What happened on January 19?

116 sourced historical events are currently published for January 19. Browse the chronology below or filter this date by place and event type. This collection is expanding, not an exhaustive account of the day.

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The published January 19 chronology runs from 379 to 2025, a span of 1,646 years. It contains 116 sourced records across 47 countries and 8 event categories. These figures describe the current collection, not all events that occurred on this date.

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  • War & conflict · 32 records
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  • United States · 34 records
  • France · 4 records
  • Japan · 4 records
  • People's Republic of China · 4 records
  • United Kingdom · 4 records

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January 19 historical events

379 — Theodosius proclaimed Augustus

On 19 January 379, Emperor Gratian elevated Theodosius to Augustus at Sirmium, in present-day Serbia, giving him authority over the eastern Roman provinces.

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649 — Kuchan forces surrender after the siege of Aksu

On 19 January 649, Kuchan forces surrendered after a forty-day siege of Aksu by Tang general Ashina She’er. The surrender closed the Tang campaign against Kucha that had begun in 648, in the Tarim Basin of present-day China.

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1343 — Truce of Malestroit ends an early phase of the Breton Succession War

On 19 January 1343, the Truce of Malestroit ended an early phase of fighting in the War of the Breton Succession in France. The wider dynastic conflict did not end with this truce.

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1421 — John VIII Palaiologos crowned co-emperor

On 19 January 1421, John VIII Palaiologos was crowned Byzantine co-emperor alongside his father, Manuel II, in Constantinople, now Istanbul, Turkey.

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1431 — Zheng He’s seventh expedition sails from Nanjing

Zheng He’s fleet set out from Longwan in Nanjing on the first leg of his seventh and final expedition. It stopped at Liujiagang and at Changle in Fujian before heading overseas the following year.

January 19 is the Julian date for departure from Nanjing, corresponding to January 28 proleptic Gregorian.

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1464 — End of the Portuguese siege of Tangier (1463–1464)

On 19 January 1464, the Portuguese siege of Tangier ended unsuccessfully. The attempt to capture the city, in present-day Morocco, had begun in November 1463.

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1511 — Siege of Mirandola (1511)

The siege of Mirandola took place from 2 January to 19 January 1511 as a part of Pope Julius II's campaign to keep France from dominating northern Italy during the War of the League of Cambrai. At that time Mirandola was the capital of the Duchy of Mirandola in the Italian region of Emilia. The fortress was defended by 400 French infantrymen commanded by Alessandro Trivulzio, 100 soldiers from Ferrara, and 70 Mirandola soldiers.

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1520 — Battle of Bogesund

On 19 January 1520, forces supporting Christian II fought Sten Sture the Younger’s troops on the frozen Lake Åsunden near Bogesund, now Ulricehamn, Sweden. Sten Sture was mortally wounded and died on 3 February.

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1607 — Manila’s San Agustin Church is declared complete

The Augustinian provincial leadership in Manila formally recorded the completion of San Agustin Church and its adjoining convent. The church is the Philippines’ oldest surviving stone church and is now part of the UNESCO-listed Baroque Churches of the Philippines.

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1643 — Battle of Braddock Down

The Battle of Braddock Down was a battle of the south-western campaign of the First English Civil War. It was fought on open ground in Cornwall, on 19 January 1643. An apparently easy victory for the Royalists under Sir Ralph Hopton secured Cornwall for King Charles and confirmed Hopton's reputation as a commander. Hopton also gained respect for the mercy shown to his foe, of whom 1,500 were captured during and after the battle. The precise location of the battlefield is a matter of dispute, though English Heritage believe it to be within parkland at Boconnoc.

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1655 — Siege of Uman (1655)

The siege of Uman was conducted by the Polish–Lithuanian–Crimean forces as part of the renewed campaign against the Cossack Hetmanate, on 14–19 January 1655.

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1684 — Raid on Charles Town

The Raid on Charles Town, or Spanish raid on New Providence, was a Spanish naval expedition on 19 January 1684 (O.S.) led by Cuban corsair Juan de Alarcón against the English privateering stronghold of Charles Town (later renamed Nassau), capital of the Bahamas. The Bahamian settlements and defenses were reduced to ruins, and the Spanish carried off the governor in chains, together with the inhabitants.

