Birthdays occurring on January, 29

1866

Romain Rolland was born on January 29, 1866 French writer, 1866-1944 I find war detestable but those who praise it without participating in it even more so More quotations from Romain Rolland

1874

John D. Rockefeller, Jr. was born on January 29, 1874 American philanthropist. 1874-1960 I know of nothing more despicable and pathetic than a man who devotes all the hours of the waking day to the making of money for money's sake. More quotations from John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

1880

W. C. Fields was born on January 29, 1880 American comic and actor, 1880-1946 If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then quit. There's no point in being a damn fool about it. More quotations from W. C. Fields

1908

Adam Clayton Powell was born on January 29, 1908 Freedom is an internal achievement rather than an external adjustment. More quotations from Adam Clayton Powell

Deaths occurring on January, 29

1888

Edward Lear died on January 29, 1888 English landscape painter and writer of an original kind of nonsense verse. The popularizer of the limerick. 1812-1888 They dined on mince, and slices of quince, Which they ate with a runcible spoon; And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand, They danced by the light of the moon More quotations from Edward Lear

1944

William Allen White died on January 29, 1944 American journalist known as the Sage of Emporia, whose mixture of tolerance, optimism, liberal Republicanism and provincialism made him the epitome of the thoughtful small-town American. 1868-1944 If each man or woman could understand that every other human life is as full of sorrows, or joys, or base temptations, of heartaches and of remorse as his own . . . how much kinder, how much gentler he would be. More quotations from William Allen White

1956

Henry Louis Mencken died on January 29, 1956 American humorous journalist and critic of American life who influenced US fiction through the 1920s, 1880-1956 Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats More quotations from Henry Louis Mencken