January 19th All Events |
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| January 19th, 2008 (January 19 2008) | Death | Suzanne Pleshette, American actress (born in 1937) | |
| January 19th, 2008 (January 19 2008) | Death | John Stewart, American musician (The Kingston Trio) (born in 1939) | |
| January 19th, 2008 (January 19 2008) | Death | Don Wittman, Canadian sportscaster for CBC (born in 1936) | |
| January 19th, 2007 (January 19 2007) | Event | Armenian Journalist Hrant Dink assassinated in front of his newspaper s office by 17 year old Turkish ultranationalist Ogun Samast. | |
| January 19th, 2007 (January 19 2007) | Death | Scott "Bam Bam" Bigelow, American professional wrestler (born in 1961) | |
| January 19th, 2007 (January 19 2007) | Death | Hrant Dink, Turkish-Armenian newspaper editor (born in 1954) | |
| January 19th, 2007 (January 19 2007) | Death | Denny Doherty, Canadian singer (The Mamas and the Papas) (born in 1940) | |
| January 19th, 2007 (January 19 2007) | Death | Murat Nasyrov, Russian singer and composer (born in 1969) | |
| January 19th, 2006 (January 19 2006) | Event | Terrorist blows himself up in Tel Aviv, killing only himself but injuring 20 people, one of them seriously. | |
| January 19th, 2006 (January 19 2006) | Event | A Slovak Air Force Antonov An-24 crashes in Hungary. | |
| January 19th, 2006 (January 19 2006) | Event | The New Horizons probe is launched by NASA on the first mission to Pluto. | |
| January 19th, 2006 (January 19 2006) | Event | Jet Airways announces its purchase of Air Sahara, creating the largest domestic airline in India. | |
| January 19th, 2006 (January 19 2006) | Death | Anthony Franciosa, American actor (born in 1928) | |
| January 19th, 2006 (January 19 2006) | Death | Wilson Pickett, American singer (born in 1941) | |
| January 19th, 2006 (January 19 2006) | Death | Aoun Al-Sharif Qasim, Sudanese writer and Islamic scholar (born in 1933) | |
| January 19th, 2006 (January 19 2006) | Death | Geoff Rabone, New Zealand cricket player (born in 1921) | |
| January 19th, 2005 (January 19 2005) | Death | Bill Andersen, New Zealand communist and trade union leader (born in 1924) | |
| January 19th, 2005 (January 19 2005) | Death | K. Sello Duiker, South African novelist (born in 1974) | |
| January 19th, 2004 (January 19 2004) | Death | Harry E. Claiborne, American judge (suicide) (born in 1917) | |
| January 19th, 2004 (January 19 2004) | Death | David Hookes, Australian cricketer and coach (born in 1955) | |
| January 19th, 2003 (January 19 2003) | Death | Francoise Giroud, French writer and journalist (born in 1916) | |
| January 19th, 2001 (January 19 2001) | Death | Dario Vittori, Argentinean actor (born in 1921) | |
| January 19th, 2000 (January 19 2000) | Death | Bettino Craxi, Prime Minister of Italy (born in 1934) | |
| January 19th, 2000 (January 19 2000) | Death | Hedy Lamarr, Austrian-born actress (born in 1913) | |
| January 19th, 1999 (January 19 1999) | Death | Ivan Francescato, Italian rugby union footballer (born in 1967) | |
| January 19th, 1998 (January 19 1998) | Death | Carl Perkins, American guitarist (born in 1932) | |
| January 19th, 1997 (January 19 1997) | Event | Yasser Arafat returns to Hebron after more than 30 years and joins celebrations over the handover of the last Israeli-controlled West Bank city. | Yasser Arafat Quotes |
| January 19th, 1997 (January 19 1997) | Death | James Dickey, American writer (born in 1923) | |
| January 19th, 1997 (January 19 1997) | Death | Adriana Caselotti, American actress (b 1916) | |
| January 19th, 1996 (January 19 1996) | Death | Don Simpson, American film producer (born in 1943) | |
| January 19th, 1995 (January 19 1995) | Death | Gene MacLellan, Canadian composer and singer (born in 1938) | |
| January 19th, 1993 (January 19 1993) | Event | IBM announces a $4.97 billion loss for 1992, the largest single-year corporate loss in United States history. | |
| January 19th, 1992 (January 19 1992) | Birth | Logan Lerman, American child actor | |
