January 19
January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 346 days remaining (347 in leap years)
Events:
Births:
- 1736 - James Watt, builder of steam engines
- 1807 - Robert E. Lee, Confederate general in the American Civil War
- 1809 - Edgar Allan Poe, poet, short story author, (+ 1849)
- 1839 - Paul Cezanne, painter (+ 1906)
- 1907 - Lilian Harvey, actress (+ 1968)
- 1920 - Javier Perez de Cuellar, diplomat
- 1921 - Patricia Highsmith, author (+ 1995)
- 1923 - Jean Stapleton (actress)
- 1931 - Tippi Hedren (actress)
- 1943 - Janis Joplin, singer (+ 1970)
- 1945 - Maria Jespen, theologian
- 1946 - Dolly Parton (singer, actress)
- 1949 - Robert Palmer (singer, guitarist)
- 1953 - Desi Arnaz, Jr. (singer)
- 1971 - Shawn Wayans (actor, writer, producer)
Deaths:
- 1990 - Herbert Wehner, German politician
- 1997 - James Dickey (poet, novelist)
- 1998 - Carl Perkins (guitarist)
Holidays and observances:
- Catholicism - Julian Calendar Theophany (Epiphany)
See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
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