January 29 — Ce Jour-là dans l'Histoire
231 entrées
Événements
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661
The Rashidun Caliphate ends with the death of Ali, and the Imamah of the Shia going to the second Imam, Hassan ibn Ali
Rashidun Caliphate · Ali · Imamah · Shia · Hassan ibn Ali
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757
An Lushan, leader of a revolt against the Tang dynasty and emperor of Yan, is murdered by his own son, An Qingxu.
An Lushan · An Lushan Rebellion · Tang dynasty · Yan (An-Shi) · An Qingxu
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904
Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed antipope Christopher.
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1258
First Mongol invasion of Đại Việt: Đại Việt defeats the Mongols at the battle of Đông Bộ Đầu, forcing the Mongols to withdraw from the country.
Mongol invasions of Vietnam · Đại Việt · Mongol Empire · Ba Đình District
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1790
The first boat specializing as a lifeboat is tested on the River Tyne.
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1814
War of the Sixth Coalition: France defeats Russia and Prussia in the Battle of Brienne.
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1819
Stamford Raffles lands on the island of Singapore.
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1834
US President Andrew Jackson orders first use of federal soldiers to suppress a labor dispute.
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1845
"The Raven" is published in The Evening Mirror in New York, the first publication with the name of the author, Edgar Allan Poe
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1850
Henry Clay introduces the Compromise of 1850 to the U.S. Congress.
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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.
Queen Victoria · Warrant (law) · Royal sign-manual · Victoria Cross · British Empire
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1861
Kansas is admitted as the 34th U.S. state.
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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.
Bear River Massacre · California Volunteers · Patrick Edward Connor · Shoshone · Bear River (Washington)
- 1886
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1891
Liliuokalani is proclaimed the last monarch and only queen regnant of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
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1900
The American League is organized in Philadelphia with eight founding teams.
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1907
Charles Curtis of Kansas becomes the first Native American U.S. Senator.
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1916
World War I: Paris is first bombed by German zeppelins.
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1918
Ukrainian-Soviet War: The Bolshevik Red Army, on its way to besiege Kiev, is met by a small group of military students at the Battle of Kruty.
Ukrainian-Soviet War · Bolshevik · Red Army · Kiev · Battle of Kruty
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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.
Kiev Arsenal January Uprising · Bolsheviks · Red Army · Kiev Arsenal
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1936
The first inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame are announced.
List of members of the Baseball Hall of Fame · Baseball Hall of Fame
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1941
Alexandros Koryzis becomes Prime Minister of Greece upon the sudden death of his predecessor, dictator Ioannis Metaxas.
Alexandros Koryzis · List of Prime Ministers of Greece · Ioannis Metaxas
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1943
The first day of the Battle of Rennell Island, U.S. cruiser Chicago is torpedoed and heavily damaged by Japanese bombers.
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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.
World War II · Kaniūkai · Koniuchy massacre · Soviet partisan
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1963
The first inductees into the Pro Football Hall of Fame are announced.
List of Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees · Pro Football Hall of Fame
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1967
The "ultimate high" of the hippie era, the Mantra-Rock Dance, takes place in San Francisco and features Janis Joplin, Grateful Dead, and Allen Ginsberg.
Hippie · Mantra-Rock Dance · San Francisco · Janis Joplin · Grateful Dead
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1989
Hungary establishes diplomatic relations with South Korea, making it the first Eastern Bloc nation to do so.
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1991
Gulf War: The Battle of Khafji, the first major ground engagement of the war, as well as its deadliest, begins.
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1996
President Jacques Chirac announces a "definitive end" to French nuclear weapons testing.
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2001
Thousands of student protesters in Indonesia storm parliament and demand that President Abdurrahman Wahid resign due to alleged involvement in corruption scandals.
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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.
State of the Union address · George W. Bush · Terrorism · Axis of evil · Iraq
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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.
Guangzhou · Taiwan · Taipei · China Airlines
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2009
The Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt 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.
Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt · Religion in Egypt · Egyptian identification card controversy · Identity document
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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.
Governor of Illinois · Rod Blagojevich · Rod Blagojevich corruption charges · United States Senate · President-elect of the United States
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2013
SCAT Airlines Flight 760 crashes near the Kazakh city of Almaty, killing 21 people.
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2017
Quebec City mosque shooting Alexandre Bissonnette opens fire at mosque in Sainte-Foy, Quebec, killing six and wounding 19 others in a spree shooting.
