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January 29 in recent years

January 29 is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 336 days remain until the end of the year (337 in leap years).

Events

Pre-1600

  • 904 – Sergius III is elected pope, after coming out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed antipope Christopher.
  • 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.

1601–1900

1901–present

Births

Pre-1600

1601–1900

1901–present

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

Deaths

Pre-1600

1601–1900

1901–present

Holidays and observances

See also

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