What happened today in history (January 29): Oprah Winfrey, Anton Chekhov and Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore are born, poet Robert Frost passes away, Dr. Strangelove launches, India’s first newspaper is published published, the world’s first patented car, etc
This day in history (January 29): India’s first newspaper was published
Today in History, January 29: Only two days left until the month ends. Time passes like a boat in a storm. But that’s not a reason to stop studying.
Sure, there are better things to do than acquiring knowledge, but none of them will benefit you throughout your life. On that note, let’s consider the historical significance of January.
Today is January 29, another seemingly normal day. However, January 29 holds an important place in world history.
Find out what major events happened on this day (January 29) in sports, politics and the arts, along with famous births and deaths in world history.
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Historical events on this day
- In 1780, the first newspaper in India, “Hickey’s Bengal Gazette” was published.
- In 1886, German mechanical engineer Karl Benz patented the world’s first automobile, a vehicle powered by an internal combustion engine.
- In 1924, the first ice cream cone rolling machine was patented by Carl Rutherford Taylor of Cleveland.
- In 1991, the Battle of Khafji, the first major battle and one of the bloodiest battles of the Gulf War, began in Iraq and Saudi Arabia.
- In 1996, French President Jacques Chirac announced that the country would no longer test nuclear weapons.
- In 2002, the US President gave an iconic speech in the State of the Union Address, calling countries like Iraq, Iran and North Korea the “Axis of Evil”.
- In 2010, the first test flight of the fifth generation fighter Sukhoi Su-57 was conducted.
Sports event today
- In 2006, Irfan Pathan became the first batsman to score a Test cricket hat-trick in the opening match against Pakistan.
- In 2012, American snowboarder Shaun White, one of the greatest athletes of all time, achieved the first perfect SuperPipe score (100) in Winter X Games history.
- In 2012, at the 100th Australian Open, Serbia’s Novak Đoković defeated Spain’s Rafael Nadal (5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7, 7-5) in the final. Longest Grand Slam singles final in the Open Era, 5 hours 53 minutes.
- In 2014, Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo became the first non-Spanish player to captain Real Madrid, making his 500th appearance for the club.
Today’s Arts and Culture Events
- In 1845, American author Edgar Allan Poe’s most famous poem, The Raven, was published for the first time, appearing in the New York Mirror.
- In 1964, the famous satire Dr Strangelove: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Peter Sellers and George C. Scott, was released in theaters.
- In 1996, the 6,138th performance of the musical “Cats” was held in London, surpassing the record of the longest-running Broadway musical, “A Chorus Line”.
Notable deaths on this day
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Sir No |
Year of death |
Personality |
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first |
1820 |
George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820, who today is remembered either as having lost the American colonies and gone mad |
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2 |
1934 |
Fritz Haber, a German chemist, won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1918 for inventing a process for synthesizing ammonia from nitrogen and hydrogen gases. |
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3 |
1963 |
Robert Frost, American poet known for his emphasis on nature and realistic depictions of rural life in his famous poems such as “The Gift Outright”, “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening ” and “Birches” |
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4 |
1980 |
Jimmy Durante, veteran American actor, comedian and singer of the early twentieth century |
Famous birthdays on this day
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Sir No |
Year of Birth |
Personality |
|
first |
1737 |
Thomas Paine, British-American philosopher and political writer who wrote the remarkable pamphlet “Common Sense” in 1776 advocating American independence |
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2 |
1860 |
Anton Chekhov, Russian writer and playwright who is considered one of the greatest writers in history and is known for classic plays and short stories such as “Seagull”, “Uncle”, “ Uncle Vanya” and “The Bet”. |
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3 |
[1945 |
Thomas Selleck, nam diễn viên người Mỹ nổi tiếng với vẻ ngoài điển trai và đóng vai chính trong các chương trình truyền hình nổi tiếng như Friends và Magnum, PI |
|
4 |
1954 |
Oprah Winfrey, nhân vật truyền thông người Mỹ, tác giả, nữ diễn viên và nhà từ thiện, người nổi tiếng với chương trình trò chuyện nổi tiếng The Oprah Winfrey Show |
|
5 |
1966 |
Romario, chính trị gia người Brazil và cựu cầu thủ bóng đá được coi là một trong những người về đích tốt nhất trong môn thể thao này nhờ hơn 500 bàn thắng của anh ấy |
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6 |
1970 |
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, chính trị gia Ấn Độ, vận động viên bắn súng Olympic và sĩ quan quân đội đã nghỉ hưu |
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