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January 29 Events in History - January 29 Birthdays - January 29 Deaths
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January 29, 2002 In his State of the Union address, President George W. Bush likens Iraq, Iran and North Korea to an 'axis of evil' January 29, 1998 "Capeman," opens at Marquis Theater New York City January 29, 1998 Singers Bobby Brown found guiilty of DWI in Ft. Lauderdale Fla January 29, 1998 Soyuz TM-27 launches to MIR January 29, 1998 Thick Fog causes highway carnage in Belgium and Netherlands, 6 die January 29, 1998 Woman's Clinic in Birmingham Alabama bombed, 1 killed January 29, 1996 23rd American Music Award: Garth Brooks wins January 29, 1996 Last day of Test cricket for David Boon January 29, 1996 6,138th performance of "Cats" is held in London, surpassing record of Broadway's longest-running musical, "A Chorus Line" January 29, 1995 Andre Agassi defeats Pete Sampras to win Australian Open January 29, 1995 Greg Blewett scores century on Test debut vs England, Adelaide January 29, 1995 Superbowl XXIX: San Francisco 49ers beat San Diego Chargers, 49-26 in Miami January 29, 1995 Superbowl MVP: Steve Young, San Francisco, QB January 29, 1993 Test debut of Vinod Kambli, prolific Indian batsman January 29, 1991 "Piano Lesson" closes at Walter Kerr Theater New York City after 320 performances January 29, 1991 Nelson Mandela and Mangosuthu Buthelezi meet after 28 years January 29, 1990 Exxon Valdez capt Joseph Hazelwood goes on trial due to oil spill January 29, 1989 77th Australian Men Tennis: Ivan Lendl beats Miloslav Mecir (62 62 62) January 29, 1989 Cleveland's Chris Dudley misses 5 free throws during 1 foul attempt January 29, 1989 Dottie Mochrie wins Oldsmobile LPGA Golf Classic January 29, 1989 Dow jumps 38.06 recoups 508-pt loss since Oct 1987; index at 2,256.43 January 29, 1989 Episcopal church appoints 1st female bishop January 29, 1989 L I preacher Gene Profeta pleads guilty to tax-evasion January 29, 1989 NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 34-3 January 29, 1989 Orlando Arena opens January 29, 1989 U.S.S.R.'s Phobos II enters Martian orbit January 29, 1989 Game-winning RBI, official statistic dropped after 9 years of use New York Mets Keith Hernandez is the all-time leader with 129 January 29, 1988 Canadian Ben Johnson breaks own 50-yard dash world record at 5.15 January 29, 1988 Detroit's Kirk Gibson signs a 3-year contract with Dodgers January 29, 1988 Largest NBA crowd-Boston Celtics at Detroit (61,938) January 29, 1988 United Airlines Boeing 747SP, circles world in 36h54m15s January 29, 1987 Lisa files for separation from husband New York Met Darryl Strawberry January 29, 1987 William J Casey, ends term as 13th director of CIA January 29, 1986 193.8 million shares traded in New York Stock Exchange January 29, 1986 Yoweri Museveni sworn in as president of Uganda January 29, 1985 Jari Kurri of Edmonton Oilers scores 100th pt of season in game 39 January 29, 1984 34th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 154-145 (OT) at Denver January 29, 1984 Actress Lynda Carter (Wonder Woman) marries Robert Altman January 29, 1984 NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 45-3 January 29, 1984 President Reagan formally announces he will seek a 2nd term January 29, 1984 Silvia Bertolaccini wins LPGA Mazda Golf Classic of Deer Creek January 29, 1984 Space Shuttle 41-B (STS-11) Challenger launched January 29, 1983 "Down Under" by Men At Work hit #1 on U.K. pop chart January 29, 1983 40th Golden Globes: Gandhi, ET and Tootsie win January 29, 1982 Old Dominion ends La Tech's women's basketball rec 54-game win streak January 29, 1982 Wayne Garland, baseball 1st millionaire free agent, waived by Indians January 29, 1981 AL approves sale of White Sox to Jerry Reinsdorf and Eddie Einhorn for $20 million, and 80% of Mariners to George Argyros for $104 million January 29, 1980 6 Iranian held U.S. hostages escape with help of Canadians January 29, 1980 Cleve