| January 19th, 1992 (January 19 1992) | Birth | Shawn Johnson, American Gymnastics Champion | |
| January 19th, 1991 (January 19 1991) | Birth | Erin Sanders, American child actress | |
| January 19th, 1991 (January 19 1991) | Death | John Russell, American actor (born in 1921) | John Russell Quotes |
| January 19th, 1991 (January 19 1991) | Death | Marcel Chaput, Quebec politician (born in 1918) | |
| January 19th, 1990 (January 19 1990) | Death | Rajneesh, Indian religious leader (born in 1931) | |
| January 19th, 1990 (January 19 1990) | Death | Semprini, English musician (born in 1908) | |
| January 19th, 1990 (January 19 1990) | Death | Herbert Wehner, German politician (born in 1906) | |
| January 19th, 1987 (January 19 1987) | Birth | Edgar Manucharyan, Armenian footballer | |
| January 19th, 1985 (January 19 1985) | Birth | Benny Feilhaber, American soccer player | |
| January 19th, 1985 (January 19 1985) | Birth | Esteban Guerrieri, Argentine racing driver | |
| January 19th, 1985 (January 19 1985) | Birth | Rika Ishikawa, Japanese singer (Morning Musume) | |
| January 19th, 1984 (January 19 1984) | Birth | Euan Blair, Eldest son of Tony Blair | Tony Blair Quotes |
| January 19th, 1984 (January 19 1984) | Birth | Karun Chandhok, Indian racing driver | |
| January 19th, 1984 (January 19 1984) | Birth | Thomas Vanek, Austrian ice hockey player | |
| January 19th, 1984 (January 19 1984) | Death | Max Bentley, Canadian ice hockey player (born in 1920) | |
| January 19th, 1983 (January 19 1983) | Event | Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie is arrested in Bolivia. | Klaus Barbie Quotes |
| January 19th, 1983 (January 19 1983) | Event | The Apple Lisa, the first commercial personal computer from Apple Inc. to have a graphical user interface and a computer mouse, is announced. | |
| January 19th, 1983 (January 19 1983) | Birth | Hikaru Utada, American-born Japanese singer and songwriter | |
| January 19th, 1983 (January 19 1983) | Death | Ham the Chimp, First hominid launched into outer space (born in 1956) | |
| January 19th, 1982 (January 19 1982) | Birth | Angela Chang, Taiwanese singer and actress | |
| January 19th, 1982 (January 19 1982) | Birth | Mike Komisarek, American ice hockey player | |
| January 19th, 1982 (January 19 1982) | Birth | Jodie Sweetin, American child actress | |
| January 19th, 1982 (January 19 1982) | Death | Elis Regina, Brazilian singer (born in 1945) | |
| January 19th, 1981 (January 19 1981) | Event | Iran Hostage Crisis: United States and Iranian officials sign an agreement to release 52 American hostages after 14 months of captivity. | |
| January 19th, 1981 (January 19 1981) | Birth | Asier Del Horno, Spanish footballer | |
| January 19th, 1981 (January 19 1981) | Birth | Lucho Gonzalez, Argentine footballer | |
| January 19th, 1980 (January 19 1980) | Birth | Jenson Button, English Formula One driver | |
| January 19th, 1980 (January 19 1980) | Birth | Kotoko, Japanese Singer | |
| January 19th, 1980 (January 19 1980) | Death | William O. Douglas, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (born in 1898) | William O. Douglas Quotes |
| January 19th, 1979 (January 19 1979) | Birth | Svetlana Khorkina, Russian gymnast | |
| January 19th, 1979 (January 19 1979) | Birth | Josu Sarriegi, Spanish/Basque footballer | |
| January 19th, 1979 (January 19 1979) | Birth | Wiley, English Rapper (Grime) | |
| January 19th, 1978 (January 19 1978) | Event | The last Volkswagen Beetle made in Germany leaves VW s plant in Emden. Beetle production in Latin America would continue until 2003. | |
| January 19th, 1977 (January 19 1977) | Event | President Gerald Ford pardons Iva Toguri D Aquino (a.k.a. "Tokyo Rose"). | Gerald Ford Quotes |
| January 19th, 1977 (January 19 1977) | Event | Snow falls in Miami, Florida. This is the only time in the history of the city that snowfall has occurredied in It also fell in the Bahamas. | |
| January 19th, 1977 (January 19 1977) | Birth | Lauren Etame Mayer, Cameroonian footballer | |