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1705 — Siege of Tripoli (1705)

On 19 January 1705, Tunisian forces under Ibrahim al-Sharif laid siege to Tripoli, in present-day Libya. The attempt was unsuccessful and the Tunisian troops withdrew.

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1759 — End of the unsuccessful British invasion of Martinique

On 19 January 1759, the British invasion attempt against Martinique ended in failure during the Seven Years’ War. British forces under Peregrine Hopson had landed on the French-held Caribbean island but were unable to capture it.

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1791 — 1791 United States Senate election in New York

The 1791 United States Senate election in New York was held on January 19, 1791, by the New York State Legislature to elect a U.S. senator (Class 1) to represent the State of New York in the United States Senate. The election was conducted by a system of approval voting. Incumbent Senator Philip Schuyler was not re-elected.

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1795 — The Batavian Republic is proclaimed in the Netherlands, replacing the Dutch Republic

The Batavian Republic was the successor state to the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands. It was proclaimed on 19 January 1795 after the Batavian Revolution and ended on 5 June 1806, with the accession of Louis Bonaparte to the Dutch throne. From October 1801 onward, it was known as the Batavian Commonwealth.

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1799 — Action of 19 January 1799

The action of 19 January 1799 was a minor naval battle of the French Revolutionary Wars fought in waters of the Strait of Gibraltar, off Punta Europa. A Spanish squadron of 14 gunboats with a mistico as flagship, commanded by Francisco Mourelle de la Rua, attacked a British merchant convoy escorted by several Royal Navy warships, among them a 74-gun ship of the line.

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1811 — Battle of Paraguarí

The battle of Paraguarí took place on January 19, 1811, in Paraguarí (Paraguay), between the patriot army led by Manuel Belgrano and the Royalist army located in Paraguay led by Bernardo de Velasco. The battle would end with a Paraguayan victory; but it boosted confidence in the local population to declare themselves independent from both Buenos Aires patriots and royalists months later.

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1817 — Crossing of the Andes begins

On 19 January 1817, the Army of the Andes began its crossing from Argentina towards Chile. The force included Argentine soldiers and Chilean exiles and aimed to fight Spanish rule in Chile.

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1823 — Battle of Torata

The battle of Torata is part of the Peruvian War of Independence, which occurred on January 19, 1823 in the high Torata (town located northeast of Moquegua) between the Liberation Army of Peru, under command of Argentinean General Rudecindo Alvarado, and Royal Army of Peru under Gen. Brigadier Jerónimo Valdés and culminated with the defeat of patriots whose army would be completely destroyed two days later at the Battle of Moquegua with support of Gen José de Canterac.

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1829 — Goethe’s Faust Part One is staged in Braunschweig

An early full stage production of Part One of Goethe’s Faust premiered in Braunschweig. Earlier performances had presented excerpts.

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1839 — British capture of Aden

On 19 January 1839, British naval forces captured Aden, in present-day Yemen. Britain sought to use the port as a coaling station for steamships on the Suez–Bombay route.

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1853 — Premiere of Verdi’s Il trovatore

On 19 January 1853, Giuseppe Verdi’s opera Il trovatore premiered at the Teatro Apollo in Rome, Italy.

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1860 — 1860 Christchurch parliamentary by-election

On 19 January 1860, Henry Sewell won the Town of Christchurch parliamentary by-election in New Zealand, defeating Michael Hart by 77 votes to 33. The by-election followed Richard Packer’s resignation.

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1862 — Battle of Mill Springs

The Battle of Mill Springs, also known as the Battle of Fishing Creek in Confederate terminology, and the Battle of Logan's Cross Roads in Union terminology, was fought in Wayne and Pulaski counties, near current Nancy, Kentucky, on January 19, 1862, as part of the American Civil War. The Union victory concluded an early Confederate offensive campaign in eastern Kentucky. In late 1861, Confederate Brig. Gen. Felix Zollicoffer guarded Cumberland Gap, the eastern end of a defensive line extending from Columbus, Kentucky. In November he advanced west into Kentucky to strengthen control in the area around Somerset and made Mill Springs his winter quarters, taking advantage of a strong defensive position.

