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January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. December 2007 is the twelfth month of that year It began on a Saturday and 31 days later ended on a Monday PortalCurrent events International holidays January 1 - New Year's Day January 1 - Independence PortalCurrent events International holidays February 2 - Candlemas February 5 - Shrove New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common PortalCurrent events International holidays January 1 - New Year's Day January 1 - Independence January 2007 is the first month of that year It began on a Monday and 31 days later ended on a Wednesday. January 2006: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July January 2005: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September January 2004: &larr - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August January 2002: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August January 2001: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August January 2000: &larr - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 346 days remaining until the end of the year (347 in leap years). A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the

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Events

• 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. The Hundred Years' War (Guerre de Cent Ans was a prolonged conflict lasting from 1337 to 1453 between two royal houses for the French throne vacant with the extinction of the senior Rouen (ʁwɑ̃ in French) is the historical capital city of Normandy, in northwestern France on the River Seine, and currently the capital Henry V (16 September 1386 &ndash 31 August 1422 was one of the most significant English warrior kings of the 15th century Normandy (Normandie Norman: Normaundie) is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy.
• 1511 - Mirandola surrenders to the French. Mirandola ( local dialect: La Miràndla) is a City of Emilia-Romagna, Italy, in the Province of Modena, 31 km This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• 1520 - Sten Sture the Younger, the Regent of Sweden, was mortally wounded at the Battle of Bogesund. Sten Sture the Younger ( Swedish: Sten Sture den yngre) Lord of Ekesiö (1493 &ndash February 5 1520) was a Swedish statesman and regent This is a list of Swedish Monarchs, that is the Kings and ruling Queens of Sweden, with Regents and Viceroys of the Kalmar Union The Battle of Bogesund was an important conflict in the campaign of Christian II to gain power over Sweden.
• 1607 - San Agustin Church in Manila is officially completed; it is currently the oldest church in the Philippines
• 1764 - John Wilkes is expelled from the British House of Commons for seditious libel. San Agustín Church is a Roman Catholic church under the auspices of The Order of St The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP Year 1764 ( MDCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a John Wilkes ( 17 October 1725 – 26 December 1797) was an English radical, journalist and politician The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords This is about the law term For other uses see Sedition (disambiguation Sedition is a term of Law which refers to covert conduct
• 1788 - Second group of ships of the First Fleet arrives at Botany Bay. Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap The First Fleet is the name given to the 11 Ships which sailed from Great Britain on 13 May 1787 to establish the first European colony in New South Wales. Botany Bay is a bay in Sydney, New South Wales, a few kilometres south of the Sydney central business district.
• 1795 - Batavian Republic is proclaimed in the Netherlands. Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Batavian Republic (Bataafse Republiek was the successor of the Republic of the United Netherlands. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands End of the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands. "United Netherlands" redirects here For the "Kingdom of the United Netherlands" see United Kingdom of the Netherlands.
• 1806 - The United Kingdom occupies the Cape of Good Hope. Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Cape of Good Hope ( Afrikaans: Kaap die Goeie Hoop, Kaap de Goede Hoop Cabo da Boa Esperança Persian Language: دماغه امید نیک
• 1812 - 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. Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Peninsular War or Spanish War of Independence pitted an alliance of Spain, the United Kingdom, and Portugal against France Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, KP, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS ( c History Middle Ages In 1110, Count Rodrigo González Girón repopulated the site and gave it his name Civitas Roderici (Latin 'City of Roderick'
• 1817 - An army of 5,423 soldiers, led by General José de San Martín, crosses the Andes from Argentina to liberate Chile and then Peru. Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common José Francisco de San Martín Matorras, also known as José de San Martín ( 25 February 1778 – 17 August 1850) was an Argentine The Crossing of the Andes was one of the most important feats in the Argentine and Chilean wars of independence, in which a combined army of Argentine For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America.
• 1829 - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust Part 1 premieres. For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display ˈjoːhan ˈvɔlfgaŋ fɔn ˈgøːtə (in English generally ˈgɝːtə 28 August 1749 22 March 1832 was a German writer Faust The First Part of the Tragedy is the first part of Goethe's Faust.
• 1839 - The British East India Company captures Aden. Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The Honourable East India Company ( HEIC) referred to most commonly as the East India Company, also historically and colloquially as John Company, or Aden (ˈeɪdən Arabic: عدن) is a city in Yemen, 170 kilometers east of Bab-el-Mandeb.
• 1840 - Captain Charles Wilkes circumnavigates Antarctica, claiming what became known as Wilkes Land for the United States. Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Charles Wilkes ( April 3, 1798 &ndash February 8, 1877) was an American naval officer and explorer. Wilkes Land is a large district of land in eastern Antarctica, formally claimed by Australia as part of the Australian Antarctic Territory, though this The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 1853 - Giuseppe Verdi's opera Il Trovatore premieres in Rome. Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Opera is an art form in which Singers and Musicians perform a Dramatic work (called an opera which combines a text (called a Libretto Il trovatore ( The Troubadour) is an Opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian Libretto by Leone Emanuele Bardare Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2
• 1862 - American Civil War: Battle of Mill Springs - The Confederacy suffers its first significant defeat in the conflict. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South Background In 1861 the critical border state of Kentucky had declared neutrality in the fight to maintain the Union The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861
• 1871 - Franco-Prussian War: Battle of St. Quentin is fought, resulting in a decisive Prussian victory. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, often referred to in France as the 1870 War ( 19 July, 1870 — 10 May, 1871 The Battle of St Quentin was a battle during the Franco-Prussian War which defeated French attempts to relieve the besieged city of Paris. The Kingdom of Prussia (Königreich Preußen was a German kingdom from 1701 to 1918 and from 1871 was the leading state of the German Empire, comprising
• 1883 - The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires, built by Thomas Edison, begins service at Roselle, New Jersey. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Roselle is a Borough in Union County, New Jersey, United States.
• 1893 - Henrik Ibsen's play The Master Builder premieres in Berlin. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common "Ibsen" redirects here For other people named Ibsen see Ibsen (disambiguation. A play, or stageplay, is a form of Literature written by a Playwright, almost always consisting of Dialogue between Fictional characters The Master Builder (original Norwegian title Bygmester Solness) is a play by Norwegian Playwright Henrik Ibsen. Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany.
• 1899 - Anglo-Egyptian Sudan is formed. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Anglo-Egyptian Sudan referred to the manner by which Sudan was administered between 1899 and 1956, when it was a condominium of Egypt
• 1915 - Georges Claude patents the neon discharge tube for use in advertising. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The French Engineer, Chemist, and Inventor Georges Claude ( September 24, 1870 &ndash May 23, 1960 Neon (ˈniːɒn is the Chemical element that has the symbol Ne and Atomic number 10 Advertising is a form of Communication that typically attempts to persuade potential Customers to Purchase or to consume more of a particular Brand
• 1915 - 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. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. A Zeppelin is a type of Rigid airship pioneered by the German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin in the early 20th century based on designs he had outlined Great Yarmouth, often known to locals as Yarmouth, is a Coastal Town in Norfolk, England. King's Lynn is a town and Port in Norfolk, England. Over the years the town has been known variously as Bishop's Lynn and Lynn Regis
• 1917 - German Foreign Secretary Arthur Zimmermann sends the Zimmermann Telegram to Mexico, proposing a German-Mexican alliance against the United States. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year See also Zimmerman, Zimerman Arthur Zimmermann ( October 5, 1864 - June 6, 1940) was State Secretary for Foreign The Zimmermann Telegram (or Zimmermann Note; German: Zimmermann-Depesche; Spanish: Telegrama Zimmermann) was a coded The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America.