| January 19th, 1977 (January 19 1977) | Birth | Nicole, Chilean singer | |
| January 19th, 1977 (January 19 1977) | Birth | Cocco, Ryukyuan singer | |
| January 19th, 1976 (January 19 1976) | Birth | Tarso Marques, Brazilian racing driver | |
| January 19th, 1975 (January 19 1975) | Event | Triple J begins broadcasting in Sydney, Australia. | |
| January 19th, 1975 (January 19 1975) | Birth | Noah Georgeson, American Musician and Producer | |
| January 19th, 1975 (January 19 1975) | Death | Thomas Hart Benton, American painter (born in 1889) | |
| January 19th, 1974 (January 19 1974) | Birth | Frank Caliendo, American comedian | |
| January 19th, 1974 (January 19 1974) | Birth | Ian Laperriere, Canadian ice hockey player | |
| January 19th, 1974 (January 19 1974) | Birth | Jaime Moreno, Bolivian footballer | |
| January 19th, 1973 (January 19 1973) | Birth | Drea de Matteo, American actress | |
| January 19th, 1973 (January 19 1973) | Birth | Antero Manninen, Finnish Cellist | |
| January 19th, 1973 (January 19 1973) | Birth | Aaron Yonda, YouTube celebrity | |
| January 19th, 1973 (January 19 1973) | Death | Max Adrian, Northern Irish actor (born in 1903) | |
| January 19th, 1972 (January 19 1972) | Birth | Joana Benedek, Mexican actress | |
| January 19th, 1972 (January 19 1972) | Birth | Elena Kaliska, Slovak slalom canoer | |
| January 19th, 1972 (January 19 1972) | Birth | Ron Killings, American professional wrestler | |
| January 19th, 1972 (January 19 1972) | Birth | Princess Kalina of Bulgaria, titular Bulgarian royal family | |
| January 19th, 1972 (January 19 1972) | Birth | Troy Wilson, Australian racing driver and AFL player | |
| January 19th, 1972 (January 19 1972) | Birth | Angham, Egyptian singer, record producer and actress | |
| January 19th, 1972 (January 19 1972) | Death | Michael Rabin, American violinist (born in 1936) | |
| January 19th, 1971 (January 19 1971) | Event | The revival of No, No, Nanette premieres at the 46th Street Theatre, in New York City. | |
| January 19th, 1971 (January 19 1971) | Birth | Shawn Wayans, American actor and producer | |
| January 19th, 1971 (January 19 1971) | Birth | John Wozniak, American singer and songwriter (Marcy Playground) | |
| January 19th, 1971 (January 19 1971) | Death | Harry Shields, American musician (born in 1899) | |
| January 19th, 1970 (January 19 1970) | Birth | Kathleen Smet, Belgian triathlete | |
| January 19th, 1970 (January 19 1970) | Birth | Udo Suzuki, Japanese comedian | |
| January 19th, 1969 (January 19 1969) | Event | Student Jan Palach dies after setting himself on fire 3 days earlier in Prague s Wenceslas Square to protest the invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Soviet Union in 1968. His funeral turned into another major protest. | |
| January 19th, 1969 (January 19 1969) | Birth | Edwidge Danticat, Haitian-born American author | |
| January 19th, 1969 (January 19 1969) | Birth | Predrag Mijatovic, Yugoslavian footballer | |
| January 19th, 1969 (January 19 1969) | Birth | Junior Seau, American football player | |
| January 19th, 1969 (January 19 1969) | Birth | Steve Staunton, Irish footballer | |
| January 19th, 1969 (January 19 1969) | Birth | Luc Longley, Australian basketball player | |
| January 19th, 1969 (January 19 1969) | Death | Jan Palach, Czech student and political activist (suicide) (born in 1948) | |
| January 19th, 1968 (January 19 1968) | Death | Ray Harroun, American race car driver (born in 1879) | |
| January 19th, 1967 (January 19 1967) | Birth | Javier Camara, Spanish actor | |
| January 19th, 1966 (January 19 1966) | Event | Indira Gandhi is elected Prime Minister of India. | Indira Gandhi Quotes |
| January 19th, 1966 (January 19 1966) | Birth | Floris Jan Bovelander, Dutch field hockey player | |
| January 19th, 1966 (January 19 1966) | Birth | Sylvain Cote, Canadian ice hockey player | |
| January 19th, 1966 (January 19 1966) | Birth | Stefan Edberg, Swedish tennis player | |
| January 19th, 1966 (January 19 1966) | Birth | Lena Philipsson, Swedish singer | |
