January 29: Chinese New Year (2025); Kansas Day in Kansas (1861)Senator Curtis757 An Lushan, leader of a revolt against the Tang dynasty and emperor of Yan, was assassinated in a plot involving his own son, An Qingxu.946 The Abbasid caliph, al-Mustakfi, was deposed, going on to spend the rest of his life as a prisoner in the caliphal palace.1907 Kaw Nation citizen Charles Curtis (pictured) of Kansas became the first Native American U.S. Senator.2006 India's Irfan Pathan became the only bowler to take a Test cricket hat-trick in the opening over of a match.2017 A lone gunman carried out a mass shooting at a mosque in Quebec City, Canada, killing six people and injuring up to nineteen others.Mary Whitwell Hale (b.1810)Sara Teasdale (d.1933)Elin Rombo (b.1976)Colleen McCullough (d.2015)More anniversaries: January 28January 29January 30ArchiveBy emailList of days of the yearAbout