• 1917 - Silvertown explosion: 73 are killed and 400 injured in an explosion in a munitions plant in London. The Silvertown explosion occurred in Silvertown in West Ham, Essex (now Greater London) on Friday 19 January 1917 at 18 London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
• 1918 - Finnish Civil War: The first serious battles between the Red Guards and the White Guard. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Finnish Civil War was a part of the national and social turmoil caused by World War I (1914&ndash1918 in Europe The Red Guards (Punakaarti formed the army of Red Finland during the Finnish Civil War in 1918 The White Guards is one translation of the Finnish term Suojeluskunta ( Plural: Suojeluskunnat, Finland-Swedish:
• 1920 - The United States Senate votes against joining the League of Nations. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives The League of Nations was an International organization founded as a result of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919–1920
• 1935 - Coopers Inc. sells the world's first briefs. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jockey International Inc is a company known for its line of Underwear, sleepwear and Socks for men women and children For other uses of Brief(s see Brief Briefs are a type of short tight Y-shaped Underwear and Swimwear, as opposed
• 1937 - Howard Hughes sets a new air record by flying from Los Angeles, California to New York City in 7 hours, 28 minutes, 25 seconds. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Howard Robard Hughes Jr (December 24 1905 – April 5 1976 was an American Aviator, Industrialist, Film producer / director, Philanthropist Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The City of New York
• 1941 - World War II: British troops attack Italian-held Eritrea. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Eritrea () ( Ge'ez: ኤርትራ ʾErtrā, Arabic: إرتريا Iritriya) officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in
• 1942 - World War II: Japanese forces invade Burma. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar ( pjìdàunzṵ mjàmmà nàinŋàndɔ̀ is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia.
• 1945 - World War II: Soviet forces liberate the ghetto of Łódź. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including A soviet (сове́т, "council" originally was a workers' local council in late Imperial Russia. Łódź is Poland 's third largest city with population of 753192 in 2007 (lost its second rank to Krakow in 2007 Out of 230,000 inhabitants in 1940, less than 900 had survived Nazi occupation. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German
• 1946 - General Douglas MacArthur establishes the International Military Tribunal for the Far East in Tokyo to try Japanese war criminals. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. General MacArthur redirects here for other meanings see General MacArthur (disambiguation. officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. War crimes are "violations of the laws or customs of war" including but not limited to "murder the ill-treatment or deportation of civilian residents of an occupied
• 1949 - Cuba recognises Israel. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics.
• 1953 - 68% of all television sets in the United States are tuned in to I Love Lucy to watch Lucy give birth. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic I Love Lucy is an American Situation comedy, starring Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance and William Frawley Lucille Ball (August 6 1911 – April 26 1989 was an American comedienne, film television stage and radio Actress, model, film
• 1966 - Indira Gandhi is elected Prime Minister of India. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi ( Indirā Priyadarśinī Gāndhī) ( Née: Nehru (19 November 1917 - 31 October 1984 was the Prime Minister of the The Prime Minister of India is head of the Council of Ministers, appointed by the President to assist the latter in the administration of the affairs of the executive
• 1969 - 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. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about a person For the sword see Backsword. Jan Palach ( August 11, 1948 – January 19, 1969 Prague (ˈprɑːg Praha (ˈpraɦa see also other names) is the Capital and Largest city of the Czech Republic. Wenceslas Square ( Czech:) is one of the main city squares and the centre of the business and cultural communities in the New Town of Prague, Czechoslovakia may also refer to what is now the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. His funeral turned into another major protest. A funeral is a Ceremony marking a person's Death. Funerary customs comprise the complex of Beliefs and practices used by a Culture to remember
• 1971 - The revival of No, No, Nanette premieres at the 46th Street Theatre, in New York City. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. No No Nanette is a Musical comedy with lyrics by Irving Caesar and Otto Harbach, music by Vincent Youmans, and a book by Otto Harbach The Richard Rodgers Theatre, in New York City, was built by Irwin Chanin in 1925
• 1975 - Triple J begins broadcasting in Sydney, Australia. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Triple J is a nationally-networked government-funded Australian radio station (a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation) mainly aimed Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
• 1977 - President Gerald Ford pardons Iva Toguri D'Aquino (a. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr (July 14 1913 December 26 2006 was the thirty-eighth President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977 and the fortieth Vice President Iva Ikuko Toguri D'Aquino ( July 4, 1916 – September 26, 2006) a Japanese-American, was the woman most identified with " k. a. "Tokyo Rose"). Tokyo Rose (alternate spelling Tokio Rose) was a generic name given by Allied forces in the South Pacific during World War II to any of approximately
• 1977 - Snow falls in Miami, Florida. "Snowfall" redirects here For other uses see Snow (disambiguation or Snowfall (disambiguation. This is the only time in the history of the city that snowfall has occurred. The area in which the city of Miami, Florida would later be founded by Europeans was inhabited for more than a thousand years by the Tequesta Indians It also fell in the Bahamas. The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an independent sovereign English -speaking country consisting of two thousand Cays and
• 1978 - The last Volkswagen Beetle made in Germany leaves VW's plant in Emden. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) The Volkswagen Beetle, officially known as the type 1 and originally called ‘Käfer’ is an Economy car produced by the German auto maker Volkswagen Emden is a City and Seaport in the northwest of Germany, on River Ems. Beetle production in Latin America would continue until 2003. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.
• 1981 - Iran Hostage Crisis: United States and Iranian officials sign an agreement to release 52 American hostages after 14 months of captivity. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 The Iran hostage crisis ( Persian: تصرف سفارت آمریکا was a diplomatic crisis between Iran and the United States where 52 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics.
• 1983 - Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie is arrested in Bolivia. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Klaus Barbie ( October 25, 1913 &ndash September 25, 1991) was an SS - Hauptsturmführer, Soldier The Republic of Bolivia (República de Bolivia) named after Simón Bolívar, is a Landlocked country in central South America.