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1869 — 1869 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

The 1869 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held on January 19, 1869. Incumbent Charles Sumner was re-elected to a fourth term in office. At the time, Massachusetts elected United States senators by a majority vote of each separate house of the Massachusetts General Court: the House and the Senate.

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1869 — 1869 United States Senate election in New York

The 1869 United States Senate election in New York was held on January 19, 1869, by the New York State Legislature. Incumbent Senator Edwin D. Morgan stood for a second term in office, but lost the support of the Republican legislative caucus in favor of Reuben Fenton.

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1871 — Battle of Buzenval (1871)

The (Second) Battle of Buzenval, also known as the Battle of Mont Valérien, was part of the siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War. On January 19, 1871, the day after Wilhelm I was proclaimed German Emperor, Louis Jules Trochu attacked the Germans west of Paris in Buzenval Park. The attackers seized the town of Saint-Cloud, coming close to the new Emperor's headquarters at Versailles. Trochu was able to maintain his position at St. Cloud for most of the day, but the failure of other French forces to hold their positions left him isolated and the Crown Prince's army was able to force Trochu's salient back into Paris by the next day.

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1871 — Battle of Saint-Quentin (1871)

On 19 January 1871, Prussian forces under August Karl von Goeben defeated Louis Faidherbe’s French forces near Saint-Quentin, France, during the Franco-Prussian War. The defeat frustrated efforts to relieve besieged Paris.

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1883 — Edison's electric lighting system begins service in Roselle

An electric lighting system built by Thomas Edison began operating in Roselle, New Jersey. It used overhead wires to carry power from a local generating station, demonstrating how electric lighting could serve an entire community.

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1885 — Battle of Abu Kru

The Battle of Abu Kru (also known as the Battle of Gubat) was part of the British Sudan campaign. It was fought on 19 January 1885, two days after the Battle of Abu Klea, between the British and the Mahdists. The British force under Brigadier General Sir Herbert Stewart numbered 1,200 while a large number of Mahdists, probably around 13,000–14,000, were in pursuit.

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1893 — 1893 United States Senate election in California

The 1893 United States Senate election in California was held on January 19, 1893, by the California State Legislature to elect a U.S. senator (Class 1) to represent the State of California in the United States Senate. In a special joint session, former Democratic Lieutenant Governor Stephen M. White was elected over former Republican Governor George C. Perkins, incumbent Republican Senator Charles N. Felton, and several other candidates.

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1897 — 1897 United States Senate election in New York

The 1897 United States Senate election in New York was held on January 19, 1897, by the New York State Legislature to elect a U.S. senator (Class 3) to represent the State of New York in the United States Senate.

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1899 — Britain and Egypt sign an agreement on the administration of Sudan

The agreement signed in Cairo established a joint administration. It gave a governor-general appointed by Egypt with British consent broad civil and military powers.

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1909 — United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 1909

The 1909 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on January 19, 1909. Boies Penrose was re-elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate. This was the last Class III U.S. Senate election to be decided by the Pennsylvania General Assembly before the ratification of the 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which mandated direct election of U.S. Senators.

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1909 — 1909 Cavite's at-large Philippine Assembly district special election

A special election (known elsewhere as "by-elections") for the seat of Cavite's at-large district in the Philippine Assembly, the lower house of the Philippine Legislature of the Insular Government of the Philippine Islands, was held on January 19, 1909. This was triggered due to the appointment of the incumbent Rafael Palma as a member of the Philippine Commission. Emiliano Tría Tirona won the special election.

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1909 — 1909 United States Senate election in New York

The 1909 United States Senate election in New York was held on January 19, 1909, by the New York State Legislature to elect a U.S. senator (Class 3) to represent the State of New York in the United States Senate.

