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 Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is lunes.
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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)
1814
France defeats Russia and Prussia in the Battle of Brienne.
1819
Stamford Raffles lands on the island of Singapore.
1850
Henry Clay introduces the Compromise of 1850 to the U.S. Congress.
1940
Three trains on the Sakurajima Line, in Osaka, Japan, collide and explode while approaching Ajikawaguchi Station. 181 people are killed.
1949
New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Ox in Chinese astrology.
1985
Final recording session of We Are The World, by the supergroup USA for Africa.
1989
Hungary establishes diplomatic relations with South Korea, making it the first Eastern Bloc nation to do so
1996
La Fenice, Venice’s opera house, is destroyed by fire.
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?
1931
Ferenc Madl, President of Hungary
1934
Branko Miljković, Serbian poet (d. 1961)
1947
David Byron, English singer (Uriah Heep) (d. 1985)
1949
Evgeny Lovchev, Russian footballer
1953
Charlie Wilson, American singer (The Gap Band)
1953
Louie Pérez, American songwriter, percussionist and guitarist
1970
Jörg Hoffmann, German swimmer
1971
Clare Balding, British sports presenter
1983
Nedžad Sinanović, Bosnian basketball player
1993
Michelle Larcher de Brito, Portuguese tennis player
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters DPLVEZTORO? Check your answers here: Unscramble words DPLVEZTORO. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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