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Shanghai and Hong Kong halt live poultry sales after a third death from to the H7N9 bird flu is reported in Hong Kong; China has reported 19 deaths and 96 infections from the bird flu at the beginning of 2014
More Notable Events on January 29: 1987 William J Casey, ends term as 13th director of CIA
1984 President Reagan formally announces he will seek a 2nd term
1951 Liz Taylor's 1st divorce, Conrad Hilton, Jr.
1886 1st successful gasoline-driven car patented, Karl Benz, Karlsruhe
1861 Kansas becomes 34th state