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1912 — Hong Kong sanitary board election, 1912

The 1912 Sanitary Board Election was held on 19 January 1912 for the 2 unofficial seats in the Sanitary Board of Hong Kong. Only ratepayers who were included in the Special and Common Jury Lists of the years or ratepayers who are exempted from serving on Juries on account of their professional avocations, unofficial members of the Executive or Legislative Council, or categories of profession were entitled to vote at the election.

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1915 — Battle of Jassin

The Battle of Jassin (also known as the Battle of Yasin, the Battle of Jasin, the Battle of Jasini or the Battle of Jassini) was a World War I battle that took place on 18– 19 January 1915 at Jassin on the German East African side of the border with British East Africa between a German Schutztruppe force and British and Indian troops.

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1915 — German airships bomb Norfolk

On 19 January 1915, German airships bombed towns in Norfolk, England. The raid marked the opening of the major German airship bombing campaign against Britain during the First World War.

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1915 — Georges Claude receives a U.S. patent for luminous tubes

Claude’s patent covered improvements to gas-filled lighting tubes. The design addressed impurities and electrode problems that could reduce the brightness of neon lighting.

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1916 — Battle of Koprukoy

The Battle of Köprüköy was a major engagement of the Caucasus Campaign during World War I. Occurring between January 10 and 19, 1916, it resulted in a decisive victory for the Russian Empire and broke the Ottoman defensive lines protecting Erzurum.

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1917 — Silvertown explosion

The Silvertown explosion occurred in Silvertown in West Ham, Essex (now part of the London Borough of Newham) on Friday, 19 January 1917 at 6:52 p.m. The blast occurred at a munitions factory that was manufacturing explosives for Britain's First World War military effort. Approximately 50 tonnes of trinitrotoluene (TNT) exploded, killing 73 people and injuring 400 more, as well as causing substantial damage in the local area.

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1919 — German federal election, 1919

Federal elections were held in Germany on 19 January 1919, although members of the standing army in the east voted for their representatives only on 2 February. The elections were the first of the new Weimar Republic following World War I and the Revolution of 1918–19. It was also the first German election held using proportional representation and with women's suffrage. It is also reckoned as the first truly free and fair all-German election, as it was the first to be held after the scrapping of the old constituencies that grossly over-represented rural areas.

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1919 — Battle of Ust-Padenga

On January 19, 1919, fighting at Ust-Padenga in northern Russia resulted in a Soviet victory and an American retreat. It formed part of the larger Shenkursk campaign during the Russian Civil War.

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1920 — American Civil Liberties Union founded

On January 19, 1920, directors of the Civil Liberties Bureau formed a new organization under the name American Civil Liberties Union in the United States.

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1932 — Louisiana gubernatorial election, 1932

The Louisiana gubernatorial election of 1932 was held on January 19, 1932. Like most Southern states between Reconstruction and the civil rights era, Louisiana's Republican Party had virtually no electoral support. This meant that the Democratic Party primary held on this date was the real contest over who would be governor. The election resulted in the election of Oscar K. Allen as governor of Louisiana. Louisiana was one of only two states that held the election on a date other than the first Tuesday following the first Monday of November.

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1935 — Central Red Army headquarters leaves Zunyi

On 19 January 1935, the Central Red Army headquarters and central column left Zunyi, China, and headed north. They planned to cross the Yangtze through southern Sichuan and join the Fourth Front Army. This departure preceded the later crossings of the Chishui River.

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1936 — 1936 Liechtenstein local elections

Local elections were held in Liechtenstein on 19 January 1936 to elect the municipal councils and the mayors of the eleven municipalities.

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1937 — Howard Hughes sets a new transcontinental airspeed record

Howard Hughes flew his H-1 Racer nonstop from Burbank, California, to Newark, New Jersey. The flight took seven hours, 28 minutes and 25 seconds, improving on his previous transcontinental record.

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1944 — End of the fighting at Gnojno

On 19 January 1944, the two-day fighting at Gnojno, in present-day Ukraine, ended. Poland’s Home Army had attacked a Ukrainian Insurgent Army base during attempts to take control of the area after the German withdrawal.

