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January 29th

Sun 29 Jan 1967

The Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association (NICRA) is formed

Sun 29 Jan 1928

Earl Haig, Commander in Chief of British forces 1915-18, founder of the British Legion, died

Sat 29 Jan 1848

Greenwich Mean Time adopted by Scotland

Wed 29 Jan 1840

John Miller Nicholson, Manx artist and photographer, born

Wed 29 Jan 1794

Archibald Hamilton Rowan, United Irishman, tried on charge of distributing seditious paper

Fri 29 Jan 1768

Oliver Goldsmiths, The Good-Natured Boy is first performed at Londons Covent Garden

Wed 29 Jan 1716

Scottish Jacobite army begins retreat