• 1983 - The Apple Lisa, the first commercial personal computer from Apple Inc. to have a graphical user interface and a computer mouse, is announced. For the MOS 6502 assembler for Apple II computers see Lisa assembler. A personal computer ( PC) is any Computer whose original sales price size and capabilities make it useful for individuals and which is intended to be operated Apple Inc, ( formerly Apple Computer Inc, is an American Multinational corporation with a focus on designing and manufacturing Consumer electronics In Computing, a mouse (plural mice, mouse devices, or mouses)
• 1991 - The Party of the Alliance of Youth, Workers and Farmers of Angola is founded in Luanda, Angola. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Party of the Alliance of Youth Workers and Farmers of Angola or ( Pajoca, abbreviation of Partido da Aliança Juventude Operários e Camponeses de Angola) is an opposition For the mystic of the Han Dynasty see Luan Da. Luanda (formerly called Loanda) is the Angola, officially the Republic of Angola (República de Angola Pronounced ʁɛˈpublikɐ dɨ ɐ̃ˈgɔlɐ Repubilika ya Ngola is a country in south-central
• 1992 - Decree time is restored in Russia after its previous abolition in March 1991. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Decree time (Декретное время refers to the changes introduced to the USSR time system by a Sovnarkom decree of 16 June 1930. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar.
• 1993 - IBM announces a $4. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) International Business Machines Corporation abbreviated IBM and nicknamed "Big Blue", is a multinational Computer Technology 97 billion loss for 1992, the largest single-year corporate loss in United States history.
• 1997 - Yasser Arafat returns to Hebron after more than 30 years and joins celebrations over the handover of the last Israeli-controlled West Bank city. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini ( Arabic: محمد عبد الرؤوف عرفات القدوة الحسيني (August 24 1929 – November 11 Hebron ( al-Ḫalīl or al-Khalīl, Standard Hebrew: Ḥevron Tiberian Hebrew: Ḥeḇrôn is the largest city in the West Bank, located in the south The West Bank (الضفة الغربية, הגדה המערבית Hagadah Hamaaravit) also referred to in Israel as " Judea and Samaria
• 2006 - Terrorist blows himself up in Tel Aviv, killing only himself but injuring 20 people, one of them seriously. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Tel Aviv-Yafo (תֵּל ־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ تل أبيب Tal ʾAbīb) (usually Tel Aviv) is the second-largest city in Israel
• 2006 - A Slovak Air Force Antonov An-24 crashes in Hungary. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout On January 19, 2006 an Antonov An-24 aircraft operated by the Slovak Air Force crashed in northern Hungary, near the village Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic
• 2006 - The New Horizons probe is launched by NASA on the first mission to Pluto. New Horizons is a Robotic spacecraft mission by NASA currently underway The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program
• 2006 - Jet Airways announces its purchase of Air Sahara, creating the largest domestic airline in India. Jet Airways is an Airline based in Mumbai, India. It is the country's second-largest international airline after Air India and the largest India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country
• 2007 - Armenian Journalist Hrant Dink assassinated in front of his newspaper's office by 17 year old Turkish ultranationalist Ogün Samast. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Hrant Dink (Հրանդ Տինք həɹɑnt diːnk (September 15 1954 – January 19 2007 was a Turkish-Armenian editor, Journalist and Columnist Ogün Samast (b 1990 in Trabzon) is a Turkish ultra-nationalist who killed Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink on January 19,

Births

• 399 - Pulcheria, Byzantine empress (d. Events By Place Western Roman Empire Flavius Mallius Theodorus becomes Roman Consul. Aelia Pulcheria ( January 19, 399 &ndash 453 was the daughter of the Eastern Roman Emperor Arcadius and Aelia Eudoxia. 453)
• 1544 - King Francis II of France (d. Events By Place Europe Theodoric II succeeds his brother Thorismund as king of the Visigoths. Francis II (François II (19 January 1544 &ndash 5 December 1560 King-consort of Scotland (1558&ndash1560 and King of France (1559 &ndash 1560 was born 1560)
• 1736 - James Watt, Scottish inventor (d. Year 1736 ( MDCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year James Watt ( 19 January 1736 &ndash 25 August 1819 Boulton proved to be an excellent businessman and both men eventually made fortunes 1819)
• 1739 - Joseph Bonomi the Elder, Italian architect (d. Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1739 ( MDCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Joseph Bonomi the Elder ( 19 January 1739 - 9 March 1808) was an Italian Architect and draughtsman notable for 1808)
• 1757 - Augusta Reuss-Ebersdorf, German Princess (d. Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1757 ( MDCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a 1831)
• 1807 - Robert E. Lee, American Confederate general (d. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Year 1807 ( MDCCCVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Robert Edward Lee (January 19 1807 &ndash October 12 1870 was a career United States Army officer, an Engineer, and among the most celebrated 1870)
• 1808 - Lysander Spooner, American philosopher (d. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year 1887)
• 1809 - Edgar Allan Poe, American writer and poet (d. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Edgar Allan Poe (January 19 1809 – October 7 1849 was an American poet, short-story Writer, editor and Literary critic, 1849)
• 1813 - Sir Henry Bessemer, English inventor (d. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sir Henry Bessemer ( January 19, 1813 – March 15, 1898) English Engineer and Inventor. 1898)
• 1832 - Ferdinand Laub, Czech violinist (d. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Ferdinand Laub ( January 19 1832 in Prague - March 17 1875 in Gries near Bolzano) was a Czech 1875)
• 1833 - Alfred Clebsch, German mathematician (d. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Rudolf Friedrich Alfred Clebsch ( 19 January 1833 – 7 November 1872) was a German Mathematician who made important contributions 1872)
• 1839 - Paul Cézanne, French painter (d. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common 1906)
• 1848 - John F. Stairs, Canadian businessman (d. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap John Fitzwilliam Stairs, also known as John Fitz William Stairs ( January 19, 1848 &ndash September 26, 1904) was an entrepreneur 1904)
• 1851 - Jacobus Kapteyn, Dutch astronomer (d. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Jacobus Cornelius Kapteyn, ( January 19, 1851 &ndash June 18, 1922) was a Dutch astronomer, best known for his extensive 1922)
• 1863 - Werner Sombart, German sociologist (d. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Werner Sombart ( 19 January 1863 &ndash 18 May 1941) was a German economist and sociologist, the head of the 1941)
• 1878 - Herbert Chapman, English football player and manager (d. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Herbert Chapman ( January 19, 1878 – January 6, 1934) was an English Association football player and manager 1934)
• 1879 - Boris Savinkov, Russian writer (d. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Boris Viktorovich Savinkov (RussianБорис Викторович Савинков ( 19 January 1879 - 7 May 1925) was a Russian 1925)
• 1887 - Alexander Woollcott, American intellectual (d. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Alexander Humphreys Woollcott ( January 19, 1887 &ndash January 23, 1943) was an American critic and commentator for The New Yorker 1943)
