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, 1,737,244,800 seconds 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
- 1788 –The second group of ships of the First Fleet arrives at Botany Bay.
- 1817 –An army of 5,423 soldiers, led by General José de San Martín, crosses the Andes from Argentina to liberate Chile and then Peru.
- 1853 –Giuseppe Verdi’s opera Il Trovatore receives its premiere performance in Rome.
- 1862 –American Civil War: Battle of Mill Springs – The Confederacy suffers its first significant defeat in the conflict.
- 1871 –Franco-Prussian War: In the Siege of Paris, Prussia wins the Battle of St. Quentin. Meanwhile, the French attempt to break the siege in the Battle of Buzenval will end unsuccessfully the following day.
- 1893 –Henrik Ibsen’s play The Master Builder receives its premiere performance in Berlin.
- 1949 –Cuba recognizes Israel.
- 1953 –68% of all television sets in the United States are tuned in to I Love Lucy to watch Lucy give birth.
- 1993 –Czech Republic and Slovakia join the United Nations.
- 2006 –The New Horizons probe is launched by NASA on the first mission to Pluto.
Who were born on January 19?
- 1798 –Auguste Comte, French philosopher (d. 1857)
- 1932 –Russ Hamilton, British singer (d. 2008)
- 1947 –Rod Evans, British musician (Deep Purple)
- 1948 –Frank McKenna, Canadian politician
- 1966 –Floris Jan Bovelander, Dutch field hockey player
- 1966 –Stefan Edberg, Swedish tennis player
- 1969 –Junior Seau, American football player
- 1977 –Benjamin Ayres, Canadian actor
- 1984 –Fabio Catacchini, Italian footballer
- 1992 –Mac Miller, American rapper
Who died on January 19?
- 1869 –Carl Reichenbach, German chemist and philosopher (b. 1788)
- 1925 –Queen Maria Sophia of Two Sicilies (b.1841)
- 1939 –Branislav Nušić, Serbian novelist, playwright, satirist, essayist and journalist (b. 1864)
- 1968 –Ray Harroun, American race car driver (b. 1879)
- 1972 –Michael Rabin, American violinist (b. 1936)
- 1990 –Herbert Wehner, German politician (b. 1906)
- 1996 –Don Simpson, American film producer (b. 1943)
- 2005 –Bill Andersen, New Zealand communist and trade union leader (b. 1924)
- 2007 –Denny Doherty, Canadian singer (The Mamas & the Papas) (b. 1940)
- 2008 –John Stewart, American musician (The Kingston Trio) (b. 1939)
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