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1946 — Yan Xishan orders the Houma offensive

On 19 January 1946, Yan Xishan ordered his 13th Army Group to send the 34th Army south from Linfen along the Datong–Puzhou railway. The order opened the Houma campaign between Nationalist and Communist forces in China.

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1946 — Charter of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East issued

On January 19, 1946, the charter establishing the International Military Tribunal for the Far East was issued in Tokyo, Japan, under General Douglas MacArthur’s authority. The trial opened later, on April 29, 1946.

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1953 — CBS airs the I Love Lucy episode in which Little Ricky is born

The I Love Lucy episode in which Lucy Ricardo gives birth to Little Ricky aired to an audience of tens of millions in the United States.

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1955 — PLA air raid targets the Dachen Islands

On 19 January 1955, the People’s Liberation Army carried out its first bombing mission specifically targeting the Dachen Islands off the coast of Zhejiang, China, during the First Taiwan Strait Crisis.

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1956 — West Pakistan elects its interim assembly

An indirect election was held for the interim legislature of West Pakistan, the province created the previous year by combining several territories in the country’s western wing.

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1958 — Guatemalan general election, 1958

General elections were held in Guatemala on 19 January 1958 after the 1957 elections were nullified. After no candidate received 50% or more of the national vote, Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes was elected President by Congress on 12 February, whilst an alliance of the National Democratic Reconciliation Party, Nationalist Democratic Party, the Nationalist Liberal Party, the Democratic National Association and the National Anti-Communist Front won 40 of the 66 seats in Congress.

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1960 — Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 871

Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 871 was a scheduled flight from Copenhagen in Denmark to the Egyptian capital of Cairo, with several intermediate stops, operated by Scandinavian Airlines System. On 19 January 1960, the Sud Aviation Caravelle flying the service crashed while operating a leg between Yeşilköy Airport, Turkey and Esenboğa International Airport in Turkey.

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1960 — US–Japan security treaty signed

On January 19, 1960, the United States and Japan signed the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security in Washington, D.C. The treaty addressed US military facilities in Japan and defence commitments concerning territories under Japanese administration.

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1966 — Indira Gandhi elected Congress parliamentary leader

On January 19, 1966, Indira Gandhi was elected leader of the Congress Party in India’s Parliament. She was sworn in as prime minister on January 24, becoming India’s first female prime minister.

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1974 — Opening of the Battle of the Paracel Islands

On 19 January 1974, Chinese and South Vietnamese naval forces began fighting near the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea. The engagement continued into 20 January.

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1976 — 1976 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses

The 1976 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses were held on January 19, 1976, the first nominating contest in the Democratic presidential primaries for the 1976 presidential election. It had the little-known Governor of Georgia Jimmy Carter campaign heavily and end up capturing 27.7% of the vote, the highest of the five candidates. An outpouring of media coverage of Carter soon emerged.

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1977 — Snow falls as far south as Miami

Snow flurries reached Miami and other parts of South Florida, including Homestead. The National Weather Service also received reports of snow from Freeport, Grand Bahama.

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1978 — The last German-built Beetle sedan leaves Volkswagen's Emden plant

The final Volkswagen Beetle sedan built in Germany came off the production line at Emden. The plant's output ended, while German-built convertibles continued for a time and sedan production continued in Mexico.

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1979 — The refugee freighter Huey Fong enters Hong Kong harbour

After waiting off Hong Kong since late December, the freighter Huey Fong entered the harbour and anchored north of Kau Yi Chau. The United Nations refugee agency recorded 3,318 people from Vietnam aboard the ship, who were allowed to go ashore that month.

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1983 — Apple introduces the Lisa computer

Apple announced the Lisa, an office computer with a graphical interface. Users could point at pictures of documents and folders with a mouse.

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1988 — Trans-Colorado Airlines Flight 2286

Trans-Colorado Airlines Flight 2286 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Denver, Colorado, United States, to Durango, Colorado, United States, operated for Continental Express by Trans-Colorado Airlines. On January 19, 1988, the Swearingen Metroliner crashed onto terrain near Bayfield, Colorado, while on approach to Durango-La Plata County Airport. Out of the 17 people on board, 9 were killed, including both crew members.

