January 19 January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 346 days remaining (347 in leap years) Events upto 19th century 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England which makes Normandy a part of England. 1764 - John Wilkes is expelled from the British House of Commons for seditious libel. 1806 - The United Kingdom occupies the Cape of Good Hope. 1829 - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust premieres. 1839 - British East India Company captures Aden. 1840 - Captain Charles Wilkes circumnavigates Antarctica, claiming what became known as Wilkes Land for the United States. 1853 - Giuseppe Verdi's opera Il Trovatore premieres in Rome. 1883 - The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires begins service (Roselle, New Jersey) It was built by Thomas Edison. 1899 - Anglo-Egyptian Sudan is formed. 20th century 1900s-1960s 1915 - George Claude patents the neon discharge tube for use in advertising. 1915 - German zeppelins bomb the cities of Great Yarmouth and King's Lynn in the United Kingdom for the first time, killing more than 20. 1920 - The United States Senate votes against joining the League of Nations. 1935 - Coopers Inc. sold the world's first briefs. 1937 - Howard Hughes sets a new air record by flying from Los Angeles to New York City in 7 hours, 28 minutes and 25 seconds. 1941 - World War II: British troops attack Italian-held Eritrea. 1942 - World War II: Japanese forces invade Burma. 1949 - Cuba recognises Israel. 1953 - 68% of all United States television sets were tuned in to I Love Lucy to watch Lucy give birth. 1955 - The Scrabble board game debuts. 1966 - Indira Gandhi is elected Prime Minister of India. 1969 - Student Jan Palach sets himself on fire in Prague's Wenceslas Square to protest the invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Soviet Union in 1968. 1970s-1990s 1971 - Revival of No, No, Nanette premieres (46th Street Theatre, New York City). 1974 - The UCLA men's basketball team sees its 88-game winning streak end at the hands of Notre Dame. 1977 - President Gerald Ford pardons Iva Toguri D'Aquino (aka Tokyo Rose). 1981 - United States and Iranian officials sign an agreement to release 52 American hostages after 14 months of captivity. 1983 - Klaus Barbie, Nazi war criminal, is arrested in Bolivia. 1983 - The Apple Lisa personal computer is announced. 1993 - IBM announces a $4.97 billion loss for 1992 which is 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. Births up to 19th century 399 - Pulcheria, Byzantine empress (d. 453) 1544 - Francis II of France 1736 - James Watt, builder of steam engines (d. 1819) 1807 - Robert E. Lee, Confederate general (d. 1870) 1808 - Lysander Spooner, individualist anarchist (d. 1887) 1809 - Edgar Allan Poe, poet, short story author (d. 1849) 1813 - Sir Henry Bessemer, inventor (d. 1898) 1839 - Paul Cézanne, painter (d. 1906) 1848 - John F. Stairs, businessman, statesman (d. 1904) 1851 - Jacobus Kapteyn, Dutch astronomer (d. 1922) 1887 - Alexander Woollcott, intellectual (d. 1943) 20th century 1900s-1960s 1907 - Lilian Harvey, actress (d. 1968) 1909 - Hans Hotter, German bass-baritone (d. 2003) 1920 - Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, United Nations Secretary General 1921 - Patricia Highsmith, author (d. 1995) 1923 - Jean Stapleton, actress 1926 - Fritz Weaver, actor 1931 - Tippi Hedren, actress 1931 - Robert MacNeil, journalist 1932 - Richard Lester, British director 1939 - Phil Everly, musician 1942 - Michael Crawford, singer, actor 1943 - Janis Joplin, singer (d. 1970) 1943 - Princess Margriet of the Netherlands 1945 - Maria Jespen, theologian 1946 - Dolly Parton, singer, actress 1946 - Julian Barnes, author 1949 - Robert Palmer, singer, guitarist (d. 2003) 1949 - Dennis Taylor, North Irish snooker player 1953 - Desi Arnaz Jr., actor 1955 - Simon Rattle, English conductor 1966 - Stefan Edberg, tennis player 1970s-1980s 1971 - Shawn Wayans, actor, writer, producer 1971 - John Wozniak, singer, songwriter of Marcy Playground 1973 - Drea de Matteo, actress 1974 - Jaime Moreno, D.C. United striker 1982 - Jodie Sweetin, actress 1983 - Utada Hikaru, singer/composer/songwriter Deaths 1847 - Charles Bent, New Mexico pioneer 1878 - Henri Victor Regnault physcisist and chemist (b. 1810) 1905 - Debendranath Tagore, philosopher (b. 1817) 1968 - Ray Harroun, first winner of the Indianapolis 500 (b. 1879) 1969 - Jan Palach, student, political activist (b. 1948) 1971 - Harry Shields, jazz musician (b. 1899) 1975 - Thomas Hart Benton, muralist (b. 1889) 1990 - Herbert Wehner, German politician (b. 1906) 1997 - James Dickey, poet, novelist (b. 1923) 1998 - Carl Perkins, guitarist (b. 1932) 2000 - Bettino Craxi, Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1934) 2000 - Hedy Lamarr, actress (b. 1913) 2003 - The Iron Sheik, professional wrestler 2004 - David Hookes, Australian cricketer and coach (b. 1955) Holidays and observances Catholicism - Julian Calendar Theophany (Epiphany) Bahá'í Faith - Feast of Sultán (Sovereignty) - First day of the 17th month of the Bahá'í Calendar Most Popular Articles: Music    Musical Instruments    Guitar    Classical Music    History    Music Definition    Country Music    Rock Music    Pop Music    Hip Hop    Rap    DJ    Video Games    Casino Games    Poker    Blackjack    Casinos    Real Estate    Loan    Auction    eBay    Marketing    Search Engine Optimization    File Sharing    MP3    Music Industry    Kazaa    Internet    Supermodel    Fashion    Fashion Designers    Erotica    Modeling    Clothing    Boots    Shoes    Diamond Engagement Rings    Diamond    Rugs    Gospel Music    Affiliate    E-Commerce    Radio This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License at http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html You may copy and modify it as long as the entire work (including additions) remains under this license. 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