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January 19

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.

♑ZodiacCapricorn ◈BirthstoneGarnet ❀Birth flowerCarnation

Capricorn is the sign for January 19 — read more on the Capricorn page, or see January's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 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.

Released on January 19

Movies, games, albums & shows

2026

  • 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
  1. 1419

    Hundred Years' War

  2. 1795

    Batavian Republic

  3. 1829

    Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  4. 1853

    Giuseppe Verdi

  5. 1920

    American Civil Liberties Union

  6. 1941

    World War II

  7. 1966

    Indira Gandhi

  8. 1993

    Czech Republic

  9. 2007

    Hrant Dink

  10. 2012

    Megaupload

Famous birthday twins

Born on January 19

Javier Pérez de Cuéllar

b. 1920

Janis Joplin

b. 1943

James Watt

b. 1736

Jenson Button

b. 1980

Danese Cooper

b. 1959

Nancy Lynch

b. 1948

Auguste Comte

b. 1798

Dragotin Kette

b. 1876

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)

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