January 29

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Events

Pre-1600

904 – Sergius III is elected pope, after coming out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed antipope Christopher.<ref>Template:Cite EB1911</ref>
946 – Caliph al-Mustakfi is blinded and deposed by Mu'izz al-Dawla, ruler of the Buyid Empire. He is succeeded by al-Muti as caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

1601–1900

1814 – War of the Sixth Coalition: France engages Russia and Prussia in the Battle of Brienne.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1819 – Stamford Raffles lands on the island of Singapore.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
1845 – "The Raven" is published in The Evening Mirror in New York, the first publication with the name of the author, Edgar Allan Poe.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1850 – Henry Clay introduces the Compromise of 1850 to the U.S. Congress.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1856 – Queen Victoria issues a Warrant under the Royal sign-manual that establishes the Victoria Cross to recognise acts of valour by British military personnel during the Crimean War.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1861 – Kansas is admitted as the 34th U.S. state.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
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.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1886 – Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1891 – [[LiliTemplate:Okinauokalani]] is proclaimed the last monarch and only queen regnant of the Kingdom of Hawaii.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

1901–present

1907 – Charles Curtis of Kansas becomes the first Native American U.S. Senator.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1911 – Mexican Revolution: Mexicali is captured by the Mexican Liberal Party, igniting the Magonista rebellion of 1911.<ref name="auto4">Template:Cite journal</ref>
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.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
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.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
1936 – The first inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame are announced.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1943 – World War II: The first day of the Battle of Rennell Island, Template:USS is torpedoed and heavily damaged by Japanese bombers.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1944 – World War II: Approximately 38 people are killed and about a dozen injured when the Polish village of Koniuchy (present-day Kaniūkai, Lithuania) is attacked by Soviet partisan units.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
1944 – World War II: In Bologna, Italy, the Anatomical theatre of the Archiginnasio is completely destroyed in an air-raid.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1959 – The first Melodifestivalen is held at Cirkus in Stockholm, Sweden.<ref>Leif Thorsson. Melodifestivalen genom tiderna (1999, second edition 2006). Pg. 19. Stockholm: Premium Publishing AB. Template:ISBN</ref>
1973 – EgyptAir Flight 741 crashes into the Kyrenia Mountains in Cyprus, killing 37 people.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1983 – Singapore cable car crash: Panamanian-registered oil rig, Eniwetok, strikes the cables of the Singapore Cable Car system linking the mainland and Sentosa Island, causing two cabins to fall into the water and killing seven people and leaving thirteen others trapped for hours.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1989 – Cold War: Hungary establishes diplomatic relations with South Korea, making it the first Eastern Bloc nation to do so.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1991 – Gulf War: The Battle of Khafji, the first major ground engagement of the war, as well as its deadliest, begins between Iraq and Saudi Arabia.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
1996 – President Jacques Chirac announces a "definitive end" to French nuclear weapons testing.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
2001 – Thousands of student protesters in Indonesia storm parliament and demand that President Abdurrahman Wahid resign due to alleged involvement in corruption scandals.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2002 – In his State of the Union address, President George W. Bush describes "regimes that sponsor terror" as an Axis of evil, in which he includes Iraq, Iran and North Korea.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
2005 – The first direct commercial flights from mainland China (from Guangzhou) to Taiwan since 1949 arrived in Taipei. Shortly afterwards, a China Airlines flight lands in Beijing.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2008 – An Egyptian court rules that people who do not adhere to one of the three government-recognised religions, while not allowed to list any belief outside of those three, are still eligible to receive government identity documents.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2009 – Governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich is removed from office following his conviction of several corruption charges, including solicitation of personal benefit in exchange for an appointment to the United States Senate as a replacement for then-U.S. president-elect Barack Obama.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2013 – SCAT Airlines Flight 760 crashes near the Kazakh city of Almaty, killing 21 people.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2014 – Rojava conflict: The Afrin Canton declares its autonomy from the Syrian Arab Republic.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2017 – A gunman opens fire at the Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec City, killing six people and wounding 19 others in a spree shooting.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2022 – Canadian truck drivers and pedestrians gathered to rally and protest on Parliament Hill against Canadian COVID-19 restrictions, which caused traffic and closures around the city.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2025 – American Eagle Flight 5342 collided mid-air with a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk operated by the United States Army and crashed into the Potomac River, killing all 67 people onboard both aircraft.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2025 – A chartered Beechcraft 1900 crashes near the Unity oilfield in South Sudan, killing 20 people.<ref name="aj">Template:Cite news</ref>

