January 29

Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened throughout history on January 29. From 1900 until now. January 29 is under the sign of Aquarius. Famous birthdays on this day include Oprah Winfrey (1954), Gia Carangi (1960) and Adam Lambert (1982). Several movies were released around January 29 over the years, such as Modern Times in 1936 directed by Charles Chaplin and Taxi Driver in 1976 directed by Martin Scorsese.
But much more happened on January 29 over the years: find out below

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2019 2019 Loralai attack: Nine people, including civilians and policemen, are dead and 22 others are injured after gunmen and suicide bombers attacked a Deputy Inspector General (DIG) office in Pakistan's Loralai. The Tehrik-i-Taliban claim responsibility for the attack. (Express Tribune)
2018 Bus plunge: A bus plunges into the Bhairab River after falling off a bridge in Murshidabad district, West Bengal, India, killing at least 36 people. The late response by rescuers to save passengers leads to violence between local residents and police. (BBC)
2017 Yemeni Civil War (2015–present): Yakla raid: A U.S. military raid takes place in Yemen's southern Al Bayda Governorate. According to medics on the scene as reported by Reuters, "around 30" were killed, among which were at least three senior Al-Qaeda members, at least one U.S. service member, and 10 women and children. (Reuters) (The Guardian)
2016 Terrorism in Saudi Arabia: At least 3 people are killed and 7 wounded in an attack on a Shia mosque in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province. (The News Hub)
2015 2014 Sydney hostage crisis: A coronial inquest into the siege at the Lindt Cafe in the center of Sydney begins. The inquest hears that one hostage was killed by gunman Man Haron Monis while another was killed by fragments of a bullet or bullets fired by New South Wales Police Force officers. (The Australian), (BBC)
2014 Civil conflict in the Philippines: More than 40 people are killed on Mindanao between the Philippine government and armed groups opposed to the peace deal between the Philippines and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. (New York Times), (BBC)
2013 Somali Civil War (2009–present):: A suicide attack against the Somali government offices kills at least two people and injures dozens in Mogadishu. (BBC) (Reuters)
2012 Police confront protesters with tear gas and stun grenades in the U.S. city of Oakland, California; more than 100 arrests are made. (BBC)(CNN)
2011 2011 Egyptian protests:
2010 The Wittelsbach-Graff Diamond goes on public display in Washington, D.C., United States. (The Irish Times) (BBC) (The Daily Telegraph)
2009 Ford Motor Company reports a record US$14.6 billion full-year loss.
2008 20 civilians including 11 children die and 14 are wounded after a mine explodes targeting a school bus in Madhu, Sri Lanka. (Sunday Times)
2007 With the first launch events in Auckland, New Zealand, at 1101 UTC (12:01am NZDT, January 30), the global launch of Microsoft Windows Vista commences. (Fox News) (New Zealand Herald)
2006 Libya closes its embassy in Denmark over the Muhammad Drawings controversy. (BBC)
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.
2004 The Castaways hotel and casino in Las Vegas closes.
2003 At the conclusion of the ''STS-107'' mission, the Space Shuttle ''Columbia'' disintegrates during reentry over Texas, killing all 7 astronauts on board.
2002 Geography:
2001 Thousands of student protesters in Indonesia storm parliament and demand that President Abdurrahman Wahid resign due to alleged involvement in corruption scandals.
1998 Capeman, opens at Marquis Theater, New York City
1996 23rd American Music Awards: Garth Brooks wins.
1995 Andre Agassi defeats Pete Sampras to win Australian Open
1992 Willie Dixon, American blues composer ("I'm a Man", "Backdoor Man"), dies at age 76 (born 1915).
1991 Piano Lesson closes at Walter Kerr Theater NYC after 320 performances
1990 Exxon Valdez Captain Joseph Hazelwood goes on trial due to oil spill
1989 Dow jumps 38.06 recoups 508-pt loss since October 1987; index at 2,256.43
1988 Largest NBA crowd-Boston Celtics at Detroit Pistons (61,938).
1987 Lisa files for separation from husband New York Met Darryl Strawberry
1986 193.8 million shares traded in New York Stock Exchange
1985 Pop stars in LA record We Are The World
1984 Actress Lynda Carter (Wonder Woman) marries Robert Altman
1983 40th Golden Globes: Gandhi, ET and Tootsie win.
