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What happened in history on this day: January 19?
On January 19 in ...
- 1861 - Georgia becomes fifth state to secede from the USA.
- 1861 - Mississippi troops take Fort Massachusetts on Ship Island.
- 1862 - Battle of Mill Springs, Kentucky (Fishing Creek, Logan's Crossroads).
- 1865 - USA occupies Fort Anderson, North Carolina.
- 1886 - Aurora Ski Club, first in US, founded in Minnesota.
- 1903 - The first transatlantic tadio broadcast takes place, as King Edward VII and US President Theodore Roosevelt speak with one another in a coded radio transmission between Cape Cod, Massachusetts and Cornwall, England.
- 1910 - National Institute of Arts and Letters is incorporated by US Congress.
- 1919 - "Tidal wave" of 2 million gallons of molasses 15 metres high by 25 metres wide drowns 21 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
- 1920 - US Senate votes against membership in League of Nations.
- 1925 - -48 degrees F (-44 degrees C), Van Buren, Maine (state record).
- 1929 - Acadia National Park in Maine is established.
- 1937 - Millionaire Howard Hughes sets transcontinental air record (7:28:25).
- 1938 - General Motors begins mass production of diesel engines.
- 1955 - First Presidential news conference filmed for TV (Dwight Eisenhower).
- 1956 - The General Motors Motorama show opens in the Waldorf Astoria in New York City, running for nine days. The 1956 Corvette makes its debut. The Corvette Impala show car is displayed.
- 1960 - US President Dwight Eisenhower and Japanese Premier Kishi sign US-Japanese Security pact.
- 1970 - US President Richard Nixon nominates G Harrold Carswell to Supreme Court (fails).
- 1977 - US President Gerald Ford pardons Iva Toguri (Tokyo Rose), convicted in 1949 of treason, as witness testimony included lies under threat by the FBI and occupation police.
- 1977 - Francine Irving Neff's term as Treasurer of the US ends.
- 1977 - Rare snow flurries in southeast Florida, USA.
- 1978 - US Federal Appeals Court Judge William H. Webster is appointed FBI Director.
- 1979 - Former U.S. Attorney General John N. Mitchell is released on parole after 19 months at a federal prison in Alabama.
- 1981 - United States and Iranian officials sign an agreement to release 52 American hostages after 14 months of captivity.
- 1982 - Heater explodes at Star Elementary School-Oklahoma, kills six kids and teacher.
- 1983 - Apple Computer announces the Lisa computer. It features a 5 MHz 68000 processor, 12-inch monochrome monitor, 720x364 graphics, two 5.25-inch floppy drives, 5 MB hard drive, and six integrated programs. Its initial price is US$10,000. It is the first commercial personal computer with a graphical user interface.
- 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.
- 1985 - Four die in a car and train crash in Buda, Illinois.
- 1986 - The first virus program for the IBM PC appears, called the Brain. It infects the boot sector of 360 kB floppy disks.
- 1987 - Guy Hunt becomes Alabama's first Republican governor since 1874.
- 1989 - President Reagan pardons George Steinbrenner for illegal funds for Nixon.
- 1993 - Robert M Gates ends term as 15th director of US Central Intelligence Agency.
- 1993 - IBM announces a US$4.97 billion loss for 1992, the largest single-year corporate loss in United States history.
- 1993 - Iraq refuses to allow UNSCOM inspectors to use its own aircraft to fly into Iraq, and begins military operations in the demilitarized zone between Iraq and Kuwait, and the northern Iraqi no-fly zones. U.S. forces fire approximately 40 Tomahawk cruise missiles at Baghdad factories linked to Iraq's illegal nuclear weapons program. Iraq then informs UNSCOM that it will be able to resume its flights.
- 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.
- 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.
- 2005 - Anna Escobedo Cabral becomes the 42nd US Treasurer.
Births on January 19
- 1807 - Birth of Robert Edward Lee Stratford in Virginia, USA; General-in-Chief (Confederacy).
- 1809 - Birth of Edgar Allan Poe in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; poet, author and literary critic (The Fall of the House of Usher, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Purloined Letter, The Raven).
- 1877 - Birth of Charles Coburn in Savannah, Georgia, USA; actor (Devil and Miss Jones).
- 1887 - Birth of Alexander Woollcott in New Jersey, USA; short story writer/critic (The Man Who Came to Dinner).
