Birthday January 29, 1688 Emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish religious leader
Birthday January 29, 1737 Thomas Paine, political essayist (Common Sense and Age of Reason)
Birthday January 29, 1756 Henry (Light Horse Harry) Lee, cavalryman
Birthday January 29, 1843 William McKinley, first U.S. president to ride in a car, is born
Birthday January 29, 1843 William McKinley is born
Birthday January 29, 1843 William McKinley, (R) 24th US pres (1897-1901)
Birthday January 29, 1850 Lawrence Hargrave, invented box kite
Birthday January 29, 1860 Anton Chekhov, writer (The Cherry Orchard)
Birthday January 29, 1862 Frederick Delius, English composer
Birthday January 29, 1866 Romain Rolland, French writer (Jean-Christophe) (Nobel 1915)
Birthday January 29, 1874 John D Rockefeller Jr, financier
Birthday January 29, 1880 Claude William Dukenfield, (better known as WC Fields)
Birthday January 29, 1901 Allen B DuMont, perfected 1st coml practical cathode ray tube
Birthday January 29, 1916 Victor Mature, Actor (One Million BC and Robe)
Birthday January 29, 1918 John Forsythe, Actor
Birthday January 29, 1927 Edward Abbey is born
Birthday January 29, 1939 Germaine Greer, in Melbourne Australia
Birthday January 29, 1942 Claudine Longet, in France - Former Mrs Andy Williams
Birthday January 29, 1943 Katharine Ross, in Hollywood Cal
Birthday January 29, 1945 Tom Selleck, Actor (Magnum PI)
Birthday January 29, 1951 Ann Jillian, in Cambridge Mass
Birthday January 29, 1953 Oprah Winfrey, Actress and TV host (The Color Purple)
Birthday January 29, 1958 Judy Norton-Taylor, in Santa Monica - Cal (Waltons)
Birthday January 29, 1960 Gregory Louganis, champion diver
History January 29, 1777 Americans retreat from Fort Independence
History January 29, 1788 Australia Day
History January 29, 1820 King George III dies
History January 29, 1834 Jackson sends troops to put down labor riot
History January 29, 1845 The Raven is published
History January 29, 1861 Divided Kansas enters the Union
History January 29, 1861 Kansas becomes 34th state
History January 29, 1861 Kansas enters the Union
History January 29, 1891 Liliuokalani proclaimed queen of Hawaii
History January 29, 1900 American (baseball) League formed with 8 teams
History January 29, 1904 1st athletic letters given: to Univ of Chicago football team
History January 29, 1915 German lieutenant Erwin Rommel leads daring mission in France
History January 29, 1919 Prohibition goes into effect (18th amendment)
History January 29, 1920 Walt Disney starts 1st job as an artist $40 week with KC Slide Co
History January 29, 1922 Theater collapses in Washington, D.C.
History January 29, 1922 Union of Costa Rica Guatemala Honduras & El Salvador dissolved
History January 29, 1936 1st players elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
History January 29, 1936 Baseball Hall of Fame inducts first members
History January 29, 1942 Iran signs Treaty of Alliance with Great Britain and USSR
History January 29, 1955 William Cox buys Yankee Stadium
History January 29, 1958 Charles Starkweather captured by police in Wyoming
History January 29, 1958 Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward marry
History January 29, 1959 Walt Disney's "Sleeping Beauty" is released
History January 29, 1962 Peter, Paul and Mary sign their first recording contract
History January 29, 1964 Dr. Strangelove premieres
History January 29, 1968 President Johnson requests additional funds
History January 29, 1974 Fighting continues in South Vietnam
History January 29, 1979 Deng Xiaoping and Jimmy Carter sign accords
History January 29, 1979 School shooting in San Diego
History January 29, 1984 41-B (STS-11) Challenger launched
History January 29, 1986 193.8 million shares traded in NY Stock Exchange
January 29, 1688 Emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish religious leader
January 29, 1737 Thomas Paine, political essayist (Common Sense and Age of Reason)
January 29, 1756 Henry (Light Horse Harry) Lee, cavalryman
January 29, 1843 William McKinley, first U.S. president to ride in a car, is born
January 29, 1843 William McKinley is born
January 29, 1843 William McKinley, (R) 24th US pres (1897-1901)
January 29, 1850 Lawrence Hargrave, invented box kite
January 29, 1860 Anton Chekhov, writer (The Cherry Orchard)
January 29, 1862 Frederick Delius, English composer
January 29, 1866 Romain Rolland, French writer (Jean-Christophe) (Nobel 1915)
January 29, 1874 John D Rockefeller Jr, financier
January 29, 1880 Claude William Dukenfield, (better known as WC Fields)
January 29, 1901 Allen B DuMont, perfected 1st coml practical cathode ray tube
January 29, 1916 Victor Mature, Actor (One Million BC and Robe)
January 29, 1918 John Forsythe, Actor
January 29, 1927 Edward Abbey is born
January 29, 1939 Germaine Greer, in Melbourne Australia
January 29, 1942 Claudine Longet, in France - Former Mrs Andy Williams
January 29, 1943 Katharine Ross, in Hollywood Cal
January 29, 1945 Tom Selleck, Actor (Magnum PI)
January 29, 1951 Ann Jillian, in Cambridge Mass
January 29, 1953 Oprah Winfrey, Actress and TV host (The Color Purple)
January 29, 1958 Judy Norton-Taylor, in Santa Monica - Cal (Waltons)
January 29, 1960 Gregory Louganis, champion diver
January 29, 1777 Americans retreat from Fort Independence
January 29, 1788 Australia Day
January 29, 1820 King George III dies
January 29, 1834 Jackson sends troops to put down labor riot
January 29, 1845 The Raven is published
January 29, 1861 Divided Kansas enters the Union
January 29, 1861 Kansas becomes 34th state
January 29, 1861 Kansas enters the Union
January 29, 1891 Liliuokalani proclaimed queen of Hawaii
January 29, 1900 American (baseball) League formed with 8 teams
January 29, 1904 1st athletic letters given: to Univ of Chicago football team
January 29, 1915 German lieutenant Erwin Rommel leads daring mission in France
January 29, 1919 Prohibition goes into effect (18th amendment)
January 29, 1920 Walt Disney starts 1st job as an artist $40 week with KC Slide Co
January 29, 1922 Theater collapses in Washington, D.C.
January 29, 1922 Union of Costa Rica Guatemala Honduras & El Salvador dissolved
January 29, 1936 1st players elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
January 29, 1936 Baseball Hall of Fame inducts first members
January 29, 1942 Iran signs Treaty of Alliance with Great Britain and USSR
January 29, 1955 William Cox buys Yankee Stadium
January 29, 1958 Charles Starkweather captured by police in Wyoming
January 29, 1958 Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward marry
January 29, 1959 Walt Disney's "Sleeping Beauty" is released
January 29, 1962 Peter, Paul and Mary sign their first recording contract
January 29, 1964 Dr. Strangelove premieres
January 29, 1968 President Johnson requests additional funds
January 29, 1974 Fighting continues in South Vietnam
January 29, 1979 Deng Xiaoping and Jimmy Carter sign accords
January 29, 1979 School shooting in San Diego
January 29, 1984 41-B (STS-11) Challenger launched
January 29, 1986 193.8 million shares traded in NY Stock Exchange