Births

Pre-1600

1455 – Johann Reuchlin, German-born humanist and scholar (d. 1522)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1475 – Giuliano Bugiardini, Italian painter (d. 1555)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1499 – Katharina von Bora, wife of Martin Luther; formerly a Roman Catholic nun (d. 1552)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1525 – Lelio Sozzini, Italian humanist and reformer (d. 1562)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1584 – Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange (d. 1647)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1591 – Franciscus Junius, German pioneer philologist (d. 1677)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

1601–1900

1602 – Countess Amalie Elisabeth of Hanau-Münzenberg (d. 1651)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1632 – Johann Georg Graevius, German scholar and critic (d. 1703)<ref>Template:Cite EB1911</ref>
1688 – Emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish astronomer, philosopher, and theologian (d. 1772)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1711 – Giuseppe Bonno, Austrian composer (d. 1788)<ref>Template:Cite Grove</ref>
1715 – Georg Christoph Wagenseil, Austrian organist and composer (d. 1777)<ref>Template:Cite Grove</ref>
1717 – Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst, English field marshal and politician, 19th Governor General of Canada (d. 1797)<ref>Template:Cite ODNB</ref>
1718 – Paul Rabaut, French pastor (d. 1794)<ref>Template:Cite EB1911</ref>
1737 – Thomas Paine, English-American political activist, philosopher, political theorist, and revolutionary (d. 1809)<ref>Template:Cite ANB</ref>
1749 – Christian VII of Denmark (d. 1808)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1754 – Moses Cleaveland, American general, lawyer, and politician, founded Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1806)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1756 – Henry Lee III, American general and politician, 9th Governor of Virginia (d. 1818)<ref>Template:CongBio</ref>
1761 – Albert Gallatin, Swiss-American ethnologist, linguist, and politician, 4th United States Secretary of the Treasury (d. 1849)<ref>Template:CongBio</ref>
1782 – Daniel Auber, French composer (d. 1871)<ref>Template:Cite Grove</ref>
1792 – Lemuel H. Arnold, American politician (d. 1852)<ref>Template:CongBio</ref>
1801 – Johannes Bernardus van Bree, Dutch violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 1857)<ref>Template:Cite Grove</ref>
1810 – Ernst Kummer, Polish-German mathematician and academic (d. 1893)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1810 – Mary Whitwell Hale, American teacher, school founder, and hymnwriter (d. 1862)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1843 – William McKinley, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 25th President of the United States (d. 1901)<ref>Template:CongBio</ref>
1846 – Karol Olszewski, Polish chemist, mathematician and physicist (d. 1915)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
1852 – Frederic Hymen Cowen, Jamaican-English pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1935)<ref>Template:Cite Grove</ref>
1858 – Henry Ward Ranger, American painter and academic (d. 1916)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1860 – Anton Chekhov, Russian playwright and short story writer (d. 1904)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1861 – Florida Ruffin Ridley, American civil rights activist, teacher, editor, and writer (d. 1943)<ref>Template:Cite ANB</ref>
1862 – Frederick Delius, English composer (d. 1934)<ref>Template:Cite Grove</ref>
1864 – Richard Arman Gregory, British astronomer (d. 1952)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
1866 – Romain Rolland, French historian, author, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1944)<ref>Template:Cite Grove</ref>
1867 – Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, Spanish journalist and author (d. 1928)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1874 – John D. Rockefeller Jr., American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1960)<ref>Template:Cite ANB</ref>
1876 – Havergal Brian, English composer (d. 1972)<ref>Template:Cite Grove</ref>
1880 – W. C. Fields, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter (d. 1946)<ref>Template:Cite ANB</ref>
1881 – Alice Catherine Evans, American microbiologist (d. 1975)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1884 – Juhan Aavik, Estonian-Swedish composer and conductor (d. 1982)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1886 – Karl Freudenberg, German chemist (d. 1983)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
1888 – Sydney Chapman, English mathematician and geophysicist (d. 1970)<ref>Template:Cite ODNB</ref>
1888 – Wellington Koo, Chinese statesman (d. 1985)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
1892 – Ernst Lubitsch, German American film director, producer, writer, and actor (d. 1947)<ref>Template:Cite book.</ref>
1895 – Muna Lee, American poet and author (d. 1965)<ref>Template:Cite ANB</ref>

