January 29

• 904 – Sergius III is elected pope, after coming out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed antipope Christopher.{{cite EB1911|wstitle=Christophorus|volume=6|page=295 | quote= In January 904 [Christophorus] was treated in the same fashion by his competitor, Sergius III., who had him strangled.}}
• 946 – Caliph al-Mustakfi is blinded and deposed by Mu'izz al-Dawla, ruler of the Buyid Empire. He is succeeded by al-Muti as caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate.{{cite book|author=Hamilton Alexander Rosskeen Gibb|title=The Encyclopaedia of Islam: MIF-NAZ|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-ewpAQAAMAAJ|year=1993|publisher=Brill|isbn=978-90-04-09419-2}}

• 1814 – War of the Sixth Coalition: France engages Russia and Prussia in the Battle of Brienne.{{cite book |last1=Fremont-Barnes |first1=Gregory |title=The Napoleonic Wars: The Rise and Fall of an Empire |date=2004 |publisher=Osprey |location=Oxford |isbn=1-84176-831-6 |pages=18, 291}}
• 1819 – Stamford Raffles lands on the island of Singapore.{{cite journal |last1=Tan |first1=Eugene K. B. |title=Article 152 of the Singapore Constitution: The Past, Present, and Future of Multiracial Recognition, Inclusion, and Accommodation |journal=Beyond Bicentennial |date=July 2020 |pages=713–726 |doi=10.1142/9789811212512_0043|isbn=978-981-12-1250-5 |s2cid=225564640 }}
• 1845 – "The Raven" is published in The Evening Mirror in New York, the first publication with the name of the author, Edgar Allan Poe.{{cite book|author=Dawn B. Sova|title=Critical Companion to Edgar Allan Poe: A Literary Reference to His Life and Work |year=2007|publisher=Infobase Publishing|isbn=978-1-4381-0842-1|page=157}}
• 1850 – Henry Clay introduces the Compromise of 1850 to the U.S. Congress.{{cite book|title=United States Congressional Serial Set|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Oao9AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA95|year=1989|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|page=95}}
• 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.{{cite book|author=Great Britain. Public Record Office|title=Lists and Indexes: Supplementary series|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pT0ZjfKpqscC&pg=PA310|year=1964|publisher=Kraus Reprint|page=310|volume=8|issue=1}}
• 1861 – Kansas is admitted as the 34th U.S. state.{{cite book|author1=Kansas. Supreme Court|author2=Elliot V. Banks|author3=William Craw Webb|title=Kansas Reports|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NjdQAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA577|year=1891|publisher=Kansas state printing plant|page=577 |volume=46}}
• 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.{{cite book|title=Bear River Massacre Site, Idaho: Final Special Resource Study, Environmental Assessment|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RUc5t4-36DEC&pg=PA139|year=1996|publisher=U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service|page=139}}
• 1886 – Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile.{{cite book |last1=Nübel |first1=Otto |editor1-last=Barker |editor1-first=Theo |title=The Economic and Social Effects of the Spread of Motor Vehicles: An International Centenary Tribute. |date=2016 |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan Limited |location=London |isbn=978-1-349-08624-5 |page=59 |edition=2nd}}
• 1891 – Lili{{okina}}uokalani is proclaimed the last monarch and only queen regnant of the Kingdom of Hawaii.{{cite journal |last1=KUALAPAI |first1=LYDIA |title=The Queen Writes Back: Lili'uokalani's Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen |journal=Studies in American Indian Literatures |date=2005 |volume=17 |issue=2 |pages=32–62 |doi=10.1353/ail.2005.0053 |jstor=20737264 |s2cid=161123895 |issn=0730-3238}}

• 1907 – Charles Curtis of Kansas becomes the first Native American U.S. Senator.{{cite book|author=United States. Congress|title=Official Congressional Directory|url=https://archive.org/details/officialcongres20pringoog|year=1907|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|pages=[https://archive.org/details/officialcongres20pringoog/page/n78 34]}}
• 1911 – Mexican Revolution: Mexicali is captured by the Mexican Liberal Party, igniting the Magonista rebellion of 1911.{{cite journal |last1=Owen |first1=Roger C. |title=Indians and Revolution: The 1911 Invasion of Baja California, Mexico |journal=Ethnohistory |date=1963 |volume=10 |issue=4 |pages=373–395 |doi=10.2307/480336|jstor=480336}}
• 1918 – Ukrainian–Soviet War: The Bolshevik Red Army, on its way to besiege Kyiv, is met by a small group of military students at the Battle of Kruty.{{cite book |last1=Klymenko |first1=Lina |editor1-last=Besier |editor1-first=Gerhard |editor2-last=Stokłosa |editor2-first=Katarzyna |title=1917 AND THE CONSEQUENCES |date=2019 |publisher=Routledge |location=London |isbn=978-0-429-19721-5 |page=98}}
• 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.{{cite journal |last1=Ford |first1=Christopher |title=Outline History of the Ukrainian Communist Party (Independentists): An Emancipatory Communism 1918–1925 |journal=Debatte: Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe |date=August 2009 |volume=17 |issue=2 |pages=193–246 |doi=10.1080/09651560903172274|s2cid=145338689 }}
• 1936 – The first inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame are announced.{{cite book |last1=Corcoran |first1=Dennis |title=Induction Day at Cooperstown: A History of the Baseball Hall of Fame Ceremony. |date=2010 |publisher=McFarland |location=Jefferson |isbn=978-0-7864-9147-6 |page=21}}
• 1940 – Three trains on the Nishinari Line; present Sakurajima Line, in Osaka, Japan, collide and explode while approaching Ajikawaguchi Station. One hundred and eighty-one people are killed.{{cite web|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/benton-harbor-news-palladium-jan-29-1940-p-8/|title=200 Japanese die in Osaka train wreck|date=January 29, 1940|website=NewspaperArchive|publisher=The News - Palladium|access-date=5 December 2018}}
• 1943 – World War II: The first day of the Battle of Rennell Island, {{USS|Chicago|CA-29}} is torpedoed and heavily damaged by Japanese bombers.{{cite book |last1=Stille |first1=Mark |title=US Heavy Cruisers 1941-45: Pre-War Classes |date=2014 |publisher=Osprey Publishing Ltd |isbn=978-1-78200-630-5 |page=24}}
• 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.{{cite journal |last1=Kuberski |first1=Hubert |title=Russian Emigrants and Polish Underground in 1939–1948 |journal=Studia z Dziejów Rosji i Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej |date=2017 |volume=52 |issue=1 |page=110 |url=https://www.ceeol.com/search/article-detail?id=636390 |access-date=5 January 2023 |language=English |issn=1230-5057}}
• 1944 – World War II: In Bologna, Italy, the Anatomical theatre of the Archiginnasio is completely destroyed in an air-raid.{{Cite web|url=https://www.italymagazine.com/featured-story/italys-ancient-medical-schools-anatomical-theatres|title=Italy's Ancient Medical Schools: Anatomical Theatres|website=ITALY Magazine}}
• 1959 – The first Melodifestivalen is held at Cirkus in Stockholm, Sweden.Leif Thorsson. Melodifestivalen genom tiderna (1999, second edition 2006). Pg. 19. Stockholm: Premium Publishing AB. {{ISBN|91-89136-29-2}}
• 1973 – EgyptAir Flight 741 crashes into the Kyrenia Mountains in Cyprus, killing 37 people.{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident Ilyushin Il-18D SU-AOV Nicosia Airport (NIC)|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19730129-0|access-date=2022-01-28|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}
• 1983 – Singapore cable car crash: Panamanian-registered oil rig, Eniwetok, strikes the cables of the Singapore Cable Car system linking the mainland and Sentosa Island, causing two cabins to fall into the water and killing seven people and leaving thirteen others trapped for hours.{{cite news |first1=Annabeth |last1=Leow|date=13 October 2016 |title=All you need to know about the 1983 Sentosa cable car accident |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-1983-sentosa-cable-car-accident |access-date=17 June 2021 |work=The Straits Times |language=en}}
• 1989 – Cold War: Hungary establishes diplomatic relations with South Korea, making it the first Eastern Bloc nation to do so.{{cite web |last1=Kozma |first1=György |title=Hungary's Long Relationship with Korea Discussed |url=https://www.upf.org/initiatives/neapi/9957-hungary-s-long-relationship-with-korea-celebrated |publisher=Universal Peace Federation |access-date=4 January 2023 |date=29 January 2022 |archive-date=4 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104082344/https://www.upf.org/initiatives/neapi/9957-hungary-s-long-relationship-with-korea-celebrated |url-status=dead }}
• 1991 – Gulf War: The Battle of Khafji, the first major ground engagement of the war, as well as its deadliest, begins between Iraq and Saudi Arabia.{{cite journal |last1=Head |first1=William P. |title=The Battle for Ra's Al-Khafji and the Effects of Air Power January 29-February 1, 1991 Part I |journal=Air Power History |date=2013 |volume=60 |issue=1 |pages=4–15 |jstor=26276276 |issn=1044-016X}}
• 1996 – President Jacques Chirac announces a "definitive end" to French nuclear weapons testing.{{cite journal |title=France Announces End to Nuclear Testing |journal=Foreign Policy Bulletin |date=April 1996 |volume=7 |issue=2 |page=83 |doi=10.1017/S1052703600000514}}
• 2001 – Thousands of student protesters in Indonesia storm parliament and demand that President Abdurrahman Wahid resign due to alleged involvement in corruption scandals.{{cite news |title=Clashes as 10,000 besiege Indonesian parliament |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/jan/29/indonesia |access-date=5 January 2023 |work=The Guardian |date=29 January 2001 |language=en}}
• 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.{{cite journal |last1=Heradstveit |first1=Daniel |author-link1=Daniel Heradstveit |last2=Bonham |first2=Matthew G. |title=What the Axis of Evil Metaphor Did to Iran |journal=The Middle East Journal |date=1 July 2007 |volume=61 |issue=3 |pages=422–423 |doi=10.3751/61.3.12}}
• 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.{{cite news |title=First direct flights in 56 years link mainlan, Taiwan |url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-01/29/content_413536.htm |access-date=9 January 2023 |work=China Daily |date=29 January 2005}}
• 2008 – An Egyptian court 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.{{cite news |last1=Johnston |first1=Cynthia |title=Egypt Baha'is win court fight over identity papers |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-31656620080129 |access-date=9 January 2023 |work=Reuters |date=29 January 2008 |language=en}}
• 2009 – Governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich is removed from office following his conviction of several corruption charges, including 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.{{cite news |last1=Nasaw |first1=Daniel |title=Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich removed from office |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/jan/30/rod-blagojevich-removal-illinois-senate-obama |access-date=4 January 2023 |work=The Guardian |date=30 January 2009 |language=en}}
• 2013 – SCAT Airlines Flight 760 crashes near the Kazakh city of Almaty, killing 21 people.{{cite news |last1=Gordeyeva |first1=Mariya |title=Passenger plane crash kills 21 in Kazakhstan |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-kazakhstan-aircrash-idUSBRE90S0AM20130129 |access-date=4 January 2023 |work=Reuters |date=29 January 2013 |language=en}}
• 2014 – Rojava conflict: The Afrin Canton declares its autonomy from the Syrian Arab Republic.{{cite web|url=http://mednuce.com/en//haber/2344/democratic-autonomy-has-declared-in-afrin-canton-in-rojava.html|title=Democratic autonomy has declared in Afrin canton in Rojava|publisher=Mednuce|access-date=23 October 2014|date=29 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180706022020/http://mednuce.com/en//haber/2344/democratic-autonomy-has-declared-in-afrin-canton-in-rojava.html|archive-date=6 July 2018|df=dmy-all}}
• 2017 – A gunman opens fire at the Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec City, killing six people and wounding 19 others in a spree shooting.{{cite news |last1=Zimonjic |first1=Peter |last2=Cochrane |first2=David |last3=Gordon |first3=Sean |title=Liberal government declares Jan. 29 national day of remembrance for victims of mosque shooting |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/national-rememberance-mosque-shooting-1.5892033 |access-date=4 January 2023 |work=CBC News |date=28 January 2021}}