| January 19th, 1964 (January 19 1964) | Birth | Janine Antoni, Bahamian artist | |
| January 19th, 1964 (January 19 1964) | Birth | Ricardo Arjona, Guatemalan singer | |
| January 19th, 1964 (January 19 1964) | Death | Firmin Lambot, Belgian cyclist (born in 1886) | |
| January 19th, 1963 (January 19 1963) | Birth | Michael Adams, American basketball player | |
| January 19th, 1963 (January 19 1963) | Birth | Martin Bashir, Pakistani-born reporter | |
| January 19th, 1963 (January 19 1963) | Birth | Caron Wheeler, British singer (Soul II Soul) | |
| January 19th, 1962 (January 19 1962) | Birth | Hans Daams, Dutch cyclist | |
| January 19th, 1957 (January 19 1957) | Birth | Kenneth McClintock, Puerto Rican politician | |
| January 19th, 1957 (January 19 1957) | Death | Jozsef Dudas, Romanian/Hungarian resistance fighter (born in 1912) | |
| January 19th, 1956 (January 19 1956) | Birth | Carman Licciardello, American Christian singer | |
| January 19th, 1955 (January 19 1955) | Birth | Simon Rattle, English conductor | |
| January 19th, 1955 (January 19 1955) | Birth | Paul Rodriguez, Mexican-born actor and comedian | |
| January 19th, 1954 (January 19 1954) | Birth | Ted DiBiase, American professional wrestler | |
| January 19th, 1954 (January 19 1954) | Birth | Katey Sagal, American actress | |
| January 19th, 1954 (January 19 1954) | Birth | Cindy Sherman, American artist | |
| January 19th, 1954 (January 19 1954) | Birth | Katharina Thalbach, German actress and film director | |
| January 19th, 1954 (January 19 1954) | Death | Theodor Kaluza, German scientist (born in 1885) | |
| January 19th, 1953 (January 19 1953) | Event | 68% of all television sets in the United States are tuned in to I Love Lucy to watch Lucy give birth. | |
| January 19th, 1953 (January 19 1953) | Birth | Desi Arnaz, Jr., American actor | |
| January 19th, 1953 (January 19 1953) | Birth | Linda Hayden, English actress | |
| January 19th, 1953 (January 19 1953) | Birth | Richard Legendre, Canadian politician | |
| January 19th, 1951 (January 19 1951) | Birth | Dewey Bunnell, American singer and songwriter (America) | |
| January 19th, 1950 (January 19 1950) | Birth | Sebastien Dhavernas, Quebec actor | |
| January 19th, 1950 (January 19 1950) | Birth | Grant Nordman, Canadian politician | |
| January 19th, 1949 (January 19 1949) | Event | Cuba recognises Israel. | |
| January 19th, 1949 (January 19 1949) | Birth | Robert Palmer, English singer and guitarist (died in 2003) | |
| January 19th, 1949 (January 19 1949) | Birth | Dennis Taylor, Northern Irish snooker player | |
| January 19th, 1948 (January 19 1948) | Birth | Frank McKenna, Canadian politician | |
| January 19th, 1948 (January 19 1948) | Death | Tony Garnier, French architect (born in 1869) | |
| January 19th, 1947 (January 19 1947) | Birth | Ann Compton, American news reporter | |
| January 19th, 1947 (January 19 1947) | Birth | Paula Deen, American chef and restaurateur | |
| January 19th, 1947 (January 19 1947) | Birth | Rod Evans, British musician (Deep Purple) | Evans Quotes |
| January 19th, 1946 (January 19 1946) | Event | General Douglas MacArthur establishes the International Military Tribunal for the Far East in Tokyo to try Japanese war criminals. | Douglas MacArthur Quotes |
| January 19th, 1946 (January 19 1946) | Birth | Julian Barnes, English author | Julian Barnes Quotes |
| January 19th, 1946 (January 19 1946) | Birth | Dolly Parton, American singer and actress | Dolly Parton Quotes |
| January 19th, 1945 (January 19 1945) | Event | World War II: Soviet forces liberate the ghetto of Lodz. Out of 230,000 inhabitants in 1940, less than 900 had survived Nazi occupation. | |
| January 19th, 1944 (January 19 1944) | Birth | Shelley Fabares, American actress | |
| January 19th, 1944 (January 19 1944) | Birth | Laurie London, English singer | |
| January 19th, 1944 (January 19 1944) | Birth | Peter Lynch, American investor | Peter Lynch Quotes |
| January 19th, 1944 (January 19 1944) | Birth | Dan Reeves, American football coach | |