• 1892 - Ólafur Thors, Icelandic politician (d. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Ólafur Thors ( January 19, 1892 &ndash December 31, 1964) was an Icelandic 1964)
• 1905 - Stanley Hawes, British-born Australian film producer, director and administrator (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Stanley Gilbert Hawes ( 19 January[[ 905]] - 19 April[[ 991]] was a British-born Documentary film producer and director who spent most of his career in Australia 1991)
• 1908 - Aleksandr Gennadievich Kurosh, Russian mathematician (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Aleksandr Gennadievich Kurosh ( Russian: Александр Геннадьевич Курош 19 January[[ 908]]- 18 May[[ 971]] was a Russian 1971)
• 1909 - Hans Hotter, German bass-baritone (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Hans Hotter ( 19 January 1909 &ndash 6 December 2003) was a German Operatic Bass-baritone, admired internationally 2003)
• 1912 - Leonid Kantorovich, Russian economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Leonid Vitaliyevich Kantorovich ( January 19, 1912 in Saint Petersburg April 7, 1986 in Moscow) (Леонид Витальевич The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk 1986)
• 1913 - Rex Ingamells, Australian poet (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Reginald Charles (Rex Ingamells ( January 19, 1913 &mdash December 30, 1955) was an Australian poet generally credited with being the 1955)
• 1913 - "Minnesota Fats", American billiards player (d. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) 1996)
• 1914 - Bob Gerard, British racing driver (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Frederick Roberts "Bob" Gerard ( 19 January 1914, Leicester – 26 January 1990, South Croxton, Leicestershire 1990)
• 1917 - John Raitt, American singer and actor (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year John Emmett Raitt ( 19 January[[ 917]] &ndash 20 February[[ 005]] was a star of the Musical theater and stage 2005)
• 1918 - John H. Johnson, American publisher (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John Harold Johnson ( January 19, 1918 &ndash August 8, 2005) was the founder of the Johnson Publishing Company an international media 2005)
• 1920 - Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, Peruvian United Nations Secretary General
• 1921 - "Billy Batts" Devino, American gangster (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Javier Pérez de Cuéllar de la Guerra (born January 19, 1920, in Lima) is a Peruvian Diplomat who served as the fifth Secretary-General The Secretary-General of the United Nations is the head of the Secretariat, one of the principal organs of the United Nations. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar William 'Billy Batts' Devino ( January 19, 1921 &ndash June 11, 1970) was a New York mobster with the Gambino crime family who was 1970)
• 1921 - Patricia Highsmith, American author (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Patricia Highsmith ( January 19, 1921 - February 4, 1995) was an American Novelist known for her Psychological thrillers 1995)
• 1922 - Guy Madison, American actor (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Guy Madison ( January 19, 1922 – February 6, 1996) was an American Film and Television Actor. 1996)
• 1923 - Markus Wolf, German spy (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Markus Johannes "Mischa" Wolf ( January 19, 1923 – November 9, 2006) was head of the General Reconnaissance Administration 2006)
• 1923 - Jean Stapleton, American actress
• 1924 - Nicholas Colasanto, American actor (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jean Stapleton (born Jeanne Murray on January 19, 1923 in New York City New York) is an American character actress Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nicholas Colasanto ( January 19, 1924 - February 12, 1985) was an American Actor, known primarily for his role as 1985)
• 1924 - Jean-François Revel, French author (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Jean-François Revel ( Marseille France, January 19, 1924 &ndash April 30, 2006 in Kremlin-Bicêtre) was a French 2006)
• 1925 - Nina Bawden, English author
• 1926 - Fritz Weaver, American actor
• 1930 - Tippi Hedren, American actress
• 1931 - Robert MacNeil, Canadian journalist
• 1932 - Richard Lester, British director
• 1935 - Johnny O'Keefe, Australian singer (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nina Bawden CBE (born January 19, 1925, London) is a popular British novelist and Children's writer. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fritz William Weaver (born January 19, 1926) is a American Tony Award -winning Actor and Voice actor. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nathalie Kay 'Tippi' Hedren (born January 19, 1930) is an American actress with a career spanning six decades Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Breckenridge Ware MacNeil, known sometimes as Robin (born January 19, 1931) is currently a Novelist and formerly was a Television Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Richard Lester (born January 19, 1932) is a British -based Film director famous for his work with The Beatles in the 1960s Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Michael O'Keefe, known as Johnny O'Keefe (19 January 1935 &ndash 6 October 1978 was an Australian Rock and roll singer whose career began in the 1950s and ended 1978)
• 1936 - Ziaur Rahman, President of Bangladesh (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ziaur Rahman (জিয়াউর রহমান Ziaur Rôhman) (January 19 1936 &ndash May 30 1981 was the President of Bangladesh and the founder 1981)
• 1939 - Phil Everly, American musician
• 1940 - Paolo Borsellino, Italian magistrate (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Everly Brothers ( Don Everly, born Isaac Donald Everly February 1 1937 Brownie Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paolo Borsellino (Palermo January 19, 1940 - Palermo July 19, 1992) was an Italian anti- Mafia Magistrate 1992)
• 1940 - Mike Reid, English comedian (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) This article is about the entertainer For other people named Mike Reid see Mike Reid. 2007)
• 1941 - Tony Anholt, British actor (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tony Anholt (19 January 1941 – 26 July 2002 was a British actor best known for his roles as Security Chief Tony Verdeschi in the second season of Gerry Anderson 2002)
• 1941 - Colin Gunton, British theologian (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Colin Ewart Gunton (1941-2003 was a British systematic theologian. 2003)
• 1942 - Michael Crawford, British singer and actor
• 1943 - Janis Joplin, American singer (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Crawford, OBE (born 19 January 1942) is an English Actor and Singer. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Janis Lyn Joplin ( January 19, 1943  – October 4, 1970) was an American singer songwriter and music arranger from 1970)
• 1943 - Petchara Chaowarat, Thai film actress
• 1943 - Larry Clark, American film director
• 1943 - Princess Margriet of the Netherlands
• 1944 - Shelley Fabares, American actress
• 1944 - Laurie London, English singer
• 1944 - Peter Lynch, American investor
• 1944 - Dan Reeves, American football coach
• 1946 - Julian Barnes, English author
• 1946 - Dolly Parton, American singer and actress
• 1947 - Ann Compton, American news reporter
• 1947 - Paula Deen, American chef and restaurateur
• 1947 - Rod Evans, British musician (Deep Purple)
• 1948 - Frank McKenna, Canadian politician
