What are the important events that happened on January 19? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
January 19: Facts & Myths About This Day
January 19 is the 19th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 346 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is January 6, 2025 – a Sunday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 482,568 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘enneadecagon’ day.
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Capricorn is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Garnet is the modern birthstone for this month. Emerald is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 10 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,412 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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January 19 Historical Events
- 379 –Emperor Gratian elevates Flavius Theodosius at Sirmium to Augustus, and gives him power over all the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire.
- 1607 –San Agustin Church in Manila is officially completed; it is the oldest church still standing in the Philippines.
- 1853 –Giuseppe Verdi’s opera Il Trovatore receives its premiere performance in Rome.
- 1899 –Anglo-Egyptian Sudan is formed.
- 1915 –Georges Claude patents the neon discharge tube for use in advertising.
- 1915 –World War I: German zeppelins bomb the towns 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.
- 1920 –The United States Senate votes against joining the League of Nations.
- 1981 –Iran Hostage Crisis: United States and Iranian officials sign an agreement to release 52 American hostages after 14 months of captivity.
- 1983 –Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie is arrested in Bolivia.
- 1996 –The barge North Cape oil spill occurs as an engine fire forces the tugboat Scandia ashore on Moonstone Beach in South Kingstown, Rhode Island.
Who were born on January 19?
- 1863 –Werner Sombart, German sociologist (d. 1941)
- 1940 –Paolo Borsellino, Italian magistrate (d. 1992)
- 1942 –Thom Mayne, American Architect
- 1953 –Richard Legendre, Canadian politician
- 1955 –Simon Rattle, English conductor
- 1956 –Carman Licciardello, American singer
- 1974 –Jaime Moreno, Bolivian footballer
- 1979 –Wiley, English rapper
- 1981 –Asier Del Horno, Spanish footballer
- 1986 –Loren Galler-Rabinowitz, American ice dancer
Who died on January 19?
- 1576 –Hans Sachs, German Meistersinger (b. 1494)
- 1927 –Charlotte of Belgium (b. 1840)
- 1954 –Theodor Kaluza, German mathematician and physicist (b. 1885)
- 1968 –Ray Harroun, American race car driver (b. 1879)
- 1997 –James Dickey, American writer (b. 1923)
- 2000 –Hedy Lamarr, Austrian-born actress and inventor (b. 1913)
- 2005 –K. Sello Duiker, South African novelist (b. 1974)
- 2006 –Anthony Franciosa, American actor (b. 1928)
- 2007 –Hrant Dink, Turkish-Armenian newspaper editor (b. 1954)
- 2010 –Jennifer Lyon, American reality television personality (Survivor) (b. 1972)
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