| January 19th, 1943 (January 19 1943) | Birth | Janis Joplin, American singer (died in 1970) | Janis Joplin Quotes |
| January 19th, 1943 (January 19 1943) | Birth | Petchara Chaowarat, Thai film actress | |
| January 19th, 1943 (January 19 1943) | Birth | Larry Clark, American film director | |
| January 19th, 1943 (January 19 1943) | Birth | Princess Margriet of the Netherlands | |
| January 19th, 1942 (January 19 1942) | Event | World War II: Japanese forces invade Burma. | |
| January 19th, 1942 (January 19 1942) | Birth | Michael Crawford, British singer and actor | |
| January 19th, 1941 (January 19 1941) | Event | World War II: British troops attack Italian-held Eritrea. | |
| January 19th, 1941 (January 19 1941) | Birth | Tony Anholt, British actor (died in 2002) | |
| January 19th, 1941 (January 19 1941) | Birth | Colin Gunton, British theologian (died in 2003) | |
| January 19th, 1940 (January 19 1940) | Birth | Paolo Borsellino, Italian magistrate (died in 1992) | |
| January 19th, 1940 (January 19 1940) | Birth | Mike Reid, English comedian (died in 2007) | |
| January 19th, 1939 (January 19 1939) | Birth | Phil Everly, American musician | |
| January 19th, 1939 (January 19 1939) | Death | Cliff Heathcote, American baseball player (born in 1898) | |
| January 19th, 1937 (January 19 1937) | Event | Howard Hughes sets a new air record by flying from Los Angeles, California to New York City in 7 hours, 28 minutes, 25 seconds. | |
| January 19th, 1936 (January 19 1936) | Birth | Ziaur Rahman, President of Bangladesh (died in 1981) | |
| January 19th, 1935 (January 19 1935) | Event | Coopers Inc. sells the world s first briefs. | |
| January 19th, 1935 (January 19 1935) | Birth | Johnny O Keefe, Australian singer (died in 1978) | |
| January 19th, 1932 (January 19 1932) | Birth | Richard Lester, British director | |
| January 19th, 1931 (January 19 1931) | Birth | Robert MacNeil, Canadian journalist | |
| January 19th, 1930 (January 19 1930) | Birth | Tippi Hedren, American actress | |
| January 19th, 1929 (January 19 1929) | Death | Liang Qichao, Chinese scholar (born in 1873) | |
| January 19th, 1927 (January 19 1927) | Death | Empress Carlotta of Mexico (born in 1840) | |
| January 19th, 1926 (January 19 1926) | Birth | Fritz Weaver, American actor | |
| January 19th, 1925 (January 19 1925) | Birth | Nina Bawden, English author | |
| January 19th, 1924 (January 19 1924) | Birth | Nicholas Colasanto, American actor (died in 1985) | |
| January 19th, 1924 (January 19 1924) | Birth | Jean-Francois Revel, French author (died in 2006) | |
| January 19th, 1923 (January 19 1923) | Birth | Markus Wolf, German spy (died in 2006) | |
| January 19th, 1923 (January 19 1923) | Birth | Jean Stapleton, American actress | |
| January 19th, 1922 (January 19 1922) | Birth | Guy Madison, American actor (died in 1996) | |
| January 19th, 1921 (January 19 1921) | Birth | "Billy Batts" Devino, American gangster (died in 1970) | |
| January 19th, 1921 (January 19 1921) | Birth | Patricia Highsmith, American author (died in 1995) | |
| January 19th, 1920 (January 19 1920) | Event | The United States Senate votes against joining the League of Nations. | |
| January 19th, 1920 (January 19 1920) | Birth | Javier Perez de Cuellar, Peruvian United Nations Secretary General | |
| January 19th, 1918 (January 19 1918) | Event | Finnish Civil War: The first serious battles between the Red Guards and the White Guard. | |
| January 19th, 1918 (January 19 1918) | Birth | John H. Johnson, American publisher (died in 2005) | |
| January 19th, 1917 (January 19 1917) | Event | German Foreign Secretary Arthur Zimmermann sends the Zimmermann Telegram to Mexico, proposing a German-Mexican alliance against the United States. | |
| January 19th, 1917 (January 19 1917) | Event | Silvertown explosion: 73 are killed and 400 injured in an explosion in a munitions plant in London. | |
| January 19th, 1917 (January 19 1917) | Birth | John Raitt, American singer and actor (died in 2005) | |