1901–present

1901 – Allen B. DuMont, American engineer and broadcaster, founded the DuMont Television Network (d. 1965)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
1901 – E. P. Taylor, Canadian businessman and horse breeder (d. 1989)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
1905 – Barnett Newman, American painter and etcher (d. 1970)<ref>Template:Cite ANB</ref>
1913 – Victor Mature, American actor (d. 1999)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1915 – Bill Peet, American author and illustrator (d. 2002)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1915 – John Serry Sr., Italian-American concert accordionist and composer (d. 2003)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1916 – Roy Markham, British plant virologist (d. 1979)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
1917 – John Raitt, American actor and singer (d. 2005)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1918 – John Forsythe, American actor (d. 2010)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1920 – Paul Gayten, American R&B pianist, songwriter, producer, and record company executive (d. 1991)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1923 – Paddy Chayefsky, American author and screenwriter (d. 1981)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1923 – Eddie Taylor, American electric blues guitarist and singer (d. 1985)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1926 – Abdus Salam, Pakistani-British physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1996)<ref>Template:Cite ODNB</ref>
1927 – Edward Abbey, American environmentalist and author (d. 1989)<ref>Template:Cite ANB</ref>
1928 – Joseph Kruskal, American mathematician and computer scientist (d. 2010)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1928 – Lee Shau-kee, Hong Kong real estate billionaire (d. 2025)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1929 – Elio Petri, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 1982)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1931 – Leslie Bricusse, English playwright and composer (d. 2021)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1931 – Ferenc Mádl, Hungarian academic and politician, 2nd President of Hungary (d. 2011)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1932 – Raman Subba Row, English cricketer and referee<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> (d. 2024)
1933 – Sacha Distel, French singer and guitarist (d. 2004)<ref>Template:Cite news Template:Cbignore</ref>
1934 – Alan Cowley, British chemist (d. 2020)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
1936 – James Jamerson, American bass player (d. 1983)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1936 – Veturi, Indian poet and songwriter (d. 2010)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1937 – Jeff Clyne, British musician (d. 2009)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1939 – Germaine Greer, Australian journalist and author<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1939 – Jeanne Lee, American jazz singer, poet and composer (d. 2000)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1940 – Justino Díaz, Puerto Rican opera singer<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1940 – Katharine Ross, American actress and author<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1941 – Robin Morgan, American actress, journalist, and author<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1941 – Gamini Jayawickrama Perera, Sri Lankan politician (d. 2024)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1942 – Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez, Cuban military officer, legislator and cosmonaut<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1943 – Tony Blackburn, English radio and television host<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1943 – Pat Quinn, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2014)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1943 – Mark Wynter, English singer and actor<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1945 – Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, Malian academic and politician, Prime Minister of Mali (d. 2022)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1945 – Tom Selleck, American actor and businessman<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1946 – Geater Davis, American singer-songwriter (d. 1984)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1946 – Bettye LaVette, American singer-songwriter<ref name="AP"/>
1947 – Linda B. Buck, American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1947 – David Byron, English singer-songwriter (d. 1985)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1947 – Marián Varga, Slovak organist and composer (d. 2017)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1948 – Raymond Keene, English chess player and author<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1948 – Cristina Saralegui, Cuban-American journalist, actress and talk show host<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1948 – Marc Singer, Canadian-American actor<ref name="AP"/>
1949 – Doris Davenport, American poet and teacher<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1949 – Tommy Ramone, Hungarian-American drummer and producer (d. 2014)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1950 – Ann Jillian, American actress and singer<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1950 – Miklós Vámos, Hungarian writer, novelist, screenwriter and translator<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1952 – Pete Geren, American attorney and politician<ref>Template:CongBio</ref>
1952 – Tim Healy, British actor<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1953 – Teresa Teng, Taiwanese singer (d. 1995)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
1953 – Charlie Wilson, American singer-songwriter and producer<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1954 – Terry Kinney, American actor and director<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1954 – Oprah Winfrey, American talk show host, actress, and producer, founded Harpo Productions<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1955 – Greg Ballard, American basketball player and coach (d. 2016)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1955 – John Tate, American boxer (d. 1998)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1956 – Irlene Mandrell, American musician, actress, and model<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1956 – Amii Stewart, American singer and dancer<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1957 – Diane Delano, American actress (d. 2024)<ref name="AP"/>
1957 – Ron Franscell, American author and journalist<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1958 – Judy Norton, American actress and theater director<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1960 – Cho-liang Lin, Taiwanese-American musician<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1960 – Greg Louganis, American diver and author<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1960 – Steve Sax, American baseball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1960 – Gia Carangi, American supermodel (d. 1986)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1961 – Strive Masiyiwa, Zimbabwean businessman and philanthropist<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1962 – Gauri Lankesh, Indian journalist and activist (d. 2017)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1962 – Lee Terry, American politician and lawyer<ref>Template:CongBio</ref>
1962 – Nicholas Turturro, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1964 – Roddy Frame, Scottish singer-songwriter and musician<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1964 – Andre Reed, American football player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1965 – David Agus, American physician and author<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1965 – Dominik Hašek, Czech ice hockey player<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1967 – Sean Burke, Canadian ice hockey player and coach<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1967 – Stacey King, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1968 – Edward Burns, American actor, director, writer, and producer<ref name="AP"/>
1968 – Monte Cook, American game designer and writer<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1968 – Aeneas Williams, American football player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1969 – Sam Trammell, American actor<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1970 – Heather Graham, American actress<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1970 – Jörg Hoffmann, German swimmer<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1970 – Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Indian colonel and politician<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1970 – Paul Ryan, American politician, 62nd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives<ref>Template:CongBio</ref>
1971 – Clare Balding, English broadcaster, journalist and author<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1972 – Brian Wood, American writer, illustrator and graphic designer<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1973 – Megan McArdle, American journalist<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1973 – Jason Schmidt, American baseball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1975 – Sharif Atkins, American actor<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1975 – Sara Gilbert, American actress, producer, and talk show host<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1975 – Kelly Packard, American actress<ref name="AP">Template:Cite web</ref>
1977 – Justin Hartley, American actor<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1977 – Sam Jaeger, American actor and screenwriter<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1979 – Andrew Keegan, American actor<ref name="AP"/>
1979 – Christina Koch, American engineer and astronaut<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1980 – Jason James Richter, American actor and musician<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1981 – Tenoch Huerta, Mexican actor<ref name="UPI">Template:Cite web</ref>
1981 – Jonny Lang, American singer, songwriter and guitarist<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1982 – Adam Lambert, American singer, songwriter and actor<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1983 – Tim Gleason, American ice hockey player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1985 – Marc Gasol, Spanish basketball player<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1985 – Isabel Lucas, Australian actress and model<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1985 – Rag'n'Bone Man, English singer-songwriter<ref name="UPI"/>
1986 – Chris Bourque, American ice hockey player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1986 – Thomas Greiss, German ice hockey player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1986 – Jair Jurrjens, Curaçaoan baseball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1987 – José Abreu, Cuban baseball player<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1987 – Alex Avila, American baseball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1987 – Jessica Burkhart, American author<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1987 – Vladimír Mihálik, Slovak ice hockey player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1988 – Ayobami Adebayo, Nigerian author<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1988 – Jake Auchincloss, American politician, businessman, and Marine veteran<ref>Template:CongBio</ref>
1988 – Hank Conger, American baseball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1988 – Shay Logan, English footballer<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1989 – Mohamed Abou Gabal, Egyptian footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1989 – Kevin Shattenkirk, American ice hockey player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1992 – Markel Brown, American basketball player<ref>Template:Cite basketball-reference</ref>
1992 – Maxi Kleber, German basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1993 – Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, Japanese singer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1997 – Joel Eriksson Ek, Swedish ice hockey player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1997 – Jack Roslovic, American ice hockey player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2001 – Lee Dae-hwi, South Korean singer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2003 – Jarell Quansah, English footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Deaths

