Beechcraft 1900
A chartered Beechcraft 1900 crashes near the Unity oilfield in South Sudan, killing 20 people.
What happened on January 29
35 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 757 to 2025.
Standout on January 29
2025
Beechcraft 1900
A chartered Beechcraft 1900 crashes near the Unity oilfield in South Sudan, killing 20 people.
About January 29
January 29 is the 29th day of the year. These facts are computed from the calendar, not copied from anywhere.
- Day of the year
- Day 29 of 365 (29 in leap years)336 days left in the year (337 in leap years)
- Falls on
- Thursday in 2026, Friday in 2027, Saturday in 2028, Monday in 2029, Tuesday in 2030
- Week
- ISO week 5 of 2026 · Q1
- Zodiac sign
- ♒ Aquarius (January 20 – February 18)
- Season
- Winter in the north · Summer in the south
- January birthstone
- Garnetprotection, friendship and trust
- January birth flower
- Carnation / Snowdroplove, devotion and hope
- Next occurrence
- In 94 days
- Roman numerals
- XXIX.Iday.month — see the Roman numeral date tool
Anniversaries in 2026
- 40thChris Bourque1986
- 40thJair Jurrjens1986
- 40thThomas Greiss1986
- 30thJacques Chirac1996
- 25thIndonesia2001
- 25thLee Dae-hwi2001
- 20thIndia national cricket team2006
- 10thJacques Rivette2016
January 29 through the years
- 10 years ago2016
- Jacques Rivette · Jean-Marie Doré
- 25 years ago2001
- Indonesia · Lee Dae-hwi
- 50 years ago1976
- Nothing recorded
- 100 years ago1926
- Nothing recorded
- 200 years ago1826
- Nothing recorded
Born on January 29 — ages this year
- 2003Jarell Quansahturns 23
- 2001Lee Dae-hwiturns 25
- 1997Jack Roslovicturns 29
- 1997Joel Eriksson Ekturns 29
- 1993Kyary Pamyu Pamyuturns 33
- 1992Maxi Kleberturns 34
Historical events 35
A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
American Eagle (airline brand)
American Eagle Flight 5342 collided mid-air with a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk operated by the United States Army and crashed into the Potomac River, killing all 67 people on board both aircraft.
Truck driver
Canadian truck drivers and pedestrians gathered to rally and protest on Parliament Hill against Canadian COVID-19 restrictions, which caused traffic and closures around the city.
Quebec City mosque shooting
A lone gunman carried out a mass shooting at a mosque in Quebec City, Canada, killing six people and injuring up to nineteen others.
Rojava Revolution
Rojava conflict: The Afrin Canton declares its autonomy from the Syrian Arab Republic.
SCAT Airlines Flight 760
Twenty-one people died when SCAT Airlines Flight 760 crashed near Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Supreme Constitutional Court (Egypt)
The Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt ruled that people who did not adhere to one of the three government-recognised religions were also eligible to receive government identity documents.
Governor of Illinois
Governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich is removed from office following his conviction of several corruption charges, including solicitation of personal benefit in exchange for an appointment to the United States Senate as a replacement for then-U.S. president-elect Barack Obama.
Religion in Egypt
An Egyptian court rules that people who do not adhere to one of the three government-recognised religions, while not allowed to list any belief outside of those three, are still eligible to receive government identity documents.
India national cricket team
India's Irfan Pathan became the first bowler to take a Test cricket hat-trick in the opening over of a match.
Mainland China
The first direct commercial flights from mainland China (from Guangzhou) to Taiwan since 1949 arrived in Taipei. Shortly afterwards, a China Airlines flight lands in Beijing.
2002 State of the Union Address
In his State of the Union address, President George W. Bush describes "regimes that sponsor terror" as an Axis of evil, in which he includes Iraq, Iran and North Korea.
Indonesia
Thousands of student protesters in Indonesia storm parliament and demand that President Abdurrahman Wahid resign due to alleged involvement in corruption scandals.
Jacques Chirac
President Jacques Chirac announces a "definitive end" to French nuclear weapons testing.
Battle of Khafji
The first major ground engagement of the Gulf War began with the Iraqi invasion of Khafji, Saudi Arabia, recaptured three days later by Coalition forces.
Gulf War
Gulf War: The Battle of Khafji, the first major ground engagement of the war, as well as its deadliest, begins between Iraq and Saudi Arabia.
Cold War
Cold War: Hungary establishes diplomatic relations with South Korea, making it the first Eastern Bloc nation to do so.
Singapore cable car crash
Singapore cable car crash: Panamanian-registered oil rig, Eniwetok, strikes the cables of the Singapore Cable Car system linking the mainland and Sentosa Island, causing two cabins to fall into the water and killing seven people and leaving thirteen others trapped for hours.
EgyptAir Flight 741
EgyptAir Flight 741 crashes into the Kyrenia Mountains in Cyprus, killing 37 people.
