January 19

Events

 * - : surrenders to  completing his reconquest of.
 * - surrenders to the.
 * -, the , was mortally wounded at the.
 * - is expelled from the  for.
 * - Second group of ships of the arrives at.
 * - is proclaimed in the . End of the.
 * - The occupies the.
 * - : After a ten day siege, ordered British soldiers of the Light and third divisions storm.
 * - An army of 5,423 soldiers, led by General, from  to liberate  and then.
 * - 's  premieres.
 * - captures.
 * - Captain circumnavigates, claiming what became known as  for the.
 * - 's  premieres in.
 * - : - The  suffers its first significant defeat in the conflict.
 * - : is fought, resulting in a decisive  victory.
 * - The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires, built by, begins service at.
 * - 's  premieres in.
 * - is formed.
 * - George Claude patents the discharge tube for use in.
 * 1915  - : German s bomb the cities of  and  in the  killing more than 20, in the first major aerial bombardment of a civilian target.
 * - Foreign Secretary  sends the  to, proposing a German-Mexican alliance against the.
 * 1917  - : 73 are killed and 400 injured in an explosion in a munitions plant in.
 * - : The first serious battles between the and the.
 * - The votes against joining the.
 * - sold the world's first.
 * - sets a new air record by flying from  to  in 7 hours, 28 minutes, 25 seconds.
 * - : troops attack -held.
 * - : ese forces invade.
 * - : forces liberate ghetto of . Out of 230,000 inhabitants in, less than 900 had survived  occupation.
 * - General establishes the  in  to try ese.
 * - recognises.
 * - 68% of all  sets were tuned in to  to watch  give birth.
 * - is elected.
 * - Student died after setting himself on fire 3 days earlier in 's  to protest the invasion of  by the  in . His  turned into another major protest.
 * - Revival of  premieres at,.
 * - The  team sees its 88-game winning streak end at the hands of.
 * - begins broadcasting in,.
 * - President pardons  (a.k.a. "").
 * 1977  -  falls in . This is the only time in the  the  that snowfall has occurred. It also fell in the.
 * - The last made in  leaves VW's plant in .  Beetle production in  will continue until.
 * - : and ian officials sign an agreement to release 52  hostages after 14 months of captivity.
 * -, , is arrested in.
 * 1983  - The, the first commercial  from  to have a  and a , is announced.
 * - The is founded in,.
 * - is restored in  after its previous abolition in.
 * - announces a $4.97 billion loss for, the largest single-year corporate loss in  history.
 * - returns to  after more than 30 years and joins celebrations over the handover of the last i-controlled  city.
 * - A Slovak Air Force  in.
 * 2006  - The  probe was launched by  on the first mission to.
 * 2006  -  announces its purchase of, creating the largest domestic airline in.

