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Famous Deaths on January 29

17 notable people died on January 29, including Fritz Haber, Gregory IV, Adalberon.

Total Deaths
17
Avg Age at Death
66
Peak Century
18th Century

20th Century

3 deaths
Fritz Haber
Fritz Haber
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1918)
Henry Brett
Henry Brett
journalistlocal politician
Journalist, newspaper proprietor, publisher, writer, politician (1843-1927)
Władysław Bełza
Władysław Bełza
children's writerliterary scholar
Polish poet and children's writer (1847-1913)

19th Century

3 deaths
William Cranch Bond
William Cranch Bond
astronomermeteorological observer
American astronomer (1789–1859)
French Canadian writer and seigneur
Ioan Mire Melik
Ioan Mire Melik
engineermathematician
Romanian mathematician

18th Century

4 deaths
André-Hercule de Fleury
André-Hercule de Fleury
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Catholic cardinal (1653-1743)
Bernard Lamy
Bernard Lamy
mathematicianphysicist
French mathematician and theologian
Giacinto Cestoni
Giacinto Cestoni
biologistbotanist
Italian naturalist (1637-1718)
Mexican writer and bishop (1696-1763)

17th Century

1 death
Anton Deusing
Anton Deusing
astronomermathematician
(1612-1666)

16th Century

2 deaths
Salaì
Salaì
inventorpainter
Italian artist (1480-1524)
Pellegrino Prisciani
Pellegrino Prisciani
architectural theoreticianastrologer
Italian astrologer

12th Century

1 death
Minamoto no Shunrai
Minamoto no Shunrai
waka poetwriter
Japanese writer

10th Century

1 death
Adalberon
Adalberon
archbishopCatholic priest
Archbishop of Reims

9th Century

1 death
Gregory IV
Gregory IV
Catholic priestwriter
Pope and bishop of Rome from 827 to 844

5th Century

1 death
Emperor of the Jin Dynasty (265–420)

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