Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
b. 1920
Peruvian politician and diplomat, 135th Prime Minister of Peru
On This Day · The 19th day of the year
January 19
January 19 carries 10 recorded events spanning between 1419 and 2012. Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England, completing his reconquest of Normandy.
Compiled & reviewed by Roman Tailor · Last reviewed July 13, 2026
What happened on January 19?
January 19 is the 19th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1419 and 2012. Famous people born on January 19 include Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, Janis Joplin and James Watt.
The shape of the day
January 19's record stretches 593 years, from 1419 to 2012. Its center of gravity is the 20th century, and politics and nation-building recur.
Capricorn is the sign for January 19 — read more on the Capricorn page, or see January's birthstone & birth flower.
Released on January 19
Movies, games, albums & shows2026
- Game Hungry Horrors
- Movie Mercy
2025
- TV The Hunting Party
2023
- Game A Space for the Unbound
- TV My Senior Brother is Too Steady
Release data from TMDB & IGDB.
Events
10 notable moments- 1419
Hundred Years' War
Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England, completing his reconquest of Normandy.
- 1795
Batavian Republic
The Batavian Republic is proclaimed in the Netherlands, replacing the Dutch Republic.
- 1829
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust: The First Part of the Tragedy receives its premiere performance.
- 1853
Giuseppe Verdi
Giuseppe Verdi's opera Il trovatore receives its premiere performance in Rome.
- 1920
American Civil Liberties Union
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is founded.
- 1941
World War II
World War II: HMS Greyhound and other escorts of convoy AS-12 sink Italian submarine Neghelli with all hands 64 kilometres (40 mi) northeast of Falkonera.
- 1966
Indira Gandhi
Indira Gandhi becomes India's first female prime minister.
- 1993
Czech Republic
Czech Republic and Slovakia join the United Nations.
- 2007
Hrant Dink
Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink is assassinated in front of his newspaper's Istanbul office by 17-year-old Turkish ultra-nationalist Ogün Samast.
- 2012
Megaupload
The Hong Kong-based file-sharing website Megaupload is shut down by the FBI.
Famous birthday twins
Born on January 19Janis Joplin
b. 1943
American singer-songwriter
James Watt
b. 1736
Scottish chemist and engineer
Jenson Button
b. 1980
English racing driver
Danese Cooper
b. 1959
American computer scientist and programmer
Nancy Lynch
b. 1948
American computer scientist and academic
Auguste Comte
b. 1798
French economist, sociologist, and philosopher
Dragotin Kette
b. 1876
Slovenian poet and author
Deaths
- 2007Hrant Dink
- 2000Hedy Lamarr
- 1983Ham (chimpanzee)
- 1948Tony Garnier (architect)
- 1865Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
- 1576Hans Sachs
Holidays & observances
- —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)
Historical facts, event summaries, and biographical lines above are adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. DateLore adds curation, structure, and original editorial commentary. DateLore is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.
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