January 29th (1943) was a Friday. It's the 28th day of the year (29th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 337 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 29th January, 1943
» The first day of the Battle of Rennell Island, USS Chicago (CA-29) named U.S. cruiser 'Chicago' is torpedoed and heavily damaged by Japanese bombers.