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January 29
Events on This Day
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1845
168 years ago
Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poem "The Raven" is published in the New York Evening Mirror.
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1936
77 years ago
Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb are among the first inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.
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1958
55 years ago
Paul Newman marries Joanne Woodward. Their relationship lasted 50 years until Newman's death in 2008.
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2002
11 years ago
President George W. Bush delivers his "axis of evil" speech, in which he denounces countries suspected of developing weapons of mass destruction.
January 29
Born on This Day
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Oprah Winfrey
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- Female Talk Show Hosts
- Weight Loss Winners
Oprah Winfrey
Film Actress, Entrepreneur, Producer, Philanthropist, Talk Show Host, Television Producer / 1954 -
Billionaire Oprah Winfrey has hosted her own internationally popular talk show since 1986. She is also an actress, philanthropist, publisher, and producer.
Born: January 29, 1954
Age: 59 years old
Birthplace: Kosciusko, Mississippi, United States
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Tom Selleck
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- Actors Who Played Presidents
- Famous Aquarians
- Famous Actors
Tom Selleck
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor / 1945 -
Tom Selleck is an actor best known for portraying Thomas Magnum on the 1980s television series Magnum, P.I., and for films including Three Men and a Baby.
1945 | 68 years old
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W C Fields
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- Famous Lefties
- Famous Aquarians
- Famous Actors
W C Fields
Film Actor, Comedian / 1880 - 1946
W.C. Fields was an actor whose flawless timing and humorous cantankerousness made him one of America's greatest comedians.1880 | 66 years old
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Adam Lambert
- In these groups:
- American Idol
- Famous Aquarians
- Famous Singers
Adam Lambert
Singer / 1982 -
Adam Lambert is an American singer best known for his finalist position in the eighth season of American Idol in 2009. His huge vocal range and glam-rocker style made him a standout. Lambert came in second place.
Born: January 29, 1982
Age: 31 years old
Birthplace: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
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Greg Louganis
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- Olympic Swimmers
- Hottest Olympic Athletes
- Famous Aquarians
Greg Louganis
Athlete / 1960 -
American diving champion Greg Louganis won 13 world championships and made history at the 1982 Olympics as the first diver ever awarded a perfect score.
1960 | 53 years old
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Thomas Paine
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- Founding Fathers
- Famous Aquarians
- Famous Inventors
Thomas Paine
Inventor, Political Leader, Journalist / 1737 - 1809
Thomas Paine was an English American writer and pamphleteer whose "Common Sense" and other writings influenced the American Revolution, and helped pave the way for the Declaration of Independence.
1737 | 72 years old
Inventor, Political Leader, Journalist
January 29
Died on This Day
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Margaret Truman
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- Famous Aquarians
- Famous Singers
- Famous People Named Margaret
Margaret Truman
Singer, Writer / 1924 - 2008
Margaret Truman, daughter of Harry Truman, became a singer and writer in her own right.
Died: January 29, 2008
Age: 83 years old
Place: Chicago, Illinois , United States
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Jimmy Durante
- In these groups:
- The Ed Sullivan Show Guests
- Famous Aquarians
- Famous Actors
Jimmy Durante
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Comedian, Pianist, Singer, Television Personality / 1893 - 1980
Jimmy Durante was an American comedian whose career in every major entertainment performance medium spanned more than six decades.
1980 | 86 years old
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Brett Butler
- In these groups:
- Famous Aquarians
- Famous Actresses
- Famous Television Actresses
Brett Butler
Television Actress / 1958 -
Brett Butler found fame on TV as Grace Kelly, a divorced, working-class mother of three on the hit 1990s comedy Grace Under Fire.January 30, 1958
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- Famous French People
- Famous People Born on January 31
Michel-Guillaume-Saint-Jean de Crèvecoeur
Diplomat, Journalist / 1735 - 1813
Michel-Guillaume-Saint-Jean de Crèvecoeur was a French writer and naturalist who traveled to America in the 1700s and wrote Letters from an American Farmer.
January 31, 1735
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Hattie Ophelia Caraway
U.S. Representative / 1878 - 1950
Arkansas teacher Hattie Ophelia Caraway became the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate in 1932.February 1, 1878
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José Guadalupe Posada
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- Famous Aquarians
- Famous Illustrators
- Famous Artists
José Guadalupe Posada
Illustrator / 1851 - 1913
José Guadalupe Posada was a printmaker whose works, often expressionistic in content and style, were influential in the development of 20th-century Mexican art.
February 2, 1851
Illustrator
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Lisa Perez Jackson
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Lisa Perez Jackson
Civil Servant, Engineer, Chemist / 1962 -
Lisa Perez Jackson is a chemical engineer who in 2008 became the first African American to head the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.February 8, 1962
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Jillian Michaels
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- Reality TV Stars
Jillian Michaels
Entrepreneur, Reality Television Star / 1974 -
A high-profile trainer and life coach, Jillian Michaels starred on the reality TV show The Biggest Loser and has created her own fitness franchise.
February 18, 1974
Entrepreneur, Reality Television Star
