* Astronomy

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RE: January 29th

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In the folklore of Scandinavia, Tycho Brahe days are days judged to be especially unlucky
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tycho_Brahe_days

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Mantra-Rock Dance was a musical countercultural event held on January 29, 1967, in San Francisco.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantra-Rock_Dance

On 29 January 1606 a Spanish expedition discovered Henderson Island
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henderson_Island_(Pitcairn_Islands)#History

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The first boat specialised as a lifeboat was tested on the River Tyne in England on January 29, 1790.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifeboat_(rescue)#United_Kingdom

The Motorwagen was patented on January 29, 1886
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benz_Patent-Motorwagen

France stopped nuclear testing in 1996
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47556947/france-nuclear-testing/

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Height 611 UFO incident refers to an alleged UFO crash in Dalnegorsk, Primorsky Krai, USSR, on January 29, 1986.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Height_611_UFO_incident

Opportunity Rover was imaged by HiRISE on January 29, 2009.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Opportunity_Rover_by_HiRISE.jpg

The Phobos 2 Mars orbital insertion phase was on January 29, 1989
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phobos_program#Phobos_2

Soyuz TM-27 was launched by a Soyuz-U rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome on January 29, 1998
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_TM-27

USA-166 was launched at 18:06:00 UTC on 29 January 2003
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USA-166

Progress M1-11 was launched on 29 January 2004
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progress_M1-11

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Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez (born January 29, 1942) was the first Cuban citizen to travel into earth orbit
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnaldo_Tamayo-Mendez

Ordinard Panteleymonovich Kolomitsev (29 January 1935 - 16 July 2012) was part of the 1967 USSR Academy of Sciences Group
http://www.worldspaceflight.com/bios/k/kolomitsev-o.php

Jonathan Betts (born 29 January 1955) is Senior Specialist in horology at the Royal Observatory
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Betts

Lawrence Hargrave (29 January 1850 - 14 July 1915) was an engineer, explorer, astronomer, inventor and aeronautical pioneer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Hargrave

William Ferrel (January 29, 1817 - September 18, 1891) was an American meteorologist
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Ferrel

Paul Joseph Sally, Jr. (January 29, 1933 - December 30, 2013) was a professor of mathematics at the University of Chicago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Sally

Edward Williams Morley (January 29, 1838 - February 24, 1923) was an American
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Morley

Tony Blackburn (born 29 January 1943) is an English disc jockey.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Blackburn

Karol Olszewski (29 January 1846 - 24 March 1915) was a Polish chemist, mathematician and physicist.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karol_Olszewski

Victor John Stenger (January 29, 1935 - August 25, 2014) was an American particle physicist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_J._Stenger

Mohammad Abdus Salam (January 29, 1926 - November 21, 1996) was a Pakistani theoretical physicist
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46305260/mohammad-abdus-salam-1926-1996/

Lubo Kohoutek (January 29, 1935) is a Czech astronomer who has discovered numerous asteroids and comets.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lubo%C5%A1_Kohoutek

Philibert Jacques Melotte (29 January 1880 - 30 March 1961) was a British astronomer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philibert_Jacques_Melotte

Giovanni Celoria (29 January 1842 - 17 August 1920) was an Italian astronomer and politician.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t63167935/giovanni-celoria-1842-1920/

Josef (also José or Joseph) de Mendoza y Ríos was a Spanish astronomer of the 18th century
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_de_Mendoza_y_R%C3%ADos

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NGC 2788 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 29th January 1835.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56533433/ngc-2788/

NGC 2822 was discovered by John Herschel on the 29th January 1835.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56533445/ngc-2822/

NGC 2836 was discovered by John Herschel on the 29th January 1835.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56533457/ngc-2836/

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Supernova 2002ap was discovered in M74 on January 29, 2002
http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/iauc/07800/07810.html#Item1

Title: An Intra-Mercurial Planet
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t20007230/the-planet-vulcan/

Themistian asteroid 383 Janina was discovered by Auguste Charlois on January 29, 1894
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/383_Janina

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The Annaheim (Iron, IAB-sLL) meteorite was discovered in Saskatchewan, Canada on the on the 30th July 1916. It was linked to a fireball reported in the area on the 29th January 1914.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58194119/annaheim-meteorite/

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Meteorites

The Kaee (H5) meteorite fell in Uttar Pradesh, India, on the 29th January, 1838.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47556906/kaee-meteorite/

January 29, 1957: Meteorite Hits Mast Of Steamer. No Damage Caused By Freak Occurrence
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56532503/socotra-meteorite/