Cavaliers beat Los Angeles Lakers 154-153 in quadruple OT January 29, 1979 9th AFC-NFC pro bowl, NFC wins 13-7 January 29, 1979 Brenda Spencer kills 2, inspires Boomtown Rats "I Don't Like Mondays" January 29, 1979 Chinese vice-premier Deng Xiaoping visits Washington, D.C. January 29, 1979 Emerson, Lake and Palmer disband after 10 years together January 29, 1979 NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 13-7 January 29, 1979 President Carter commuted Patricia Hearst's 7 year sentence to 2 years January 29, 1978 Joanne Carner wins Colgate Triple Crown Match-Play Golf Championship January 29, 1976 Zeiss planetarium in Hague destroyed by fire January 29, 1975 "Men on the Moon" opens at Little Theater New York City for 5 performances January 29, 1975 1st Annual Comedy Awards of the Year hosted by Alan King January 29, 1975 W I win Fifth Test against India to take exciting series 3-2 January 29, 1974 27th NHL All-Star Game: West beat East 6-4 at Chicago January 29, 1972 5th ABA All-Star Game: East 142 beats West 115 at Louisville January 29, 1971 Test debut of Dennis Keith Lillee, vs. England at Adelaide January 29, 1970 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. January 29, 1969 Jimi Hendrix and Peter Townshend wage a battle of guitars January 29, 1969 Sheahan and Connolly hang on for exciting draw Aust vs. W Indies January 29, 1968 Nauru adopts constitution January 29, 1967 "Let's Sing Yiddish" closes at Brooks Atkinson New York City after 107 performances January 29, 1967 Branch Rickey and Lloyd Waner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame January 29, 1967 Kees Verkerk becomes European skating champ January 29, 1967 WDAZ TV channel 8 in Devils Lake, ND (ABC) begins broadcasting January 29, 1966 "Sweet Charity" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 608 performances January 29, 1966 Lawry and Simpson complete 244 opening stand vs. England, Adelaide January 29, 1966 Snow storm in north east U.S. kills 165 January 29, 1966 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming January 29, 1966 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Allen January 29, 1964 9th Winter Olympic games open in Innsbruck, Austria January 29, 1964 Beatles record in German "Komm, Gib Mir Diene Hand" and "Sie Leibt Dich" January 29, 1964 Most lopsided high-school basketball score 211-29 (Louisiana) January 29, 1964 NBC purchases AFL 5 year (1965-69) TV rights for $36 million January 29, 1964 Stanley Kubrick's "Dr. Strangelove," premieres January 29, 1964 Unmanned Apollo 1 Saturn launcher test attains Earth orbit January 29, 1963 Jim Thorpe, Red Grange and George Halas elected to football hall of fame January 29, 1961 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Laurence Owen January 29, 1961 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Bradley Lord January 29, 1959 Walt Disney's "Sleeping Beauty" released January 29, 1958 Murderer, Charles Starkweather, captured by police in Wyoming January 29, 1958 Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward wed January 29, 1957 Graham Greene's "Potting Shed," premieres in New York City January 29, 1956 Friedrich Durrenmatt's "Der Besuch der Alten Dame," premieres in Zurich January 29, 1955 John Williams Cox buys Yankee Stadium, sells grounds to Knights of Columbus, later leaves structure to Rice University (1962) January 29, 1954 Arnold Schoenberg's "De Profundis," premieres in Cologne January 29, 1953 1st movie in Cinemascope (The Robe) premieres January 29, 1951 "Where's Charley?" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 56 performances January 29, 1951 Baseball signs 6 year All-Star pact for TV-radio rights for $6 million January 29, 1951 Liz Taylor's 1st divorce, Conrad Hilton, Jr. January 29, 1949 Brit, Belgium, Lux, Neth, NZ and Switz recognize Israel January 29, 1948 "Look Ma, I'm Dancin'" opens at Adelphi Theater New York City for 188 performances January 29, 1948 Commissioner Happy Chandler fines the Yankees, Cubs, and Phillies $500 each for signing high school players January 29, 1947 Arthur Miller's "All My Sons," premieres in New York City January 29, 1944 285 German bombers attack London January 29, 1943 New Zealand's Kiwi cruiser collides with Jap sub I-1 at Guadalcanal January 29, 1943 Sidney Kingsley's "Patriots," premieres in New York City January 29, 1942 1st broadcast of Roy Plomley's "Desert Island Discs" on BBC January 29, 1942 German and Italian troops occupy Banghazi January 29, 1942 Peru and Ecuador sign Protocol of Rio (boundary determiniation) January 29, 1936 1st players elected to Baseball Hall of Fame-Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson and Walter Johnson January 29, 1933 German president von Hindenburg appoints Hitler chancellor January 29, 1932 Test debut of Bill O'Reilly, vs South Africa at Adelaide January 29, 1929 Seeing Eye Guide Dog Organization forms January 29, 1927 4th German government of Marx forms January 29, 1925 British Liberals choose David Lloyd George as party leader January 29, 1924 Ice cream cone rolling machine patented by Carl Taylor, Cleveland January 29, 1923 1st flight of autogiro (Juan de la Cierva, Madrid Spain) January 29, 1922 Union of Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador dissolved January 29, 1921 Hurricane hits Washington and Oregon January 29, 1920 Walt Disney starts 1st job as an artist; $40 week with Kansas City Slide Co. January 29, 1919 Secretary of state proclaims 18th amendment (prohibition) January 29, 1917 English submarine K13 leaves Gaire Loch January 29, 1916 1st bombings of Paris by German Zeppelins takes place January 29, 1913 Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, at Howard University, incorporates January 29, 1912 Martial law declared in textile strike in Lawrence, MA January 29, 1908 Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, at Cornell University, incorporates January 29, 1906 Coen de King skates world record time: 32,370 km January 29, 1904 1st athletic letters given (University of Chicago football team) January 29, 1903 Dutch railroad workers strike January 29, 1900 Boers under Joubert beat English at Spionkop Natal, 2,000 killed January 29, 1900 American League organized in Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Milwaukee and Minneapolis January 29, 1896 Emile Grubbe is 1st dr to use radiation treatment for breast cancer January 29, 1895 King Koko's Kopermannen assault on Akassa Niger, 100's killed January 29, 1886 1st successful gasoline-driven car patented, Karl Benz, Karlsruhe January 29, 1879 Custer Battlefield National Monument, Montana established January 29, 1872 Francis L Cardoza elected State Treasurer of South Carolina January 29, 1864 Battle of Moorefield, WV (Rosser's Raid) January 29, 1863 Battle at Bear River, Washington: U.S. Army vs indians January 29, 1861 Kansas becomes 34th state January 29, 1860 American College established in Rome by Pope Pius IX January 29, 1856 Victoria Cross established to acknowledge bravery January 29, 1850 Henry Clay introduces a comprise bill on slavery to U.S. Senate January 29, 1848 Sicily accepts new Constitution (choose parliament/freedom of press) January 29, 1845 Edgar Allen Poe's "Raven" 1st published (New York City) January 29, 1839 Charles Darwin marries Emma Wedgwood January 29, 1834 President Jackson orders 1st use of U.S. troops to suppress a labor dispute January 29, 1802 John Beckley of Virginia appointed 1st Librarian of Congress January 29, 1788 Australia Day January 29, 1781 Mozart's opera "Idomeneo" premieres, Munich January 29, 1732 Paris churchyard Saint-Medard closed after Jansenistic ritual January 29, 1728 John Gays' "Beggar's Opera," premieres in London January 29, 1676 Fjodor Aleksejevitsj becomes czar of Russia January 29, 1613 Galileo observes Neptune but fails to recognize what he sees January 29, 1587 Deventer and Zutphen surrender to Spain January 29, 1574 Sea battle of Reimerswaal - Admiral Boisot beats Spanish fleet January 29, 1523 Sermon of Constanz: Zwingli defends 67 Schlussreden |