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Notable anniversaries in history for today: January 29
- 150th: 1874 - US Congress passes an act allowing the Bureau of the Mint to produce coinage for foreign governments.
- 150th: 1874 - Birth of John David Rockefeller Junior in Cleveland, Ohio; philanthropist (dies 1960).
- 100th: 1924 - Birth of Luigi Nono in Venice, Italy; composer (Canonic Variations).
- 100th: 1924 - Ice cream cone rolling machine patented by Carl Taylor, Cleveland, Ohio.
- 90th: 1934 - Fritz Haber, German chemist (Nobel Prize 1918), dies at age 65.
- 80th: 1944 - 285 German bombers attack London, England.
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Katharine Ross; actress (The Colbys).
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Barbara Moore in Wardell, Missouri, USA; actress (Lisa Rogers - Man From UNCLE).
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Hans Plomp; Dutch writer/poet (Venus in Holland).
- 80th: 1944 - William Allen White, US journalist (Emporia Gazette), dies at age 75.
- 70th: 1954 - Birth of Alejandro Casañas in Havana, Cuba; 110m hurdler (Olympics-silver-1976, 1980).
- 70th: 1954 - Birth of Dick Manitoba; vocalist (Dictators).
- 70th: 1954 - Birth of Oprah Winfrey in Kosciusko, Michigan, USA; actress (Color Purple), TV host (Oprah).
- 60th: 1964 - (to February 9) The IX Olympic Winter Games are held in Innsbruck, Austria.
- 60th: 1964 - Death of Alan Ladd at age 50 in Palm Springs, California, USA; actor (Shane movie, Box 13 radio show).
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Andre Reed; NFL wide receiver (Buffalo Bills).
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of John Habyan; US baseball pitcher (Saint Louis Cardinals).
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Roddy Frame; rock vocalist/guitarist (Aztec Camera - "Stray").
- 60th: 1964 - Most lopsided high-school basketball score: 211-29 (Louisiana).
- 60th: 1964 - NBC-TV agrees to pay $36 million for the broadcast rights to the American Football League games during the 1965-1969 seasons.
- 60th: 1964 - Stanley Kubrick's film Dr Strangelove premieres.
- 60th: 1964 - Unmanned Apollo 1 Saturn launcher test attains Earth orbit.
- 50th: 1974 - 27th NHL All-Star Game: West beat East 6-4 at Chicago.
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of David LaFleur; tight end (Dallas Cowboys).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Jeff Mitchell; corner (Baltimore Ravens).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Kris Burley in Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada; gymnast (Olympics-1996).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Pat Walsh; WLAF Tackle (London Monarchs).
- 40th: 1984 - Frances Goodrich, actor (Diary of Anne Frank), dies from lung cancer at age 93.
- 40th: 1984 - NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 45-3.
- 40th: 1984 - Silvia Bertolaccini wins LPGA Mazda Golf Classic of Deer Creek.
- 40th: 1984 - Space Shuttle 41-B (STS-11) Challenger launched.
- 40th: 1984 - 34th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 154-145 (overtime) at Denver, Colorado.
- 30th: 1994 - Jevgeni P Leonov, Russian actor (Gori, Moja Zvezda), dies at age 67.
- 30th: 1994 - Nick Cravat, midget (Gremlin - Twilight Zone), dies of lung cancer at age 81.
- 30th: 1994 - Ulrike Maier, Olympic skier, breaks neck during world cup skiing at age 26.
- 15th: 2009 - Ford Motor Company reports a record US$14.6 billion full-year loss.
- 15th: 2009 - Former American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson's single "My Life Would Suck Without You" makes the largest ever leap to number one in Billboard chart history, rising 96 places in one week.
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