Pre-1600

757 – An Lushan, Chinese general (b. 703)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1119 – Pope Gelasius II (b. 1060)<ref>Template:Cite EB1911</ref>
1597 – Elias Ammerbach, German organist and composer (b. 1530)<ref>Template:Cite Grove</ref>

1601–1900

1647 – Francis Meres, English priest and author (b. 1565)<ref>Template:Cite ODNB</ref>
1678 – Jerónimo Lobo, Portuguese missionary and author (b. 1593)<ref>Template:Cite EB1911</ref>
1706 – Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet and courtier (b. 1643)<ref>Template:Cite ODNB</ref>
1737 – George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney, Scottish-English field marshal and politician, Colonial Governor of Virginia (b. 1666)<ref>Template:Cite ODNB</ref>
1743 – André-Hercule de Fleury, French cardinal (b. 1653)<ref>Template:Cite EB1911</ref>
1763 – Juan José Eguiara y Eguren, Mexican bishop and Catholic scholar (b. 1696)<ref>Template:Cite CE1913</ref>
1763 – Louis Racine, French poet (b. 1692)<ref>Template:Cite EB1911</ref>
1820 – George III of the United Kingdom (b. 1738)<ref>Template:Cite ODNB</ref>
1829 – Paul Barras, French captain and politician (b. 1755)<ref>Template:Cite EB1911</ref>
1870 – Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1797)<ref>Template:Cite EB1911</ref>
1888 – Edward Lear, English poet and illustrator (b. 1812)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
1899 – Alfred Sisley, French-English painter (b. 1839)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

