27 notable people died on January 29, including Fritz Haber, Adalberon, Gregory IV.
21st Century
3 deaths
George Fernandes
co-producereditor
Indian trade unionist and politician (1930–2019)
Ihsan Abbas
historianliterary scholar
Palestinian literary scholar and Arabist
GP
Georgios Psychoundakis
translatorwriter
Greek resistance fighter and writer (1920-2006)
20th Century
8 deaths
Fritz Haber
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1918)
Mary Anderson
factory workertrade unionist
Labor activist and an advocate for women in the workplace (1872-1964)
Władysław Bełza
children's writerliterary scholar
Polish poet and children's writer (1847-1913)
Henry Brett
journalistlocal politician
Journalist, newspaper proprietor, publisher, writer, politician (1843-1927)
Gerald Walenn
composerviolinist
Australian composer (1871-1942)
François Folie
astronomer
Belgian astronomer (1833–1905)
AH
Alfred Hardy
architectengineer
Belgian architect (1900–1965)
Colborne Meredith
architect
Canadian architect
19th Century
4 deaths
William Cranch Bond
astronomermeteorological observer
American astronomer (1789–1859)
Philippe-Joseph Aubert de Gaspé
essayistjurist
French Canadian writer and seigneur
Ioan Mire Melik
engineermathematician
Romanian mathematician
Ludvig Josephson
actorbookseller
Swedish writer and actor (1832–1899)
18th Century
4 deaths
André-Hercule de Fleury
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Catholic cardinal (1653-1743)
Giacinto Cestoni
biologistbotanist
Italian naturalist (1637-1718)
Bernard Lamy
mathematicianphysicist
French mathematician and theologian
Mexican writer and bishop (1696-1763)
17th Century
2 deaths
Anton Deusing
astronomermathematician
(1612-1666)
Diego de Colmenares
biographerhistorian
17th-century Segovian historian
16th Century
2 deaths
Salaì
inventorpainter
Italian artist (1480-1524)
Pellegrino Prisciani
architectural theoreticianastrologer
Italian astrologer
12th Century
1 death
Minamoto no Shunrai
waka poetwriter
Japanese writer
10th Century
1 death
Adalberon
archbishopCatholic priest
Archbishop of Reims
9th Century
1 death
Gregory IV
Catholic priestwriter
Pope and bishop of Rome from 827 to 844
5th Century
1 deathEJ
Emperor An of Jin
monarch
Emperor of the Jin Dynasty (265–420)
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