Editing Sanarchive:Selected anniversaries/January 29

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*[[1781]] – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera Idomeneo premiered at the Cuvilliés Theatre in Munich, marking a major success in his early operatic career.
*[[1845]] – The Raven, a narrative poem by Edgar Allan Poe, was first published in the New York Evening Mirror, bringing the author immediate international fame.
*[[1959]] – Walt Disney's animated feature Sleeping Beauty premiered in theaters, notable for its revolutionary stylized art direction and 70mm widescreen process.
*[[1996]] – The historic opera house La Fenice in Venice was destroyed by fire, an event that led to a massive international artistic restoration project.

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|[[Anton Chekhov]]|b|1860
|[[W. C. Fields]]|b|1880
|[[Robert Frost]]|d|1963
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