- 1906 - Birth of Ish Kabbible [Merwyn Bogue] in Pennsylvania, USA; comedian (Kay Kyser's Kollege).
- 1906 - Birth of Lanny Ross in Seattle, Washington, USA; radio singer ("Troubadour on the Moon" (1928), "Moonlight and Roses", Maxwell House Show Boat radio show, Packard Car Mardi Gras, Camel Caravan, Your Hit Parade, The Swift Show).
- 1915 - Birth of Alvy West in Brooklyn, New York, USA; orchestra leader (Andy Williams Show).
- 1922 - Birth of Guy Madison AKA Robert Ozell Moseley in Bakersfield, California, USA; actor (Wild Bill Hickok on radio and TV).
- 1923 - Birth of Jean Stapleton in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Damn Yankees, Klute, Edith Bunker - All in the Family).
- 1926 - Birth of Fritz Weaver in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Josef - Holocaust, Day of the Dolphin, Against the Law, Dream West, All My Children).
- 1935 - Birth of Tippi Hedren in Minnesota, USA; actress (The Birds, Marnie, The Bold and the Beautiful).
- 1938 - Birth of Phil Everly in Brownie, Kentucky, USA; singer (Everly Bros - "Wake Up Little Susie").
- 1942 - Birth of Shelly Fabares in Santa Monica, California, USA; actress (Donna Reed Show, Coach).
- 1943 - Birth of Janis Joplin in Port Arthur, Texas, USA; singer (Big Brother and The Holding Company, "Me and Bobby McGee", "Down on Me").
- 1946 - Birth of Dolly Rebecca Parton in Sevierville, Tennessee, USA; country singer (Dolly, 9 to 5).
- 1953 - Birth of Desi Arnaz Junior in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Craig - Here's Lucy, Fakeout, Joyride, Automan).
- 1954 - Birth of Katey Sagal in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Peg Bundy - Married With Children).
- 1960 - Birth of Alfrederick Joyner in East Saint Louis, Illinois, USA; triple jumper (Olympics-gold-1984).
- 1961 - Birth of William Ragsdale in Alaska, USA; actor (Fright Night, Mannequin 2, Smooth Talk).
- 1962 - Birth of Anthony Edwards in Santa Barbara, California, USA; actor (Mike Monroe - Northern Exposure).
- 1962 - Birth of Chris Sabo in Detroit, Michigan, USA; pitcher (Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles).
- 1969 - Birth of Orlando Palmeiro in Hoboken, New Jersey, USA; outfielder (California Angels).
- 1970 - Birth of Ghetty Chasun in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA; actress (Red Lips).
- 1970 - Birth of Rick Krivda in Mckeesport, Pennsylvania, USA; pitcher (Baltimore Orioles).
- 1970 - Birth of T J Mathews in Bellevillem Illinois, USA; pitcher (Saint Louis Cardinals).
- 1971 - Birth of Jeff Juden in Salem, Massachusetts, USA; baseball pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants).
- 1973 - Birth of Chris Stynes in Queens, New York, USA; infielder (Kansas City Royals).
- 1976 - Birth of Sky Christopherson in Tucson, Arizona; cyclist (Olympics-1996).
- 1977 - Birth of Anne Miller in Midland, Michigan; tennis star (1995 Darmstadt Germany).
- 1977 - Birth of Taliesin Jaffe in Venice, California; actor (Willy - Hail to the Chief).
- 1982 - Birth of Jodie Sweetin; American actress (Stephanie Tanner - Full House, Pants-off Dance off).
Deaths on January 19
- 1876 - Death of Philos Tyler at age 60 of typhus fever in New York City, New York, USA; engineer (Pontchartrain Railroad), coiner (New Oleans Mint (1839-1847)), superintendent (American Machine Works), mayor (Springfield (1854)).
- 1980 - William O Douglas, member of US Supreme court (1939-75), dies at age 81.
- 1985 - Death of Eric Voegelin, philosopher of history, in Stanford, California (born in Cologne, Germany).
- 1995 - Death of Gene MacLellan at age 56 by suicide in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada; composer ("Snowbird", "Put Your Hand in the Hand").
- 1998 - Death of Carl Perkins, at age 65 after a series of strokes; American singer/songwriter/guitarist ("Blue Suede Shoes", Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee).
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