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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 |