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1991 — Royal Rumble (1991)

Royal Rumble (1991) was the fourth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It took place on January 19, 1991, at the Miami Arena in Miami, Florida. The main event was the 1991 Royal Rumble match won by Hulk Hogan, who last eliminated Earthquake to win the match. Featured matches on the undercard were The Ultimate Warrior versus Sgt. Slaughter for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship, Ted DiBiase and Virgil versus Dusty Rhodes and Dustin Rhodes and The Mountie versus Koko B. Ware.

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1991 — Package Q airstrike on Baghdad

On 19 January 1991, US aircraft carried out the Package Q airstrike against targets in Baghdad, Iraq, during the Gulf War. The mission led to revisions in US airstrike tactics.

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1991 — End of the Battle of Ad-Dawrah

On 19 January 1991, Coalition forces completed the capture of the Iraqi Ad-Dawrah offshore oil facilities during the Gulf War. The engagement had begun on the night of 18 January.

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1992 — Royal Rumble (1992)

The 1992 Royal Rumble was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). It was the fifth annual Royal Rumble event and took place on January 19, 1992, at the Knickerbocker Arena in Albany, New York. It centered on the men's Royal Rumble match, a modified 30-man battle royal in which the participants enter at timed intervals instead of all beginning in the ring at the same time.

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1992 — 1992 Bulgarian presidential election

Direct presidential elections were held for the first time in Bulgaria on 12 January 1992, with a second round on 19 January. The result was a victory for incumbent President Zhelyu Zhelev of the Union of Democratic Forces, who won 52.8% of the vote in the second round. Voter turnout was 75.4% in the first round and 75.9% in the second.

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1993 — The Czech Republic and Slovakia join the United Nations

The UN General Assembly admitted the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic as separate members at the same plenary meeting. The two countries had applied for membership after Czechoslovakia dissolved at the end of 1992.

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1994 — Pancrase: Pancrash! 1

On January 19, 1994, Pancrase held Pancrash! 1 at the Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium in Yokohama, Japan.

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1995 — Bristow Helicopters Flight 56C

Bristow Helicopters Flight 56C was a helicopter flight that flew between Aberdeen and the Brae Alpha oil rig in the North Sea. On 19 January 1995, the AS 332L Super Puma helicopter operating the route, registered G-TIGK and named Cullen, was struck by lightning. The flight was carrying 16 oil workers from Aberdeen to an oil platform at the Brae oilfield. All 18 people on board survived.

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1996 — The barge North Cape oil spill occurs as an engine fire forces the tugboat Scandia ashore on Moonstone Beach in South Kingstown, Rhode Island

The North Cape oil spill took place on Friday, January 19, 1996, when the tank barge North Cape and the tug Scandia grounded on Moonstone Beach in South Kingstown, Rhode Island, after the tug caught fire in its engine room during a winter storm. An estimated 828,000 US gallons (3,130 m3) of home heating oil was spilled.

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1997 — 1996 Empress's Cup final

1996 Empress's Cup Final was the 18th final of the Empress's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 19, 1997. Nikko Securities Dream Ladies won the championship.

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1997 — Royal Rumble (1997)

The 1997 Royal Rumble was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). It was the 10th annual Royal Rumble event and took place on January 19, 1997, from the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The event was based around the men's Royal Rumble match, a modified 30-man battle royal in which the participants enter at timed intervals instead of all beginning in the ring at the same time and the winner received a WWF Championship match at WrestleMania 13.

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1999 — British Aerospace and GEC announce terms for the Marconi merger

British Aerospace and GEC announced agreement on the main terms of a deal to combine British Aerospace with Marconi Electronic Systems. The merger was completed later that year, creating BAE Systems.

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2002 — 2002 Dallas mayoral special election

The 2002 Dallas mayoral special election took place on January 19 and February 16, 2002, to elect the mayor of Dallas, Texas, after Ron Kirk resigned as mayor to run for the United States Senate seat up for election that year. The race was officially nonpartisan. Since no candidate secured a majority in the first round, top-two finishers advanced to a runoff election, which Laura Miller won.

