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  • Cuvilliés Theatre, Munich, Germany
    Thursday Jan 29, 1778
    Mozart

    Idomeneo Premier

    Cuvilliés Theatre, Munich, Germany
    Thursday Jan 29, 1778

    Idomeneo's first dress rehearsal was coinciding with the 25th birthday of Mozart. His father Leopold had arrived with Nannerl in Munich sometime between then and the premiere. The first night-the only fair night-went really well. Mozart had achieved the popularity he had wished for, but for another 5 years the opera would not be performed again.




  • Paris, France
    Friday Jan 29, 1960
    Algerian War

    De Gaulle called on his ineffective army to remain loyal

    Paris, France
    Friday Jan 29, 1960

    In Paris on January 29, 1960, De Gaulle called on his ineffective army to remain loyal and rallied popular support for his Algerian policy in a televised address.




  • U.S. and Canada
    Saturday Jan 29, 1966
    Disasters with highest death tolls

    North American Blizzard of 1966

    U.S. and Canada
    Saturday Jan 29, 1966

    The Blizzard of 1966 swept across most of the United States and Canada east of the Rocky Mountains on January 29, 1966, and brought record low temperatures, high winds and heavy snowfall in its wake. Within days, at least 142 people had been killed — 31 had frozen to death, 46 died in fires that started while people were trying to heat their home.




  • Kuwait
    Tuesday Jan 29, 1974
    1973 oil crisis

    Kuwait announces 60 percent government participation in BP-Gulf concession

    Kuwait
    Tuesday Jan 29, 1974

    Kuwait announces 60 percent government participation in BP-Gulf concession; Qatar follows on February 20.




  • Khafji, Saudi Arabia
    Tuesday Jan 29, 1991
    Gulf War

    The Battle of Khafji

    Khafji, Saudi Arabia
    Tuesday Jan 29, 1991

    On 29 January, Iraqi forces attacked and occupied the lightly defended Saudi city of Khafji with tanks and infantry. The Battle of Khafji ended two days later when the Iraqis were driven back by the Saudi Arabian National Guard, supported by Qatari forces and US Marines. The allied forces used extensive artillery fire.




  • U.S.
    Wednesday Jan 29, 2003
    Xerox

    SEC filed a complaint against Xerox's auditors, KPMG

    U.S.
    Wednesday Jan 29, 2003

    On January 29, 2003, the SEC filed a complaint against Xerox's auditors, KPMG, alleging four partners in the "Big Five" accounting firm permitted Xerox to "cook the books" to fill a $3 billion "gap" in revenue and $1.4 billion "gap" in pre-tax earnings. In April 2005 KPMG settled with the SEC by paying a US$22.48 million fine. Meanwhile, Xerox paid a civil penalty of $10 million. As part of the settlement, KPMG neither admits nor denies wrongdoings.




  • Beirut, Lebanon
    Thursday Jan 29, 2015
    Qasem Soleimani

    Soleimani laid wreaths at the graves of the slain Hezbollah members

    Beirut, Lebanon
    Thursday Jan 29, 2015

    In a visit to the Lebanese capital Beirut on 29 January 2015, Soleimani laid wreaths at the graves of the slain Hezbollah members, including Jihad Mughniyah, which strengthened suspicions about a collaboration between Hezbollah and the Quds Force.


  • California, United States
    Friday Jan 29, 2016
    Elon Musk

    Tesla Shares

    California, United States
    Friday Jan 29, 2016

    On 29 January 2016, Musk owned about 28.9 million Tesla shares, which equates to about 22% of the company.


  • Espoo, Finland
    Monday Jan 29, 2018
    Nokia

    Nokia introduced the ReefShark line of 5G Chipsets

    Espoo, Finland
    Monday Jan 29, 2018

    On 29 January 2018, Nokia introduced the ReefShark line of 5G chipsets, claiming that it triples bandwidth to 84 Gbit/s. It will be released by Q3 2018. It also incorporates artificial intelligence technologies from Bell Labs.


  • Monrovia, Liberia
    Monday Jan 29, 2018
    George Weah

    His First Annual Message To The National Legislature

    Monrovia, Liberia
    Monday Jan 29, 2018

    On 29 January 2018, in his first annual message to the national legislature, he reduced his salary and other benefits by 25% with immediate effect. "With the assessment that I gave you earlier of the poor condition of our economy, I believe that it is appropriate that we should all make sacrifices in the interest of our country. According to Article 60 of the Constitution, the salaries of the President and the Vice President are established by the Legislature, and cannot be increased or reduced during the period for which they are elected. However, in view of the very rapidly deteriorating situation of the economy, I am informing you today, with immediate effect, that I will reduce my salary and benefits by 25% and give the proceeds back to the Consolidated Fund for allocation and appropriation as they see fit."


  • U.S.
    Tuesday Jan 29, 2019
    Apple Inc.

    First decline in a decade

    U.S.
    Tuesday Jan 29, 2019

    On January 29, 2019, Apple reported its first decline in revenues and profits in a decade.


  • Brussels, Belgium
    Wednesday Jan 29, 2020
    Brexit

    The European Parliament gave its consent to ratification

    Brussels, Belgium
    Wednesday Jan 29, 2020

    The European Parliament gave its consent to ratification on 29 January by the votes 621 to 49. Immediately after voting approval, members of the European Parliament joined hands and sang Auld Lang Syne. The Council of the European Union concluded EU ratification the following day.


  • Geneva, Switzerland
    Wednesday Jan 29, 2020
    Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    Over 100 death case

    Geneva, Switzerland
    Wednesday Jan 29, 2020

    On the 29th of Jan, the WHO confirmed that the number of infected cases has dramatically increased to reach 6065 cases globally over 98% of them are in China and the rest are spread over 15 countries, and 132 death case.


  • Cairo, Egypt
    Wednesday Jan 29, 2020
    Vodafone

    Exiting Egypt

    Cairo, Egypt
    Wednesday Jan 29, 2020

    On 29 January 2020, Saudi Telecom Company (STC) and the Vodafone Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the sale of Vodafone's entire 55 percent stake in Vodafone Egypt to STC. With the sale, Vodafone will be exiting Egypt (as a telecom operator) as the rest of the 45 percent stake in Vodafone Egypt is owned by Telecom Egypt. Telecom Egypt has said that it has no plans to sell its stake.


  • U.S.
    Wednesday Jan 29, 2020
    Donald Trump

    Trump established the White House Coronavirus Task Force

    U.S.
    Wednesday Jan 29, 2020

    Trump established the White House Coronavirus Task Force on January 29, 2020.


  • Russia
    Wednesday Jan 29, 1676

    Feodor III of Russia

    Russia
    Wednesday Jan 29, 1676

    Feodor III succeeds his father as Russia's new ruler.


  • Russia
    Wednesday Jan 29, 1676

    Alexander Mikhaylovich's death

    Russia
    Wednesday Jan 29, 1676

    Alexander Mikhaylovich, the Tsar of Russia, passed away at the age of 46.


  • Saxony-Anhalt
    Saturday Jan 29, 1763

    Johann Seume Birth

    Saxony-Anhalt
    Saturday Jan 29, 1763

    The German writer, Johann Gottfried Seume, was born in Poserna, Saxony-Anhalt, in the year 1763.


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