• 1949 - Robert Palmer, English singer and guitarist (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Petchara Chaowarat ( Thai: เพชรา เชาวราษฎร์ born January 19, 1943, in Rayong Province, Thailand) is Lawrence Donald Clark (born January 1, 1943 in Tulsa Oklahoma) is an American Film director, Photographer, Writer Children Princess Margriet and Pieter van Vollenhoven have four sons Prince Maurits (born 17 April 1968) m Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Shelley Fabares (born January 19, 1944) is an American actress and singer known primarily for her roles on Movies Soap operas Laurie London (born 19 January 1944, Bethnal Green, East London) achieved fame as a boy Singer of the 1950s recording This article is about the stock investor For the film director see Peter Lynch (director. Daniel Edward Reeves (born January 19, 1944 in Rome Georgia) is a former American football player and head coach Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Julian Patrick Barnes (born January 19, 1946 in Leicester, England) is a contemporary English Writer. Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American Country music Singer / Songwriter, Author, actress Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ann Compton (born 19 January 1947) is an American news Reporter for ABC News. Paula Deen (born Paula Ann Hiers on January 19, 1947) is an American Cook, Restaurateur, and Emmy Award -winning television Rod Evans (born 19 January, 1947 in Slough, Berkshire) is a former English Singer and was a founding member of Deep Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertfordshire in 1968 Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Francis Joseph "Frank" McKenna PC OC QC ONB (born January 19, 1948, in Apohaqui, Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Allen Palmer ( 19 January 1949 – 26 September 2003) born in Batley, Yorkshire, was an English 2003)
• 1949 - Dennis Taylor, Northern Irish snooker player
• 1950 - Sébastien Dhavernas, Quebec actor
• 1950 - Grant Nordman, Canadian politician
• 1951 - Dewey Bunnell, American singer and songwriter (America)
• 1953 - Desi Arnaz, Jr., American actor
• 1953 - Linda Hayden, English actress
• 1953 - Richard Legendre, Canadian politician
• 1954 - Ted DiBiase, American professional wrestler
• 1954 - Katey Sagal, American actress
• 1954 - Cindy Sherman, American artist
• 1954 - Katharina Thalbach, German actress and film director
• 1955 - Simon Rattle, English conductor
• 1955 - Paul Rodriguez, Mexican-born actor and comedian
• 1956 - Carman Licciardello, American Christian singer
• 1957 - Kenneth McClintock, Puerto Rican politician
• 1962 - Hans Daams, Dutch cyclist
• 1963 - Michael Adams, American basketball player
• 1963 - Martin Bashir, Pakistani-born reporter
• 1963 - Caron Wheeler, British singer (Soul II Soul)
• 1964 - Janine Antoni, Bahamian artist
• 1964 - Ricardo Arjona, Guatemalan singer
• 1966 - Floris Jan Bovelander, Dutch field hockey player
• 1966 - Sylvain Côté, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1966 - Stefan Edberg, Swedish tennis player
• 1966 - Lena Philipsson, Swedish singer
• 1967 - Javier Cámara, Spanish actor
• 1969 - Edwidge Danticat, Haitian-born American author
• 1969 - Predrag Mijatović, Yugoslavian footballer
• 1969 - Junior Seau, American football player
• 1969 - Steve Staunton, Irish footballer
• 1969 - Luc Longley, Australian basketball player
• 1970 - Udo Suzuki, Japanese comedian
• 1971 - Shawn Wayans, American actor and producer
• 1971 - John Wozniak, American singer and songwriter (Marcy Playground)
• 1972 - Joana Benedek, Mexican actress
• 1972 - Elena Kaliská, Slovak slalom canoer
• 1972 - Ron Killings, American professional wrestler
• 1972 - Princess Kalina of Bulgaria, titular Bulgarian royal family
• 1972 - Troy Wilson, Australian racing driver and AFL player
• 1972 - Angham, Egyptian singer, record producer and actress
• 1973 - Drea de Matteo, American actress
• 1973 - Antero Manninen, Finnish Cellist
• 1974 - Frank Caliendo, American comedian
• 1974 - Ian Laperrière, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1974 - Jaime Moreno, Bolivian footballer
• 1975 - Noah Georgeson, American Musician and Producer
• 1976 - Tarso Marques, Brazilian racing driver
• 1977 - Lauren Etame Mayer, Cameroonian footballer
• 1977 - Nicole, Chilean singer
• 1977 - Cocco, Ryukyuan singer
• 1979 - Svetlana Khorkina, Russian gymnast
• 1979 - Josu Sarriegi, Spanish/Basque footballer
• 1979 - Wiley, English Rapper (Grime)
• 1980 - Jenson Button, English Formula One driver
• 1980 - Kotoko, Japanese Singer
• 1981 - Asier Del Horno, Spanish footballer
• 1981 - Lucho González, Argentine footballer
• 1982 - Angela Chang, Taiwanese singer and actress
• 1982 - Mike Komisarek, American ice hockey player
• 1982 - Jodie Sweetin, American child actress
• 1983 - Hikaru Utada, American-born Japanese singer and songwriter
• 1984 - Euan Blair, Eldest son of Tony Blair
• 1984 - Karun Chandhok, Indian racing driver
• 1984 - Thomas Vanek, Austrian ice hockey player
• 1985 - Benny Feilhaber, American soccer player
• 1985 - Esteban Guerrieri, Argentine racing driver
• 1985 - Rika Ishikawa, Japanese singer (Morning Musume)
• 1987 - Edgar Manucharyan, Armenian footballer
• 1991 - Erin Sanders, American child actress
• 1992 - Logan Lerman, American child actor

Deaths

• 639 - Dagobert I, King of the Franks (c. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Dennis Taylor (born Denis Taylor, January 19 1949 in Coalisland, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland) is a retired Snooker Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sébastien Dhavernas (born Quebec, January 19, 1950) is a Canadian Actor. Grant Nordman (born January 19, 1950, in Santa Monica, California) is the City Councillor for St Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Dewey Bunnell (born 19 January 1951, in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England) is an Anglo-American Musician, Singer America is an English-American Folk rock band originally composed of members Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell, and Dan Peek. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Desi Arnaz Jr (born Desiderio Alberto Arnaz IV on January 19, 1953) is an American Actor and Musician and son of entertainers Linda Hayden (born 19 January, 1953 in Stanmore, Middlesex) is an English film and television actress best known for her roles Richard Legendre (born in Montreal on 19 January 1953) is a former professional Tennis player and a Quebec Politician. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Theodore Marvin "Ted" DiBiase Sr (born January 18 1954 Pro wrestling career Mid-South Wrestling (First run 1975-1979 Ted DiBiase was trained Katey Sagal (born Catherine Louise Sagal on January 19, 1954) is a Golden Globe -nominated American actress and Cindy Sherman (born January 19, 1954 in Glen Ridge New Jersey) Katharina Thalbach (born Katharina Joachim on January 19, 1954 in Berlin) is a German actress and Film director Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Sir Simon Denis Rattle, CBE, FRSA, (born January Paul Rodriguez (born January 19, 1955) is a Mexican - American Stand-up comedian and Actor. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carman (born Carman Dominic Licciardello on January 19 1956 in Trenton, New Jersey) is a Grammy Award -winning Contemporary christian Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Kenneth D McClintock-Hernández (born January 19, 1957) is a politician in Puerto Rico of Puerto Rican and Irish-American descent Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Johannes ("Hans" Wilhelmus Antonius Daams (born January 19, 1962 in Valkenswaard, Noord Brabant) is a retired Road bicycle racer Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Adams (born January 19 1963 in Hartford Connecticut) is a former NBA player and basketball coach Martin Bashir (born January 19, 1963 in London) is a British Journalist of Pakistani descent Caron Wheeler (19 January 1963 is a two-time Grammy Award -winning British R&B / soul Singer, who gained fame by writing Soul II Soul is a 2-time Grammy winning act that emerged at the end of the 1980s from London. