Historical Events In January - 19

1910  Germany & Bolivia ends commerce/friendship treaty on this day in history.   

1910  On January - 19 national Institute of Arts & Letters incorporated by Congress   

1910  Willi Schmidt, Germany, director on January - 19.   

1912  On January - 19 francis David Charteris, earl of Wemyss & March/Scottish landowner   

1913  Raymond Poincaré installed as President of France on this day in history.   

1913  Raymond Poincaré installed as president of France on this day in history.   

1913  On this day in history phyllis Flowerdew, school Reading text author   

1913  David Emlyn Evans, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1914  On this day in history lester Flatt, country musician (Flatt & Scruggs)   

1915  On this day in history german zeppelins bomb London for the first time in World War I   

1915  Neon Tube sign patented by George Claude on January - 19.   

1915  The first German Zeppelin attack over Great Britain, 4 die on this day in history.   

1915  On January - 19 the Germans perform the first aerial bombing of Britain, from a pair of Zeppelin dirigibles during WWI.   

1915  1st German Zeppelin attack over Great Britain, 4 die on January - 19.   

1915  On this day in history alvy West, Bkln NY, orch leader (Andy Williams Show)   

1917  Silvertown Essex's ammunition factory explodes; 300 die on this day in history.   

1917  On this day in history john Raitt, Bonnie Raitt's father/singer/actor (Pajama Game)   

1918  On January - 19 soviets disallows a Constitution Assembly   

1918  On January - 19 john H Johnson, US, publisher (Negro Digest, Ebony, Jet)   

1919  On January - 19 "Tidal wave" of molasses 15 m high x 25 m wide kills dozens, Boston   

1919  On this day in history anthony Dexter, [Walter Fleischmann], NB Canada, actor (Valentino)   

1920  Alexandre Millerand forms French government on this day in history.   

1920  US Senate votes against membership in League of Nations on this day in history.   

1920  On this day in history alexandre Millerand forms French govt   

1920  On January - 19 javier Pérez de Cuéllar, Peruvian United Nations Secretary General   

1921  On January - 19 costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras & El Salvador sign Pact of Union   

1921  On January - 19 patricia Highsmith, [Plangman], US/Swiss writer (Strangers on a Train)   

1922  On January - 19 geological survey says US oil supply would be depleted in 20 years   

1922  Arthur Morris, cricketer (great Australian lefty opening batsman) on January - 19.   

1923  On this day in history the Grand Trunk Railway is amalgamated into the Canadian National System by order in council P.C. 114. By 1923 the system included the Canadian Government Railways (including the Intercolonial, the Prince Edward Island and the National Transcontinental Railways); the Hudson Bay Railway; the Canadian Northern and its subsidiaries; the Grand Trunk Pacific; and the Grand Trunk (including the Grand Trunk Western and the Grand Trunk New England lines).   

1923  On this day in history wMC-AM in Memphis TN begins radio transmissions   

1923  Jean Stapleton, NYC, actress (Damn Yankees, Klute, All in the Family) on January - 19.   

1924  7th earl of Carnarvon, English large landowner on January - 19.   

1925  -48ºF (-44ºC), Van Buren ME (state record) on January - 19.   

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0399  Pulcheria, Byzantine empress (d. 453) was born on January - 19.   

1200  Dogen Kigen, Japan, Zen teacher, 1st patriarch of the Japanese Soto was born on January - 19.   

1544  Francis II de Valois-Angouleme, king of France (1559-60) was born on this day in history.   

1613  On this day in history birth of jacques Huyn, composer   

1639  On this day in history birth of noel Alexandre, French theologian/historian   

1676  On this day in history birth of john Weldon, composer   

1679  On January - 19 birth of girolamo Chiti, composer   

1686  On this day in history birth of hakuin Ekakuborn, Japan, Zen Buddhist   

0639  On this day in history dagobert I, king of Austrasia/Soissons/Burgundy/Neustrië, dies   

1479  On January - 19 johan II, king of Aragon/Navarra, dies at 81   

1526  On this day in history death of isabella of Burgundy, wife of Christian II of Denmark (b. 1501)   

1547  On January - 19 death of henry Howard, earl of Surrey, army commander/poet, beheaded at 29   

1549  On this day in history barthout van Assendelft, 1st land advocate of Holland, dies   

1576  Hans Sachs, composer, dies at 81 on January - 19.   

1591  Edmond Auger, French jesuit (under Henri III), dies at about 60 on this day in history.   

1625  On this day in history erhard Buttner, composer, dies at 32