January 19th, 1861

Born on January 19th, 1861

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What happened on January 19th, 1861?

January 19th, 1861

American Civil War: Georgia joins South Carolina, Florida, Mississippi, and Alabama in declaring secession from the United States.

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What else happened on January 19th?

January 19th, 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.

January 19th, 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.

January 19th, 2001

The key of Majulah Singapura, the national anthem of Singapore, was changed to F major.

January 19th, 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.

January 19th, 1977

Iva Toguri (pictured), convicted of treason for broadcasting Japanese propaganda, was granted a full pardon by U.S. president Gerald Ford.

January 19th, 1975

An earthquake registering 6.8 Ms struck northern Himachal Pradesh in India, causing extensive damage to the region.

January 19th, 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.

January 19th, 1920

The American Civil Liberties Union was founded by the directors of the National Civil Liberties Bureau.

January 19th, 1915

World War I: The first major attack of the German bombing campaign against Britain took place when Zeppelins bombed several towns in Norfolk.

January 19th, 1795

The Batavian Republic was established the day after William V fled the Dutch Republic as a result of the Batavian Revolution in Amsterdam.

January 19th, 1607

San Agustin Church in Manila, the oldest extant church in the Philippines, was completed.

January 19th, 1511

War of the League of Cambrai: Troops led by Pope Julius II captured Mirandola (depicted) after a brief siege.

January 19th, 1419

Hundred Years' War: The siege of Rouen ended with English troops capturing the city from Norman French forces.

January 19th, 2025

Bytedance and sister companies are banned from the United States for "security concerns".

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 19th

Born on January 19th, 1861

58

Bruno Sauer

German art historian and archaeologist (1861-1919)

*January 19th, 1861, Leipzig †May 10th, 1919, Kiel

60

Max Bewer

German author (1861–1921)

*January 19th, 1861, Düsseldorf †October 13th, 1921, Meissen

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Born in 1861

80

Rabindranath Tagore

Bengali poet, philosopher and polymath (1861–1941)

*May 7th, 1861, Kolkata †August 7th, 1941, Kolkata

72

Marie von Miller

German painter (1861–1933)

*February 22nd, 1861, Munich †August 18th, 1933, Starnberg

68

Fridtjof Nansen

Norwegian polar explorer and diplomat; Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1861-1930)

*October 10th, 1861, Vestre Aker †May 13th, 1930, Polhøgda

69

Nellie Melba

Australian opera singer

*May 19th, 1861, Melbourne †February 23rd, 1931, Sydney

76

Georges Méliès

French filmmaker and illusionist (1861–1938)

*December 8th, 1861, Paris †January 21st, 1938, Paris

69

Luigi Facta

Italian politician (1861-1930)

*September 13th, 1861, Pinerolo †November 5th, 1930, Pinerolo

66

Armando Diaz

Italian general (1861-1928)

*December 5th, 1861, Naples †February 29th, 1928, Rome

77

Ludwig Fulda

German writer

*November 30th, 1861, Frankfurt †March 30th, 1939, Berlin

86

Ernest Barberolle

French rower

*October 16th, 1861, Paris †September 5th, 1948, Joinville-le-Pont

84

Sidney Jones

British composer (1861-1946)

*June 17th, 1861, Islington †January 29th, 1946, Kew

68

Lomer Gouin

Canadian politician (1861-1929)

*March 19th, 1861, Deschambault-Grondines †March 28th, 1929, Quebec City

65

Muhammad VI

36th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire

*January 14th, 1861, Istanbul †May 16th, 1926, Sanremo

79

František Černý

Czech music educator, composer and contrabassist (1861–1940)

*January 23rd, 1861, Pardubice †September 3rd, 1940, Prague

42

Hugo von François

German officer (1861-1904)

*May 12th, 1861, Dzierżoniów †March 13th, 1904

69

Louis Rubenstein

Figure skater (1861-1931)

*September 23rd, 1861, Montreal †January 3rd, 1931

70

Frederick Jackson Turner

American historian (1861-1932)

*November 14th, 1861, Portage †March 14th, 1932, San Marino

86

Victor Horta

Belgian architect, designer, publicist, teacher and creator of Art Nouveau

*January 6th, 1861, Ghent †September 8th, 1947, City of Brussels

64

Rudolf Steiner

Austrian social reformer, occultist and esotericist (1861–1925)

*February 25th, 1861, Donji Kraljevec †March 30th, 1925, Dornach

60

Erich von Falkenhayn

Chief of Germany's General Staff during the first two years of the First World War (1861-1922)

*September 11th, 1861, Białochowo †April 8th, 1922, Lindstedt Castle

75

Lou Andreas-Salomé

German-Russian essayist, philosopher, and psychoanalyst (1861–1937)

*February 12th, 1861, Saint Petersburg †February 5th, 1937, Göttingen

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Public holidays on January 19th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Confederate Heroes Day , Theophany / Epiphany) which are celebrated on January 19th.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1861 is a normal year and no leap year.

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