Naissances Célèbres
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919
Shi Zong, emperor of the Liao Dynasty (d. 951)
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1451
John, Prince of Portugal, Prince of Portugal (d. 1451)
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1455
Johann Reuchlin, German-born humanist and scholar (d. 1522)
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1475
Giuliano Bugiardini, Italian painter (d. 1577)
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1499
Katharina von Bora, wife of Martin Luther; formerly a Roman Catholic nun (d. 1552)
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1525
Lelio Sozzini, Italian humanist and reformer (d. 1562)
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1584
Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange (d. 1647)
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1591
Franciscus Junius, pioneer of Germanic philology (d. 1677)
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1632
Johann Georg Graevius, German scholar and critic (d. 1703)
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1650
Juan de Galavís, Spanish Roman Catholic archbishop of Santo Domingo and Bogotá (d. 1739)
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1688
Emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish-English astronomer, philosopher, and theologian (d. 1772)
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1703
Carlmann Kolb, German priest and composer (d. 1765)
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1711
Giuseppe Bonno, Austrian composer (d. 1788)
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1715
Georg Christoph Wagenseil, Austrian organist and composer (d. 1777)
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1717
Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst, English field marshal and politician, 19th Governor General of Canada (d. 1797)
Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst · List of Governors General of Canada
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1718
Paul Rabaut, French pastor (d. 1794)
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1749
Christian VII of Denmark (d. 1808)
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1754
Moses Cleaveland, American general, lawyer, and politician, founded Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1806)
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1756
Henry Lee III, American general and politician, 9th Governor of Virginia (d. 1818)
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1761
Albert Gallatin, Swiss-American ethnologist, linguist, and politician, 4th United States Secretary of the Treasury (d. 1849)
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1782
Daniel Auber, French composer (d. 1871)
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1801
Johannes Bernardus van Bree, Dutch violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 1857)
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1810
Ernst Kummer, Polish-German mathematician and academic (d. 1893)
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1843
William McKinley, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 25th President of the United States (d. 1901)
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1846
Karol Olszewski, Polish chemist, mathematician, and physicist (d. 1915)
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1852
Frederic Hymen Cowen, Jamaican-English pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1935)
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1858
Henry Ward Ranger, American painter and academic (d. 1916)
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1860
Anton Chekhov, Russian playwright and short story writer (d. 1904)
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1862
Frederick Delius, English composer (d. 1934)
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1866
Julio Peris Brell, Spanish painter (d. 1944)
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1866
Romain Rolland, French historian, author, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1944)
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1867
Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, Spanish journalist and author (d. 1928)
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1870
Süleyman Nazif, Turkish poet and civil servant (d. 1927)
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1874
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1960)
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1876
Havergal Brian, English composer (d. 1972)
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1877
Georges Catroux, French general and diplomat (d. 1969)
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1880
W. C. Fields, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter (d. 1946)
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1881
Alice Catherine Evans, American microbiologist (d. 1975)
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1884
Juhan Aavik, Estonian-Swedish composer and conductor (d. 1982)
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1888
Sydney Chapman, English mathematician and geophysicist (d. 1970)
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1891
Elizaveta Gerdt, Russian ballerina and educator (d. 1975)
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1891
R. Norris Williams, Swiss-American tennis player and banker (d. 1968)
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1895
Muna Lee, American poet and author (d. 1965)
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1901
Allen B. DuMont, American engineer and broadcaster, founded the DuMont Television Network (d. 1965)
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1901
E. P. Taylor, Canadian businessman and horse breeder (d. 1989)
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1905
Barnett Newman, American painter and etcher (d. 1970)
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1906
Joe Primeau, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1989)
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1913
Victor Mature, American actor (d. 1999)
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1915
Bill Peet, American author and illustrator (d. 2002)
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1917
John Raitt, American actor and singer (d. 2005)
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1918
John Forsythe, American actor (d. 2010)
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1921
Geraldine Pittman Woods, American science administrator and embryologist (d. 1999)
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1923
Jack Burke Jr., American golfer
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1923
Paddy Chayefsky, American author and screenwriter (d. 1981)
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1926
Abdus Salam, Pakistani-British physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1996)
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1927
Edward Abbey, American environmentalist and author (d. 1989)
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1929
Elio Petri, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 1982)
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1929
Joseph Kruskal, American mathematician and computer scientist (d. 2010)
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1931
Leslie Bricusse, English playwright and composer
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1931
Ferenc Mádl, Hungarian academic and politician, 2nd President of Hungary (d. 2011)
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1932
Raman Subba Row, English cricketer and referee
