
Frederic Ramsey Jr, folklorist/author
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| 1915 |
Birth |
Halfdan Rasmussen, Danish poet/WWII resistance fighter (Skoven)
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| 1915 |
Birth |
Victor Mature, Louisville KY, actor (1 Million BC, Samson and Delilah)
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