1982 Wayne Garland, baseball first millionaire free agent, waived by Cleveland Indians.
1980 6 Iranian held US hostages escape with help of Canadians
1979 9th AFC-NFC pro bowl, NFC wins 13-7
1978 Joanne Carner wins Colgate Triple Crown Match-Play Golf Championship.
1976 Zeiss planetarium in Hague, Netherlands, destroyed by fire.
1975 Men on the Moon opens at Little Theater NYC for 5 performances
1974 27th NHL All-Star Game: West beat East 6-4 at Chicago.
1972 5th ABA All-Star Game: East 142 beats West 115 at Louisville.
1971 Test debut of Dennis Keith Lillee, versus England at Adelaide.
1969 Sheahan and Connolly hang on for exciting draw Australia versus West Indies.
1968 Nauru adopts constitution.
1967 WDAZ TV channel 8 in Devils Lake, ND (ABC) begins broadcasting
1966 Sweet Charity opens at Palace Theater NYC for 608 performances
1964 Beatles record in German Komm, Gib Mir Diene Hand andSie Leibt Dich
1963 Jim Thorpe, Red Grange and George Halas elected to football hall of fame
1961 US female Figure Skating championship won by Laurence Owen.
1959 Buena Vista premieres Disney's animated feature film Sleeping Beauty at the Fox Wilshire Theater in Los Angeles, California. The film is based on Charles Perrault's version of the story of Sleeping Beauty.
1958 Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward wed
1955 John William Cox buys Yankee Stadium, sells grounds to Knights of Columbus, later leaves structure to Rice University (1962).
1953 First movie in Cinemascope (The Robe) premieres.
1950 Lord Balfour criticizes the fact that rationing is still in force in Britain.
1949 Britain, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand and Switzerland recognize Israel.
1948 Commissioner Happy Chandler fines the New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, and Philadelphia Phillies US$500 each for signing high school players.
1946 The Central Intelligence Group is established (the CIA in 1947).
1944 285 German bombers attack London, England.
1943 The first day of the Battle of Rennell Island, U.S. cruiser Chicago is torpedoed and heavily damaged by Japanese bombers.
1942 German and Italian troops occupy Benghazi.
1940 Three trains on the Sakurajima Line, in Osaka, Japan, collide and explode while approaching Ajikawaguchi Station. 181 people are killed.
1936 1st players elected to Baseball Hall of Fame-Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson and Walter Johnson
1933 German President von Hindenburg appoints Hitler chancellor
1929 Seeing Eye Guide Dog Organization forms
1927 4th German government of Wilhelm Marx forms.
1926 Eugene O'Neill's ''The Great God Brown'' opens at the Greenwich Theatre.
1925 British Liberals choose David Lloyd George as party leader.
1924 Ice cream cone rolling machine patented by Carl Taylor, Cleveland, Ohio.
1923 1st flight of autogiro (Juan de la Cierva, Madrid Spain)
1922 Union of Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador dissolved.
1921 Hurricane hits Washington and Oregon.
1920 Walt Disney starts first job as an artist; $40 week with Kansas City Slide Co.
1919 Secretary of state proclaims the 18th amendment (prohibition).
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.
1917 English submarine K13 leaves Gaire Loch.
1913 Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, at Howard University, incorporates.
1912 Martial law declared in textile strike in Lawrence Massachusetts.
1908 Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, at Cornell University, incorporates.
1906 Coen de King skates world record time: 32,370 km.
1904 1st athletic letters given (University of Chicago football team)
1903 Dutch railroad workers strike.
1900 The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, also known as the American League, is organized in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with eight founding teams in Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Milwaukee, and Minneapolis.
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