• 2022 – Canadian truck drivers and pedestrians gathered to rally and protest on Parliament Hill against Canadian COVID-19 restrictions, which caused traffic and closures around the city.{{Cite web |last=Murphy |first=Jessica |date=2022-01-29 |title=Freedom Convoy: Why Canadian Truckers are protesting in Ottawa |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60164561 |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=BBC}}
• 2025 – American Eagle Flight 5342 collided mid-air with a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk operated by the United States Army and crashed into the Potomac River, killing all 67 people onboard both aircraft.{{Cite news |last1=Tanyos |first1=Faris |last2=Freiman |first2=Jordan |last3=Dakss |first3=Brian |date=January 30, 2025 |title=D.C. plane crash live updates as search for victims continues in Potomac River; no survivors from disaster |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/plane-crash-dc-helicopter-potomac-river/ |access-date=January 30, 2025 |newspaper=CBS News |language=en-US}}
• 2025 – A chartered Beechcraft 1900 crashes near the Unity oilfield in South Sudan, killing 20 people.{{Cite news |date=29 January 2025 |title=Plane crash in South Sudan kills at least 20 people |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/29/plane-crash-in-south-sudan-kills-at-least-20-people |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250130082915/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/29/plane-crash-in-south-sudan-kills-at-least-20-people |archive-date=30 January 2025 |access-date=29 January 2025 |work=Al Jazeera |language=English}}

• 1455 – Johann Reuchlin, German-born humanist and scholar (died 1522){{cite book|first1=Daniel |last1=O'Callaghan|title=The Preservation of Jewish Religious Books in Sixteenth-Century Germany: Johannes Reuchlin's Augenspiegel |date=9 November 2012|publisher=Brill |isbn=978-90-04-24185-5 |page=23}}
• 1475 – Giuliano Bugiardini, Italian painter (died 1555){{cite book |first1=Eliot |last1=Wooldridge Rowlands|title=The collections of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art: Italian paintings, 1300-1800 |year=1996|publisher=Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art|isbn=978-0-942614-25-1 |page=147}}
• 1499 – Katharina von Bora, wife of Martin Luther; formerly a Roman Catholic nun (died 1552){{cite book|first1=Peter G. |last1=Bietenholz|first2=Thomas Brian |last2=Deutscher|title=Contemporaries of Erasmus: A Biographical Register of the Renaissance and Reformation |year=2003|publisher=University of Toronto Press|isbn=978-0-8020-8577-1|page=171}}
• 1525 – Lelio Sozzini, Italian humanist and reformer (died 1562){{cite book|first1=Amy Gaston C.A. |last1=Bonet-Maury|title=Early sources of English Unitarian Christianity |page=180|year=1884 |publisher=British & Foreign Unitarian Association |translator=Edward Potter Hall}}
• 1584 – Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange (died 1647){{cite book|first1=Frank N. |last1=Magill|title=The 17th and 18th Centuries: Dictionary of World Biography |date=13 September 2013|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-135-92414-0|page=500}}
• 1591 – Franciscus Junius, German pioneer philologist (died 1677){{cite book|first1=Rolf Hendrik Jr. |last1=Bremmer |first2=Geart |last2=van der Meer|first3=Oebele |last3=Vries|title=Aspects of Old Frisian Philology |year=1990|publisher=Rodopi|isbn=90-420-2275-2|page=46}}

• 1602 – Countess Amalie Elisabeth of Hanau-Münzenberg (died 1651){{cite book|title=The Biographical Dictionary of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge |year=1843|publisher=Longman, Brown|page=395}}
• 1632 – Johann Georg Graevius, German scholar and critic (died 1703){{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Graevius, Johann Georg|volume=12|page=315|quote=...born at Naumburg, Saxony, on the 29th of January 1632}}
• 1688 – Emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish astronomer, philosopher, and theologian (died 1772){{cite book |last1=Crompton |first1=Samuel Willard |title=Emanuel Swedenborg |date=2005 |publisher=Chelsea House Publishers |isbn=0-7910-8102-8 |page=8}}
• 1711 – Giuseppe Bonno, Austrian composer (died 1788){{cite Grove |last1=Angermüller |first1=Rudolph |last2=Rabin |first2=Ron |title=Bonno, Giuseppe |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.03538}}
• 1715 – Georg Christoph Wagenseil, Austrian organist and composer (died 1777){{cite Grove |last1=Kucaba |first1=John |last2=Boer |first2=Bertil H. van |title=Wagenseil, Georg Christoph |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.29767}}
• 1717 – Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst, English field marshal and politician, 19th Governor General of Canada (died 1797){{cite ODNB |last1=Lowe |first1=William C. |title=Amherst, Jeffrey, first Baron Amherst (1717–1797), army officer |date=23 September 2010 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/443}}
• 1718 – Paul Rabaut, French pastor (died 1794){{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Rabaut, Paul |volume=22 |pages=766}}
• 1737 – Thomas Paine, English-American political activist, philosopher, political theorist, and revolutionary (died 1809){{cite ANB |last1=Foner |first1=Eric |title=Paine, Thomas (1737-1809), author of political pamphlets of the Age of Revolution |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1601251}}
• 1749 – Christian VII of Denmark (died 1808){{cite book |last1=Tvedt |first1=Knut Are |title=Norsk biografisk leksikon |date=30 November 2021 |url=https://snl.no/Christian_7. |access-date=3 January 2023 |language=no |chapter=Christian 7.}}
• 1754 – Moses Cleaveland, American general, lawyer, and politician, founded Cleveland, Ohio (died 1806){{cite book |title=Dictionary of American Biography |date=1936 |publisher=Charles Scribner's Sons |via=Gale |isbn=978-0-684-80611-2 |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/BT2310015956/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=975fd805 |access-date=20 December 2022 |chapter=Moses Cleaveland}}
• 1756 – Henry Lee III, American general and politician, 9th Governor of Virginia (died 1818){{CongBio |id=L000195 |name=LEE, Henry |inline=YES}}
• 1761 – Albert Gallatin, Swiss-American ethnologist, linguist, and politician, 4th United States Secretary of the Treasury (died 1849){{CongBio |id=G000020 |name=GALLATIN, Albert |inline=YES}}
• 1782 – Daniel Auber, French composer (died 1871){{cite Grove |last1=Schneider |first1=Herbert |title=Auber, Daniel-François-Esprit |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.01489}}
• 1792 – Lemuel H. Arnold, American politician (died 1852){{CongBio |id=A000291 |name=ARNOLD, Lemuel Hastings |inline=YES}}
• 1801 – Johannes Bernardus van Bree, Dutch violinist, composer, and conductor (died 1857){{cite Grove |last1=Bokum |first1=Jan ten |title=Bree, Johannes [Joannes] Bernardus van |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.03910}}
• 1810 – Ernst Kummer, Polish-German mathematician and academic (died 1893){{cite book |editor1-last=Bouganis |editor1-first=Thanasis |editor2-last=Venjakob |editor2-first=Otmar |title=Iwasawa Theory 2012: State of the Art and Recent Advances |date=2014 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-3-642-55245-8 |page=vii}}
• 1810 – Mary Whitwell Hale, American teacher, school founder, and hymnwriter (died 1862){{cite book |editor1-last=Julian |editor1-first=John |edition=3rd |title=A Dictionary of Hymnology: Setting Forth the Origin and History of Christian Hymns of All Ages and Nations |year=1892 |publisher=Charles Scribner's Sons |page=481}}
• 1843 – William McKinley, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 25th President of the United States (died 1901){{CongBio |id=M000522 |name=MCKINLEY, William, Jr. |inline=YES}}
• 1846 – Karol Olszewski, Polish chemist, mathematician and physicist (died 1915){{cite journal |last1=Rafalska-Łasocha |first1=Alicja |title=Obchody 100. rocznicy śmierci Karola Stanisława Olszewskiego (1846–1915) |journal=Prace Komisji Historii Nauki PAU |date=2015 |volume=14 |pages=335–345 |doi=10.4467/23921749PKHN_PAU.16.016.5272 |language=pl|doi-access=free }}
• 1852 – Frederic Hymen Cowen, Jamaican-English pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1935){{cite Grove |last1=Dibble |first1=Jeremy |last2=Spencer |first2=Jennifer |title=Cowen, Sir Frederic Hymen |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.06744}}
• 1858 – Henry Ward Ranger, American painter and academic (died 1916){{cite book |title=Dictionary of American Biography |date=1936 |publisher=Charles Scribner's Sons |via=Gale |isbn=978-0-684-80611-2 |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/BT2310005070/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=7c6c080e |access-date=20 December 2022 |chapter=Henry Ward Ranger}}
• 1860 – Anton Chekhov, Russian playwright and short story writer (died 1904){{cite book |title=Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors |date=2009 |publisher=Gale |isbn=978-0-7876-3995-2 |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/H1000017459/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=8e7f6cd7 |access-date=20 December 2022 |format=Collection |chapter=Anton Chekhov }}
• 1861 – Florida Ruffin Ridley, American civil rights activist, teacher, editor, and writer (died 1943){{cite ANB |last1=Basinger Lane |first1=Rachel |title=Ridley, Florida Ruffin (29 Jan. 1861–25 Feb. 1943), civil rights activist |date=28 July 2022 |id=370056}}
• 1862 – Frederick Delius, English composer (died 1934){{cite Grove |last1=Anderson |first1=Robert |last2=Payne |first2=Anthony |last3=Carley |first3=Lionel |title=Delius, Frederick |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.49095}}
• 1864 – Richard Arman Gregory, British astronomer (died 1952){{cite journal |last1=Stratton |first1=Frederick John Marrian |title=Richard Arman Gregory, 1864-1952 |journal=Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society |date=November 1953 |volume=8 |issue=22 |pages=410–417 |doi=10.1098/rsbm.1953.0007|s2cid=153801596 |doi-access=free }}
• 1866 – Romain Rolland, French historian, author, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1944){{cite Grove |last1=Henderson |first1=Robert |title=Rolland, Romain |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.23710}}
• 1867 – Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, Spanish journalist and author (died 1928){{cite book|first1=Ricardo |last1=Landeira|title=The modern Spanish novel, 1898–1936 |year=1985 |publisher=Twayne Publishers|isbn=978-0-8057-6603-5 |page=1}}
• 1874 – John D. Rockefeller Jr., American businessman and philanthropist (died 1960){{cite ANB |last1=Wheatley |first1=Steven C. |title=Rockefeller, John D., Jr. (1874-1960), philanthropist |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1001419}}
• 1876 – Havergal Brian, English composer (died 1972){{cite Grove |last1=MacDonald |first1=Malcolm |title=Brian, [William] Havergal |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.03970}}
• 1880 – W. C. Fields, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter (died 1946){{cite ANB |last1=Boskin |first1=Joseph |title=Fields, W. C. (1880-1946), comedian in vaudeville, film, and radio |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1800389}}
• 1881 – Alice Catherine Evans, American microbiologist (died 1975){{cite book|first1=Peggy|last1=Saari|title=Prominent Women of the 20th Century |volume=2|location=New York|publisher=Gale Research|year=1996|page=332|isbn=978-0-7876-0646-6}}
• 1884 – Juhan Aavik, Estonian-Swedish composer and conductor (died 1982){{cite book |title=Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians |date=2001 |publisher=Gale |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K2420000007/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=bb13c016 |access-date=20 December 2022 |chapter=Juhan Aavik}}
• 1886 – Karl Freudenberg, German chemist (died 1983){{cite journal |last1=Stevens |first1=Thomas S. |title=Karl Johann Freudenberg, 29 January 1886 - 3 April 1983 |journal=Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society |date=November 1984 |volume=30 |pages=168–189 |doi=10.1098/rsbm.1984.0006|s2cid=73067618 |doi-access=free }}
• 1888 – Sydney Chapman, English mathematician and geophysicist (died 1970){{cite ODNB |last1=Cowling |first1=T. G. |title=Chapman, Sydney (1888–1970), mathematician and geophysicist |date=2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/32367}}
• 1888 – Wellington Koo, Chinese statesman (died 1985){{cite journal |journal=Encyclopedia of World Biography Online |date=2009 |publisher=Gale |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1631009261/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=c762edfd |access-date=20 December 2022 |format=Collection |title=Wellington Koo}}
• 1892 – Ernst Lubitsch, German American film director, producer, writer, and actor (died 1947){{cite book|author=Scott Eyman|title=Ernst Lubitsch: Laughter in Paradise|year=1993|publisher=Simon & Schuster |page=22 |isbn=978-0-671-74936-1}}.
