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Thursday, 29 January 2026

Day 29 of 2026  ·  336 days remaining in the year  ·  Week 05
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3 Births
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5 Total entries

★ Born on this day 3 entries

1860
Anton Chekhov, writer (The Cherry Orchard.)
US 166 yrs ago
1880
Claude William Dukenfield (better known as W.C. Fields.)
US 146 yrs ago
1901
Allen B DuMont, perfected first commercially practical cathode ray tube.
US 125 yrs ago

► Events on this day 2 entries

1861
Kansas becomes a state.
US 165 yrs ago
1978
Sweden becomes the first nation to curb use of aerosol cans.
SE 48 yrs ago