1901–present

1901 – Eugène Louis-Marie Jancourt, French bassoonist, composer and pedagogue (b. 1815)<ref>Template:Cite Grove</ref>
1906 – Christian IX of Denmark (b. 1818)<ref>Template:Cite EB1911</ref>
1910 – Édouard Rod, French-Swiss novelist (b. 1857)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1912 – Herman Bang, Danish journalist and author (b. 1857)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1916 – Sibylle von Olfers, German art teacher, author and nun (b. 1881)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
1917 – Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer, British statesman, diplomat and colonial administrator (b. 1841)<ref>Template:Cite ODNB</ref>
1923 – Elihu Vedder, American symbolist painter, book illustrator and poet (b. 1836)<ref>Template:Cite ANB</ref>
1928 – Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, Scottish field marshal (b. 1861)<ref>Template:Cite ODNB</ref>
1929 – Jacques Bouhy, Belgian baritone (b. 1848)<ref>Template:Cite Grove</ref>
1929 – Charles Fox Parham, American preacher and evangelist (b. 1873)<ref>Template:Cite ANB</ref>
1933 – Sara Teasdale, American poet (b. 1884)<ref>Template:Cite ANB</ref>
1934 – Fritz Haber, Polish-German chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1868)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
1934 – Dukinfield Henry Scott, British botanist (b. 1854)<ref>Template:Cite ODNB</ref>
1935 – Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh, American explorer (b. 1853)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
1940 – Edward Harkness, American philanthropist (b. 1874)<ref>Template:Cite ANB</ref>
1941 – Ioannis Metaxas, Greek general and politician, 130th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1871)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1944 – William Allen White, American journalist and author (b. 1868)<ref>Template:Cite ANB</ref>
1946 – Harry Hopkins, American businessman and politician, 8th United States Secretary of Commerce (b. 1890)<ref>Template:Cite ANB</ref>
1946 – Sidney Jones, English conductor and composer (b. 1861)<ref>Template:Cite Grove</ref>
1948 – Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta (b. 1900)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1951 – James Bridie, Scottish playwright, screenwriter and physician (b. 1888)<ref>Template:Cite ODNB</ref>
1954 – Walter Conrad Arensberg, American art collector, critic and poet (b. 1878)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
1955 – Hans Hedtoft, Danish politician (b. 1903)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1956 – H. L. Mencken, American journalist and critic (b. 1880)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1959 – Pauline Smith, South African novelist, short story writer, memoirist and playwright (b. 1882)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1960 – Mack Harrell, American operatic and concert baritone vocalist (b. 1909)<ref>Template:Cite Grove</ref>
1960 – George S. Messersmith, American diplomat (b. 1883)<ref>Template:Cite ANB</ref>
1961 – Angela Thirkell, English novelist (b. 1890)<ref>Template:Cite ODNB</ref>
1962 – Fritz Kreisler, Austrian-American violinist and composer (b. 1875)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1962 – William Francis Gray Swann, Anglo-American physicist (b. 1884)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
1963 – Robert Frost, American poet and playwright (b. 1874)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1964 – Vera Hall, American folk singer (b. 1902)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1964 – Alan Ladd, American actor (b. 1913)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1965 – Jack Hylton, English pianist, composer, band leader and impresario (b. 1892)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1966 – Pierre Mercure, Canadian composer, TV producer, bassoonist and administrator (b. 1927)<ref>Template:Cite Grove</ref>
1967 – Harold Munro Fox, English zoologist (b. 1889)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
1969 – Allen Dulles, American banker, lawyer, and diplomat, 5th Director of Central Intelligence (b. 1893)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
1969 - Max Weinreich, Russian-American-Jewish linguist and cofounder of YIVO (b. 1894)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1970 – Lawren Harris, Canadian painter (b. 1885)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
1970 – B. H. Liddell Hart, French-English soldier, historian, and journalist (b. 1895)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1973 – Johannes Paul Thilman, German composer (b. 1903)<ref>Template:Cite Grove</ref>
1974 – H. E. Bates, English writer (b. 1905)<ref>Template:Cite ODNB</ref>
1976 – Jesse Fuller, American one-man band musician (b. 1896)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1977 – Johnny Franz, English record producer and pianist (b. 1922)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1977 – Freddie Prinze, American comedian and actor (b. 1954)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1978 – Tim McCoy, American actor and military officer (b. 1891)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1978 – Frank Nicklin, Australian politician, 28th Premier of Queensland (b. 1895)<ref>Template:Cite AuDB</ref>
1979 – Sonny Payne, American jazz drummer (b. 1926)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1980 – Jimmy Durante, American entertainer (b. 1893)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1981 – Jack A. W. Bennett, New Zealander literary scholar (b. 1911)<ref>Template:Cite ODNB</ref>
1981 – John Glassco, Canadian poet, memoirist and novelist (b. 1909)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
