29 January
Notable Births
Jarell Quansah
b. 2003
English footballer (born 2003)
Lee Dae-hwi
b. 2001
South Korean singer (born 2001)
Joel Eriksson Ek
b. 1997
Swedish ice hockey player (born 1997)
Jack Roslovic
b. 1997
American ice hockey player (born 1997)
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu
b. 1993
Japanese singer and model
Markel Brown
b. 1992
American basketball player (born 1992)
Maxi Kleber
b. 1992
German basketball player (born 1992)
Mohamed Abou Gabal
b. 1989
Egyptian footballer (born 1989)
Kevin Shattenkirk
b. 1989
American ice hockey player (born 1989)
Ayobami Adebayo
b. 1988
Nigerian writer (born 1988)
Jake Auchincloss
b. 1988
American politician (born 1988)
Hank Conger
b. 1988
American baseball player (born 1988)
Shay Logan
b. 1988
English footballer
José Abreu
b. 1987
Cuban-born baseball player (born 1987)
Alex Avila
b. 1987
American baseball player (born 1987)
Jessica Burkhart
b. 1987
American writer
Vladimír Mihálik
b. 1987
Slovak ice hockey player (born 1987)
Chris Bourque
b. 1986
American ice hockey player (born 1986)
Thomas Greiss
b. 1986
German ice hockey player (born 1986)
Jair Jurrjens
b. 1986
Curaçaoan baseball player (born 1986)
Notable Deaths
Salwan Momika
d. 2025
Iraqi refugee and anti-Muslim demonstrator (1986–2025)
Richard Williamson (bishop)
d. 2025
British excommunicated Catholic bishop (1940–2025)
Vadim Naumov
d. 2025
Russian pair skater (1969–2025)
Evgenia Shishkova
d. 2025
Russian pair skater and coach (1972–2025)
Inna Volyanskaya
d. 2025
Russian pair skater (1965–2025)
Alexandr Kirsanov
d. 2025
Russian-American ice dancer (1978–2025)
Hazel McCallion
d. 2023
Canadian politician (1921–2023)
Will Steffen
d. 2023
Climate scientist (1947–2023)
Gero Storjohann
d. 2023
German politician (1958–2023)
Howard Hesseman
d. 2022
American actor (1940–2022)
Walker Boone
d. 2021
Canadian actor (1944–2021)
George Fernandes
d. 2019
Indian trade unionist and politician (1930–2019)
James Ingram
d. 2019
American singer, songwriter, and record producer (1952–2019)
Jacques Rivette
d. 2016
French film director, screenwriter and film critic
Colleen McCullough
d. 2015
Australian author (1937–2015)
Rod McKuen
d. 2015
American poet, songwriter, composer, and singer (1933–2015)
Alexander Vraciu
d. 2015
US Navy fighter pilot
Oscar Luigi Scalfaro
d. 2012
President of Italy from 1992 to 1999
Camilla Williams
d. 2012
American opera singer (1919–2012)
Milton Babbitt
d. 2011
American composer (1916–2011)