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2003 — Cuban parliamentary election, 2003

Legislative elections were held for the National Assembly of People's Power, Cuba's national legislature, on 19 January 2003. The vote is an endorsement of pre-selected candidates rather than a choice between rivals. Half of the candidates are nominated at public meetings before gaining approval from electoral committees, while the other half are nominated by official mass organisations (such as trade unions, farmers organisations and Students' unions). The government claims that the election represents a show of popular support, but its critics have attributed the result instead to fear or apathy on the part of those who do not support the government.

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2003 — Royal Rumble (2003)

Royal Rumble (2003) was the sixteenth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It took place on January 19, 2003, at the Fleet Center in Boston, Massachusetts, was the first Royal Rumble produced under the WWE name and employed talent from the Raw and SmackDown! brands. As has been customary since 1993, the Royal Rumble match winner received a match at that year's WrestleMania, (in this instance: WrestleMania XIX) for his brand's World title, either the WWE Championship or the World Heavyweight Championship. The main event was the annual 30-man Royal Rumble match, which included wrestlers from both brands.

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2004 — 2004 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses

The 2004 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses were an election held on January 19 as part of the United States presidential primary. They were the first major test of some of the leading contenders for the Democratic Party's nomination as its candidate for the 2004 United States presidential election.

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2004 — Japan’s ground advance team reaches Samawah

An advance team from Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force arrived near Samawah to prepare for a humanitarian and reconstruction mission. The main contingent arrived in February.

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2005 — Seoul announces a new Chinese name for the city

Seoul announced that it would use Shou'er, written 首尔 in simplified Chinese, as the city's Chinese name. The spelling was chosen to sound closer to the Korean name Seoul than the older Chinese name Hancheng.

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2006 — 2006 Slovak Air Force Antonov An-24 crash

On 19 January 2006, an Antonov An-24 aircraft operated by the Slovak Air Force crashed in northern Hungary, near the village of Hejce and town of Telkibánya. The airplane was carrying Slovak peacekeepers from Kosovo. Of the 43 people on board, only one survived. The crash remains the deadliest in the area of Hungary and the deadliest in Slovak history.

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2006 — Launch of New Horizons

On January 19, 2006, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States, aboard an Atlas V rocket. The mission later made the first close flyby of Pluto and its moons.

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2007 — Assassination of Hrant Dink

The prominent Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink was assassinated in Istanbul on 19 January 2007. Dink was a newspaper editor who had written and spoken about the Armenian genocide and was well known for his efforts for reconciliation between Turks and Armenians and his advocacy of human and minority rights in Turkey. At the time of his death, he was on trial for violating Article 301 of the Turkish Penal Code and "denigrating Turkishness".

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2007 — Team N2i reaches Antarctica's historic Pole of Inaccessibility station

Four explorers reached the abandoned Soviet research station at the historic location of Antarctica's Pole of Inaccessibility. They travelled overland from Novolazarevskaya Station, hauling sledges and using skis and kites.

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2008 — UFC 80

UFC 80: Rapid Fire was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), that took place on January 19, 2008 at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle, United Kingdom.

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2008 — 2008 Nevada Democratic presidential caucuses

The 2008 Nevada Democratic presidential caucuses took place on January 19, 2008 after having been moved from a later date by the Nevada Democratic Party. The Nevada Democratic Caucus was considered important in determining the eventual party nominee, as many described it as the "Bellwether of the West" seeing as how it is the first Western state to vote in the Democratic Presidential Primary season.

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2008 — 2008 Nevada Republican presidential caucuses

The 2008 Nevada Republican presidential caucuses was held on January 19, the same day as the 2008 South Carolina Republican primary, with 31 delegates at stake. Mitt Romney was the winner in Nevada with 51% of the votes, with Ron Paul in second place. Half of Romney's votes came from Mormons, while two-thirds of the independent voters favored Paul.

