A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.
January 29: Day of the Week
January 29, 2024 was the 29th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 337 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Monday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is lundi.
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Here’s the January calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Aquarius is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Garnet is the modern birthstone for this month. Emerald is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
January 29 Historical Event(s)
904
Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed antipope Christopher.
1850
Henry Clay introduces the Compromise of 1850 to the U.S. Congress.
1886
Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile.
1944
In Bologna, Italy, the Anatomical Theatre of the Archiginnasio is destroyed in an air-raid.
1944
World War II: The Battle of Cisterna takes place in central Italy.
1963
The first inductees into the Pro Football Hall of Fame are announced.
1987
New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Rabbit in Chinese astrology.
1998
In Birmingham, Alabama, a bomb explodes at an abortion clinic, killing one and severely wounding another. Serial bomber Eric Robert Rudolph is suspected as the culprit.
2001
Thousands of student protesters in Indonesia storm parliament and demand that President Abdurrahman Wahid resign due to alleged involvement in corruption scandals.
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.
Who were born on January 29?
1749
King Christian VII of Denmark (d. 1808)
1924
Peter Voulkos, American artist (d. 2002)
1948
Marc Singer, Canadian-born actor
1950
Ann Jillian, American actress
1954
Oprah Winfrey, American talk show host and actress
1970
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Indian shooter
1974
Michael Andersen, Danish basketball player
1980
Jason James Richter, American actor
1985
Isabel Lucas, Australian actress
1985
Mikey Hachey, American musician (Suburban Legends)
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