Page 5: Historical Events In January - 19

1910  On January - 19 germany & Bolivia ends commerce/friendship treaty   

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

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

1912  Francis David Charteris, earl of Wemyss & March/Scottish landowner on January - 19.   

1913  On this day in history raymond Poincaré installed as President of France   

1913  On this day in history raymond Poincaré installed as president of France   

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 January - 19 german zeppelins bomb London for the first time in World War I   

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

1915  On January - 19 the first German Zeppelin attack over Great Britain, 4 die   

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

1917  On this day in history silvertown Essex's ammunition factory explodes; 300 die   

1917  On January - 19 john Raitt, Bonnie Raitt's father/singer/actor (Pajama Game)   

1918  On January - 19 soviets disallows a Constitution Assembly   

1918  John H Johnson, US, publisher (Negro Digest, Ebony, Jet) on this day in history.   

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

1919  On January - 19 anthony Dexter, [Walter Fleischmann], NB Canada, actor (Valentino)   

1920  On this day in history alexandre Millerand forms French government   

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

1920  Alexandre Millerand forms French govt on January - 19.   

1920  Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, Peruvian United Nations Secretary General on January - 19.   

1921  On this day in history costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras & El Salvador sign Pact of Union   

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

1922  On this day in history 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  WMC-AM in Memphis TN begins radio transmissions on January - 19.   

1923  Jean Stapleton, NYC, actress (Damn Yankees, Klute, All in the Family) on this day in history.   

1924  7th earl of Carnarvon, English large landowner on this day in history.   

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

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0399  On January - 19 birth of pulcheria, Byzantine empress (d. 453)   

1200  Dogen Kigen, Japan, Zen teacher, 1st patriarch of the Japanese Soto was born on this day in history.   

1544  Francis II de Valois-Angouleme, king of France (1559-60) was born on January - 19.   

1613  Jacques Huyn, composer was born on January - 19.   

1639  On January - 19 birth of noel Alexandre, French theologian/historian   

1676  John Weldon, composer was born on January - 19.   

1679  On January - 19 birth of girolamo Chiti, composer   

1686  Hakuin Ekakuborn, Japan, Zen Buddhist was born on this day in history.   

0639  Dagobert I, king of Austrasia/Soissons/Burgundy/Neustrië, dies on this day in history.   

1479  Johan II, king of Aragon/Navarra, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1526  On January - 19 death of isabella of Burgundy, wife of Christian II of Denmark (b. 1501)   

1547  Death of Henry Howard, earl of Surrey, army commander/poet, beheaded at 29 on January - 19.   

1549  Barthout van Assendelft, 1st land advocate of Holland, dies on January - 19.   

1576  On January - 19 hans Sachs, composer, dies at 81   

1591  On January - 19 edmond Auger, French jesuit (under Henri III), dies at about 60   

1625  On January - 19 erhard Buttner, composer, dies at 32