What happened on January 29

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.

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.

111 people with a Wikipedia article died on January 29, including AD 757, Ja'far ibn Yahya, Pope Gelasius II. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

8 observances are celebrated on January 29 around the world: Christian feast day: Aphrahat, Christian feast day: Gildas, Christian feast day: Sabinian of Troyes, Christian feast day: Sulpitius I of Bourges, Christian feast day: Blessed Villana de' Botti, Christian feast day: January 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics). The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.