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1932
Tommy Taylor, English footballer (d. 1958)
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1933
Sacha Distel, French singer and guitarist (d. 2004)
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1934
Branko Miljković, Serbian poet and academic (d. 1961)
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1936
Veturi Sundararama Murthy, Indian poet and songwriter (d. 2010)
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1937
Hassan Habibi, Iranian lawyer and politician, 1st Vice President of Iran (d. 2013)
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1937
Bobby Scott, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (d. 1990)
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1939
Germaine Greer, Australian journalist and author
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1940
Katharine Ross, American actress and author
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1940
Kunimitsu Takahashi, Japanese motorcycle racer and race car driver
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1941
Robin Morgan, American actress, journalist, and author
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1943
Tony Blackburn, English radio and television host
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1943
Pat Quinn, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2014)
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1944
Andrew Loog Oldham, English record producer and manager
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1944
Patrick Lipton Robinson, Jamaican lawyer and judge
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1944
Pauline van der Wildt, Dutch swimmer
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1945
Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, Malian academic and politician, Prime Minister of Mali
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1945
Jim Nicholson, Northern Irish politician
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1945
Tom Selleck, American actor and businessman
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1946
Bettye LaVette, American singer-songwriter
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1947
Linda B. Buck, American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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1947
David Byron, English singer-songwriter (d. 1985)
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1947
Marián Varga, Slovak organist and composer
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1948
Raymond Keene, English chess player and author
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1949
Evgeny Lovchev, Russian footballer and manager
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1949
Tommy Ramone, Hungarian-American drummer and producer (d. 2014)
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1950
Ann Jillian, American actress and singer
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1950
Jody Scheckter, South African race car driver and sportscaster
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1951
Fereydoon Forooghi, Iranian singer-songwriter (d. 2001)
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1951
Andy Roberts, Caribbean cricketer
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1953
Peter Baumann, German keyboard player and songwriter
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1953
Charlie Wilson, American singer-songwriter and producer
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1954
Christian Bjelland IV, Norwegian businessman and art collector
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1954
Terry Kinney, American actor and director
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1954
Oprah Winfrey, American talk show host, actress, and producer, founded Harpo Productions
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1956
Jan Jakub Kolski, Polish director, screenwriter, and cinematographer
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1957
Philippe Dintrans, French rugby player
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1957
Ron Franscell, American author and journalist
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1957
Grażyna Miller, Italian journalist and poet
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1959
Mike Foligno, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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1960
Greg Louganis, American diver and author
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1961
Petra Thümer, German swimmer and photographer
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1962
Nicholas Turturro, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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1964
John Anthony Gallagher, English-New Zealand rugby player
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1965
Dominik Hašek, Czech ice hockey player
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1965
Peter Lundgren, Swedish tennis player and coach
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1966
Romário, Brazilian footballer, manager, and politician
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1967
Stacey King, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster
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1968
Edward Burns, American actor, director, and producer
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1968
Susi Erdmann, German luger and bobsledder
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1970
Heather Graham, American actress
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1970
Jörg Hoffmann, German swimmer
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1970
Paul Ryan, American economist and politician, 62nd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
Paul Ryan · Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
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1970
Mohammed Yusuf, Nigerian Islamist leader, founded Boko Haram (d. 2009)
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1975
Sara Gilbert, American actress, producer, and talk show host
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1977
Justin Hartley, American film and television actor
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1980
Ivan Klasnic, German-Croatian footballer
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1981
Rachna Khatau, Indian-American actress and singer
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1982
Adam Lambert, American singer-songwriter and actor
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1983
Biagio Pagano, Italian footballer
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1983
Nedžad Sinanović, Bosnian basketball player
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1984
Natalie du Toit, South African swimmer
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1984
Nuno Morais, Portuguese footballer
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1984
Safee Sali, Malaysian footballer
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1985
Marc Gasol, Spanish basketball player
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1986
Jair Jurrjens, Dutch baseball player
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1987
José Abreu, Cuban baseball player
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1988
Tatyana Chernova, Russian heptathlete
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1988
Shay Logan, English footballer
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1988
Aydın Yılmaz, Turkish footballer
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1989
Kevin Shattenkirk, American ice hockey player