• 1895 – Muna Lee, American poet and author (died 1965){{cite ANB |last1=Creighton |first1=Jane |title=Lee, Muna (1895-1965), poet, feminist, and specialist in international affairs |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1600978}}

• 1901 – Allen B. DuMont, American engineer and broadcaster, founded the DuMont Television Network (died 1965){{cite journal |title=Dr. A.B. DuMont, television pioneer, selected for honorary membership in AIEE |journal=Electrical Engineering |date=May 1961 |volume=80 |issue=5 |page=364 |doi=10.1109/EE.1961.6433256}}
• 1901 – E. P. Taylor, Canadian businessman and horse breeder (died 1989){{cite journal |journal=Encyclopedia of World Biography Online |date=1998 |publisher=Gale |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1631006418/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=6a58b0a3 |access-date=20 December 2022 |format=Collection |title=Edward Plunket Taylor}}
• 1905 – Barnett Newman, American painter and etcher (died 1970){{cite ANB |last1=Kalfatovic |first1=Martin R. |title=Newman, Barnett (1905-1970), painter and sculptor |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1700620}}
• 1913 – Victor Mature, American actor (died 1999){{cite news |last1=Harmetz |first1=Aljean |title=Victor Mature, Movie Idol Noted for His Physique in Loincloths and Togas, Is Dead |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/08/10/movies/victor-mature-movie-idol-noted-for-his-physique-in-loincloths-and-togas-is-dead.html |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=10 August 1999}}
• 1915 – Bill Peet, American author and illustrator (died 2002){{cite news |last1=Nash |first1=Eric P. |title=Bill Peet, 87, Disney Artist And Children's Book Author |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/18/movies/bill-peet-87-disney-artist-and-children-s-book-author.html |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=18 May 2002}}
• 1915 – John Serry Sr., Italian-American concert accordionist and composer (died 2003){{Cite web|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/ssdi/person?ssn=53defb10-b682-e511-93f7-0025907eb195/|title=Genealogy Death Record for John Serry, Sep 14, 2003|website=NewspaperArchive}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.local802afm.org/allegro/articles/requiem-53/|title=Requiem|website=Local 802 AFM|date=January 2004 }}
• 1916 – Roy Markham, British plant virologist (died 1979){{cite journal |last1=Elsden |first1=S. R. |title=Roy Markham, 29 January 1916 - 16 November 1979 |journal=Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society |date=November 1982 |volume=28 |pages=319–345 |doi=10.1098/rsbm.1982.0013|s2cid=71341194 |doi-access=free }}
• 1917 – John Raitt, American actor and singer (died 2005){{cite book |chapter=John Raitt |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1618004289/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=f439d00d |title=Newsmakers |publisher=Gale |access-date=20 December 2022 |date=2006 |issn=0899-0417}}
• 1918 – John Forsythe, American actor (died 2010){{cite news |last1=Bergan |first1=Ronald |title=John Forsythe obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/apr/03/john-forsythe-obituary |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=The Guardian |date=4 April 2010 |language=en}}
• 1920 – Paul Gayten, American R&B pianist, songwriter, producer, and record company executive (died 1991){{cite book |editor1-last=Larkin |editor1-first=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=1998 |publisher=Muze |isbn=0-333-74134-X |page=2107 |edition=3rd |volume=3}}
• 1923 – Paddy Chayefsky, American author and screenwriter (died 1981){{cite book |title=Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors |date=2004 |publisher=Gale |isbn=978-0-7876-3995-2 |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/H1000017424/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=caba056c |access-date=20 December 2022 |format=Collection |chapter=Sidney Chayefsky }}
• 1923 – Eddie Taylor, American electric blues guitarist and singer (died 1985){{cite book |editor1-last=Larkin |editor1-first=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=1998 |publisher=Muze |isbn=0-333-74134-X |page=5312 |edition=3rd |volume=7}}
• 1926 – Abdus Salam, Pakistani-British physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1996){{cite ODNB |last1=Kibble |first1=T. W. B. |title=Salam, Muhammad Abdus (1926–1996), theoretical physicist |date=7 January 2016 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/64072}}
• 1927 – Edward Abbey, American environmentalist and author (died 1989){{cite ANB |last1=Widmer |first1=Kingsley |title=Abbey, Edward (1927-1989), essayist, novelist, and radical ecologist |date=2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1603096}}
• 1928 – Joseph Kruskal, American mathematician and computer scientist (died 2010){{cite book |title=American Men & Women of Science: A Biographical Directory of Today's Leaders in Physical, Biological, and Related Sciences |date=2008 |publisher=Gale |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K3099063983/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=eede32b1 |access-date=20 December 2022 |chapter=Joseph B. Kruskal}}
• 1928 – Lee Shau-kee, Hong Kong real estate billionaire (died 2025){{Cite news |last=Kandell |first=Jonathan |date=March 17, 2025 |title=Lee Shau-Kee, Hong Kong Real Estate Tycoon, Dies at 97 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/business/lee-shau-kee-dead.html |access-date=April 8, 2025 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}
• 1929 – Elio Petri, Italian director and screenwriter (died 1982){{cite book |last1=Mancini |first1=Elaine |editor1-last=Pendergast |editor1-first=Sara |editor2-last=Pendergast |editor2-first=Tom |title=International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers |date=2000 |publisher=Gale |isbn=978-1-55862-533-4 |edition=4th |volume=2 |chapter=Petri, Elio |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX3406801347/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=3f3a168f |access-date=19 December 2022}}
• 1931 – Leslie Bricusse, English playwright and composer (died 2021){{cite news |last1=Coveney |first1=Michael |title=Leslie Bricusse obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2021/oct/20/leslie-bricusse-obituary |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=The Guardian |date=20 October 2021 |language=en}}
• 1931 – Ferenc Mádl, Hungarian academic and politician, 2nd President of Hungary (died 2011){{cite news |last1=Gömöri |first1=George |title=Ferenc Mádl obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/jun/15/ferenc-madl-obituary |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=The Guardian |date=15 June 2011 |language=en}}
• 1932 – Raman Subba Row, English cricketer and referee{{cite book |title=If the Cap Fits |last=Bateman |first=Colin |year=1993 |publisher=Tony Williams Publications |isbn=1-869833-21-X |page=[https://archive.org/details/ifcapfits0000unse/page/163 163] |url=https://archive.org/details/ifcapfits0000unse}} (died 2024)
• 1933 – Sacha Distel, French singer and guitarist (died 2004){{cite news |title=Sacha Distel |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1467623/Sacha-Distel.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1467623/Sacha-Distel.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |work=The Telegraph |access-date=27 November 2018 |date=22 July 2004}}{{cbignore}}
• 1934 – Alan Cowley, British chemist (died 2020){{cite journal |last1=Jones |first1=Richard A. |last2=Kemp |first2=Richard A. |last3=Lasch |first3=Jonathan G. |last4=Lattman |first4=Michael |last5=Norman |first5=Nicholas C. |title=Alan Herbert Cowley. 29 January 1934—2 August 2020 |journal=Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society |date=June 2022 |volume=72 |pages=139–160 |doi=10.1098/rsbm.2021.0027|s2cid=244923102 |doi-access=free }}
• 1936 – James Jamerson, American bass player (died 1983){{cite book |editor1-last=Larkin |editor1-first=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=1998 |publisher=Muze |isbn=0-333-74134-X |page=2768 |edition=3rd |volume=4}}
• 1936 – Veturi, Indian poet and songwriter (died 2010){{cite news |title=Legendary Telugu film lyricist Veturi Sundararama Murthy dead |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/legendary-telugu-film-lyricist-veturi-sundararama-murthy-dead-74889-2010-05-21 |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=India Today |agency=PTI |date=22 May 2010}}
• 1937 – Jeff Clyne, British musician (died 2009){{cite book |editor1-last=Larkin |editor1-first=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=1998 |publisher=Muze |isbn=0-333-74134-X |page=1137 |edition=3rd |volume=2}}
• 1939 – Germaine Greer, Australian journalist and author{{cite book |title=Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors |date=2015 |publisher=Gale |isbn=978-0-7876-3995-2 |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/H1000039518/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=867c4336 |access-date=19 December 2022 |format=Collection |chapter=Germaine Greer }}
• 1939 – Jeanne Lee, American jazz singer, poet and composer (died 2000){{cite book |editor1-last=Larkin |editor1-first=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=1998 |publisher=Muze |isbn=0-333-74134-X |page=3173 |edition=3rd |volume=4}}
• 1940 – Justino Díaz, Puerto Rican opera singer{{cite book |title=Gale Biography Online Collection |date=2022 |publisher=Gale |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1650012612/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=5ccaa4d9 |access-date=19 December 2022 |format=Collection |chapter=Justino Díaz }}
• 1940 – Katharine Ross, American actress and author{{cite book |title=Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television |date=2009 |publisher=Gale |issn=0749-064X |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1609025777/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=3f9e8e32 |access-date=19 December 2022 |format=Collection |chapter=Katharine Ross |journal=Contemporary Theater, Film and Television: A Biographical Guide |volume=93}}
• 1941 – Robin Morgan, American actress, journalist, and author{{cite book |title=Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors |date=2013 |publisher=Gale |isbn=978-0-7876-3995-2 |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/H1000070338/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=80585201 |access-date=19 December 2022 |format=Collection |chapter=Robin Morgan }}
• 1941 – Gamini Jayawickrama Perera, Sri Lankan politician (died 2024){{Cite web |title=Gamini Jayawickrema Perera - cricketer turned politician|url=http://www.dailynews.lk/?q=sports%2Fgamini-jayawickrema-perera-cricketer-turned-politician|access-date=18 February 2024|website=Daily News| url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150725204417/http://www.dailynews.lk/?q=sports%2Fgamini-jayawickrema-perera-cricketer-turned-politician | archive-date=25 July 2015|date=15 October 2013|language=en|author=Premasara Epasinghe}}
• 1942 – Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez, Cuban military officer, legislator and cosmonaut{{cite book |last1=Burgess |first1=Colin |title=Interkosmos: The Eastern Bloc's Early Space Program |date=2016 |publisher=Springer Praxis Books |location=Cham |isbn=978-3-319-24163-0 |page=127}}
• 1943 – Tony Blackburn, English radio and television host{{cite book|first1=Graham |last1=Betts|title=Complete UK Hit Singles 1952-2006 |year=2006|publisher=Collins|isbn=978-0-00-720077-1|page=89}}
• 1943 – Pat Quinn, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2014){{cite news |last1=Martin |first1=Douglas |title=Pat Quinn, Coach Who Led Canada to Olympic Gold, Is Dead at 71 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/25/sports/hockey/pat-quinn-coach-who-led-canada-to-olympic-gold-is-dead-at-71.html |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=25 November 2014}}
• 1943 – Mark Wynter, English singer and actor{{cite book |editor1-last=Larkin |editor1-first=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=1998 |publisher=Muze |isbn=0-333-74134-X |page=5938 |edition=3rd |volume=8}}