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Janine Antoni (b January 19, 1964 - in Freeport Bahamas) is a contemporary Artist whose work focuses mostly on process Edgar Ricardo Arjona Morales, (born 19 January, 1964,in Jocotenango, near Antigua Guatemala) known as Ricardo Arjona (pronounced Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Floris Jan Bovelander (born January 19, 1966 in Haarlem, Noord-Holland) is a former Field hockey player from The Netherlands Stefan Bengt Edberg (born 19 January 1966 in Västervik, Sweden) is a former World No Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Javier Cámara (born January 19, 1967) is a Spanish Actor, most notably in the Pedro Almodóvar film Hable con ella ( Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edwidge Danticat (pronounced Dahn-tee- kah; born January 19, 1969) is a Haitian-born American author Predrag "Peđa" Mijatović ( Serbian Cyrillic: Предраг Мијатовић - Пеђа) (born 19 January 1969 in Titograd, Montenegro Junior Seau (ˌʤunjɚ ˈseɪo (born Tiaina Baul Seau Jr on January 19, 1969 in San Diego California) is an American football Stephen Staunton (born 19 January, 1969 in Drogheda, Republic of Ireland) was a professional footballer and is the current assistant manager Lucien James "Luc" Longley (born January 19 1969 in Melbourne, Victoria) is a retired Australian professional Basketball Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. also known as Udo is Japanese musician and comedian He used to be member of Japanese band UltraCats and is member of Owarai group. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Shawn M Wayans (born January 19, 1971) is an American Actor and Comedian who starred in In Living Color John Wozniak (born in Saint Paul Minnesota on January 19, 1971) is an American musician For the album see Marcy Playground (album Marcy Playground is an American Alternative rock and Post-grunge Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joana Benedek (born January 21, 1972 in Bucharest, Romania) is a Mexican actress Elena Kaliská (born January 19 1972 in Zvolen, Czechoslovakia) is a Slovak slalom canoer. Ron Killings (born January 19 1972 is an American professional wrestler and rapper. Princess Kalina of Bulgaria (born January 19, 1972 in Madrid, Spain) is the fifth child and only daughter of Troy Wilson (born 19 January 1972 is a former Australian rules footballer and speedway driver Angham (born January 19, 1972) is an Egyptian Singer, Record producer and Actress. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Andrea Donna de Matteo (born January 19, 1972) is an American Emmy -winning actress perhaps best known for her roles as Adriana La Cerva Antero Manninen is a Session musician and former band member of Finnish Cello metal quartet Apocalyptica. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Franklin "Frank" Caliendo (born January 19, 1974) is an American Comedian known for his impersonations on the FOX Network Ian Laperrière (born January 19, 1974 in Montreal, Quebec) is a profesional Ice hockey player and alternate captain with Jaime Moreno Morales (born January 19, 1974 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra) is a Bolivian Football (soccer Striker (forward Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Noah Georgeson is a Musician, producer, and solo recording artist Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tarso Anibal Santanna Marques (born January 19, 1976 in Curitiba) is a Racing driver from Brazil. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Laureano Bisan Etame-Mayer (born 19 January 1977 in Londi Kribi Cameroon) more commonly known as Lauren, is a Cameroonian footballer Denisse Laval Soza (born January 19, 1977) better known by her Stage name Nicole, is a Chilean singer based in Miami Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Svetlana Vasilievna Khorkina (Светлана Васильевна Хоркина born January 19 1979 in Belgorod, Russia) is a popular Josu Sarriegi Zumarraga (born January 19, 1979 in Lazkao, Guipuscoa) is a Spanish / Basque football defender Richard Kylea Cowie (born 19 January, 1979) better known by his stage name Wiley is a British Grime producer and Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Jenson Alexander Lyons Button, often called Jense, (born 19 January, 1980) is a British Formula One racing driver from England Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Asier del Horno Cosgaya (born January 19 1981 in Barakaldo) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a Left back Luis Oscar 'Lucho' González (born January 19, 1981 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine football player currently with FC Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Angela Chang ( born in January 19, 1982) is a Taiwanese pop Singer and Actress. Michael Komisarek (born January 19 1982 in West Islip, New York) is a professional Ice hockey player of Polish descent hailing from Long Jodie Lee Ann Sweetin (born January 19, 1982) is an American actress known for her role as Stephanie Tanner on the television sitcom Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) also known by her fans as, is a Singer-songwriter, Arranger and Record producer in Japan. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Euan Anthony Blair (born 19 January 1984, London) is the eldest son of Cherie Blair and former British Prime Minister Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to Karun Chandhok (born January 19, 1984 in Madras) is a racing driver from India Thomas Vanek (born January 19, 1984 in Baden bei Wien, Austria) is an Austrian ice hockey player Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Benny Feilhaber (born January 19, 1985 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is an American professional Soccer player who currently Esteban Guerrieri (born January 19, 1985 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine racing driver is a Japanese pop singer and TV and radio hostess associated with the Hello! Project banner and best known as a former member of Hello! Project's mothership J-pop group is an all-girl J-pop group from Japan. They are sometimes also referred to as. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Edgar Manucharyan ( Armenian: Էդգար Մանուչարյան born on January 19, 1987 in Yerevan, Soviet Union) is an Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Erin Zariah Sanders (born January 19, 1991 in Santa Monica California) is an American actress Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Logan Wade Lerman (born January 19 1992 is an American Actor. Events By Place Europe Clovis II succeeds Dagobert I as king of the Franks in Neustria and Burgundy Dagobert I (c 603 &ndash 19 January 639) was the king of Austrasia (623&ndash634 king of all the Franks (629&ndash634 and king of 603)
• 1526 - Isabella of Burgundy, wife of Christian II of Denmark (b. Events By Place Europe Battle of Degsastan: Æthelfrith of Bernicia defeats Áedán mac Gabráin of Isabella of Austria (also known as Isabella or Elisabeth of Burgundy, of Habsburg, or of Castile) ( 18 July 1501 Christian II (1 July 1481 &ndash 25 January 1559 was a Danish monarch and King of Denmark, Norway (1513 &ndash 1523 and Sweden (1520 &ndash 1521 1501)
• 1547 - Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, English poet (b. Henry Howard Earl of Surrey KG (1517 &ndash 19 January 1547) was an English aristocrat and one of the founders of English Renaissance 1517)
• 1576 - Hans Sachs, German Meistersinger (b. This article refers to the poet For other people of the same name see Hans Sachs (disambiguation. 1494)
• 1661 - Thomas Venner, Fifth Monarchist (executed) (b. Thomas Venner (died 19 January 1661) was a cooper who became the last leader of the Fifth Monarchy Men, who tried unsuccessfully to overthrow 1799)
• 1729 - William Congreve, English playwright (b. Year 1799 ( MDCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1729 ( MDCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common William Congreve ( 24 January 1670 &ndash 19 January 1729) was an English Playwright and Poet. 1670)
• 1757 - Thomas Ruddiman, Scottish classical scholar (b. Year 1757 ( MDCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Thomas Ruddiman (October 1674 - 19 January 1757) was a Scottish Classical scholar. 1674)