Décès Célèbres
- 661
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702
Princess Ōku of Japan (b. 661)
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757
An Lushan, Chinese general (b. 703)
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870
Salih ibn Wasif, Muslim general
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1119
Pope Gelasius II (b. 1060)
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1327
Adolf, Count Palatine of the Rhine (b. 1300)
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1465
Louis, Duke of Savoy (b. 1413)
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1597
Elias Ammerbach, German organist and composer (b. 1530)
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1608
Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1557)
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1647
Francis Meres, English priest and author (b. 1565)
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1678
Jerónimo Lobo, Portuguese missionary and author (b. 1593)
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1706
Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet and courtier (b. 1638)
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1737
George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney, Scottish-English field marshal and politician, Colonial Governor of Virginia (b. 1666)
George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney · List of colonial governors of Virginia
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1743
André-Hercule de Fleury, French cardinal (b. 1653)
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1763
Louis Racine, French poet (b. 1692)
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1820
George III of the United Kingdom (b. 1738)
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1829
Paul François Jean Nicolas, vicomte de Barras, French captain and politician (b. 1755)
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1829
István Pauli, Hungarian-Slovenian priest and poet (b. 1760)
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1870
Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1797)
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1871
Philippe-Joseph Aubert de Gaspé, Canadian author (b. 1786)
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1888
Edward Lear, English poet and illustrator (b. 1812)
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1899
Alfred Sisley, French-English painter (b. 1839)
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1906
Christian IX of Denmark (b. 1818)
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1928
Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, Scottish field marshal (b. 1861)
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1933
Sara Teasdale, American poet (b. 1884)
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1934
Fritz Haber, Polish-German chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1868)
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1941
Ioannis Metaxas, Greek general and politician, 130th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1871)
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1944
William Allen White, American journalist and author (b. 1868)
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1946
Harry Hopkins, American businessman and politician, 8th United States Secretary of Commerce (b. 1890)
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1948
Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta (b. 1900)
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1950
Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti ruler (b. 1885)
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1951
Frank Tarrant, Australian cricketer and umpire (b. 1880)
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1956
H. L. Mencken, American journalist and critic (b. 1880)
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1959
Winifred Brunton, South African painter and illustrator (b. 1880)
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1962
Fritz Kreisler, Austrian-American violinist and composer (b. 1875)
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1963
Robert Frost, American poet and playwright (b. 1874)
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1964
Alan Ladd, American actor (b. 1913)
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1969
Allen Welsh Dulles, American banker, lawyer, and diplomat, 5th Director of Central Intelligence (b. 1893)
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1970
B. H. Liddell Hart, French-English soldier, historian, and journalist (b. 1895)
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1977
Freddie Prinze, American comedian and actor (b. 1954)
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1980
Jimmy Durante, American entertainer (b. 1893)
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1991
Yasushi Inoue, Japanese author and poet (b. 1907)
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1992
Willie Dixon, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1915)
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1993
Adetokunbo Ademola, Nigerian lawyer and jurist, 2nd Chief Justice of Nigeria (b. 1906)
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1994
Ulrike Maier, Austrian skier (b. 1967)
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1999
Lili St. Cyr, American model and dancer (b. 1918)
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2002
Harold Russell, Canadian-American soldier and actor (b. 1914)
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2003
Frank Moss, American lawyer and politician (b. 1911)
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2004
Janet Frame, New Zealand author and poet (b. 1924)
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2005
Ephraim Kishon, Israeli author, screenwriter, and director (b. 1924)
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2006
Nam June Paik, South Korean-American artist, (b. 1932)
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2008
Bengt Lindström, Swedish painter and sculptor (b. 1925)
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2008
Margaret Truman, American singer and author (b. 1924)
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2009
Hélio Gracie, Brazilian martial artist (b. 1913)
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2011
Milton Babbitt, American composer, educator, and theorist (b. 1916)
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2012
Ranjit Singh Dyal, Indian general and politician, 10th Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry (b. 1928)
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2012
Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, Italian lawyer and politician, 9th President of Italy (b. 1918)
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2012
Camilla Williams, American soprano and educator (b. 1919)
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2014
François Cavanna, French journalist and author (b. 1923)
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2015
Colleen McCullough, Australian neuroscientist, author, and academic (b. 1937)
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2015
Rod McKuen, American singer-songwriter and poet (b. 1933)
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2015
Alexander Vraciu, American commander and pilot (b. 1918)
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2016
Jean-Marie Doré, Guinean lawyer and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Guinea (b. 1938)
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2016
Jacques Rivette, French director, screenwriter, and critic (b. 1928)