| January 19th, 1915 (January 19 1915) | Event | Georges Claude patents the neon discharge tube for use in advertising. | |
| January 19th, 1915 (January 19 1915) | Event | World War I: German zeppelins bomb the cities of Great Yarmouth and King s Lynn in the United Kingdom killing more than 20, in the first major aerial bombardment of a civilian target. | |
| January 19th, 1914 (January 19 1914) | Birth | Bob Gerard, British racing driver (died in 1990) | |
| January 19th, 1913 (January 19 1913) | Birth | Rex Ingamells, Australian poet (died in 1955) | |
| January 19th, 1913 (January 19 1913) | Birth | "Minnesota Fats", American billiards player (died in 1996) | |
| January 19th, 1912 (January 19 1912) | Birth | Leonid Kantorovich, Russian economist, Nobel Prize laureate (died in 1986) | |
| January 19th, 1909 (January 19 1909) | Birth | Hans Hotter, German bass-baritone (died in 2003) | |
| January 19th, 1908 (January 19 1908) | Birth | Aleksandr Gennadievich Kurosh, Russian mathematician (died in 1971) | |
| January 19th, 1905 (January 19 1905) | Birth | Stanley Hawes, British-born Australian film producer, director and administrator (died in 1991) | |
| January 19th, 1905 (January 19 1905) | Death | Debendranath Tagore, Indian philosopher (born in 1817) | Philo Quotes |
| January 19th, 1899 (January 19 1899) | Event | Anglo-Egyptian Sudan is formed. | |
| January 19th, 1893 (January 19 1893) | Event | Henrik Ibsen s play The Master Builder premieres in Berlin. | Henrik Ibsen Quotes |
| January 19th, 1892 (January 19 1892) | Birth | Olafur Thors, Icelandic politician (died in 1964) | |
| January 19th, 1887 (January 19 1887) | Birth | Alexander Woollcott, American intellectual (died in 1943) | |
| January 19th, 1883 (January 19 1883) | Event | The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires, built by Thomas Edison, begins service at Roselle, New Jersey. | |
| January 19th, 1879 (January 19 1879) | Birth | Boris Savinkov, Russian writer (died in 1925) | |
| January 19th, 1878 (January 19 1878) | Birth | Herbert Chapman, English football player and manager (died in 1934) | |
| January 19th, 1878 (January 19 1878) | Death | Henri Victor Regnault French physicist and chemist (born in 1810) | |
| January 19th, 1874 (January 19 1874) | Death | August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben, German poet (born in 1798) | |
| January 19th, 1871 (January 19 1871) | Event | Franco-Prussian War: Battle of St. Quentin is fought, resulting in a decisive Prussian victory. | |
| January 19th, 1869 (January 19 1869) | Death | Carl Reichenbach, German chemist and philosopher (born in 1788) | Philo Quotes |
| January 19th, 1865 (January 19 1865) | Death | Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, French philosopher and anarchist (born in 1809) | Philo Quotes |
| January 19th, 1863 (January 19 1863) | Birth | Werner Sombart, German sociologist (died in 1941) | |
| January 19th, 1862 (January 19 1862) | Event | American Civil War: Battle of Mill SpringsThe Confederacy suffers its first significant defeat in the conflict. | |
| January 19th, 1853 (January 19 1853) | Event | Giuseppe Verdi s opera Il Trovatore premieres in Rome. | |
| January 19th, 1851 (January 19 1851) | Birth | Jacobus Kapteyn, Dutch astronomer (died in 1922) | |
| January 19th, 1851 (January 19 1851) | Death | Esteban Echeverria, Argentine writer (born in 1805) | |
| January 19th, 1848 (January 19 1848) | Birth | John F. Stairs, Canadian businessman (died in 1904) | |
| January 19th, 1847 (January 19 1847) | Death | Charles Bent, New Mexico pioneer (assassinated) | |
| January 19th, 1840 (January 19 1840) | Event | Captain Charles Wilkes circumnavigates Antarctica, claiming what became known as Wilkes Land for the United States. | |
| January 19th, 1839 (January 19 1839) | Event | The British East India Company captures Aden. | |
| January 19th, 1839 (January 19 1839) | Birth | Paul Cezanne, French painter (died in 1906) | |
| January 19th, 1833 (January 19 1833) | Birth | Alfred Clebsch, German mathematician (died in 1872) | |
