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Notable anniversaries in history for today: January 19
- 100th: 1924 - Birth of 7th Earl of Carnarvon; English large landowner.
- 100th: 1924 - Birth of Jean François Revel; French journalist/author (Ni Marx ni Jésus).
- 100th: 1924 - Birth of Nicholas Colasanto in Providence, Rhode Island, USA; actor (Coach Ernie - Cheers).
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of Lloyd Robertson; CTV news anchor.
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Shelley Fabares; actress (Coach, Mary Hartman, Donna Reed Show).
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Dan Reeves; NFL Coach (New York Giants, Denver Broncos, Atlanta Falcons).
- 70th: 1954 - Birth of Katey Sagal in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Peg Bundy - Married With Children).
- 70th: 1954 - Birth of Steve DeBerg; NFL quarterback (Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, San Francisco 49ers).
- 70th: 1954 - Sydney Greenstreet, actor (Conflict, Maltese Falcon), dies at age 74.
- 60th: 1964 - AFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 27-24.
- 50th: 1974 - Belgium government of Leburton falls.
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Amaury Telemaco in Higuey, Dominican Republic; pitcher (Chicago Cubs).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Gregory Playfair; Suriname/Dutch soccer player (PSV).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Tarik Oulida; soccer player (Ajax/Seville).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Walter Jones; tackle (Seattle Seahawks).
- 50th: 1974 - Notre Dame beats UCLA, ends NCAA-record 88-game basketball win streak.
- 40th: 1984 - Francesco Moser bicycles world record time 50,808 km (he is the first man to break the 50 km/h barrier).
- 40th: 1984 - California Supreme Court refuses to allow quadriplegic Elizabeth Bouvia to starve herself to death in a public hospital; she appeals and is later granted the right to die.
- 30th: 1994 - Record cold temperatures hit the eastern United States. The coldest temperature ever measured in Indiana state history, -36 degrees F (-38 degrees C), is recorded in New Whiteland. The coldest temperature ever measured in Ohio state history, -20 degrees F (-29 degrees C), is recorded in Cleveland.
- 20th: 2004 - U.S. Senator John Kerry (Democrat-Massachusetts) wins the Iowa Democratic caucus. Vermont Governor Howard Dean's concession speech ends with a lively but controversial scream.
- 15th: 2009 - The United Kingdom Government launches a second bank rescue plan, allowing banks to insure themselves against losses on their riskiest assets, offering guarantees on their debt, and setting up a 50 billion-pound (US$75 billion) fund to buy up high-quality securities.
- 15th: 2009 - Royal Bank of Scotland records the biggest loss in UK corporate history, up to 28 billion pounds (US$52 billion), and RBS shares close down 67 percent. The government increases its stake in RBS from 58 percent to 70.
- 15th: 2009 - Irish bank shares plunge over 50 percent.
- 15th: 2009 - Baltimore Orioles' outfielder Nick Markakis agrees to a six-year, US$66 million contract.
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