Thursday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
January 29 2026
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singer-songwriter · b. 1982
Days alive
16,071
athlete · b. 1982
Days alive
16,071
former professional American football player · b. 1964
Days alive
22,646
singer-songwriter · b. 1985
Days alive
14,975
British interior designer and television presenter · b. 1964
Days alive
22,646
writer · 1860–1904
Days lived
16,238
German academic (1904-1976) · 1904–1976
Days lived
26,299
entrepreneur · 1926–2022
Days lived
35,041
actor · b. 1963
Days alive
23,011
Astronaut · b. 1979
Days alive
17,167
musician · b. 1977
Days alive
17,897
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athlete · b. 1965
Days alive
22,280
writer · b. 1940
Days alive
31,412
American electric blues guitarist and singer · 1923–1985
Days lived
22,976
German field hockey player · b. 1961
Days alive
23,741
Italian filmmaker (1929–1982) · 1929–1982
Days lived
19,643
German-American actor and film director (1892–1947) · 1892–1947
Days lived
20,393
football player · 1891–1966
Days lived
27,440
Norwegian jazz musician (drums), composer and music arranger · b. 1948
Days alive
28,490
Swiss politician (1950-2007) · 1950–2007
Days lived
20,953
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Australian writer and public intellectual (born 1939) · b. 1939
Days alive
31,777
journalist · b. 1948
Days alive
28,490
German politician (1900-1977) · 1900–1977
Days lived
28,098
German chess player · b. 1939
Days alive
31,777
military person · 1908–1997
Days lived
32,687
German tennis player · b. 1975
Days alive
18,628
Spanish-German historian and anthropologist (1877–1946) · 1877–1946
Days lived
25,488
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American economist · b. 1952
Days alive
27,029
American singer (1939-2000) · 1939–2000
Days lived
22,550
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Spanish lawyer and politician · b. 1971
Days alive
20,089
football player · b. 1953
Days alive
26,663
Actor · b. 1977
Days alive
17,897
American model · b. 1980
Days alive
16,802
German Jurisprudence scientist, from 1975 to 1987 Judge at Federal Constitutional Court of Germany (1919–2005) · 1919–2005
Days lived
31,457
Notable Trials · 1885–1949
Days lived
23,686
Film actor · b. 1993
Days alive
12,053
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writer · 1904–1942
Days lived
14,064
Chinese weightlifter · b. 1985
Days alive
14,975
scientist · 1935–2023
Days lived
32,477
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basketball player · b. 1990
Days alive
13,149
Spanish basketball player · b. 1985
Days alive
14,975
Dutch field hockey player · b. 1981
Days alive
16,436
Soviet architect and educator (1904–1976) · 1904–1976
Days lived
26,582
Japanese businessman (1930–2011) · 1930–2011
Days lived
29,669
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American talk show host, actress, producer, and author (born 1954) · b. 1954
Days alive
26,298
German journalist, film director and screenwriter (1913-2001) · 1913–2001
Days lived
32,320
German prince and high ranking Nazi (1887-1949) · 1887–1949
Days lived
22,700
Bulgarian singer, musician · b. 1993
Days alive
12,053
American tennis player (1891-1968) · 1891–1968
Days lived
28,248
German businessman (1928–2004) · 1928–2004
Days lived
27,945
musician · 1866–1944
Days lived
28,824
South Korean weightlifter · b. 1985
Days alive
14,975
actor · b. 1969
Days alive
20,819
German television presenter and author · b. 1979
Days alive
17,167
Honduran association football player · b. 1976
Days alive
18,263
basketball player · b. 1967
Days alive
21,550
Russian heptathlete · b. 1988
Days alive
13,880
American actor (born 1945) · b. 1945
Days alive
29,585
artist · b. 1958
Days alive
24,837
rapper · b. 1948
Days alive
28,490
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association football player · b. 1997
Days alive
10,592
Notable people alive on this date, sorted by most days lived (top 20).
Notable animals alive on this date.
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Notable books already in print.
Films already out by this date.
politician · 1881–1941
Days lived
21,705
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
49,241
Scottish Fold cat · b. 2007
Days alive
6,825
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
68,329
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
77,798
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
19,669
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