On January 29, history records 36 notable events, 131 famous births and 64 deaths, spanning the years 661 to 1850.
Events on this day include: The Rashidun Caliphate ends with the death of Ali, and the Imamah of the Shia going to the second Imam, Hassan ibn Ali (661); An Lushan, leader of a revolt against the Tang dynasty and emperor of Yan, is murdered by his own son, An Qingxu. (757).
Notable people born on January 29 include Emperor Shizong of Liao (919), John, Prince of Portugal (1451) (1451), Johann Reuchlin (1455).
Notable figures who died on this day include Ali (661), Princess ลku (702), An Lushan (757).
Events on 29 January 36
See all →The Rashidun Caliphate ends with the death of Ali, and the Imamah of the Shia going to the second Imam, Hassan ibn Ali
An Lushan, leader of a revolt against the Tang dynasty and emperor of Yan, is murdered by his own son, An Qingxu.
Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed antipope Christopher.
First Mongol invasion of ฤแบกi Viแปt: ฤแบกi Viแปt defeats the Mongols at the battle of ฤรดng Bแป ฤแบงu, forcing the Mongols to withdraw from the country.
War of the Sixth Coalition: France defeats Russia and Prussia in the Battle of Brienne.
US President Andrew Jackson orders first use of federal soldiers to suppress a labor dispute.
"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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