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Born on January 29
- 1455 » Johann Reuchlin, German-born humanist and scholar († 1522)
- 1475 » Giuliano Bugiardini, Italian painter († 1555)
- 1499 » Katharina von Bora, wife of Martin Luther; formerly a Roman Catholic nun († 1552)
- 1525 » Lelio Sozzini, Italian humanist and reformer († 1562)
- 1584 » Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange († 1647)
- 1591 » Franciscus Junius, pioneer of Germanic philology († 1677)
- 1602 » Countess Amalie Elisabeth of Hanau-Münzenberg († 1651)
- 1632 » Johann Georg Graevius, German scholar and critic († 1703)
- 1650 » Juan de Galavís, Spanish Roman Catholic archbishop of Santo Domingo and Bogotá († 1739)
- 1688 » Emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish astronomer, philosopher, and theologian († 1772)
Died on January 29
- 1119 » Pope Gelasius II (b. 1060)
- 1327 » Adolf, Count Palatine of the Rhine (b. 1300)
- 1465 » Louis, Duke of Savoy (b. 1413)
- 1597 » Elias Ammerbach, German organist and composer (b. 1530)
- 1608 » Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1557)
- 1647 » Francis Meres, English priest and author (b. 1565)
- 1678 » Jerónimo Lobo, Portuguese missionary and author (b. 1593)
- 1706 » Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet and courtier (b. 1638)
- 1737 » George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney, Scottish-English field marshal and politician, Colonial Governor of Virginia (b. 1666)
- 1743 » André-Hercule de Fleury, French cardinal (b. 1653)
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Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1409
- Graaf Willem VI (Beiers Huis) was from 1404 till 1417 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
- March 25 » The Council of Pisa opens.
- June 26 » Western Schism: The Roman Catholic Church is led into a double schism as Petros Philargos is crowned Pope Alexander V after the Council of Pisa, joining Pope Gregory XII in Rome and Pope Benedict XII in Avignon.
- September 23 » The Battle of Kherlen is the second significant victory over Ming dynasty China by the Mongols since 1368.
- December 2 » The University of Leipzig opens.