• 1945 – Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, Malian academic and politician, Prime Minister of Mali (died 2022){{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Harrison |title=Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, Malian president deposed in coup, dies at 76 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/ibrahim-boubacar-keita-dead/2022/01/16/2d74da48-ed25-11ea-b4bc-3a2098fc73d4_story.html |access-date=13 December 2022 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=16 January 2022}}
• 1945 – Tom Selleck, American actor and businessman{{cite book |title=Gale Biography Online Collection |date=2013 |publisher=Gale |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1650008026/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=56f1530f |access-date=19 December 2022 |format=Collection |chapter=Tom Selleck }}
• 1946 – Geater Davis, American singer-songwriter (died 1984){{cite book |editor1-last=Larkin |editor1-first=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=1998 |publisher=Muze |isbn=0-333-74134-X |page=1409 |edition=3rd |volume=2}}
• 1946 – Bettye LaVette, American singer-songwriter
• 1947 – Linda B. Buck, American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate{{cite book |chapter=Linda Buck |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1618003862/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=f3734624 |title=Newsmakers |publisher=Gale |access-date=19 December 2022 |date=2008 |issn=0899-0417}}
• 1947 – David Byron, English singer-songwriter (died 1985){{cite book |editor1-last=Larkin |editor1-first=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=1998 |publisher=Muze |isbn=0-333-74134-X |page=871 |edition=3rd |volume=2}}
• 1947 – Marián Varga, Slovak organist and composer (died 2017){{cite news |last1=Prochazka |first1=Mojmir |title=Legendary musician Marián Varga passes away |url=https://enrsi.rtvs.sk/articles/topical-issue/140395/legendary-musician-marian-varga-passes-away |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=Radio Slovakia International |date=10 August 2017 |language=en}}
• 1948 – Raymond Keene, English chess player and author{{cite book |title=Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors |date=2007 |first1=Elizabeth |last1=Wenning |publisher=Gale |isbn=978-0-7876-3995-2 |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/H1000052844/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=c34cfbb1 |access-date=19 December 2022 |format=Collection |chapter=Raymond Dennis Keene }}
• 1948 – Cristina Saralegui, Cuban-American journalist, actress and talk show host{{cite book |title=Contemporary Hispanic Biography |date=2002 |publisher=Gale |issn=1541-1524 |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K2429100124/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=f9176084 |access-date=19 December 2022 |format=Collection |chapter=Cristina Saralegui |volume=2}}
• 1948 – Marc Singer, Canadian-American actor
• 1949 – Doris Davenport, American poet and teacher{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iTWu0aSofkkC&q=doris+davenport+%22poet%22+%22born%22&pg=PA141|title=Encyclopedia of African American Women Writers|last=Page|first=Yolanda Williams|date=2007|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-313-33429-0|language=en}}
• 1949 – Tommy Ramone, Hungarian-American drummer and producer (died 2014){{cite news |last1=Sweeting |first1=Adam |title=Tommy Ramone obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/jul/13/tommy-ramone |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=The Guardian |date=13 July 2014 |language=en}}
• 1950 – Ann Jillian, American actress and singer{{cite book |title=Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television |date=2004 |publisher=Gale |issn=0749-064X |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1609018164/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=b8d22afd |access-date=19 December 2022 |format=Collection |chapter=Ann Jillian |journal=Contemporary Theater, Film and Television: A Biographical Guide |volume=57}}
• 1950 – Miklós Vámos, Hungarian writer, novelist, screenwriter and translator{{cite book |title=Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors |date=2010 |publisher=Gale |isbn=978-0-7876-3995-2 |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/H1000197947/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=3b5de80f |access-date=19 December 2022 |format=Collection |chapter=Miklos Vamos }}
• 1952 – Pete Geren, American attorney and politician{{CongBio |id=G000134 |name=GEREN, Preston M. (Pete) |inline=YES}}
• 1952 – Tim Healy, British actor{{cite book |title=Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television |date=2008 |publisher=Gale |issn=0749-064X |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1609023827/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=30012f19 |access-date=19 December 2022 |format=Collection |chapter=Tim Healy |journal=Contemporary Theater, Film and Television: A Biographical Guide |volume=84}}
• 1953 – Teresa Teng, Taiwanese singer (died 1995){{cite journal |journal=Encyclopedia of World Biography Online |date=2015 |publisher=Gale |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1631010364/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=a1b6a7f2 |access-date=19 December 2022 |format=Collection |title=Teresa Teng}}
• 1953 – Charlie Wilson, American singer-songwriter and producer{{cite book |title=Contemporary Black Biography |date=2017 |publisher=Gale |issn=1058-1316 |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1606007745/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=0326e8b3 |access-date=19 December 2022 |format=Collection |chapter=Oprah Winfrey |volume=135}}
• 1954 – Terry Kinney, American actor and director{{cite book |title=Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television |date=2012 |publisher=Gale |issn=0749-064X |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1609031142/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=7cc78ea3 |access-date=19 December 2022 |format=Collection |chapter=Terry Kinney |journal=Contemporary Theater, Film and Television: A Biographical Guide |volume=120}}
• 1954 – Oprah Winfrey, American talk show host, actress, and producer, founded Harpo Productions{{cite book |title=Contemporary Black Biography |date=2013 |publisher=Gale |issn=1058-1316 |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1606005893/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=2dc6478f |access-date=19 December 2022 |format=Collection |chapter=Oprah Winfrey |volume=106}}
• 1955 – Greg Ballard, American basketball player and coach (died 2016){{cite web |title=Greg Ballard |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/76091/career |publisher=National Basketball Association |access-date=28 January 2024}}
• 1955 – John Tate, American boxer (died 1998){{cite book |title=Contemporary Black Biography |date=2013 |publisher=Gale |issn=1058-1316 |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1606005944/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=91dbe9fa |access-date=19 December 2022 |format=Collection |chapter=John Tate |volume=108}}
• 1956 – Irlene Mandrell, American musician, actress, and model{{cite book |editor1-last=Larkin |editor1-first=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=1998 |publisher=Muze |isbn=0-333-74134-X |page=3436 |edition=3rd |volume=5}}
• 1956 – Amii Stewart, American singer and dancer{{cite book |title=Contemporary Black Biography |date=2016 |publisher=Gale |issn=1058-1316 |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1606007515/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=3a149560 |access-date=19 December 2022 |format=Collection |chapter=Amii Stewart |volume=129}}
• 1957 – Diane Delano, American actress (died 2024)
• 1957 – Ron Franscell, American author and journalist{{cite book |title=Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors |date=2017 |publisher=Gale |isbn=978-0-7876-3995-2 |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/H1000323811/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=2e7acfae |access-date=19 December 2022 |format=Collection |chapter=Ron Franscell }}
• 1958 – Judy Norton, American actress and theater director{{cite book |title=Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television |date=2002 |publisher=Gale |issn=0749-064X |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1609014173/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=1f7a6958 |access-date=19 December 2022 |format=Collection |chapter=Judy Norton-Taylor |journal=Contemporary Theater, Film and Television: A Biographical Guide |volume=42}}
• 1960 – Cho-liang Lin, Taiwanese-American musician{{cite book |title=Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians |date=2001 |publisher=Gale |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K2420007113/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=83fda22d |access-date=19 December 2022 |chapter=Cho-Liang Lin}}
• 1960 – Greg Louganis, American diver and author{{cite book |title=Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors |date=2005 |publisher=Gale |isbn=978-0-7876-3995-2 |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/H1000137889/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=b9b950f4 |access-date=19 December 2022 |format=Collection |chapter=Greg(ory Efthimios) Louganis }}
• 1960 – Steve Sax, American baseball player{{cite web |title=Steve Sax |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/steve-sax-121732 |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=21 January 2023}}
• 1960 – Gia Carangi, American supermodel (died 1986){{cite web |title=Gia Carangi Lived Here |url=https://giacarangilivedhere.org/about-gia-carangi/#:~:text=Carangi%20was%20born-,January%2029%2C%201960,-.%20She%20lived%20here}}
• 1961 – Strive Masiyiwa, Zimbabwean businessman and philanthropist{{cite book |title=Contemporary Black Biography Online |date=2022 |publisher=Gale |issn=1058-1316 |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/GDBGRR252034488/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=09a3c6d1 |access-date=19 December 2022 |format=Collection |chapter=Strive Masiyiwa}}
• 1962 – Gauri Lankesh, Indian journalist and activist (died 2017){{cite book |title=Gale Biography Online Collection |date=2017 |publisher=Gale |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1650010872/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=6184a17f |access-date=19 December 2022 |format=Collection |chapter=Gauri Lankesh }}
• 1962 – Lee Terry, American politician and lawyer{{CongBio |id=T000459 |name=TERRY, Lee Raymond |inline=YES}}
• 1962 – Nicholas Turturro, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter{{cite book |title=Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television |date=2009 |publisher=Gale |issn=0749-064X |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1609026399/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=e1b68533 |access-date=19 December 2022 |format=Collection |chapter=Nicholas Turturro |journal=Contemporary Theater, Film and Television: A Biographical Guide |volume=96}}
• 1964 – Roddy Frame, Scottish singer-songwriter and musician{{cite book |editor1-last=Larkin |editor1-first=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=1998 |publisher=Muze |isbn=0-333-74134-X |page=300 |edition=3rd |volume=1}}
• 1964 – Andre Reed, American football player{{cite web |title=Andre Reed |url=https://www.profootballhof.com/players/andre-reed/ |publisher=Pro Football Hall of Fame |access-date=21 January 2023}}
• 1965 – David Agus, American physician and author{{cite book |title=Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors |date=2017 |publisher=Gale |isbn=978-0-7876-3995-2 |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/H1000301534/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=b7b18b3d |access-date=19 December 2022 |format=Collection |chapter=David B. Agus }}
• 1965 – Dominik Hašek, Czech ice hockey player{{cite book |chapter=Dominik Hasek |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1618000615/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=f910300f |title=Newsmakers |publisher=Gale |access-date=19 December 2022 |date=1998 |issn=0899-0417}}
