January 29
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Art and culture
- 1595 - William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet is probably first performed.
- 1667 - Elizabeth Malet marries John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester .
- 1845 - "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe is published in the New York Evening Mirror.
Births
- 1688 - Emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish scientist and philosopher (d. 1772)
- 1737 - Thomas Paine, American patriot (d. 1809)
- 1860 - Anton Chekhov, Russian writer (d. 1904)
- 1905 - Barnett Newman, American painter (d. 1970)
- 1924 - Luigi Nono, Italian composer (d. 1990)
- 1939 - Germaine Greer, Australian writer
- 1960 - J. G. Thirlwell, Australian-born musician
Deaths
- 1899 - Alfred Sisley, British impressionist painter (b. 1839)
- 1956 - H. L. Mencken, American journalist (b. 1880)
- 1999 - Lili St. Cyr, American dancer (b. 1918)
- 2004 - Janet Frame, New Zealand writer (b. 1924)
Notes
- 2003 - Leslie Fiedler, American literary critic (b. 1917)
- 1499 - Katharina von Bora, wife of Martin Luther (d. 1552)
- 2006 - Nam June Paik, South Korean-born American artist (b. 1932)
- 1949 - Leroy Sibbles (born January 29, 1949) is a reggae musician from Jamaica. He was the lead singer for The Heptones in the 1960-70s.
- 1944 - Andrew Loog Oldham (born January 29 1944) is an English rock and roll producer, impresario and author. He was best known as the manager of The Rolling Stones in the 1960s, taking a flamboyant style inspired by his role model and friend Phil Spector.
- 1880 - W. C. Fields (January 29, 1880 – December 25, 1946) was an American juggler, comedian, and actor. (b. 1924)
- 1929 - Elio Petri (January 29, 1929 - November 10, 1982) was a political Italian filmmaker.
- 1970 - Marie-Laure de Noailles Marie-Laure, Vicomtesse de Noailles (31 October, 1902 - 29 January, 1970), was one of the 20th century's most daring and influential patrons of the arts, (b. 1924)*1888 - Edward Lear, English artist, illustrator and writer (b. 1812)
- 1919 - N. F. Simpson, English playwright
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