Discover what happened on 29 January 2004 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!
Deaths
- O. W. Fischer (Austrian actor (1915-2004))
- Janet Frame (New Zealand author (1924–2004))
- John Lawrence Daly (Australian teacher and activist)
- Norman Bates (American musician (1927–2004))
- M. M. Kaye (British writer (1908–2004))
- Louie B. Nunn (Kentucky governor (1924-2004))
- Ugo Ferrante (Italian footballer (1945-2004))
- Fritz Przetak (German association football player (1911-2004))
- James Saunders (British playwright (1925-2004))
- Helge Seip (Norwegian politician (1919-2004))
- Paul-Friedrich Reder (German handball player (1922–2004))
- Guusje Nederhorst (Dutch actress and singer (1969-2004))
- Walter Jansen (German priest)
- Stojan Puc (Slovenian chess player (1921-2004))
- Eugène Fragassi (French association football player (1924-2004))
- Mary-Ellis Bunim (television producer (1946–2004))
- Michel Castaing (French historian)
- Serafim Tulikov (Russian composer (1914-2004))
- Giuliano Baioni (Italian literary critic (1926–2004))
- A. A. Englander (British cinematographer (1915-2004))
- Andrew J. Kuehn (American film producer and director (1937-2004))
- Augustin Deac (Romanian writer and historian (1928-2004))
- Ed Sciaky (American radio personality (1948-2004))
- Bo Sehlberg (Swedish writer, journalist, photographer and actor)
- Soko Richardson (American rhythm and blues drummer (1939-2004))
- Zhang Zhen (Chinese chemist)
- Anna Jadwiga Gawrońska (Polish sportsperson and athletics competitor (1912–2004))
- Leonor Bassères (Brazilian writer)
- The Water Of Life (Japanese musician)
- Toshio Makimoto (Japanese scientist)
- Yuling Chen (Taiwanese writer (1965-2004))
- Ma Baozhi (Taiwanese agronomist)
- Tommy Blenkinsopp (British association football player (1920-2004))
- Roy Woods (American racing driver)
- Gesa Amfelde (German painter and writer (1952-2004))
- Wolfgang Glatzel
- Simo Kiviranta (Finnish translator (1936-2004))
- Zygmunt Zenderowski
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- Pierre Guibbert (born:1942-02-10|died:2004-01-29|; Guibbert, Pierre, 1942-….; Guibbert, Pierre, 1942-2004)
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- Horst Schülke
- Kenneth A. Sirotnik
- Lili Sasse
- Jaromír Tesař
- Arnold Rennert (U.S. Army soldier during World War II, 7th Corps, 18th Field Artillery Battalion, 1st Army (1916-2004))
- Walter McCorrisken (Scottish poet (1926-2004))
- Moody Scott (American singer)
- Jean Ross Howard Phelan (Founder of the Whirly-Girls organization)
- Maria Senkevich (Belarusian Righteous Among the Nations)
- Reinold Schleifenbaum (1935–2004)
- Jack Sheinkman (American labor leader)