Events on 29 January 36
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The Rashidun Caliphate ends with the death of Ali, and the Imamah of the Shia going to the second Imam, Hassan ibn Ali
Year 757
An Lushan, leader of a revolt against the Tang dynasty and emperor of Yan, is murdered by his own son, An Qingxu.
Year 904
Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed antipope Christopher.
Year 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.
Year 1814
War of the Sixth Coalition: France defeats Russia and Prussia in the Battle of Brienne.
Year 1834
US President Andrew Jackson orders first use of federal soldiers to suppress a labor dispute.
Year 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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Birthdays on 29 January 131
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Deaths on 29 January 64
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