January 29
The twenty-ninth day of the year, 336 days left to the end of the year
We still have to wait 142 days until summer, and only 52 days by spring
Name day celebrates: Aniela, Bolesława, Bona, Ewangelina, Gildas, Ismena, Konstantjusz, Maur, Papiasz, Sabrina, Sulpicja, Sulpicjusz, Waleriusz, Wielisława, Zśmieław, Zdzisław, Żelisław
Holidays in the world:
Nepal Martyrs' Day
January 29 in Poland:
1829 The Royal Polish Bank of Poland was established
1906 The Polish Theater in Warsaw was opened
1955 A "Okrąglak" was opened in Poznań
1986 The first Super Lotek draw took place
2012 The National Stadium in Warsaw was opened
January 29 in the world:
1595 Probably the first ever performance of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
1861 Kansas becomes the 34th state of America
1886 Karl Benz patented the first gasoline-powered working car
1933 German President Paul von Hindenburg appoints Adolf Hitler as Chancellor of Germany
January 29 in Music:
1967 The legendary 'battle of the teams' took place at the Marquee Club in London. Crowds of fans witnessed a guitar duel between The Who and Jimi Hendrix The concert was held in honor of Brian Epstein, manager of The Beatles
Famous People born on January 29:
W 1720 the Polish comedy writer Franciszek Bohomolec is born
W 1843 US President William McKinley is born
W 1860 Russian writer Antoni Chekhov is born
W 1954 American TV presenter Oprah Winfrey is born