426 Historic Events for January 29
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| 1925 |
Birth |
Anthony George, Endicott NY, actor (Untouchables, Checkmate)
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| 1926 |
Birth |
Bob Berry, cricketer (England slow lefty 1950)
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| 1926 |
Birth |
Abdus Salam, theoretical physicist
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| 1927 |
Event |
4th German govt of Marx forms
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| 1927 |
Birth |
Edward Abbey, US author (Desert Solitaire)
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| 1928 |
Death |
Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig/field marshal (WW I), dies at 66
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| 1928 |
Birth |
Peter Byrne, actor (Postcards from America, Carry on Cabby)
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| 1928 |
Birth |
Bengt Hambraeus, composer
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| 1928 |
Birth |
Marinus Peijnenburg, Dutch politician
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| 1929 |
Birth |
William McMillan, US, rapid pistol (Olympic-gold-1960) [or Jul 3]
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| 1929 |
Event |
Seeing Eye Guide Dog Organization forms
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| 1929 |
Birth |
Elio Petri, Italy, director (Property is no theft)
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| 1930 |
Birth |
John Junkin, actor/writer (A Hard Day's Night)
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| 1931 |
Birth |
Leslie Bricuse, English/US composer (Stop the world I want to get off)
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| 1932 |
Event |
Test debut of Bill O'Reilly, vs South Africa at Adelaide
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| 1932 |
Birth |
Clyde, Lord
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| 1932 |
Birth |
Raman Subba Row, CEO (Test/County Cricket Board)
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| 1933 |
Birth |
A C Alston, bibliographer
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| 1933 |
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German president von Hindenburg appoints Hitler chancellor
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| 1933 |
Birth |
Margaret Laird, Commissioner (Third Church Estates)
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| 1934 |
Death |
Fritz Haber, German chemist (Nobel 1918), dies at 65
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| 1934 |
Birth |
Paul Gutama Soegijo, composer
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| 1936 |
Event |
1st players elected to Baseball Hall of Fame-Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson and Walter Johnson
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| 1936 |
Birth |
Malcolm Binns, concert pianist
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| 1937 |
Birth |
Bobby Scott, jazz singer
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