January 29

Sergius III is elected pope, after coming out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed antipope Christopher.

Sergius III returns from retirement to assume the papacy in 904 following the deposition of antipope Christopher.

Caliph al-Mustakfi is blinded and deposed by Mu'izz al-Dawla, ruler of the Buyid Empire. He is succeeded by al-Muti as caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate.

In 946, Caliph al-Mustakfi is deposed by Buyid ruler Mu’izz al-Dawla and succeeded by al-Muti.

War of the Sixth Coalition: France engages Russia and Prussia in the Battle of Brienne.

In the 1814 Battle of Brienne, French forces under Napoleon confront Russian and Prussian armies during the Sixth Coalition.

Stamford Raffles lands on the island of Singapore.

In 1819, Stamford Raffles lands on Singapore, laying the foundations for British colonial rule.

"The Raven" is published in The Evening Mirror in New York, the first publication with the name of the author, Edgar Allan Poe.

On January 29, 1845, Edgar Allan Poe’s poem "The Raven" is first published with his name in The Evening Mirror.

Henry Clay introduces the Compromise of 1850 to the U.S. Congress.

In 1850, Senator Henry Clay presents the Compromise of 1850 to Congress in an effort to ease sectional tensions.

Queen Victoria issues a Warrant under the Royal sign-manual that establishes the Victoria Cross to recognise acts of valour by British military personnel during the Crimean War.

Queen Victoria establishes the Victoria Cross in 1856 to honour extraordinary bravery by British soldiers.

Kansas is admitted as the 34th U.S. state.

On January 29, 1861, Kansas joins the Union as the 34th state after years of sectional strife.

The Bear River Massacre: A detachment of California Volunteers led by Colonel Patrick Edward Connor engage the Shoshone at Bear River, Washington Territory, killing hundreds of men, women and children.

The Bear River Massacre occurs in 1863 when U.S. forces attack a Shoshone encampment, resulting in heavy casualties.