January 29
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[edit] Events
- 1814 - France defeats Russia and Prussia in the Battle of Brienne.
- 1886 - Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile.
- 2002 - George W. Bush gives his Axis of Evil speech in his State of the Union Address before the US Congress
[edit] Births
- 1843 - William McKinley, 25th President of the United States. (d. 1901)
- 1922 - Gerda Steinhoff, German female camp supervisor (d. 1946)
[edit] Deaths
- 1820 - King George III of the United Kingdom (b. 1738)
- 1956 - H. L. Mencken, Baltimore journalist (b. 1880)