Births

 * -, (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * -, Scottish inventor (d. )
 * -, Italian architect (d. )
 * -, German Princess (d. )
 * -, American Confederate general (d. )
 * -, American philosopher (d. )
 * -, American writer and poet (d. )
 * - Sir, English inventor (d. )
 * -, Czech violinist (d. )
 * -, German mathematician (d. )
 * -, French painter (d. )
 * -, Canadian businessman (d. )
 * -, Dutch astronomer (d. )
 * -, German sociologist (d. )
 * -, English football player and manager (d.
 * -, Russian writer (d. )
 * -, American intellectual (d. )
 * -, Icelandic politician (d. )
 * -, British-born Australian film producer, director and administrator (d. )
 * -, Russian mathematician (d. )
 * -, German bass-baritone (d. )
 * -, Russian economist, laureate (d. )
 * -, American billiards player (d. )
 * 1913  -, Australian poet (d. )
 * -, British racing driver (d. )
 * -, American singer and actor (d. )
 * -, American publisher (d. )
 * -, Peruvian
 * -, American author (d. )
 * 1921  -, American gangster (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American actress
 * 1923  -, German spy (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1924  -, French author (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * -, American actress
 * -, Canadian journalist
 * -, British director
 * -, President of Bangladesh (d. )
 * -, American musician
 * -, Italian magistrate (d. )
 * -, British theologian (d. )
 * 1941  -, British actor
 * -, British singer and actor
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * 1943  -, Thai film actress
 * 1943  -
 * -, American actress
 * 1944  -, American investor
 * 1944  -, American football coach
 * 1944  -, English singer
 * -, English author
 * 1946  -, American singer and actress
 * -, American chef and restaurateur
 * 1947  -, British musician
 * 1947  -, American news reporter
 * -, Canadian politician
 * -, English singer and guitarist (d. )
 * 1949  -, Northern Irish snooker player
 * -, Canadian politician
 * -, American actor
 * 1953  -, Canadian politician
 * -, American actress
 * 1954 -, American professional wrestler
 * 1954  -, American artist
 * 1954  -, German actress and film director
 * -, English conductor
 * 1955  -, Mexican-born actor and comedian
 * 1956  -, American Christian singer
 * -, Puerto Rican politician
 * -, Dutch cyclist
 * -, American basketball player
 * 1963  -, British singer
 * -, Bahamian artist
 * 1964  -, Guatemalan singer
 * -, Dutch field hockey player
 * 1966  -, Swedish tennis player
 * 1966  -, Swedish singer
 * 1966  -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, Spanish actor
 * -, American football player
 * 1969  -, Irish footballer
 * -, Japanese comedian
 * -, American actor and producer
 * 1971  -, American singer and songwriter
 * -, Mexican actress
 * 1972  -, American actress
 * 1972  -, American professional wrestler
 * 1972  -, titular Bulgarian royal family
 * 1972  -, Slovak slalom canoer
 * 1972  -, Australian racing driver and AFL player
 * -, Finnish Cellist
 * -, French actress (d. )
 * -, Bolivian footballer
 * 1974  -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1974  -, American comedian
 * -, Brazilian racing driver
 * -, Cameroonian footballer
 * 1977  -, Chilean singer
 * -, Russian gymnast
 * 1979  -, English Rapper  (Grime)
 * -, English driver
 * -, Spanish footballer
 * 1981  -, Argentine footballer
 * -, American child actress
 * 1982  -, American ice hockey player
 * 1982  -, Taiwanese singer and actress
 * -, American-born Japanese singer and songwriter
 * -, Austrian ice hockey player
 * 1984  -, Eldest son of
 * 1984  -, Indian racing driver
 * -, Japanese singer
 * 1985  -, Argentine racing driver
 * -, American child actress

Deaths

 * -, King of the Franks
 * -, wife of (b. )
 * -, English poet (b. )
 * -, German Meistersinger (b. )
 * -, Fifth Monarchist (executed)
 * -, English playwright (b. )
 * -, Scottish classical scholar (b. )
 * -, Italian-born French architect and painter (b. )
 * -, English classical scholar and critic (b. )
 * -, French composer (b. )
 * -, New Mexico pioneer (assassinated)
 * -, Argentine writer (b. )
 * -, French philosopher and anarchist (b. )
 * -, German chemist and philosopher (b. )
 * -, German poet (b. )
 * - French physicist and chemist (b. )
 * -, Indian philosopher (b. )
 * -, Chinese scholar (b. )
 * -, baseball player (b. )
 * -, French architect (b. )
 * -, German scientist (b. )
 * -, Belgian cyclist (b. )
 * -, American race car driver (b. )
 * -, Czech student and political activist (suicide) (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, American violinist (b. )
 * -, Northern Irish actor (b. )
 * -, American painter (b. )
 * -, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (b. )
 * -, Brazilian singer (b. )
 * -, player (b. )
 * -, Indian religious leader (b. )
 * 1990  -, English musician (b. )
 * 1990  -, German politician (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * 1991  -, Quebec politician (b. )
 * -, American film producer (b. )
 * -, American writer (b. )
 * 1997  -, American actress (b )
 * -, American guitarist (b. )
 * -,  star (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * 2000  -, Austrian-born actress (b. )
 * -, Argentinean actor (b. )
 * -, French writer and journalist (b. )
 * -, American judge (suicide) (b. )
 * 2004  -, Australian cricketer and coach (b. )
 * -, New Zealand communist and trade union leader (b. )
 * 2005  -, South African novelist (b. )
 * -, soul singer (b. )
 * 2006  -, Sudanese writer and Islamic scholar  (b. )
 * 2006  -, American actor (b. )
 * 2006  -, New Zealand cricket player (b. )
 * -, American professional wrestler (b. )
 * 2007  -, Russian singer and composer (b. )
 * 2007  -, Turkish-Armenian newspaper editor (b. )
 * 2007  -, Canadian singer  (b. )
 * 2007   -, Lincoln-Sudbury student, stabbed to death by  (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * in.
 * The commemorates the death of  at his grave in.

Religious feasts

 * and &mdash;.
 * feast day.
 * &mdash; Feast of Sultán (Sovereignty) &mdash; First day of the 17th month of the.
 * and &mdash;.
 * feast day.
 * &mdash; Feast of Sultán (Sovereignty) &mdash; First day of the 17th month of the.
 * &mdash; Feast of Sultán (Sovereignty) &mdash; First day of the 17th month of the.