• 1766 - Giovanni Niccolo Servandoni, Italian-born French architect and painter (b. Year 1766 ( MDCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Jean-Nicolas Servan, also known as Giovanni Niccolò Servando or Servandoni ( May 2, 1695 - January 19, 1766) was a 1695)
• 1785 - Jonathan Toup, English classical scholar and critic (b. Year 1785 ( MDCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jonathan Oannes Toup (1713 &ndash January 19, 1785) English classical scholar and Critic, was born at St Ives in Cornwall 1713)
• 1833 - Louis Joseph Ferdinand Herold, French composer (b. Year 1713 ( MDCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Louis Joseph Ferdinand Hérold better known as Ferdinand Hérold ( Paris, January 28[[ 791]]&ndash Thernes, January 19[[ 833]] was a 1791)
• 1847 - Charles Bent, New Mexico pioneer (assassinated)
• 1851 - Esteban Echeverría, Argentine writer (b. Year 1791 ( MDCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Charles Bent ( November 11, 1799 – January 19, 1847) was appointed as the first Governor of the newly acquired New Mexico Territory 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Esteban Echeverría ( September 2, 1805 &ndash January 19, 1851) was an Argentine poet, Fiction writer 1805)
• 1865 - Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, French philosopher and anarchist (b. Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Pierre-Joseph Proudhon (ˈpruːd ɒn in British English, dɔ̃ in French) ( 15 January 1809 – 19 January 1865) was 1809)
• 1869 - Carl Reichenbach, German chemist and philosopher (b. Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Baron Dr Carl (Karl Ludwig von Reichenbach (full name Karl Ludwig Freiherr von Reichenbach ( February 12, 1788, Stuttgart - January 1788)
• 1874 - August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben, German poet (b. Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common ( April 2, 1798 - January 19, 1874) who used as his pen name was a German Poet. 1798)
• 1878 - Henri Victor Regnault French physicist and chemist (b. Year 1798 ( MDCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Henri Victor Regnault ( July 21, 1810 – January 19, 1878) was a French chemist and physicist best known for his careful measurements 1810)
• 1905 - Debendranath Tagore, Indian philosopher (b. Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Debendranath Tagore (''Debendronath Ţhakur'') (দেবেন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর ( May 15, 1817 1817)
• 1927 - Empress Carlotta of Mexico (b. Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charlotte of Belgium ( Princess Marie Charlotte Amélie Augustine Victoire Clémentine Léopoldine of Belgium) ( 7 June, 1840 &ndash 19 January 1840)
• 1929 - Liang Qichao, Chinese scholar (b. Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Liang Qichao ( Chinese: 梁啟超 Liáng Qǐchāo; Courtesy: Zhuoru, 卓如 Pseudonym: Rengong, 任公 ( February 1873)
• 1939 - Cliff Heathcote, American baseball player (b. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Clifton Earl (Cliff Heathcote ( January 24, 1898 - January 19, 1939) was a Center fielder in Major League Baseball who 1898)
• 1948 - Tony Garnier, French architect (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This page is for the architect For the musician see Tony Garnier (musician Tony Garnier ( August 13, 1869 Lyon 1869)
• 1954 - Theodor Kaluza, German scientist (b. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Theodor Franz Eduard Kaluza ( November 9, 1885 &ndash January 19, 1954) was a German Mathematician and Physicist 1885)
• 1957 - József Dudás, Romanian/Hungarian resistance fighter (b. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) József Dudás ( September 22, 1912 - January 19, 1957) a Romanian Hungarian politician and resistance fighter 1912)
• 1964 - Firmin Lambot, Belgian cyclist (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Firmin Lambot ( 14 March 1886 – 19 January 1964) was a Belgian Bicycle racer who twice won the Tour de France 1886)
• 1968 - Ray Harroun, American race car driver (b. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ray Harroun ( January 12, 1879 - January 19, 1968) was an American racecar driver 1879)
• 1969 - Jan Palach, Czech student and political activist (suicide) (b. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about a person For the sword see Backsword. Jan Palach ( August 11, 1948 – January 19, 1969 1948)
• 1971 - Harry Shields, American musician (b. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Harry Shields ( June 30, 1899 &ndash January 19, 1971) was an early Jazz Clarinetist. 1899)
• 1972 - Michael Rabin, American violinist (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Rabin ( May 2 1936 - January 19 1972) was an American Violinist 1936)
• 1973 - Max Adrian, Northern Irish actor (b. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Max Adrian ( 1 November 1903 &ndash 19 January 1973) was an Irish stage, Film and Television Actor 1903)
• 1975 - Thomas Hart Benton, American painter (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Thomas Hart Benton ( April 15, 1889 - January 19, 1975) was an American painter and Muralist. 1889)
• 1980 - William O. Douglas, U. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) William Orville Douglas ( October 16, 1898 – January 19, 1980) was a United States Supreme Court Associate Justice. S. Supreme Court Justice (b. 1898)
• 1982 - Elis Regina, Brazilian singer (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Elis Regina Carvalho Costa, known simply as Elis Regina ( March 17, 1945 &ndash January 19, 1982) was a singer of Brazilian 1945)
• 1983 - Ham the Chimp, First hominid launched into outer space (b. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Ham (July 1957 – January 19, 1983) also known as Ham the Chimp and Ham the Astrochimp, was the first hominid launched 1956)
• 1984 - Max Bentley, Canadian ice hockey player (b. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Maxwell Herbert Lloyd Bentley (born on March 1, 1920 in Delisle, Saskatchewan - January 19, 1984) was a Canadian 1920)
• 1990 - Rajneesh, Indian religious leader (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) "Rajneesh" Chandra Mohan Jain (रजनीश चन्द्र मोहन जैन (December 11 1931 – January 19 1990 also known as Acharya Rajneesh 1931)
• 1990 - Semprini, English musician (b. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alberto Fernanco Riccardo Semprini (born 1908 died January 19, 1990) was an English Pianist, famous for appearances on the BBC, mainly 1908)
• 1990 - Herbert Wehner, German politician (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Herbert Richard Wehner ( July 11 1906 - January 19 1990) was a German Politician. 1906)
• 1991 - John Russell, American actor (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. John Russell ( January 3, 1921 – January 19, 1991) was an American actor most noted for playing Marshal Dan Troop in the western 1921)
• 1991 - Marcel Chaput, Quebec politician (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Marcel Chaput ( October 14 1918 - January 19 1991) was a scientist and a political activist in Quebec, Canada. 1918)
• 1995 - Gene MacLellan, Canadian composer and singer (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Gene MacLellan ( February 2, 1938 ? - January 19, 1995) was a Canadian Singer-songwriter from Prince Edward Island 1938)
• 1996 - Don Simpson, American film producer (b. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) This page is about the Hollywood film producer For the article about the comic book artist see Don Simpson. 1943)
• 1997 - James Dickey, American writer (b. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar James Dickey ( February 2, 1923 – January 19, 1997) was a popular United States Poet and Novelist. 1923)
• 1997 - Adriana Caselotti, American actress (b 1916)
