Anniversaries and commemorations come and go daily. Most of us, even the best historians, miss most occasions. If we think of history as events then we are faced with a continually showering in the grains of sand. Nevertheless, we do pick out certain patterns in the remembrance of historical dates. The blog here reminds us of some dates where the local, state, national, and global perspectives entwine.
What Time is It? It is flow of a sandstorm that will on each day compress somewhere into a structure – sandstone, selected and only remembered in the longue durée.
| Saturday, 29 January 1921 | Mustafa Ben Halim born, Former Prime Minister of Libya |
| Saturday, 29 January 1921 | H. G. Haugan died, Norwegian-born American railroad, banking executive (b. 1840) |
| Tuesday, 29 January 1946 | Ian Meldrum born, music personality |
| Tuesday, 29 January 1946 | Bettye LaVette born, American soul singer-songwriter |
| Tuesday, 29 January 1946 | Hideo Hatoyama died, Japanese jurist (b. 1884) |
| Tuesday, 29 January 1946 | Harry Hopkins died, American politician (b. 1890) |
| Tuesday, 29 January 1946 | Adriaan van Maanen died, Dutch–born American astronomer (b. 1884) |
| Sunday, 29 January 1961 | Petra Thümer born, German swimmer |
| Sunday, 29 January 1961 | Jesse Wallace died, American naval officer, 29th Governor of American Samoa (b. 1899) |
| Friday, 29 January 1971 | Clare Balding born, British sports presenter |
| Thursday, 29 January 1981 | Rachna Khatau born, Indian-American actress and singer |
| Thursday, 29 January 1981 | Jonny Lang born, American musician |
| Thursday, 29 January 1981 | Lajos Korányi died, Hungarian footballer (b. 1907) |
| Tuesday, 29 January 1991 | Siad Barre is succeeded by Ali Mahdi Muhammad in Somalia. |
| Tuesday, 29 January 1991 | In South Africa, Nelson Mandela of the African National Congress and Mangosuthu Buthelezi of the Inkatha Freedom Party agree to end the violence that had plagued relations between the two organizations. |
| Tuesday, 29 January 1991 | Gulf War: the Battle of Khafji occurs, the battle lasts until February 1. |
| Tuesday, 29 January 1991 | Yasushi Inoue died, Japanese historian (b. 1907) |
| Saturday, 29 January 2011 | Tennis: Kim Clijsters wins the women’s singles title at the 2011 Australian Open, defeating Li Na. |
| Saturday, 29 January 2011 | Soccer: Australia is defeated 1–0 in extra time by Japan in the final of the 2011 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar. |
| Saturday, 29 January 2011 | Milton Babbitt died, American composer (b. 1916) |
| Friday, 29 January 2016 | The Federal Government announces that it will set up a national framework to offer compensation to victims of institutional sexual abuse following recommendations from the Royal Commission. |
| Friday, 29 January 2016 | Jean-Marie Doré died, 11th Prime Minister of Guinea (b. 1938) |
| Friday, 29 January 2016 | Jacques Rivette died, French film director and critic (b. 1928) |
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Neville Buch
Professional Historian at Professional Historians Association (Queensland) Inc.
Neville Buch (Pronounced Book) Ph.D. is a certified member of the Professional Historians Association (Queensland). Since 2010 he has operated a sole trade business in history consultancy. He was a Q ANZAC 100 Fellow 2014-2015 at the State Library of Queensland. Dr Buch was the PHA (Qld) e-Bulletin, the monthly state association’s electronic publication, and was a member of its Management Committee. He is the Managing Director of the Brisbane Southside History Network.