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Historical Events on January 29

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8 significant historical events occurred on January 29. January 29 marks a moment in Olympic history as the day military patrol was held at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France. This event combined cross-country skiing with rifle shooting and included teams of soldiers competing in an early version of what eventually became the biathlon.

Total Events
8
Time Span
1574–2017
Categories
3
Top Category
war
5 events

24 famous birthdays on January 29

Including Linda B. Buck, Germaine Greer, Romain Rolland

Event Distribution by Century

Darker = Higher Density
16th C.21st C.

16th Century

1 event
1574
war

Naval battle that took place on 29 January 1574

19th Century

2 events
1840
war

1840 battle between Zulu factions

1863
war

Massacre of Shoshone people by the United States Army in 1863

20th Century

2 events
1924
war

Military patrol at the 1924 Winter Olympics — sport event at Olympics

1966
politics

Agreement reached in January 1966 to resolve the "empty chair crisis" which had caused a stalemate within European Economic Community

21st Century

3 events
2002
general

Speech by US president George W. Bush

2008
general

Bombing in Mannar, Sri Lanka

2017
war

2017 US-led operation in Yemen against al-Qaeda

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