What Happened on January 29?
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EVENTS ON JANUARY 29
Charles Curtis
Year:
1907
Charles Curtis of Kansas becomes the first Native American U.S. Senator.
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Liliʻuokalani
Year:
1891
Liliʻuokalani is proclaimed the last monarch and only queen regnant of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
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Carl Benz
Year:
1886
Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile.
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Mexican Revolution
Year:
1911
Mexican Revolution: Mexicali is captured by the Mexican Liberal Party, igniting the Magonista rebellion of 1911.
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Kiev Arsenal January Uprising
Year:
1918
Ukrainian–Soviet War: An armed uprising organized by the Bolsheviks in anticipation of the encroaching Red Army begins at the Kiev Arsenal, which will be put down six days later.
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Sakurajima Line
Year:
1940
Three trains on the Nishinari Line; present Sakurajima Line, in Osaka, Japan, collide and explode while approaching Ajikawaguchi Station. One hundred and eighty-one people are killed.
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List of members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame
Year:
1936
The first inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame are announced.
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Ukrainian–Soviet War
Year:
1918
Ukrainian–Soviet War: The Bolshevik Red Army, on its way to besiege Kyiv, is met by a small group of military students at the Battle of Kruty.
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Bear River Massacre
Year:
1863
The Bear River Massacre: A detachment of California Volunteers led by Colonel Patrick Edward Connor engage the Shoshone at Bear River, Washington Territory, killing hundreds of men, women and children.
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Kansas
Year:
1861
Kansas is admitted as the 34th U.S. state.
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BIRTHS ON JANUARY 29
Paddy Chayefsky
Year of birth:
1923
Paddy Chayefsky, American author and screenwriter (died 1981)
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Eddie Taylor
Year of birth:
1923
Eddie Taylor, American electric blues guitarist and singer (died 1985)
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Paul Gayten
Year of birth:
1920
Paul Gayten, American R&B pianist, songwriter, producer, and record company executive (died 1991)
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Abdus Salam
Year of birth:
1926
Abdus Salam, Pakistani-British physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1996)
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Edward Abbey
Year of birth:
1927
Edward Abbey, American environmentalist and author (died 1989)
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Ferenc Mádl
Year of birth:
1931
Ferenc Mádl, Hungarian academic and politician, 2nd President of Hungary (died 2011)
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Elio Petri
Year of birth:
1929
Elio Petri, Italian director and screenwriter (died 1982)
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Lee Shau-kee
Year of birth:
1928
Lee Shau-kee, Hong Kong real estate billionaire (died 2025)
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John Forsythe
Year of birth:
1918
John Forsythe, American actor (died 2010)
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John Raitt
Year of birth:
1917
John Raitt, American actor and singer (died 2005)
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DEATHS ON JANUARY 29
Hans Hedtoft
Year of death:
1955
Hans Hedtoft, Danish politician (born 1903)
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James Bridie
Year of death:
1951
James Bridie, Scottish playwright, screenwriter and physician (born 1888)
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H. L. Mencken
Year of death:
1956
H. L. Mencken, American journalist and critic (born 1880)
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George S. Messersmith
Year of death:
1960
George S. Messersmith, American diplomat (born 1883)
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Angela Thirkell
Year of death:
1961
Angela Thirkell, English novelist (born 1890)
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Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta
Year of death:
1948
Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta (born 1900)
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Harry Hopkins
Year of death:
1946
Harry Hopkins, American businessman and politician, 8th United States Secretary of Commerce (born 1890)
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Edward Harkness
Year of death:
1940
Edward Harkness, American philanthropist (born 1874)
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Ioannis Metaxas
Year of death:
1941
Ioannis Metaxas, Greek general and politician, 130th Prime Minister of Greece (born 1871)
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William Allen White
Year of death:
1944
William Allen White, American journalist and author (born 1868)
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HOLIDAYS ON JANUARY 29
Fat Thursday
Earliest day on which Fat Thursday can fall, while March 4 is the latest; celebrated on Thursday before Ash Wednesday. (Christianity)
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January 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast day: January 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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Sulpitius I of Bourges
Christian feast day: Sulpitius I of Bourges
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Gildas
Christian feast day: Gildas
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Kansas Day
Kansas Day (Kansas, United States)
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Sabinian of Troyes
Christian feast day: Sabinian of Troyes
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