January 19th, 1955

Born on January 19th, 1955

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What 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 (3,130,000 L) 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 (pictured), 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 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, 2007

Four-man Team N2i, using only skis and kites, completes a 1,093-mile (1,759 km) trek to reach the Antarctic pole of inaccessibility for the first time since 1965 and for the first time ever without mechanical assistance.

January 19th, 1997

Yasser Arafat returns to Hebron after more than 30 years and joins celebrations over the handover of the last Israeli-controlled West Bank city.

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

Born on January 19th, 1955

69

Uwe Reinders

German association football player and manager

*January 19th, 1955, Essen

69

Valentina Alazraki

Mexican journalist covering the Vatican and television personality

*January 19th, 1955, Mexico City

67

Erwina Ryś-Ferens

Polish speed skater

*January 19th, 1955, Elbląg †April 20th, 2022

69

Edo Hafner

Yugoslav and Slovenian ice hockey player

*January 19th, 1955, Jesenice

69

Avraham Burg

Israeli politician

*January 19th, 1955, Jerusalem

69

Paul Maritz

American businessman

*January 19th, 1955, Southern Rhodesia

69

Simon Rattle

British conductor

*January 19th, 1955, Liverpool

69

Paul Rodriguez

American comedian and actor (born 1955)

*January 19th, 1955, Culiacán

69

Guido Lindemann

Swiss ice hockey player

*January 19th, 1955, Arosa

69

Mariusz Wilk

Polish journalist and writer

*January 19th, 1955, Wrocław

69

Steve Javie

American basketball referee

*January 19th, 1955, Philadelphia

69

Víctor Gaviria

Colombian film director

*January 19th, 1955, Liborina

69

Tony Mansfield

English songwriter, musician and record producer

*January 19th, 1955, Wimbledon

50

Wulf-Paul Werner

German politician (1955-2005)

*January 19th, 1955, Stuttgart †February 2nd, 2005, Zwickau

69

Gregorio Sablan

Northern Mariana Islander politician

*January 19th, 1955, Saipan

69

Michiel Romeyn

Dutch actor

*January 19th, 1955, Amsterdam

69

Tracy Stratford

American actress

*January 19th, 1955, Los Angeles

69

Barak Sopé

Prime Minister of Vanuatu

*January 19th, 1955, Port Vila

69

Viktor Kruglov

Russian footballer

*January 19th, 1955, Podolsk

69

Claudia Clevenger

American swimmer, Olympian, former world record-holder

*January 19th, 1955, San Jose

69

Andrew R. Heinze

American playwright and historian

*January 19th, 1955, Passaic

69

Ali Ünal

Turkish scholar

*January 19th, 1955, Uşak

69

Snješko Cerin

Croatian footballer

*January 19th, 1955, Zagreb

69

Jacky Fleming

British cartoonist and illustrator

*January 19th, 1955, London

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67

Peter Aude

Danish actor

*January 19th, 1957, Copenhagen

60

Marit Törnqvist

Swedish writer, illustrator and translator

*January 19th, 1964, Uppsala Cathedral Assembly

44

Cai Yun

Chinese badminton player

*January 19th, 1980, Suzhou

33

Julian von Schleinitz

German luger

*January 19th, 1991, Berchtesgaden

30

Matthias Ginter

German association football player

*January 19th, 1994, Freiburg im Breisgau

70

Katey Sagal

American actress

*January 19th, 1954, Hollywood

89

Lothar Dräger

German comics writer

*January 19th, 1927, Grambow †July 9th, 2016, Potsdam

78

Dolly Parton

American singer, songwriter and actress

*January 19th, 1946, Pittman Center

55

Camilla Overbye Roos

Danish actress

*January 19th, 1969, Copenhagen

44

Juma Muwowo

Badminton player

*January 19th, 1980, Kitwe

82

Michael Crawford

British actor and singer

*January 19th, 1942, Salisbury

40

Glenn Warfe

Badminton player

*January 19th, 1984, Werribee

27

Janis Joplin

American singer

*January 19th, 1943, Port Arthur †October 4th, 1970, Hollywood

70

Cindy Sherman

American photographer

*January 19th, 1954, Glen Ridge

28

Tang Pingyang

Chinese badminton player

*January 19th, 1996, Nantong

55

Edwidge Danticat

Novelist, short story writer, memoirist

*January 19th, 1969, Port-au-Prince

74

David Tredinnick

British politician (born 1950)

*January 19th, 1950, Worthing

101

Harry Huskey

American computer design pioneer (1916-2017)

*January 19th, 1916, Whittier †April 9th, 2017, Santa Cruz

32

Logan Lerman

American actor

*January 19th, 1992, Beverly Hills

61

Silvio Martinello

Italian cyclist

*January 19th, 1963, Padua

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Born in 1955

63

Pete Shelley

British singer-songwriter (1955–2018)

*April 17th, 1955, Leigh †December 6th, 2018, Tallinn

68

Adolf Sauerland

German politician

*June 4th, 1955, Duisburg

68

Bill Gates

American businessman, investor, and philanthropist (born 1955)

*October 28th, 1955, Seattle

68

Guillermo Lasso

47 president of Ecuador

*November 16th, 1955, Guayaquil

68

Tim Berners-Lee

English computer scientist, inventor of the World Wide Web (born 1955)

*June 8th, 1955, London

68

Lars Brygmann

Danish actor

*November 30th, 1955, Copenhagen

56

Steve Jobs

American entrepreneur; co-founder of Apple Inc. (1955–2011)

*February 24th, 1955, San Francisco †October 5th, 2011, Palo Alto

69

Lasse Lindtner

Norwegian actor

*March 7th, 1955, Bergen

68

Steve Jones

English guitarist

*September 3rd, 1955, Shepherd's Bush

69

Nicolas Sarkozy

President of France from 2007 to 2012

*January 28th, 1955, Paris

61

Bill Paxton

American actor and filmmaker (1955–2017)

*May 17th, 1955, Fort Worth †February 25th, 2017, Los Angeles

68

Caroline Loeb

French actress and singer

*October 5th, 1955, Neuilly-sur-Seine

68

Saw Swee Leong

Badminton player

*July 16th, 1955, Penang

61

Jimmy LaFave

American musician

*July 12th, 1955, Wills Point †May 21st, 2017, Austin

69

Steve Mann

British chemist

*April 1st, 1955, Leeds

69

Jair Bolsonaro

President of Brazil from 2019 to 2022

*March 21st, 1955, Glicério

43

Gerhard Gundermann

German musician

*February 21st, 1955, Weimar †June 21st, 1998, Spreetal

69

Martin Jehne

German historian of classical antiquity

*January 27th, 1955, Hamburg

68

Isabelle Adjani

French actress

*June 27th, 1955, 17th arrondissement of Paris

68

Whoopi Goldberg

American actress, comedian, author and television personality

*November 13th, 1955, New York City

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1955 is a normal year and no leap year.

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