January 29 in History

Historical Events on January 29

1834 US President Andrew Jackson orders first use of federal soldiers to suppress a labor dispute.

1850 Henry Clay introduces the Compromise of 1850 to the U.S. Congress.

1861 Kansas is admitted as the 34th U.S. state.

1891 Liliuokalani is proclaimed the last monarch and only queen regnant of the Kingdom of Hawaii.

1916 World War I: Paris is first bombed by German zeppelins.

1936 The first inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame are announced.

1991 Gulf War: The Battle of Khafji, the first major ground engagement of the war, as well as its deadliest, begins.

2001 Thousands of student protesters in Indonesia storm parliament and demand that President Abdurrahman Wahid resign due to alleged involvement in corruption scandals.

2009 Governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich is removed from office following his conviction of several corruption charges, including the alleged 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.

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Famous Birthdays on January 29

1939 Germaine Greer

1954 Oprah Winfrey

1970 Paul Ryan

1982 Adam Lambert

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Famous Deaths on January 29

1820 George III of the United Kingdom

1928 Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig

2016 Jacques Rivette

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