1982 – Rudolph Peters, British biochemist (b. 1889)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
1982 – Roger Stanier, Canadian microbiologist (b. 1916)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
1982 – Charles Sykes, British physicist and metallurgist (b. 1905)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
1983 – Stuart H. Ingersoll, American naval aviator, USN vice admiral (b. 1898)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1984 – Frances Goodrich, American actress, dramatist and screenwriter (b. 1890)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1984 – John Macnaghten Whittaker, British mathematician (b. 1905)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
1987 – Vincent R. Impellitteri, American politician and judge, 101st Mayor of New York City (b. 1900)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1988 – James Rhyne Killian, American educator, scientist and White House advisor (b. 1904)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1989 – Morton DaCosta, American theatre and film director, film producer, writer and actor (b. 1914)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1991 – Yasushi Inoue, Japanese author and poet (b. 1907)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1992 – Willie Dixon, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1915)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1993 – Adetokunbo Ademola, Nigerian lawyer and jurist, 2nd Chief Justice of Nigeria (b. 1906)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1994 – Ulrike Maier, Austrian skier (b. 1967)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1999 – Lili St. Cyr, American model and dancer (b. 1918)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2002 – Harold Russell, Canadian-American soldier and actor (b. 1914)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2003 – Frank Moss, American lawyer and politician (b. 1911)<ref>Template:CongBio</ref>
2004 – Janet Frame, New Zealand author and poet (b. 1924)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2005 – Ephraim Kishon, Israeli author, screenwriter, and director (b. 1924)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2006 – Nam June Paik, South Korean-American artist (b. 1932)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
2008 – Margaret Truman, American singer and author (b. 1924)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2009 – Hélio Gracie, Brazilian martial artist (b. 1913)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2009 – John Martyn, British singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1948)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2011 – Milton Babbitt, American composer, educator, and theorist (b. 1916)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2012 – Ranjit Singh Dyal, Indian general and politician, 10th Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry (b. 1928)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2012 – Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, Italian lawyer and politician, 9th President of Italy (b. 1918)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2012 – Camilla Williams, American soprano and educator (b. 1919)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2015 – Colleen McCullough, Australian neuroscientist, author, and academic (b. 1937)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2015 – Rod McKuen, American singer-songwriter and poet (b. 1933)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2015 – Alexander Vraciu, American commander and pilot (b. 1918)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2016 – Jean-Marie Doré, Guinean lawyer and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Guinea (b. 1938)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2016 – Jacques Rivette, French director, screenwriter, and critic (b. 1928)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2019 – George Fernandes, Indian politician (b. 1930)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2019 – James Ingram, American musician (b. 1952)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2021 – Walker Boone, Canadian actor (b. 1944)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2022 – Howard Hesseman, American actor (b. 1940)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2023 – Hazel McCallion, Canadian businesswoman and politician, 5th Mayor of Mississauga (b. 1921)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2023 – Will Steffen, American-Australian chemist (b. 1947)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2023 – Gero Storjohann, German politician (b. 1958)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2025 – Salwan Momika, Iraqi refugee and anti-Islam activist (b. 1986)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2025 – Richard Williamson, British Catholic traditionalist bishop (b. 1940)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2025 – Victims in the 2025 Potomac River mid-air collision:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Vadim Naumov, Russian pair skater (b. 1969)
- Evgenia Shishkova, Russian pair skater and coach (b. 1972)

Holidays and observances

Christian feast day:
- Gildas<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- Sabinian of Troyes<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- Sulpitius I of Bourges<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- January 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Earliest day on which Fat Thursday can fall, while March 4 is the latest; celebrated on Thursday before Ash Wednesday. (Christianity)
Kansas Day (Kansas, United States)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

References

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