Who was born on January 29

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on January 29, including Countess Amalie Elisabeth of Hanau-Münzenberg, Emanuel Swedenborg, Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

38 documented historical events happened on January 29, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: An Lushan, leader of a revolt against the Tang dynasty and emperor of Yan, was assassinated in a plot involving his own son, An Qingxu. On the same day, in another year: Sergius III returned from exile to take over the papacy from the deposed antipope Christopher. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.