January 29th, 1891

Born on January 29th, 1891

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What happened on January 29th, 1891?

January 29th, 1891

Liliʻuokalani is proclaimed the last monarch and only queen regnant of the Kingdom of Hawaii.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liliʻuokalani

January 29th, 1891

Liliʻuokalani, the last monarch and only queen regnant of the Hawaiian Kingdom, ascended the throne.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liliʻuokalani

What else happened on January 29th?

January 29th, 2017

A lone gunman carried out a mass shooting at a mosque in Quebec City, Canada, killing six people and injuring up to nineteen others.

January 29th, 2009

The Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt ruled that people who did not adhere to one of the three government-recognised religions were also eligible to receive government identity documents.

January 29th, 2006

India's Irfan Pathan became the first bowler to take a Test cricket hat-trick in the opening over of a match.

January 29th, 1991

The first major ground engagement of the Gulf War began with the Iraqi invasion of Khafji, Saudi Arabia, recaptured three days later by Coalition forces.

January 29th, 1967

The Mantra-Rock Dance (poster pictured), called the "ultimate high" of the hippie era, took place in San Francisco, featuring Swami Bhaktivedanta, Janis Joplin, the Grateful Dead, and Allen Ginsberg.

January 29th, 1944

World War II: At least 38 civilians were killed and about a dozen others injured when the Polish village of Koniuchy was attacked by a Soviet partisan unit with a contingent of Jewish partisans.

January 29th, 1943

World War II: The Battle of Rennell Island, the last major naval engagement between the United States Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Guadalcanal campaign, began.

January 29th, 1911

Mexican Revolution: The Magonista rebellion began when Mexican Liberal Party troops captured the town of Mexicali.

January 29th, 1863

American Indian Wars: The U.S. Army led by Patrick Edward Connor massacred Chief Bear Hunter and Shoshone forces at the Bear River Massacre in present-day Franklin County, Idaho.

January 29th, 1856

Queen Victoria introduced the Victoria Cross, originally to recognise acts of valour by British military personnel during the Crimean War.

January 29th, 1845

American poet Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" appeared in The Evening Mirror as the newspaper's first publication attributed to Poe.

January 29th, 1814

War of the Sixth Coalition: At the Battle of Brienne, both sides' commanders, Napoleon and Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, were nearly captured.

January 29th, 0904

Sergius III returned from exile to take over the papacy from the deposed antipope Christopher.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 29th

Same year
Born in 1891

68

Hans Albers

German actor (1891-1960)

*September 22nd, 1891, Hamburg †July 24th, 1960, Berg

54

Walter Model

German field marshal

*January 24th, 1891, Genthin †April 21st, 1945, Ratingen

54

Anton Dostler

German general

*May 10th, 1891, Munich †December 1st, 1945, Aversa

65

Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar

Indian polymath, philosopher, and social reformer (1891–1956)

*April 14th, 1891, Bhim Janmabhoomi †December 6th, 1956, Dr. Ambedkar National Memorial

53

Erich Marcks

German general (1891–1944)

*June 6th, 1891, Schöneberg †June 12th, 1944, Saint-Lô

65

Kurt von Tippelskirch

German World War II general

*October 9th, 1891, Charlottenburg †May 10th, 1957, Lüneburg

61

Fritz Schellong

German internist and university professor (1891-1953)

*September 10th, 1891, Königsberg †January 18th, 1953, Münster

69

Zora Neale Hurston

African American folklorist, novelist, short story writer, and Civic Rights advocate (1891-1960)

*January 7th, 1891, Notasulga †January 28th, 1960, Fort Pierce

82

James Chadwick

English physicist (1891-1974), who discovered the neutron in 1932

*October 20th, 1891, Bollington †July 24th, 1974, Cambridge

52

Erwin Rommel

German field marshal (1891-1944)

*November 15th, 1891, Heidenheim an der Brenz †October 14th, 1944, Herrlingen

78

Nelly Sachs

Jewish German poet and playwright

*December 10th, 1891, Schöneberg †May 12th, 1970, Stockholm

88

Pietro Nenni

Italian politician (1891–1980)

*February 9th, 1891, Faenza †January 1st, 1980, Rome

89

Karl Dönitz

German Navy Officer, Admiral and supreme commander of the German Navy, head of state and Chief German Wehrmacht Military and convicted Nazi war criminal (1891-1980)

*September 16th, 1891, Grünau †December 22nd, 1980, Aumühle

82

Frank Mills

American actor (1891-1973)

*January 26th, 1891, Kalamazoo †August 18th, 1973, Los Angeles

83

Lajos Zilahy

Hungarian novelist and playwright (1891–1974)

*March 27th, 1891, Salonta †December 1st, 1974, Novi Sad

84

Ruth Plumly Thompson

American writer

*July 27th, 1891, Philadelphia †April 6th, 1976, Malvern

75

Bernhard Zondek

German-Israeli endocrinologist

*July 29th, 1891, Poznań †November 8th, 1966, New York City

88

Henry Miller

American novelist (1891–1980)

*December 26th, 1891, Yorkville †June 7th, 1980, Pacific Palisades

81

James Bell

American actor (1891-1973)

*December 1st, 1891, Suffolk †October 26th, 1973, Kents Store

57

Lester Allen

American actor (1891-1949)

*November 17th, 1891, Utica †November 6th, 1949, Hollywood

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1891 is a normal year and no leap year.

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