• 1967 – Sean Burke, Canadian ice hockey player and coach{{cite web |title=Sean Burke |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/sean-burke-8445769 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=28 January 2024}}
• 1967 – Stacey King, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster{{cite book |title=Who's Who Among African Americans |date=2021 |publisher=Gale |issn=1081-1400 |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1645532439/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=4ffbd328 |access-date=19 December 2022 |format=Collection |chapter=Stacey King }}
• 1968 – Edward Burns, American actor, director, writer, and producer
• 1968 – Monte Cook, American game designer and writer{{cite book |title=Authors and Artists for Young Adults |date=2005 |publisher=Gale |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1603001357/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=73b0caf7 |access-date=19 December 2022 |format=Collection |chapter=Monte Cook |volume=63 |issn=1040-5682}}
• 1968 – Aeneas Williams, American football player{{cite web |title=Aeneas Williams |url=https://www.profootballhof.com/players/aeneas-williams/ |publisher=Pro Football Hall of Fame |access-date=21 January 2023}}
• 1969 – Sam Trammell, American actor{{cite book |title=Gale Biography Online Collection |date=2013 |publisher=Gale |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1650009108/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=fd3f49b2 |access-date=19 December 2022 |format=Collection |chapter=Sam Trammell }}
• 1970 – Heather Graham, American actress{{cite web |last1=Hargrave |first1=Hannah |title=Heather Graham's intimate birthday photos with friends ignite major fan debate |url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/20210126105456/heather-graham-50th-birthday-photo-selfie-debate-masks-covid-19/ |publisher=Hello! |access-date=21 January 2023 |date=26 January 2021}}
• 1970 – Jörg Hoffmann, German swimmer{{cite book|title=The Guinness Book of Records|url=https://archive.org/details/guinnessbookofree0matt|url-access=registration|year=1992|publisher=Facts on File|isbn=978-0-8160-2643-2|page=[https://archive.org/details/guinnessbookofree0matt/page/286 286]}}
• 1970 – Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Indian colonel and politician{{cite news |title=On birthday of Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore know more about his biography, career |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/on-birthday-of-rajyavardhan-singh-rathore-know-more-about-his-biography-career |access-date=16 December 2022 |work=Free Press Journal |date=29 January 2022 |language=en}}
• 1970 – Paul Ryan, American politician, 62nd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives{{CongBio |id=R000570 |name=RYAN, Paul D. |inline=YES}}
• 1971 – Clare Balding, English broadcaster, journalist and author{{cite book |title=Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors |date=2014 |publisher=Gale |isbn=978-0-7876-3995-2 |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/H1000307881/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=43a20b07 |access-date=16 December 2022 |format=Collection |chapter=Clare Balding }}
• 1972 – Brian Wood, American writer, illustrator and graphic designer{{cite book |title=Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors |date=2010 |publisher=Gale |isbn=978-0-7876-3995-2 |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/H1000192445/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=503b4fd8 |access-date=16 December 2022 |format=Collection |chapter=Brian Wood }}
• 1973 – Megan McArdle, American journalist{{cite book |title=Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors |date=2015 |publisher=Gale |isbn=978-0-7876-3995-2 |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/H1000310672/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=b4e4cf2a |access-date=16 December 2022 |format=Collection |chapter=Megan McArdle }}
• 1973 – Jason Schmidt, American baseball player{{cite web |title=Jason Schmidt |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/jason-schmidt-121834 |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=28 January 2024}}
• 1975 – Sharif Atkins, American actor{{cite book |title=Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television |date=2012 |publisher=Gale |issn=0749-064X |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1609030306/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=968bf525 |access-date=16 December 2022 |format=Collection |chapter=Sharif Atkins |journal=Contemporary Theater, Film and Television: A Biographical Guide |volume=116}}
• 1975 – Sara Gilbert, American actress, producer, and talk show host{{cite book |title=Gale Biography Online Collection |date=2013 |publisher=Gale |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1650009077/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=ec0024c1 |access-date=16 December 2022 |format=Collection |chapter=Sara Gilbert }}
• 1975 – Kelly Packard, American actress{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for January 29, 2023 includes celebrities Heather Graham, Adam Lambert |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/01/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-january-29-2023-includes-celebrities-heather-graham-adam-lambert.html |website=The Plain Dealer |publisher=Associated Press |access-date=28 January 2024 |date=29 January 2023}}
• 1977 – Justin Hartley, American actor{{cite book |title=Gale Biography Online Collection |date=2016 |publisher=Gale |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1650010558/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=015bbf01 |access-date=16 December 2022 |format=Collection |chapter=Justin Hartley }}
• 1977 – Sam Jaeger, American actor and screenwriter{{cite book |title=Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television |date=2009 |publisher=Gale |issn=0749-064X |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1609025498/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=ef4694f3 |access-date=16 December 2022 |format=Collection |chapter=Sam Jaeger |journal=Contemporary Theater, Film and Television: A Biographical Guide |volume=92}}
• 1979 – Andrew Keegan, American actor
• 1979 – Christina Koch, American engineer and astronaut{{cite book |title=Gale Biography Online Collection |date=2019 |publisher=Gale |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1650011852/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=8404321a |access-date=16 December 2022 |format=Collection |chapter=Christina Koch }}
• 1980 – Jason James Richter, American actor and musician{{cite book |title=Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television |date=2003 |publisher=Gale |issn=0749-064X |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1609015150/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=2449cf76 |access-date=16 December 2022 |format=Collection |chapter=Jason James Richter |journal=Contemporary Theater, Film and Television: A Biographical Guide |volume=46}}
• 1981 – Tenoch Huerta, Mexican actor{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Jan. 29: Charlie Wilson, Tom Selleck |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2023/01/29/Famous-birthdays-for-Jan-29-Charlie-Wilson-Tom-Selleck/1531674870638/ |publisher=UPI |access-date=28 January 2024 |date=29 January 2023}}
• 1981 – Jonny Lang, American singer, songwriter and guitarist{{cite book |title=Contemporary Musicians |date=2000 |publisher=Gale |issn=1058-1316 |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1608002482/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=af68a59b |access-date=16 December 2022 |format=Collection |chapter=Jonny Lang |volume=27}}
• 1982 – Adam Lambert, American singer, songwriter and actor{{cite book |title=Contemporary Musicians |date=2011 |publisher=Gale |issn=1058-1316 |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1608005703/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=a8709513 |access-date=16 December 2022 |format=Collection |chapter=Adam Lambert |volume=71}}
• 1983 – Tim Gleason, American ice hockey player{{cite web |title=Tim Gleason |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/tim-gleason-8469476 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=28 January 2024}}
• 1985 – Marc Gasol, Spanish basketball player{{cite book |title=Gale Biography Online Collection |date=2019 |publisher=Gale |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1650010416/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=d4e4afb9 |access-date=16 December 2022 |format=Collection |chapter=Marc Gasol }}
• 1985 – Isabel Lucas, Australian actress and model{{cite book |title=Gale Biography Online Collection |date=2009 |publisher=Gale |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1650006534/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=c5a15bca |access-date=16 December 2022 |format=Collection |chapter=Isabel Lucas }}
• 1985 – Rag'n'Bone Man, English singer-songwriter
• 1986 – Chris Bourque, American ice hockey player{{cite web |title=Chris Bourque |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/chris-bourque-8471246 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=28 January 2024}}
• 1986 – Thomas Greiss, German ice hockey player{{cite web |title=Thomas Greiss |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/thomas-greiss-8471306 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=28 January 2024}}
• 1986 – Jair Jurrjens, Curaçaoan baseball player{{cite web |title=Jair Jurrjens |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/jair-jurrjens-457453 |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=28 January 2024}}
• 1987 – José Abreu, Cuban baseball player{{cite book |title=Gale Biography Online Collection |date=2014 |publisher=Gale |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1650009398/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=d86a737a |access-date=16 December 2022 |format=Collection |chapter=José Abreu }}
• 1987 – Alex Avila, American baseball player{{cite web |title=Alex Avila |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/alex-avila-488671 |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=28 January 2024}}
• 1987 – Jessica Burkhart, American author{{cite book |title=Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors |date=2016 |publisher=Gale |isbn=978-0-7876-3995-2 |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/H1000318702/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=5e0589a2 |access-date=16 December 2022 |format=Collection |chapter=Jessica Burkhart }}
• 1987 – Vladimír Mihálik, Slovak ice hockey player{{cite web |title=Vladimir Mihalik |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/vladimir-mihalik-8471704 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=28 January 2024}}
• 1988 – Ayobami Adebayo, Nigerian author{{cite book |title=Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors |date=2018 |publisher=Gale |isbn=978-0-7876-3995-2 |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/H1000324382/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=ce000239 |access-date=16 December 2022 |format=Collection |chapter=Ayobami Adebayo }}
• 1988 – Jake Auchincloss, American politician, businessman, and Marine veteran{{CongBio |id=A000148 |name=AUCHINCLOSS, Jake |inline=YES}}
• 1988 – Hank Conger, American baseball player{{cite web |title=Hank Conger |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/hank-conger-474233 |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=28 January 2024}}
• 1988 – Shay Logan, English footballer{{cite book|editor1-first=Glenda|editor1-last=Rollin|editor2-first=Jack|editor2-last=Rollin|title=Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013|year=2012|publisher=Headline|location=London|isbn=978-0-7553-6356-8|page=438|edition=43rd}}
• 1989 – Mohamed Abou Gabal, Egyptian footballer{{cite web |title=FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: Egypt|url=http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/10/28/62/fwyc_2009_squadlists.pdf |publisher=FIFA |page=6 |date=6 October 2009 |access-date=11 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091013164551/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/10/28/62/fwyc_2009_squadlists.pdf |archive-date=13 October 2009 }}
