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| Birthday January 19, 1095 St Wulfstan, bishop of Worcester--ended sale of slaves at Bristol |
| Birthday January 19, 1736 James Watt, made steam engine workable (or 1753) |
| Birthday January 19, 1749 Isaiah Thomas, American printer and editor and publisher and historian |
| Birthday January 19, 1798 Auguste Comte, philosopher and founder of sociology & Positivism |
| Birthday January 19, 1807 Robert E. Lee born |
| Birthday January 19, 1807 Robert E Lee, Confederate gen |
| Birthday January 19, 1809 Edgar Allen Poe, author (The Pit & the Pendulum) |
| Birthday January 19, 1813 Sir Henry Bessemer, engineer-inventor |
| Birthday January 19, 1839 Paul Cezanne, painter |
| Birthday January 19, 1859 Alice Eastwood |
| Birthday January 19, 1906 Lanny Ross, singer |
| Birthday January 19, 1917 John Raitt, singer |
| Birthday January 19, 1921 Patricia Highsmith is born |
| Birthday January 19, 1922 Guy Madison, Actor (Computer Wizard and Jet over the Atlantic) |
| Birthday January 19, 1923 Jean Stapleton, Actress (Damn Yankees and Klute) in NYC |
| Birthday January 19, 1926 Fritz Weaver, Actor (Day of the Dolphin and Demon Seed) |
| Birthday January 19, 1932 Joe Schmidt, NFL linebacker (Detroit) |
| Birthday January 19, 1935 Tippi Hedren, in Minnesota (The Birds) |
| Birthday January 19, 1943 Janis Joplin, in Port Arthur Texas |
| Birthday January 19, 1944 Shelly Fabraes, in Santa Monica |
| Birthday January 19, 1946 Dolly Parton, country singer and bra buster in Tennessee |
| Birthday January 19, 1947 Ann Compton, TV news reporter |
| Birthday January 19, 1951 Linda Hayden |
| Birthday January 19, 1953 Desi Arnez Jr, Actor |
| History January 19, 1747 Johann Bode founder of "Bode's Law " dies |
| History January 19, 1764 John Wilkes expelled from Parliament |
| History January 19, 1770 Battle of Golden Hill (Lower Manhattan) |
| History January 19, 1839 Aden conquered by East India Company |
| History January 19, 1840 Wilkes claims portion of Antarctica for U.S. |
| History January 19, 1847 Mexican rebels kill Charles Bent |
| History January 19, 1861 Georgia becomes 5th state to secede from US |
| History January 19, 1862 Battle of Logan's Crossroads |
| History January 19, 1883 Fog leads to deadly collision in North Sea |
| History January 19, 1903 1st regular transatlantic radio broadcast between US & England |
| History January 19, 1915 First air raid on Britain |
| History January 19, 1921 Costa Rica Guatemala Honduras & El Salvador sign Pact of Union |
| History January 19, 1941 British attack Italians in Africa |
| History January 19, 1950 Communist China recognizes North Vietnam |
| History January 19, 1955 Millionaire TV program premiers |
| History January 19, 1961 Eisenhower cautions successor about Laos |
| History January 19, 1966 Indira Gandhi becomes Indian prime minister |
| History January 19, 1968 Operation McLain is launched |
| History January 19, 1974 Notre Dame beats UCLA to end 88-game winning streak |
| History January 19, 1977 Ford pardons Tokyo Rose |
| History January 19, 1983 Butcher of Lyons arrested in Bolivia |
| History January 19, 1993 Fleetwood Mac reunite to play Don't Stop at Bill Clinton's first Inaugural gala |
| History January 19, 1993 Production begins on Toy Story |
| History January 19, 1999 Man charged in California cyberstalking case |
| History January 19, 2007 First McDonald's drive-through opens in Beijing |