UFOs of Pudasjärvi
The last of its many UFO sightings is made at Pudasjärvi, Finland.
Mantra-Rock Dance
The Mantra-Rock Dance (poster pictured), called the "ultimate high" of the hippie era, took place in San Francisco, featuring Swami Bhaktivedanta, Janis Joplin, the Grateful Dead, and Allen Ginsberg.
Melodifestivalen
The first Melodifestivalen is held at Cirkus in Stockholm, Sweden.
Bologna
World War II: In Bologna, Italy, the Anatomical theatre of the Archiginnasio is completely destroyed in an air-raid.
Kaniūkai
World War II: Approximately 38 people are killed and about a dozen injured when the Polish village of Koniuchy (present-day Kaniūkai, Lithuania) is attacked by Soviet partisan units.
World War II
World War II: At least 38 civilians were killed and about a dozen others injured when the Polish village of Koniuchy was attacked by a Soviet partisan unit with a contingent of Jewish partisans.
World War II
World War II: The Battle of Rennell Island, the last major naval engagement between the United States Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Guadalcanal campaign, began.
Mexican Revolution
Mexican Revolution: The Magonista rebellion began when Mexican Liberal Party troops captured the town of Mexicali.
Charles Curtis
Charles Curtis (pictured) of Kansas, a citizen of the Kaw Nation, became the first Native American U.S. Senator.
Liliʻuokalani
Liliʻuokalani, the last monarch and only queen regnant of the Hawaiian Kingdom, ascended the throne.
Queen Victoria
Queen Victoria introduced the Victoria Cross, originally to recognise acts of valour by British military personnel during the Crimean War.
Edgar Allan Poe
American poet Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" appeared in The Evening Mirror as the newspaper's first publication attributed to Poe.
War of the Sixth Coalition
War of the Sixth Coalition: At the Battle of Brienne, both sides' commanders, Napoleon and Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, were nearly captured.
Abbasid Caliphate
The Abbasid caliph, al-Mustakfi, was deposed, and went on to spend the rest of his life as a prisoner in the caliphal palace.
Pope Sergius III
Sergius III returned from exile to take over the papacy from the deposed antipope Christopher.
AD 757
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.
Births 20
A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
Jake Auchincloss
Jake Auchincloss, American politician, businessman, and Marine veteran
Deaths 20
A notable person who died on this day.
Richard Williamson
Richard Williamson, British Catholic traditionalist bishop (born 1940)
Hazel McCallion
Hazel McCallion, Canadian businesswoman and politician, 5th Mayor of Mississauga (born 1921)
Jean-Marie Doré
Jean-Marie Doré, Guinean lawyer and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Guinea (born 1938)
Colleen McCullough
Colleen McCullough, Australian neuroscientist, author, and academic (born 1937)
Oscar Luigi Scalfaro
Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, Italian lawyer and politician, 9th President of Italy (born 1918)
Ranjit Singh Dyal
Ranjit Singh Dyal, Indian general and politician, 10th Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry (born 1928)
Holidays & observances 8
A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
Fat Thursday
Earliest day on which Fat Thursday can fall, while March 4 is the latest; celebrated on Thursday before Ash Wednesday. (Christianity)
Kansas Day
Kansas Day (Kansas, United States)
Sabinian of Troyes
Christian feast day: Sabinian of Troyes
Aphrahat
Christian feast day: Aphrahat
January 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast day: January 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Sulpitius I of Bourges
Christian feast day: Sulpitius I of Bourges
Villana de' Botti
Christian feast day: Blessed Villana de' Botti
Gildas
Christian feast day: Gildas
Spread across the centuries
- 8th century1
- 10th century2
- 19th century4
- 20th century33
- 21st century35
Earliest: AD 757 (757). Most recent: Beechcraft 1900 (2025).
What the categories mean, and how the standout is chosen
- Historical events
- A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
- Births
- A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Deaths
- A notable person who died on this day.
- Milestones
- A first, a founding or a turning point our editors flagged as a landmark moment.
- Holidays & observances
- A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
- Standout / notable
- Editor-written entries come first, then entries covered by the most Wikipedia language editions. For the standout tile we prefer an entry that has a picture.
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Questions about January 29
What day of the year is January 29?
January 29 is the 29th day of the year, with 336 days left after it.
What star sign is January 29?
January 29 falls under Aquarius (January 20 – February 18), a air sign ruled by Uranus (traditionally Saturn). The birthstone for the month is Garnet.
How many things happened on January 29?
We record 83 entries for January 29: 35 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 757 to 2025.
Who was born on January 29?
Jarell Quansah (2003) is among the notable births on January 29. The births section lists the rest.
How often is the January 29 page updated?
The day is filled the first time anyone opens it and then re-checked for new entries about every 90 days. Computed facts such as the weekday and the anniversaries update every year.
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