• 1989 – Kevin Shattenkirk, American ice hockey player{{cite web|url=https://dailyvoice.com/new-york/newrochelle/neighbors/happy-birthday-to-new-rochelles-kevin-shattenkirk/569395/|title=Happy Birthday To New Rochelle's Kevin Shattenkirk|website=Daily Voice|date=29 January 2014|access-date=9 January 2019}}
• 1992 – Markel Brown, American basketball player{{cite basketball-reference|id=b/brownma02 |name=Markel Brown |access-date=6 February 2023}}
• 1992 – Maxi Kleber, German basketball player{{cite web |title=Maxi Kleber |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1628467/maxi-kleber |publisher=National Basketball Association |access-date=28 January 2024}}
• 1993 – Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, Japanese singer{{cite web|url=http://tokyogirlsupdate.com/happy-birthday-kyary-pamyu-pamyu-celebrates-with-birthday-event-201801136990.html|title=Happy Birthday! Kyary Pamyu Pamyu Celebrates with Birthday Event|website=Japanese kawaii idol music culture news {{pipe}} Tokyo Girls Update|date=January 2018 }}
• 1997 – Joel Eriksson Ek, Swedish ice hockey player{{cite web |title=Joel Eriksson Ek |url=https://www.nhl.com/wild/player/joel-eriksson-ek-8478493 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=28 January 2024}}
• 1997 – Jack Roslovic, American ice hockey player{{cite web |title=Jack Roslovic |url=https://www.nhl.com/bluejackets/player/jack-roslovic-8478458 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=28 January 2024}}
• 2001 – Lee Dae-hwi, South Korean singer{{cite web|title='AB6IX 이대휘 생일 기념' 팬들 연탄 2022장 기부..따뜻한 나눔|url=https://m.starnewskorea.com/article/2022012809022347679#_DYAD|work=스타뉴스|date=28 January 2022|access-date=26 February 2025|language=ko}}
• 2003 – Jarell Quansah, English footballer{{cite web |title=Jarell Quansah |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/51557/Jarell-Quansah/overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=25 October 2023}}

• 757 – An Lushan, Chinese general (born 703){{cite web|url=http://www.sinica.edu.tw/ftms-bin/kiwi1/luso.sh?lstype=2&dyna=%AD%F0&king=%B5%C2%A9v&reign=%A6%DC%BCw&yy=2&ycanzi=&mm=1&dd=5&dcanzi=|title=兩千年中西曆轉換|publisher=Sinica.edu.tw|access-date=3 August 2011|language=zh|archive-date=30 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170330131250/https://www.sinica.edu.tw/ftms-bin/kiwi1/luso.sh?lstype=2&dyna=%AD%F0&king=%B5%C2%A9v&reign=%A6%DC%BCw&yy=2&ycanzi=&mm=1&dd=5&dcanzi=|url-status=dead}}
• 1119 – Pope Gelasius II (born 1060){{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Gelasius |volume=11 |pages=554}}
• 1597 – Elias Ammerbach, German organist and composer (born 1530){{cite Grove |last1=Young |first1=Clyde William |title=Ammerbach, Elias Nikolaus |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.00803}}

• 1647 – Francis Meres, English priest and author (born 1565){{cite ODNB |last1=Kathman |first1=David |title=Meres, Francis (1565/6–1647), writer and translator |date=14 November 2018 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/18581}}
• 1678 – Jerónimo Lobo, Portuguese missionary and author (born 1593){{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Lobo, Jeronimo |volume=16 |pages=838}}
• 1706 – Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet and courtier (born 1643){{cite ODNB |last1=Love |first1=Harold |title=Sackville, Charles, sixth earl of Dorset and first earl of Middlesex |date=2008 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/24442}}
• 1737 – George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney, Scottish-English field marshal and politician, Colonial Governor of Virginia (born 1666){{cite ODNB |last1=Smith |first1=Lawrence B. |title=Hamilton, George, first earl of Orkney |date=2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/12069}}
• 1743 – André-Hercule de Fleury, French cardinal (born 1653){{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Fleury, André Hercule de |volume=10 |pages=500-501}}
• 1763 – Juan José Eguiara y Eguren, Mexican bishop and Catholic scholar (born 1696){{cite CE1913 |wstitle=Juan José Eguiara y Eguren |first=Camillus |last=Crivelli |volume=16 |id=16037b}}
• 1763 – Louis Racine, French poet (born 1692){{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Racine, Louis |volume=22 |pages=779}}
• 1820 – George III of the United Kingdom (born 1738){{cite ODNB |last1=Cannon |first1=John |title=George III (1738–1820), king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and king of Hanover |date=30 May 2013 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/10540}}
• 1829 – Paul Barras, French captain and politician (born 1755){{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Barras, Paul François Nicolas |volume=3 |pages=431-432}}
• 1870 – Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (born 1797){{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Leopold II. of Habsburg-Lorraine |volume=16 |pages=461-462 |first=Luigi |last=Villari}}
• 1888 – Edward Lear, English poet and illustrator (born 1812){{cite journal |last1=Llewellyn |first1=Briony |title=Lear, Edward |journal=Oxford Art Online |date=2003 |doi=10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T049774}}
• 1899 – Alfred Sisley, French-English painter (born 1839){{cite journal |title=Sisley, Alfred |journal=Benezit Dictionary of Artists |date=31 October 2011 |doi=10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.B00170363}}

• 1901 – Eugène Louis-Marie Jancourt, French bassoonist, composer and pedagogue (born 1815){{cite Grove |last1=Waterhouse |first1=William |title=Jancourt, (Louis Marie) Eugène |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.14124}}
• 1906 – Christian IX of Denmark (born 1818){{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Christian IX. |volume=6 |pages=278-279}}
• 1910 – Édouard Rod, French-Swiss novelist (born 1857){{cite book |title=Merriam Webster's Biographical Dictionary |date=1995 |publisher=Merriam-Webster, Inc. |isbn=978-0-87779-743-2 |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1680101674/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=708d813d |access-date=21 December 2022 |chapter=Edouard Rod |via=Gale}}
• 1912 – Herman Bang, Danish journalist and author (born 1857){{cite book |title=Merriam Webster's Biographical Dictionary |date=1995 |publisher=Merriam-Webster, Inc. |isbn=978-0-87779-743-2 |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1680101674/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=708d813d |access-date=21 December 2022 |chapter=Herman Joachim Bang |via=Gale}}
• 1916 – Sibylle von Olfers, German art teacher, author and nun (born 1881){{cite journal |title=Olfers, Sibylle von |journal=Benezit Dictionary of Artists |date=31 October 2011 |doi=10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.B00132704}}
• 1917 – Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer, British statesman, diplomat and colonial administrator (born 1841){{cite ODNB |last1=Darwin |first1=J. G. |title=Baring, Evelyn, first earl of Cromer (1841–1917), diplomatist and proconsul |date=3 January 2008 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/30583}}
• 1923 – Elihu Vedder, American symbolist painter, book illustrator and poet (born 1836){{cite ANB |last1=Kalfatovic |first1=Martin R. |title=Vedder, Elihu (1836-1923), artist |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1700892}}
• 1928 – Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, Scottish field marshal (born 1861){{cite ODNB |last1=Prior |first1=Robin |last2=Wilson |first2=Trevor |title=Haig, Douglas, first Earl Haig |date=23 September 2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/33633}}
• 1929 – Jacques Bouhy, Belgian baritone (born 1848){{cite Grove |last1=Forbes |first1=Elizabeth |title=Bouhy, Jacques(-Joseph-André) |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.03701}}
• 1929 – Charles Fox Parham, American preacher and evangelist (born 1873){{cite ANB |last1=Bowden |first1=Henry Warner |title=Parham, Charles Fox (1873-1929), evangelist and Pentecostal theologian |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.0802081}}
• 1933 – Sara Teasdale, American poet (born 1884){{cite ANB |last1=Schoen |first1=Carol B. |title=Teasdale, Sara (1884-1933), poet and anthologist |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1601613 |freearticle=y}}
• 1934 – Fritz Haber, Polish-German chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1868){{cite journal |last1=Witschi |first1=Hanspeter |title=Fritz Haber: December 9, 1868–January 29, 1934 |journal=Toxicology |date=August 2000 |volume=149 |issue=1 |pages=3–15 |doi=10.1016/S0300-483X(00)00227-4|pmid=11023428 |bibcode=2000Toxgy.149....3W }}
• 1934 – Dukinfield Henry Scott, British botanist (born 1854){{cite ODNB |last1=Arber |first1=Agnes |last2=Goldbloom |first2=Alexander |title=Scott, Dukinfield Henry (1854–1934), palaeobotanist |date=2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/35984}}
• 1935 – Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh, American explorer (born 1853){{cite journal |last1=Anderson |first1=Martin J. |title=ARTIST IN THE WILDERNESS: Frederick Dellenbaugh's Grand Canyon Adventure |journal=The Journal of Arizona History |date=1987 |volume=28 |issue=1 |page=66 |jstor=41859358 |issn=0021-9053}}
• 1940 – Edward Harkness, American philanthropist (born 1874){{cite ANB |last1=Fox |first1=Daniel M. |last2=Meldrum |first2=Marcia L. |title=Harkness, Edward Stephen (1874-1940), philanthropist |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1200371}}
• 1941 – Ioannis Metaxas, Greek general and politician, 130th Prime Minister of Greece (born 1871){{cite book |last1=Tucker |first1=Spencer C. |editor1-last=Hall |editor1-first=Richard C. |title=War in the Balkans: An Encyclopedic History from the Fall of the Ottoman Empire to the Breakup of Yugoslavia |date=2014 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-1-61069-031-7 |page=186}}
• 1944 – William Allen White, American journalist and author (born 1868){{cite ANB |last1=Griffith |first1=Sally F. |title=White, William Allen (10 February 1868–29 January 1944), journalist and author |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1601756}}
• 1946 – Harry Hopkins, American businessman and politician, 8th United States Secretary of Commerce (born 1890){{cite ANB |last1=McJimsey |first1=George |title=Hopkins, Harry Lloyd (1890-1946), New Deal administrator and presidential adviser |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.0600288}}
• 1946 – Sidney Jones, English conductor and composer (born 1861){{cite Grove |last1=Lamb |first1=Andrew |title=Jones, (James) Sidney |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.14466}}
• 1948 – Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta (born 1900){{cite news |title=Duke of Aosta dead |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/56808508/5481124 |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=The Morning Bulletin |date=31 January 1948 |page=1 |via=Trove}}
• 1951 – James Bridie, Scottish playwright, screenwriter and physician (born 1888){{cite ODNB |last1=Linklater |first1=Eric |last2=Hutchison |first2=David |title=Mavor, Osborne Henry [pseud. James Bridie] (1888–1951), playwright |date=3 January 2008 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/34950}}
• 1954 – Walter Conrad Arensberg, American art collector, critic and poet (born 1878){{cite journal |last1=Archino |first1=Sarah |title=Arensberg, Walter (1878–1954) |journal=Routledge Encyclopedia of Modernism |date=2016 |doi=10.4324/9781135000356-REM758-1|isbn=978-1-135-00035-6}}
• 1955 – Hans Hedtoft, Danish politician (born 1903){{cite book |title=Merriam Webster's Biographical Dictionary |date=1995 |publisher=Merriam-Webster, Inc. |isbn=978-0-87779-743-2 |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1681155026/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=23fe9d13 |access-date=22 December 2022 |chapter=Hans Christian Hedtoft |via=Gale}}