• 1998 - Carl Perkins, American guitarist (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Adriana Hitchell Caselotti ( May 16 1916 - January 19 1997) was an American Actress and singer perhaps best known for providing the Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Carl Lee Perkins ( April 9, 1932 &ndash January 19, 1998) was an American pioneer of Rockabilly music a mix of Rhythm 1932)
• 1999 - Ivan Francescato, Italian rugby union footballer (b. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Ivan Francescato ( 10 february 1967 - 19 january 1999 was an Italian Rugby union player 1967)
• 2000 - Bettino Craxi, Prime Minister of Italy (b. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Benedetto (Bettino Craxi ( February 24, 1934 – January 19, 2000) was an Italian politician head of the Italian Socialist Party In Italy, the Prime Minister of Italy (officially the President of the Council of Ministers, Italian Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri) is the country's 1934)
• 2000 - Hedy Lamarr, Austrian-born actress (b. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hedy Lamarr ( November 9, 1913 – January 19, 2000) was an Austrian born American actress 1913)
• 2001 - Dario Vittori, Argentinean actor (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Darío Víttori was an Italian born Argentine Comic actor His real name was Melito Darío Spartaco Margozzi and was born on September 14 1921 in Montecelio 1921)
• 2003 - Françoise Giroud, French writer and journalist (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Françoise Giroud, born France Gourdji (September 21 1916 in Lausanne, Switzerland and not in Geneva as often written - January 19 2003 in Neuilly-sur-Seine 1916)
• 2004 - Harry E. Claiborne, American judge (suicide) (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Harry Eugene Claiborne ( July 5, 1917 &ndash January 19, 2004) was a United States district court judge who was Impeached 1917)
• 2004 - David Hookes, Australian cricketer and coach (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year David William Hookes (3 May 1955&ndash19 January 2004 was an Australian Cricketer broadcaster and coach of the Victorian cricket team 1955)
• 2005 - Bill Andersen, New Zealand communist and trade union leader (b. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the Tennessee politician see Bill Andersen. Bill Andersen ( January 21 1924 - January 19 2005) 1924)
• 2005 - K. Sello Duiker, South African novelist (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kabelo "Sello" Duiker, ( April 13 1974 – January 19 2005) was a South African Novelist. 1974)
• 2006 - Anthony Franciosa, American actor (b. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Anthony Franciosa, born Anthony George Papaleo Jr, (October 25 1928 – January 19 2006 was an American Actor, usually billed as Tony Franciosa 1928)
• 2006 - Wilson Pickett, American singer (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wilson Pickett ( March 18, 1941 – January 19, 2006) was an American R&B / Rock and Roll and soul 1941)
• 2006 - Aoun Al-Sharif Qasim, Sudanese writer and Islamic scholar (b. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Awn Al-Sharif Qasim ( عون الشريف قاسم) ( June 16 1933 – January 19 2006) - * website - was a prolific Sudanese 1933)
• 2006 - Geoff Rabone, New Zealand cricket player (b. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Geoffrey Osborne Rabone (born 6 November 1921 in Gore, Southland New Zealand and died 19 January 2006 in Auckland) was a Cricketer who 1921)
• 2007 - Scott "Bam Bam" Bigelow, American professional wrestler (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Scott Charles Bigelow ( September 1 1961 &ndash January 19 2007) was an American professional wrestler, best known 1961)
• 2007 - Hrant Dink, Turkish-Armenian newspaper editor (b. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hrant Dink (Հրանդ Տինք həɹɑnt diːnk (September 15 1954 – January 19 2007 was a Turkish-Armenian editor, Journalist and Columnist 1954)
• 2007 - Denny Doherty, Canadian singer (The Mamas and the Papas) (b. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Dennis Gerrard Stephen Doherty ( November 29 1940 – January 19 2007) was a Canadian Singer and Songwriter. The Mamas & the Papas (credited as The Mama's and the Papa's on the debut album cover were a Vocal group of the 1960s. 1940)
• 2007 - Murat Nasyrov, Russian singer and composer (b. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Murat Nasyrov (Мурат Насыров Murat Nasirow ( December 13, 1969, Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet 1969)
• 2008 - Suzanne Pleshette, American actress (b. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Suzanne Pleshette ( January 31, 1937 &ndash January 19, 2008) was an American actress, on stage screen and television 1937)
• 2008 - John Stewart, American musician (The Kingston Trio) (b. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Stewart ( September 5, 1939  &ndash January 19, 2008) was an American Songwriter and Singer, best-known The Kingston Trio is an American folk and Pop music group that helped launch the folk revival of the late 1950s to early 1960s 1939)
• 2008 - Don Wittman, Canadian sportscaster for CBC (b. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Donald Rae Wittman ( October 9, 1936 As a sportscaster Wittman covered many sports including athletics, Baseball, Basketball 1936)

Holidays and observances

• Kappa Alpha Order Convivium (Founders Day)
• Confederate Heroes Day in Texas. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. History Kappa Alpha Order was originally founded as Phi Kappa Chi on December 21 1865, at Washington and Lee University in Lexington Virginia. Confederate Memorial Day, also known as Confederate Decoration Day (Tennessee and Confederate Heroes Day (Texas is an official holiday and/or observance day in Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State.
• The Poe Toaster commemorates the birthday of Edgar Allan Poe at his grave in Baltimore. The Poe Toaster is the unofficial nickname given to a mysterious figure who pays an annual tribute to American author Edgar Allan Poe by visiting the author's original grave Edgar Allan Poe (January 19 1809 – October 7 1849 was an American poet, short-story Writer, editor and Literary critic,
• Maris, Martha, Abachum and Audifax
• Henry of Uppsala
• Wulfstan, Bishop of Worcester
• Eastern and Oriental Orthodoxy — Julian Calendar Theophany (Epiphany). Saints Marius Martha Audifax and Abacum (d 270 were according to their largely legendary passio of the 6th century four saints of the same family who came from Persia The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest single Christian Communion in the world Oriental Orthodoxy is the communion of Eastern Christian Churches that recognize only three Ecumenical councils — the First Council of Nicaea, the The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita Theophany, from the Greek, theophaneia (meaning "appearance/showing of God" refers to the appearance of a Deity to a human or to a divine disclosure Epiphany ( Greek for "to manifest" or "to show" is a Christian Feast day which celebrates the "shining forth" or revelation of
• St. Mark of Ephesus feast day . Mark of Ephesus (Eugenikos – "the courteous" Greek: Μάρκος Ευγενικός) a 15th century Bishop
• Bahá'í Faith — Feast of Sultán (Sovereignty) — First day of the 17th month of the Bahá'í calendar. The Bahá'í Faith is a Religion founded by Bahá'u'lláh in nineteenth-century Persia, emphasizing the spiritual unity of all humankind The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap
• January 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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Jan 18 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Jan 20 Fixed commemorations All fixed commemorations below are observed on February 1 by Old Calendarists

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