January 29
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Art and culture
- 1595 - William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet is probably first performed.
- 1667 - Elizabeth Malet marries John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester .
- 1845 - "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe is published in the New York Evening Mirror.
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Births
- 1499 - Katharina von Bora, wife of Martin Luther (d. 1552)
- 1688 - Emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish scientist and philosopher (d. 1772)
- 1737 - Thomas Paine, American patriot (d. 1809)
- 1860 - Anton Chekhov, Russian writer (d. 1904)
- 1905 - Barnett Newman, American painter (d. 1970)
- 1919 - N. F. Simpson, English playwright (d. 2011)
- 1924 - Luigi Nono, Italian composer (d. 1990)
- 1929 - Elio Petri, Italian filmmaker. (d. 1982)
- 1939 - Germaine Greer, Australian writer
- 1944 - Andrew Loog Oldham, English rock music producer, impresario and author
- 1949 - Leroy Sibbles, Jamaican musician (The Heptones)
- 1960 - J. G. Thirlwell, Australian-born musician
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Deaths
- 1880 - W. C. Fields, American comedian, and actor (d. 1946)
- 1888 - Edward Lear, English artist, illustrator and writer (b. 1812)
- 1899 - Alfred Sisley, British impressionist painter (b. 1839)
- 1956 - H. L. Mencken, American journalist (b. 1880)
- 1970 - Marie-Laure de Noailles, French art patron (b. 1902)
- 1999 - Lili St. Cyr, American dancer (b. 1918)
- 2003 - Leslie Fiedler, American literary critic (b. 1917)
- 2004 - Janet Frame, New Zealand writer (b. 1924)
- 2006 - Nam June Paik, South Korean-born American artist (b. 1932)
- 2022 – Barrett Strong, American soul singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1941)
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