• 1956 – H. L. Mencken, American journalist and critic (born 1880){{cite news |last1=Knopi |first1=Alfred A. |title=H.L. MENCKEN, 75, DIES IN BALTIMORE; Critic of the American Scene Succumbs in His Sleep |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1956/01/30/archives/hl-mencken-75-dies-in-baltimore-critic-of-the-american-scene.html |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=30 January 1956}}
• 1959 – Pauline Smith, South African novelist, short story writer, memoirist and playwright (born 1882){{cite book |title=Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors |date=2002 |publisher=Gale |isbn=978-0-7876-3995-2 |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/H1000147515/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=2612503f |access-date=22 December 2022 |format=Collection |chapter=Pauline Janet Urmson Smith }}
• 1960 – Mack Harrell, American operatic and concert baritone vocalist (born 1909){{cite Grove |last1=Dyer |first1=Richard |last2=Forbes |first2=Elizabeth |title=Harrell, Mack |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.42150}}
• 1960 – George S. Messersmith, American diplomat (born 1883){{cite ANB |last1=Gellman |first1=Irwin F. |title=Messersmith, George Strausser (1883-1960), educator and diplomat |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.0700410}}
• 1961 – Angela Thirkell, English novelist (born 1890){{cite ODNB |last1=Mullin |first1=Katherine |title=Thirkell [née Mackail; other married name McInnes], Angela Margaret (1890–1961), novelist |date=25 September 2014 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/36466}}
• 1962 – Fritz Kreisler, Austrian-American violinist and composer (born 1875){{cite news |title=Fritz Kreisler Dies Here at 86; Violinist Composed 200 Works; Made His U.S. Concert Debut in 1888 at 13 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1962/01/30/archives/fritz-kreisler-dies-here-at-86-violinist-composed-200-works-made.html |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=30 January 1962}}
• 1962 – William Francis Gray Swann, Anglo-American physicist (born 1884){{cite journal |title=W. F. G. Swann |journal=Physics Today |date=April 1962 |volume=15 |issue=4 |pages=106–107 |doi=10.1063/1.3058111|doi-access=free }}
• 1963 – Robert Frost, American poet and playwright (born 1874){{cite news |title=Robert Frost Dies at 88; Kennedy Leads in Tribute |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/99/04/25/specials/frost-obit.html |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=The New York Times |agency=Associated Press}}
• 1964 – Vera Hall, American folk singer (born 1902){{cite book |editor1-last=Larkin |editor1-first=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=1998 |publisher=Muze |isbn=0-333-74134-X |page=2354 |edition=3rd |volume=3}}
• 1964 – Alan Ladd, American actor (born 1913){{cite news |title=Alan Ladd, Actor, Dies at 50; Appeared in 150 Movie Roles; Became Famous for Part of Killer in "This Gun for Hire" —Was Hero of "Shane" |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1964/01/30/archives/alan-ladd-actor-dies-at-50-appeared-in-150-movie-roles-became.html |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=The New York Times |agency=Associated Press |date=30 January 1964}}
• 1965 – Jack Hylton, English pianist, composer, band leader and impresario (born 1892){{cite book |editor1-last=Larkin |editor1-first=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=1998 |publisher=Muze |isbn=0-333-74134-X |page=2653 |edition=3rd |volume=4}}
• 1966 – Pierre Mercure, Canadian composer, TV producer, bassoonist and administrator (born 1927){{cite Grove |last1=Richer |first1=Lyse |last2=Lefebvre |first2=Marie-Thérèse |title=Mercure, Pierre |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.18434}}
• 1967 – Harold Munro Fox, English zoologist (born 1889){{cite journal |last1=Smith |first1=James Eric |title=Harold Munro Fox, 1889-1967 |journal=Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society |date=November 1968 |volume=14 |pages=206–222 |doi=10.1098/rsbm.1968.0009|s2cid=71692428 }}
• 1969 – Allen Dulles, American banker, lawyer, and diplomat, 5th Director of Central Intelligence (born 1893){{cite journal |last1=Winks |first1=Robin |last2=Grose |first2=Peter |title=The Wise Man of Intelligence: Uncovering the Life of Allen Dulles |journal=Foreign Affairs |date=1994 |volume=73 |issue=6 |pages=144–149 |doi=10.2307/20046934 |jstor=20046934}}
• 1969 - Max Weinreich, Russian-American-Jewish linguist and cofounder of YIVO (born 1894){{Cite news |title=The First Professor of Yiddish in the United States Dies |language=en |work=Haaretz |url=https://www.haaretz.com/jewish/2015-01-29/ty-article/first-u-s-professor-of-yiddish-dies/0000017f-e97a-dea7-adff-f9fb101b0000 |access-date=2023-09-12}}
• 1970 – Lawren Harris, Canadian painter (born 1885){{cite journal |last1=Adamson |first1=Jeremy Elwell |last2=Barton |first2=Lin |title=Harris, Lawren S(tewart) |journal=Oxford Art Online |date=2003 |doi=10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T036751|isbn=978-1-884446-05-4}}
• 1970 – B. H. Liddell Hart, French-English soldier, historian, and journalist (born 1895){{cite news |title=Basil Liddell Hart, 74, Is Dead; Military Theorist and Writer |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1970/01/30/archives/basil-liddell-hart-74-is-dead-military-theorist-and-writer-germans.html |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=30 January 1970}}
• 1973 – Johannes Paul Thilman, German composer (born 1903){{cite Grove |last1=Grützner |first1=Vera |title=Thilman, Johannes Paul |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.27845}}
• 1974 – H. E. Bates, English writer (born 1905){{cite ODNB |last1=Lusty |first1=Robert |last2=Taylor |first2=Clare L. |title=Bates, Herbert Ernest (1905–1974), writer |date=8 October 2009 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/30796}}
• 1976 – Jesse Fuller, American one-man band musician (born 1896){{cite book |editor1-last=Larkin |editor1-first=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=1998 |publisher=Muze |isbn=0-333-74134-X |page=2048 |edition=3rd |volume=3}}
• 1977 – Johnny Franz, English record producer and pianist (born 1922){{cite book |editor1-last=Larkin |editor1-first=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=1998 |publisher=Muze |isbn=0-333-74134-X |page=2016 |edition=3rd |volume=3}}
• 1977 – Freddie Prinze, American comedian and actor (born 1954){{cite news |last1=Nordheimer |first1=Jon |title=FREDDIE PRINZE, 22, DIES AFTER SHOOTING |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/01/30/archives/freddie-prinze-22-dies-after-shooting-chico-and-the-man-star.html |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=30 January 1977}}
• 1978 – Tim McCoy, American actor and military officer (born 1891){{cite news |last1=Weiler |first1=A. H. |title=COL TIM M'COY, 86; COWBOY MOVIE STAR |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1978/01/31/archives/col-tim-mcoy-86-cowboy-movie-star-reallife-indian-expert-cowhand.html |access-date=23 December 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=31 January 1978}}
• 1978 – Frank Nicklin, Australian politician, 28th Premier of Queensland (born 1895){{cite AuDB |first=Brian F. |last=Stevenson |title=Nicklin, Sir George Francis (Frank) (1895–1978) |volume=15 |edition= |year=2000 |id2=nicklin-sir-george-francis-frank-11237 |access-date=13 December 2022}}
• 1979 – Sonny Payne, American jazz drummer (born 1926){{cite book |editor1-last=Larkin |editor1-first=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=1998 |publisher=Muze |isbn=0-333-74134-X |page=4171 |edition=3rd |volume=6}}
• 1980 – Jimmy Durante, American entertainer (born 1893){{cite news |last1=Schumach |first1=Murray |title=Jimmy Durante, Whose Humor Delighted for 60 Years, Is Dead |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1980/01/30/archives/jimmy-durante-whose-humor-delighted-for-60-years-is-dead-im-a.html |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=30 January 1980}}
• 1981 – Jack A. W. Bennett, New Zealander literary scholar (born 1911){{cite ODNB |last1=Jones |first1=Emrys |title=Bennett, Jack Arthur Walter (1911–1981), literary scholar |date=28 September 2006 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/30807}}
• 1981 – John Glassco, Canadian poet, memoirist and novelist (born 1909){{cite journal |last1=Darling |first1=Michael |title=John Glassco: An Essay and Bibliography by Fraser Sutherland |journal=ESC: English Studies in Canada |date=1985 |volume=11 |issue=4 |page=500 |doi=10.1353/esc.1985.0062|s2cid=166947542 }}
• 1982 – Rudolph Peters, British biochemist (born 1889){{cite journal |last1=Thompson |first1=Robert Henry Stewart |last2=Ogston |first2=Alexander George |title=Rudolph Albert Peters, 13 April 1889 - 29 January 1982 |journal=Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society |date=November 1983 |volume=29 |pages=494–523 |doi=10.1098/rsbm.1983.0018|s2cid=71876050 }}
• 1982 – Roger Stanier, Canadian microbiologist (born 1916){{cite journal |last1=Clarke |first1=Patricia Hannah |title=Roger Yate Stanier, 22 October 1916 - 29 January 1982 |journal=Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society |date=December 1986 |volume=32 |pages=541–568 |doi=10.1098/rsbm.1986.0018|pmid=11621259 |s2cid=39039543 |doi-access=free }}
• 1982 – Charles Sykes, British physicist and metallurgist (born 1905){{cite journal |last1=Allibone |first1=Thomas Edward |title=Charles Sykes, 27 February 1905 - 29 January 1982 |journal=Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society |date=November 1983 |volume=29 |pages=552–583 |doi=10.1098/rsbm.1983.0020|s2cid=73152137 }}
• 1983 – Stuart H. Ingersoll, American naval aviator, USN vice admiral (born 1898){{cite news |title=STUART INGERSOLL, NAVY ADMIRAL, DIES |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/02/obituaries/stuart-ingersoll-navy-admiral-dies.html |access-date=23 December 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=2 February 1983}}
• 1984 – Frances Goodrich, American actress, dramatist and screenwriter (born 1890){{cite news |last1=Lawson |first1=Carol |title=FRANCES GOODRICH, 93, DEAD; WROTE FOR STAGE AND SCREEN |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/01/31/obituaries/frances-goodrich-93-dead-wrote-for-stage-and-screen.html |access-date=23 December 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=31 January 1984}}
• 1984 – John Macnaghten Whittaker, British mathematician (born 1905){{cite journal |last1=Hayman |first1=Walter Kurt |title=John Macnaghten Whittaker, 7 March 1905 - 29 January 1984 |journal=Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society |date=November 1985 |volume=31 |pages=653–666 |doi=10.1098/rsbm.1985.0023|s2cid=72320089 }}
• 1987 – Vincent R. Impellitteri, American politician and judge, 101st Mayor of New York City (born 1900){{cite news |last1=McFadden |first1=Robert D. |title=VINCENT IMPELLITTERI IS DEAD; MAYOR OF NEW YORK IN 1950s |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/01/30/obituaries/vincent-impellitteri-is-dead-mayor-of-new-york-in-1950-s.html |access-date=23 December 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=30 January 1987}}
• 1988 – James Rhyne Killian, American educator, scientist and White House advisor (born 1904){{cite news |last1=Stein |first1=George |title=Obituaries: James Killian; Educator, Adviser to Two Presidents |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-01-31-mn-39551-story.html |access-date=23 December 2022 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=31 January 1988}}
• 1989 – Morton DaCosta, American theatre and film director, film producer, writer and actor (born 1914){{cite news |last1=Shepard |first1=Richard F. |title=Morton Da Costa, 74, Director |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/01/31/obituaries/morton-da-costa-74-director.html |access-date=23 December 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=31 January 1989}}
• 1991 – Yasushi Inoue, Japanese author and poet (born 1907){{cite news |title=Japanese Novelist Yasushi Inoue Dies |url=https://apnews.com/article/d3345c4abfa6f78f5562180633494cc6 |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=Associated Press |date=30 January 1991 |language=en}}
