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 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 347 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is January 6, 2024 – a Friday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 28,427,040 minutes 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.
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 22 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 4,046 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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January 19 Historical Events
- 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.
- 1840 –Captain Charles Wilkes circumnavigates Antarctica, claiming what became known as Wilkes Land for the United States.
- 1935 –Coopers Inc. sells the world’s first briefs.
- 1949 –Cuba recognizes Israel.
- 1960 –Japan and the United States sign the US-Japan Mutual Security Treaty
- 1977 –Snow falls in Miami, Florida. This is the only time in the history of the city that snow has fallen. It also fell in the Bahamas.
- 1978 –The last Volkswagen Beetle made in Germany leaves VW’s plant in Emden. Beetle production in Latin America would continue until 2003.
- 1986 –The first computer virus released into the wild is a boot sector virus dubbed (c)Brain, created by the Farooq Alvi Brothers in Lahore, Pakistan, reportedly to deter piracy of the software they had written.
- 1991 –Gulf War: Iraq fires a second Scud missile into Israel, causing 15 injuries.
- 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?
- 1874 –Hitachiyama Taniemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 19th Yokozuna (d. 1922)
- 1923 –Jean Stapleton, American actress
- 1967 –Javier Cámara, Spanish actor
- 1969 –Casey Sherman, American author
- 1969 –Steve Staunton, Irish footballer
- 1970 –Kathleen Smet, Belgian triathlete
- 1972 –Joana Benedek, Mexican actress
- 1977 –Lauren Etame Mayer, Cameroonian footballer
- 1981 –Kerby Raymundo, Filipino basketball player
- 1985 –Benny Feilhaber, American soccer player
Who died on January 19?
- 1757 –Thomas Ruddiman, Scottish classical scholar (b. 1674)
- 1785 –Jonathan Toup, English classical scholar and critic (b. 1713)
- 1851 –Esteban Echeverría, Argentine writer (b. 1805)
- 1915 –Thomas Herbst, German painter (b. 1848)
- 1972 –Michael Rabin, American violinist (b. 1936)
- 1976 –Hidetsugu Yagi, Japanese electrical engineer (b. 1886)
- 1990 –Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, Indian religious leader (b. 1931)
- 2004 –David Hookes, Australian cricketer and coach (b. 1955)
- 2007 –Murat Nasyrov, Russian singer and composer (b. 1969)
- 2008 –Suzanne Pleshette, American actress (b. 1937)
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