Ronald Rivero

Bolivian footballer.

Born January 29th, 1980 (age 46 years) in Santa Cruz de la Sierra.

Gaston Rebry

Belgian cyclist (1905–1953).

Born January 29th, 1905 in Rollegem-Kapelle.

Died July 3rd, 1953 at 48 years old in Wevelgem.

Artur Kogan

Ukrainian-born israeli chess grandmaster.

Born January 29th, 1974 (age 52 years) in Chernivtsi.

Ollie Hoare

Australian middle-distance runner.

Born January 29th, 1997 (age 29 years) in Sydney.

Rudolf Heidenhain

German physiologist and university professor (1834-1897).

Born January 29th, 1834 in Kwidzyn.

Died October 13th, 1897 at 63 years old in Wrocław (duodenal ulcer).

Matej Mavrič

Slovenian footballer.

Born January 29th, 1979 (age 47 years) in Koper.

Martin Wolfram

German diver.

Born January 29th, 1992 (age 34 years) in Dresden. ^[ref]

Stoyan Yordanov

Bulgarian footballer.

Born January 29th, 1944 in Sofia.

Died November 14th, 2025 at 81 years old ^[ref]

Leonidas Proaño

Ecuadorian priest and theologian (1910-1988).

Born January 29th, 1910 in San Antonio de Ibarra.

Died August 31st, 1988 at 78 years old in Quito.

Alex Fiva

Swiss freestyle skier competing in ski cross discipline.

Born January 29th, 1986 (age 40 years) in Newport Beach.

Asahi Masuyama

Japanese association football player.

Born January 29th, 1997 (age 29 years) in Fukuoka.

Jan Matura

Czech olympic nordic skier and ski jumper.

Born January 29th, 1980 (age 46 years) in Český Krumlov.

Shuji Tsurumi

Japanese artistic gymnast (born 1938).

Born January 29th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Taitō-ku.

Rafael Dieste

Galician poet, philosopher, short-story writer and dramatist..

Born January 29th, 1899 in Rianxo.

Died October 15th, 1981 at 82 years old in Santiago de Compostela.

Juan Pablo Guzmán

Argentine tennis player.

Born January 29th, 1981 (age 45 years) in Buenos Aires.

Dimitri Colupaev

German swimmer.

Born January 29th, 1990 (age 36 years) in Chișinău.

Julianne Dalcanton

American astronomer.

Born January 29th, 1968 (age 58 years) in Pittsburgh.

Gustavo César

Road bicycle racer.

Born January 29th, 1980 (age 46 years) in Vilagarcía de Arousa.

Józefa Joteyko

Polish child neurologist, psychologist and educationist (1866-1928), editor.

Born January 29th, 1866 in Kyiv, Pochuiki. ^[ref]

Died April 24th, 1928 at 62 years old in Warsaw (heart disease). ^[ref]

Ali Kayalı

Turkish wrestler (born 1965).

Born January 29th, 1965 (age 61 years) in Bulgaria.

Margaret Morton

Scottish and british curler.

Born January 29th, 1968 (age 58 years) in Ayrshire.

Manuela Groß

East german pair skater.

Born January 29th, 1957 (age 69 years) in Berlin.

Olabisi Ugbebor

Nigerian mathematician.

Born January 29th, 1951 (age 75 years) in Lagos. ^[ref]

Ernest Schultz

French footballer (1931-2013).

Born January 29th, 1931 in Dalhunden.

Died September 19th, 2013 at 82 years old in 3rd arrondissement of Lyon.

Lara Magoni

Italian alpine skier.

Born January 29th, 1969 (age 57 years) in Alzano Lombardo.