Notable Birthdays for January 29
Thomas Paine (1737-1809) - Founding Father of the U.S.
Moses Cleaveland (1754-1806) - Founder of Cleveland, OH.
Albert Gallatin (1761-1849) - Influential contributor to the first financial system in the U.S.
Mary Whitwell Hale (1810-1862) - Published hymn writer who used the initials Y. L. E. to avoid people finding out she was a woman.
William McKinley (1843-1901) - The 25th President of the U.S.
John D. Rockefeller Jr. (1874-1960) - Businessman and one of the heirs to the Rockefeller estate.
W. C. Fields (1880-1946) - Comedian and professional juggler.
Allen B. DuMont (1901-1965) - Founder of the DuMont Television Network.
Victor Mature (1913-1999) - Actor known for his roles in One Million B.C. (1940), My Darling Clementine (1946), and Samson and Delilah (1949).
Oprah Winfrey (1954-Still Living) - Talk show host and founder of Harper Productions.
Tom Selleck (1945-Still Living) - Actor known for his role as Thomas Magnum in the Magnum, P.I. and Police Commissioner Frank Reagan in the t.v. series Blue Bloods.
Sara Gilbert (1975-Still Living) - Actress known for her role as Darlene Conner on the sitcom Roseanne.
Adam Lambert (1982-Still Living) - Singer-songwriter and LGBTQ activist.
Robin Morgan (1941-Still Living) - Poet, author, and women's activist.
Charlie Wilson (1953-Still Living) - Lead vocalist and founder of The Gap Band.
Jonny Lang (1981-Still Living) - Blues musician from ND.
Memorable Events for January 29
1785 - John Hancock resigns as Governor of Massachusetts for health reasons.
1845 - Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven is published in The Evening Mirror (NY).
1861 - Kansas becomes the 34th state to join the Union.
1892 - The Coca-Cola Company becomes a corporation.
1896 - Emile Grubbe become the first doctor to use radiation as a treatment for breast cancer.
1907 - Charles Curtis becomes the first Native American U.S. Senator.
1963 - Jim Thorpe, Red Grange and George Halas are inducted into the football Hall of Fame.