| January 19th, 1833 (January 19 1833) | Death | Louis Joseph Ferdinand Herold, French composer (born in 1791) | |
| January 19th, 1832 (January 19 1832) | Birth | Ferdinand Laub, Czech violinist (died in 1875) | |
| January 19th, 1829 (January 19 1829) | Event | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe s Faust Part 1 premieres. | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes |
| January 19th, 1817 (January 19 1817) | Event | An army of 5,423 soldiers, led by General Jose de San Martin, crosses the Andes from Argentina to liberate Chile and then Peru. | Jose de San Martin Quotes |
| January 19th, 1813 (January 19 1813) | Birth | Sir Henry Bessemer, English inventor (died in 1898) | |
| January 19th, 1812 (January 19 1812) | Event | Peninsular War: After a ten day siege, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, orders British soldiers of the Light and third divisions to storm Ciudad Rodrigo. | Duke Ellington Quotes |
| January 19th, 1809 (January 19 1809) | Birth | Edgar Allan Poe, American writer and poet (died in 1849) | Edgar Allan Poe Quotes |
| January 19th, 1808 (January 19 1808) | Birth | Lysander Spooner, American philosopher (died in 1887) | Philo Quotes |
| January 19th, 1807 (January 19 1807) | Birth | Robert E. Lee, American Confederate general (died in 1870) | |
| January 19th, 1806 (January 19 1806) | Event | The United Kingdom occupies the Cape of Good Hope. | |
| January 19th, 1795 (January 19 1795) | Event | Batavian Republic is proclaimed in the Netherlands. End of the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands. | |
| January 19th, 1788 (January 19 1788) | Event | Second group of ships of the First Fleet arrives at Botany Bay. | |
| January 19th, 1785 (January 19 1785) | Death | Jonathan Toup, English classical scholar and critic (born in 1713) | |
| January 19th, 1766 (January 19 1766) | Death | Giovanni Niccolo Servandoni, Italian-born French architect and painter (born in 1695) | |
| January 19th, 1764 (January 19 1764) | Event | John Wilkes is expelled from the British House of Commons for seditious libel. | |
| January 19th, 1757 (January 19 1757) | Birth | Augusta Reuss-Ebersdorf, German Princess (died in 1831) | |
| January 19th, 1757 (January 19 1757) | Death | Thomas Ruddiman, Scottish classical scholar (born in 1674) | |
| January 19th, 1752 (January 19 1752) | Birth | James Morris III, American army officer (died in 1820) | |
| January 19th, 1739 (January 19 1739) | Birth | Joseph Bonomi the Elder, Italian architect (died in 1808) | Bono Quotes |
| January 19th, 1736 (January 19 1736) | Birth | James Watt, Scottish inventor (died in 1819) | |
| January 19th, 1729 (January 19 1729) | Death | William Congreve, English playwright (born in 1670) | William Congreve Quotes |
| January 19th, 1661 (January 19 1661) | Death | Thomas Venner, Fifth Monarchist (executed) (born in 1799) | |
| January 19th, 1607 (January 19 1607) | Event | San Agustin Church in Manila is officially completed; it is currently the oldest church in the Philippines | |
| January 19th, 1576 (January 19 1576) | Death | Hans Sachs, German Meistersinger (born in 1494) | |
| January 19th, 1547 (January 19 1547) | Death | Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, English poet (born in 1517) | |
| January 19th, 1544 (January 19 1544) | Birth | King Francis II of France (died in 1560) | |
| January 19th, 1526 (January 19 1526) | Death | Isabella of Burgundy, wife of Christian II of Denmark (born in 1501) | |
| January 19th, 1520 (January 19 1520) | Event | Sten Sture the Younger, the Regent of Sweden, was mortally wounded at the Battle of Bogesund. | |
| January 19th, 1511 (January 19 1511) | Event | Mirandola surrenders to the French. | |
| January 19th, 1419 (January 19 1419) | Event | Hundred Years War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. | |
| January 19th, 0639 (January 19 0639) | Death | Dagobert I, King of the Franks (c. 603) | |
| January 19th, 0399 (January 19 0399) | Birth | Pulcheria, Byzantine empress (died in 453) | |
