Tukuk-OS📅 January 19
14 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on January 19? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2012 — The Hong Kong–based file-sharing website Megaupload was shut down by the FBI.
- 2007 — Turkish-Armenian journalist and human-rights activist Hrant Dink was assassinated by a Turkish nationalist in Istanbul.
- 2007 — A four-man team, using only skis and kites, completed a 1,093-mile (1,759 km) trek to reach the Southern Pole of Inaccessibility, the first people to get there since 1967, and the first to do so on foot.
- 2006 — In the deadliest aviation accident in Slovak history, an Antonov An-24 operated by the Slovak Air Force crashed in northern Hungary, killing 42 of the 43 people on board.
Antonov An-24Slovak Air Force2006 Slovak Air Force Antonov An-24 crash
- 1996 — A tank barge and a tug grounded on a beach in Rhode Island, causing a spill of an estimated 828,000 U.S. gallons (3.13 million litres) of home heating oil.
- 1977 — Iva Toguri (pictured), convicted of treason for broadcasting Japanese propaganda, was granted a full pardon by U.S. president Gerald Ford.
- 1975 — An earthquake registering 6.8 Ms struck northern Himachal Pradesh in India, causing extensive damage to the region.
1975 Kinnaur earthquakeSurface-wave magnitudeHimachal Pradesh
- 1972 — The French newspaper L'Aurore revealed that the former Nazi SS officer Klaus Barbie, the "Butcher of Lyon", had been found to be living in Peru.
- 1920 — The American Civil Liberties Union was founded by the directors of the National Civil Liberties Bureau.
American Civil Liberties UnionNational Civil Liberties Bureau
- 1915 — World War I: The first major attack of the German bombing campaign against Britain took place when Zeppelins bombed several towns in Norfolk.
- 1909 — A deed was recorded for David Hanbury to sell Island No. 2 in northern California to his brother John for $10 ($358.33 in .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}2025).
- 1795 — The Batavian Republic was established the day after William V fled the Dutch Republic as a result of the Batavian Revolution in Amsterdam.
- 1511 — War of the League of Cambrai: Troops led by Pope Julius II captured Mirandola (depicted) after a brief siege.
War of the League of CambraiPope Julius IISiege of Mirandola (1511)
- 1419 — Hundred Years' War: The siege of Rouen ended with English troops capturing the city from Norman French forces.
Births
- 2003 — Felix Afena-Gyan, Ghanaian footballer
- 1999 — Jonathan Taylor, American football player
- 1999 — Donyell Malen, Dutch footballer
- 1998 — Emre Guler, Australian rugby league player
- 1996 — Jakub Jankto, Czech footballer
- 1994 — Matthias Ginter, German footballer
- 1994 — Alfie Mawson, English footballer
- 1994 — Marvelous Nakamba, Zimbabwean footballer
- 1993 — Erick Torres Padilla, Mexican footballer
- 1993 — João Mário, Portuguese footballer
- 1993 — Ricardo Centurión, Argentine footballer
- 1993 — Walter Benítez, Argentine footballer
Deaths
- 2026 — Valentino, Italian fashion designer, founder of Valentino (born 1932)
- 2025 — Jeff Torborg, American baseball player and manager (born 1941)
- 2017 — Miguel Ferrer, American actor (born 1955)
- 2016 — Richard Levins, American ecologist and geneticist (born 1930)
- 2016 — Ettore Scola, Italian director and screenwriter (born 1931)
- 2016 — Sheila Sim (Lady Attenborough), English actress (born 1922)
- 2015 — Justin Capră, Romanian engineer and academic (born 1933)
- 2015 — Michel Guimond, Canadian lawyer and politician (born 1953)
- 2015 — Ward Swingle, American-French singer-songwriter and conductor (born 1927)
- 2014 — Azaria Alon, Ukrainian-Israeli environmentalist, co-founded the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel (born 1918)
- 2014 — Christopher Chataway, English runner, journalist, and politician (born 1931)
- 2013 — Taihō Kōki, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 48th Yokozuna (born 1940)
Observances & holidays
- Christian feast day: Bassianus of Lodi
- Christian feast day: Faustina and Liberata of Como
- Christian feast day: Henry of Uppsala
- Christian feast day: Marius, Martha, Audifax, and Abachum
- Christian feast day: Mark of Ephesus (Eastern Orthodox Church)
- Christian feast day: Pontianus of Spoleto
- Christian feast day: Wulfstan, Bishop of Worcester
- Christian feast day: January 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Confederate Heroes Day (Texas), and its related observance: Robert E. Lee Day (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia and Mississippi)
- Husband's Day (Iceland)
- Kokborok Day (Tripura, India)
- Theophany / Epiphany (Eastern and Oriental Orthodoxy), and its related observances: Timkat, or 20 during Leap Year (Ethiopian Orthodox)
- Theophany / Epiphany (Eastern and Oriental Orthodoxy), and its related observances:
Vodici or Baptism of Jesus (North Macedonia)
Public holidays in North MacedoniaBaptism of JesusNorth Macedonia
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