January 19th, 1956

Born on January 19th, 1956

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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, 1956

65

Carman

American Contemporary Christian music singer

*January 19th, 1956, Trenton †February 16th, 2021, Las Vegas

68

Susan Solomon

American atmospheric chemist

*January 19th, 1956, Chicago

68

Laurent Gervereau

French visual artist and historian

*January 19th, 1956, Paris

68

Waldemar Skrzypczak

Polish Army general

*January 19th, 1956, Szczecin

67

Saulius Pečeliūnas

Lithuanian politician

*January 19th, 1956, Druskininkai †December 2nd, 2023

68

Parthenon Huxley

American musician, singer, songwriter and producer

*January 19th, 1956, Baton Rouge

68

Cynthia M. Grund

American philosopher and educator

*January 19th, 1956, New Haven

68

Michael Köhler

German chemist, professor and author

*January 19th, 1956, Halle (Saale)

68

Harold James

British historian

*January 19th, 1956, Bedford

68

Karl Baldischwiler

American football player

*January 19th, 1956, Okmulgee

68

Eraldo Correia

Brazilian footballer and manager

*January 19th, 1956, Timbaúba

32

Thomas Henty

English actor (1956-1988)

*January 19th, 1956, England †August 13th, 1988, England

67

Booker Newberry III

American musician

*January 19th, 1956, Youngstown †April 5th, 2023

Same Day
Who's birthday is on January 19th?

67

Peter Aude

Danish actor

*January 19th, 1957, Copenhagen

69

Uwe Reinders

German association football player and manager

*January 19th, 1955, Essen

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

55

Rödiger Voss

German-Swiss university teacher

*January 19th, 1969, Cologne

78

Dolly Parton

American singer, songwriter and actress

*January 19th, 1946, Pittman Center

30

Matthias Ginter

German association football player

*January 19th, 1994, Freiburg im Breisgau

55

Camilla Overbye Roos

Danish actress

*January 19th, 1969, Copenhagen

89

Lothar Dräger

German comics writer

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

44

Juma Muwowo

Badminton player

*January 19th, 1980, Kitwe

40

Glenn Warfe

Badminton player

*January 19th, 1984, Werribee

70

Katey Sagal

American actress

*January 19th, 1954, Hollywood

82

Michael Crawford

British actor and singer

*January 19th, 1942, Salisbury

27

Janis Joplin

American singer

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

55

Edwidge Danticat

Novelist, short story writer, memoirist

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

28

Tang Pingyang

Chinese badminton player

*January 19th, 1996, Nantong

61

Silvio Martinello

Italian cyclist

*January 19th, 1963, Padua

32

Logan Lerman

American actor

*January 19th, 1992, Beverly Hills

101

Harry Huskey

American computer design pioneer (1916-2017)

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

Same year
Born in 1956

68

Peter Hook

English musician

*February 13th, 1956, Salford

67

Charles M. Huber

German actor and politician

*December 3rd, 1956, Munich

68

Sheila McCarthy

Canadian actress

*January 1st, 1956, Toronto

68

Stephan Barratt-Due

Norwegian musician

*June 1st, 1956, Oslo

67

Tom Hanks

American actor and film producer (born 1956)

*July 9th, 1956, Concord

67

Theresa May

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2019

*October 1st, 1956, Eastbourne

68

Liem Swie King

Indonesian badminton player

*February 28th, 1956, Kudus

60

Carrie Fisher

American actress, writer and screenwriter (1956–2016)

*October 21st, 1956, Burbank †December 27th, 2016, UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center

23

Ian Curtis

British musician (1956–1980)

*July 15th, 1956, Stretford †May 18th, 1980, Macclesfield

67

Valgerd Svarstad Haugland

Norwegian politician

*August 23rd, 1956, Kvam Municipality

68

Ulrike Meyfarth

German former high jumper

*May 4th, 1956, Frankfurt

68

Martyn Ware

English musician

*May 19th, 1956, Sheffield

68

Gunnar Brands

German classical archaeologist

*March 30th, 1956, Duisburg

68

Donna Strickland

Nobel laurate

*May 27th, 1956, Guelph

68

Justus Carrière

German actor

*May 16th, 1956, Schwerin

68

Michel Houellebecq

French writer

*February 26th, 1956, Saint-Pierre

68

Bryan Cranston

American actor, director, and producer

*March 7th, 1956, Hollywood

62

Minken Fosheim

Norwegian actress (1956-2018)

*March 20th, 1956, Oslo †June 7th, 2018, Oslo

68

Imelda Staunton

English actress (born 1956)

*January 9th, 1956, Archway district

67

Andreas Bornschein

German association football player

*November 29th, 1956, Leipzig

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Leap year

Yes: 1956 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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