• 1992 – Willie Dixon, American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1915){{cite news |last1=Pareles |first1=Jon |title=Willie Dixon, Musician, 76, Dies; Singer and Writer of Classic Blues |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/01/30/arts/willie-dixon-musician-76-dies-singer-and-writer-of-classic-blues.html |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=30 January 1992}}
• 1993 – Adetokunbo Ademola, Nigerian lawyer and jurist, 2nd Chief Justice of Nigeria (born 1906){{cite news |last1=Soyinka |first1=Kayode |title=Obituary: Sir Adetokunbo Ademola |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-sir-adetokunbo-ademola-1472554.html |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=The Independent |date=12 February 1993 |language=en}}
• 1994 – Ulrike Maier, Austrian skier (born 1967){{cite news |last1=Dufresne |first1=Chris |title=Austrian Skier Ulrike Maier Dies After Fall in Downhill Skiing |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-01-30-sp-17053-story.html |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=30 January 1994}}
• 1999 – Lili St. Cyr, American model and dancer (born 1918){{cite news |last1=Freedland |first1=Michael |title=Lili St Cyr obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/1999/mar/02/guardianobituaries2 |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=The Guardian |date=2 March 1999 |language=en}}
• 2002 – Harold Russell, Canadian-American soldier and actor (born 1914){{cite news |last1=Severo |first1=Richard |title=Harold Russell Dies at 88; Veteran and Oscar Winner |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/01/arts/harold-russell-dies-at-88-veteran-and-oscar-winner.html |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=1 February 2002}}
• 2003 – Frank Moss, American lawyer and politician (born 1911){{CongBio |id=M001033 |name=MOSS, Frank Edward (Ted) |inline=YES}}
• 2004 – Janet Frame, New Zealand author and poet (born 1924){{cite news |last1=Martin |first1=Douglas |title=Janet Frame, 79, Writer Who Explored Madness |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/30/books/janet-frame-79-writer-who-explored-madness.html |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=30 January 2004}}
• 2005 – Ephraim Kishon, Israeli author, screenwriter, and director (born 1924){{cite news |last1=Joffe |first1=Lawrence |title=Obituary: Ephraim Kishon |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2005/feb/01/guardianobituaries.booksobituaries |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=The Guardian |date=1 February 2005 |language=en}}
• 2006 – Nam June Paik, South Korean-American artist (born 1932){{cite book |last1=Lee |first1=Esther Kim |editor1-last=Sell |editor1-first=Mike |title=Avant-garde Performance and Material Exchange: Vectors of the Radical |date=2011 |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |isbn=978-0-230-29894-1 |page=149}}
• 2008 – Margaret Truman, American singer and author (born 1924){{cite news |last1=Gelder |first1=Lawrence Van |title=Margaret Truman Daniel Dies at 83 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/29/us/30cnd-daniel.html |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=29 January 2008}}
• 2009 – Hélio Gracie, Brazilian martial artist (born 1913){{cite news |last1=Hay |first1=David |title=Obituary: Hélio Gracie |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/feb/09/obituary-helio-gracie |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=The Guardian |date=9 February 2009 |language=en}}
• 2009 – John Martyn, British singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1948){{cite news |last1=Sweeting |first1=Adam |title=Obituary: John Martyn |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/jan/30/john-martyn-obituary |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=The Guardian |date=30 January 2009 |language=en}}
• 2011 – Milton Babbitt, American composer, educator, and theorist (born 1916){{cite news |last1=Morgan |first1=Robert P. |title=Milton Babbitt obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/jan/30/milton-babbitt-obituary |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=The Guardian |date=30 January 2011 |language=en}}
• 2012 – Ranjit Singh Dyal, Indian general and politician, 10th Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry (born 1928){{cite news |title=Lt. Gen. Ranjit Singh Dyal |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/lt-gen-ranjit-singh-dyal/articleshow/11741091.cms |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=The Times of India |date=3 February 2012 |language=en}}
• 2012 – Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, Italian lawyer and politician, 9th President of Italy (born 1918){{cite news |last1=Sassoon |first1=Donald |title=Oscar Luigi Scalfaro obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/jan/29/oscar-luigi-scalfaro |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=The Guardian |date=29 January 2012 |language=en}}
• 2012 – Camilla Williams, American soprano and educator (born 1919){{cite news |title=Camilla Williams dies at 92; opera singer broke racial barriers |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-camilla-williams-20120131-story.html |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=Los Angeles Times |agency=Associated Press |date=31 January 2012}}
• 2015 – Colleen McCullough, Australian neuroscientist, author, and academic (born 1937){{cite news |last1=Cheetham |first1=Anthony |title=Colleen McCullough obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/jan/30/colleen-mccullough |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=The Guardian |date=30 January 2015 |language=en}}
• 2015 – Rod McKuen, American singer-songwriter and poet (born 1933){{cite news |last1=Carlson |first1=Michael |title=Rod McKuen obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/feb/01/rod-mckuen |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=The Guardian |date=1 February 2015 |language=en}}
• 2015 – Alexander Vraciu, American commander and pilot (born 1918){{cite news |last1=Roberts |first1=Sam |title=Alex Vraciu, "Indestructible" Ace of World War II, Dies at 96 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/08/us/alex-vraciu-indestructible-ace-of-world-war-ii-dies-at-96.html |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=8 February 2015}}
• 2016 – Jean-Marie Doré, Guinean lawyer and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Guinea (born 1938){{cite news |last1=Rainfroy |first1=Claire |title=Guinée: décès de l'ancien Premier ministre Jean-Marie Doré |url=https://www.jeuneafrique.com/298053/politique/guinee-deces-de-lancien-premier-ministre-jean-marie-dore/ |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=Jeune Afrique |date=29 January 2016 |language=fr-FR}}
• 2016 – Jacques Rivette, French director, screenwriter, and critic (born 1928){{cite news |last1=Bergan |first1=Ronald |title=Jacques Rivette obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/jan/29/jacques-rivette |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=The Guardian |date=29 January 2016 |language=en}}
• 2019 – George Fernandes, Indian politician (born 1930){{cite news |last1=Hebbar |first1=Nistula |title=George Fernandes obituary: The "Giant Killer" who straddled multiple identities |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/george-fernandes-obituary-1930-2019/article61547379.ece |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=The Hindu |date=29 January 2019 |language=en-IN}}
• 2019 – James Ingram, American musician (born 1952){{Cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/james-ingram-dead-grammy-winning-r-b-singer-was-66-1180817|title=James Ingram, Grammy-Winning R&B Singer, Dies at 66|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=29 January 2019 |first1=Shelby |last1=Reitman |access-date=13 December 2022}}
• 2021 – Walker Boone, Canadian actor (born 1944){{Cite web |title=Walker Boone, voice of Mario in two '90s animated shows, has passed away |url=https://nintendoeverything.com/walker-boone-voice-of-mario-in-two-90s-animated-shows-has-passed-away/ |website=Nintendo Everything |date=11 August 2021 |access-date=29 December 2021}}
• 2022 – Howard Hesseman, American actor (born 1940){{Cite news|date=30 January 2022|title=Howard Hesseman, Dr. Johnny Fever on "WKRP in Cincinnati," Dies at 81|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/howard-hesseman-dead-wkrp-cincinnati-1235084085/|access-date=30 January 2022|work=The Hollywood Reporter |first1=Mike |last1=Barnes}}
• 2023 – Hazel McCallion, Canadian businesswoman and politician, 5th Mayor of Mississauga (born 1921){{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/hazel-mccallion-dead-at-101-1.6730009 |title='Hurricane Hazel' McCallion, longtime mayor of Mississauga, Ont., dead at 101 |last1=Iorfida |first1=Chris |date=29 January 2023 |work=CBC News |access-date=29 January 2023}}
• 2023 – Will Steffen, American-Australian chemist (born 1947){{cite news |last1=Readfearn |first1=Graham |title=Will Steffen, 'courageous' climate scientist, dies in Canberra aged 75 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jan/31/will-steffen-courageous-climate-scientist-dies-in-canberra-aged-75 |access-date=3 February 2023 |work=The Guardian |date=31 January 2023}}
• 2023 – Gero Storjohann, German politician (born 1958){{cite news |last1= Burgmayer |first1=Andreas |last2=Behrmann |first2=Annabell |url=https://www.abendblatt.de/region/norderstedt/article237503929/Nach-langer-Krankheit-Gero-Storjohann-stirbt-mit-64-Jahren.html |title=Gero Storjohann stirbt mit 64 Jahren nach langer Krankheit |newspaper=Hamburger Abendblatt |date=30 January 2023 |language=de |access-date=3 February 2023}}
• 2025 – Salwan Momika, Iraqi refugee and anti-Islam activist (born 1986){{Cite news |last1=Anderson |first1=Christina |last2=Nierenberg |first2=Amelia |date=January 30, 2025 |title=Salwan Momika, Man Behind Quran Burning in Sweden, Is Killed |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/world/europe/salwan-momika-quran-sweden-killed.html |access-date=February 1, 2025 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}
• 2025 – Richard Williamson, British Catholic traditionalist bishop (born 1940){{Cite web |last=Winfield |first=Nicole |date=January 30, 2025 |title=Richard Williamson, Catholic bishop whose denial of Holocaust embarrassed Pope Benedict XVI, dies |url=https://apnews.com/article/catholic-bishop-williamson-dies-holocaust-denial-benedict-e47fb054355a99d1461c9c7457dcacb5 |access-date=January 30, 2025 |website=Associated Press |language=en}}
• 2025 – Victims in the 2025 Potomac River mid-air collision:{{Cite web |date=January 30, 2025 |title=World champion Russian skaters on American Airlines jet built a new life as coaches in the US |url=https://apnews.com/article/vadim-naumov-evgenia-shishkova-dc-jet-crash-c4788cb6f3e123f0caff83e57347a00d |access-date=January 30, 2025 |website=Associated Press |language=en}}
• Vadim Naumov, Russian pair skater (born 1969)
• Evgenia Shishkova, Russian pair skater and coach (born 1972)

• Christian feast day:
• Gildas{{cite book |last1=Attwater |first1=Donald |title=A New Dictionary of Saints |date=1994 |publisher=Liturgical Press |isbn=0-8146-2324-7 |pages=128–129}}
• Sabinian of Troyes{{cite book |last1=Attwater |first1=Donald |title=A New Dictionary of Saints |date=1994 |publisher=Liturgical Press |isbn=0-8146-2324-7 |page=280}}
• Sulpitius I of Bourges{{cite book |last1=Attwater |first1=Donald |title=A New Dictionary of Saints |date=1994 |publisher=Liturgical Press |isbn=0-8146-2324-7 |page=295}}
• January 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Earliest day on which Fat Thursday can fall, while March 4 is the latest; celebrated on Thursday before Ash Wednesday. (Christianity)
• Kansas Day (Kansas, United States){{cite book |last1=King |first1=David C. |last2=Hantula |first2=Richard |last3=Stanmyre |first3=Jackie F. |title=Kansas: The Sunflower State |date=2017 |publisher=Cavendish Square |location=New York |isbn=978-1-62713-162-9 |page=54 |edition=3rd}}

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• [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/29 BBC: On This Day]
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• [https://www.onthisday.com/events/january/29 Historical Events on January 29]

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