January 19th, 1979

Born on January 19th, 1979

Age in days, weeks and months
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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, 1979

45

Svetlana Khorkina

Russian artistic gymnast

*January 19th, 1979, Belgorod

45

Joelle Franzmann

German triathlete

*January 19th, 1979, Idar-Oberstein

45

Ignacio Ávila

Spanish paralympic athlete

*January 19th, 1979, Manresa

45

Dean Schofield

English rugby union footballer

*January 19th, 1979, Manchester

45

Wiley

English rapper and record producer

*January 19th, 1979, London

45

Josu Sarriegi

Spanish footballer

*January 19th, 1979, Lazkao

45

Eneko Romo

Spanish footballer

*January 19th, 1979, Pamplona

45

Adriana Ángeles Lozada

Mexican judoka

*January 19th, 1979, Pachuca

45

Andreína Álvarez

Venezuelan actress and singer

*January 19th, 1979, Caracas

45

Misty Edwards

American singer

*January 19th, 1979, Andrews

45

Oceana Basílio

Portuguese model

*January 19th, 1979, Tavira

45

Rick Sherrod

Player of American football

*January 19th, 1979, Charleston

45

Luciano Valerio Harry

Honduran footballer

*January 19th, 1979, Tela

45

Guillano Édouard

Footballer

*January 19th, 1979, Mauritius

45

David Lawless

Irish film director and producer

*January 19th, 1979, Paris

45

Darko Savić

Serbian footballer

*January 19th, 1979, Vršac

45

Danilo Stefani

Footballer

*January 19th, 1979, Macerata

45

Coral Smith

American television personality

*January 19th, 1979, San Francisco

45

Byung-hyun Kim

South Korean baseball player

*January 19th, 1979, Gwangju

45

Artem Znachkov

Armenian figure skater

*January 19th, 1979, Pervouralsk

45

Sun Yingjie

Chinese long distance runner

*January 19th, 1979, Sujiatun District

45

Kevin Tse

Macanese racing driver

*January 19th, 1979, Hong Kong

45

Christophe Perrillat

French cross-country skier

*January 19th, 1979, Annecy

45

Patrik Borger

German footballer

*January 19th, 1979, Kiel

45

Katja Wühler

German volleyball player

*January 19th, 1979, Erfurt

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Who's birthday is on January 19th?

44

Cai Yun

Chinese badminton player

*January 19th, 1980, Suzhou

44

Juma Muwowo

Badminton player

*January 19th, 1980, Kitwe

60

Marit Törnqvist

Swedish writer, illustrator and translator

*January 19th, 1964, Uppsala Cathedral Assembly

33

Julian von Schleinitz

German luger

*January 19th, 1991, Berchtesgaden

40

Glenn Warfe

Badminton player

*January 19th, 1984, Werribee

43

Audrey Lamy

French actress

*January 19th, 1981, Alès

30

Matthias Ginter

German association football player

*January 19th, 1994, Freiburg im Breisgau

44

Jenson Button

British racing driver

*January 19th, 1980, Frome

69

Uwe Reinders

German association football player and manager

*January 19th, 1955, Essen

67

Peter Aude

Danish actor

*January 19th, 1957, Copenhagen

43

Ahmed Ammi

Dutch footballer

*January 19th, 1981, Temsamane

32

Logan Lerman

American actor

*January 19th, 1992, Beverly Hills

55

Camilla Overbye Roos

Danish actress

*January 19th, 1969, Copenhagen

28

Tang Pingyang

Chinese badminton player

*January 19th, 1996, Nantong

34

Ana Usabiaga

Spanish cyclist

*January 19th, 1990, Ordizia

31

Nicolai Næss

Norwegian football player

*January 19th, 1993, Oslo

42

Pete Buttigieg

United States Secretary of Transportation since 2021

*January 19th, 1982, South Bend

33

Erin Sanders

American actress

*January 19th, 1991, Santa Monica

26

Lisa Teige

Norwegian actress and dancer

*January 19th, 1998, Bergen

55

Edwidge Danticat

Novelist, short story writer, memoirist

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

Same year
Born in 1979

45

Gao Ling

Chinese badminton player

*March 14th, 1979, Wuhan

45

Yang Wei

Chinese badminton player

*January 13th, 1979, Guangdong

44

Tine Baun

Danish badminton player

*July 21st, 1979, Hørsholm

44

Deborah Secco

Brazilian actress

*November 26th, 1979, Rio de Janeiro

45

Johan Harstad

Norwegian author

*February 10th, 1979, Stavanger Municipality

44

Saralee Thungthongkam

Badminton player

*June 13th, 1979, Bangkok

44

Anders Kristiansen

Badminton player

*September 7th, 1979, Frederikssund Municipality

44

Nikhil Kanetkar

Badminton player

*May 13th, 1979, Pune

44

Guf

Russian rapper

*September 23rd, 1979, Ivanteyevskaya Street

44

Ghayath Almadhoun

Swedish poet

*July 19th, 1979, Damascus

45

Dan Tangnes

Norwegian ice hockey player (1979-)

*March 8th, 1979, Oslo

44

Patricia Aulitzky

Austrian actress

*July 7th, 1979, Salzburg

44

Mia Audina

Indonesian badminton player

*August 22nd, 1979, Jakarta

44

Chen Hong

Badminton player

*November 28th, 1979, Changting County

45

Ingo Kindervater

Badminton player

*January 1st, 1979, Burgwedel

44

Britta Andersen

Badminton player

*December 19th, 1979, Aarhus

44

Vincent Kartheiser

American actor

*May 5th, 1979, Minneapolis

44

Aamir Ghaffar

Badminton player

*August 18th, 1979, Peshawar

44

Chris Pratt

American actor (born 1979)

*June 21st, 1979, Virginia

45

Lise Risom Olsen

Norwegian actress

*March 1st, 1979, Fredrikstad Municipality

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Born on January 19th, 1979
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1979 is a normal year and no leap year.

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