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2008 — 2008 South Carolina Republican presidential primary

The 2008 South Carolina Republican presidential primary was held on January 19, with 24 delegates at stake. The Republican National Committee took half of South Carolina's 47 delegates away from them because the state committee moved its Republican primary before February 5. It was held on the same day as the Nevada Republican caucuses, 2008.

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2009 — 2009 Tobago House of Assembly election

An election for the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) was held on January 19, 2009. The PNM won 8 seats and obtained 51.48% of the votes while the TOP won 4 seats and 48.32% of the votes.

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2009 — Singapore opens its first International Science Youth Forum

The first International Science Youth Forum opened at Hwa Chong Institution in Singapore. Students from across Asia shared research and took part in discussions with scientists, including Nobel laureates, during the programme.

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2010 — United States Senate special election in Massachusetts, 2010

The 2010 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts was a special election held on January 19, 2010, in order to fill the Massachusetts Class I United States Senate seat for the remainder of the term ending January 3, 2013. It was won by Republican candidate Scott Brown. The vacancy that prompted the special election was created by the death of Democratic Senator Ted Kennedy on August 25, 2009. (Kennedy served as Senator since 1962, having been elected in a special election in 1962 to fill the vacancy created when his brother John F. Kennedy was elected President of the United States in 1960.)

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2010 — 2009–10 Birmingham, Alabama mayoral special election

The 2009–10 Birmingham, Alabama mayoral special election was held on January 19, 2010, following a special primary election on December 8, 2009, to elect the mayor of Birmingham, Alabama. Former Mayor Larry Langford was convicted on sixty counts of bribery-related charges on October 28, 2009, and he was automatically removed from office, elevating City Council President Carole Smitherman to the role.

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2012 — Kodak files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

Eastman Kodak and its U.S. subsidiaries filed for Chapter 11 reorganization in New York. The filing covered the U.S. businesses, while Kodak said its subsidiaries outside the United States were outside the proceedings.

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2012 — U.S. authorities shut down the file-sharing site Megaupload

U.S. authorities seized domain names associated with the Hong Kong-based file-sharing service Megaupload under an order from a federal court in Alexandria, Virginia. The seizure took its sites offline.

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2013 — UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping

On January 19, 2013, UFC held UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping, also known as UFC on FX 7, at Ginásio do Ibirapuera in São Paulo, Brazil.

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2014 — 2014 Bannu bombing

On 19 January 2014, a Taliban bombing targeted Pakistani soldiers in Bannu, Pakistan, killing and injuring members of the security forces.

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2016 — La Copa Junior (2016)

La Copa Junior (2016) (Spanish for "The Junior Cup") was a professional wrestling tournament produced and scripted by the Mexican wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLLl; Spanish "World Wrestling Council"). The tournament ran from January 5, 2016 to January 19, 2016 in Arena México in Mexico City, Mexico. CMLL's recurring La Copa Junior tournament featured second, third or fourth generation wrestlers completing against each other.

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2017 — Ronna McDaniel elected RNC chair

On 19 January 2017, Ronna McDaniel was elected chair of the Republican National Committee in the United States, succeeding Reince Priebus.

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2017 — ECOWAS forces enter The Gambia

On 19 January 2017, forces from member states of the Economic Community of West African States entered The Gambia after Yahya Jammeh refused to step down following his defeat by Adama Barrow in the 2016 presidential election.

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2018 — 2018 Trinidad and Tobago presidential election

Indirect presidential elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 19 January 2018. On 5 January 2018, the name of Paula-Mae Weekes, a judge of the Turks and Caicos Islands Court of Appeal, was put forward by the PNM government of Prime Minister Keith Rowley in hopes of reaching a consensus with the UNC-led parliamentary opposition of Kamla Persad-Bissessar, which later indeed endorsed her nomination as well.

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2018 — 2018 Thailand Champions Cup

On 19 January 2018, Chiangrai United won the Thailand Champions Cup at Supachalasai Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. After a 2–2 draw with Buriram United, Chiangrai won the penalty shoot-out 6–5.

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2019 — UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw

UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw (also known as UFC Fight Night 143 or UFC on ESPN+ 1) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on January 19, 2019, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

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2019 — ONE: Eternal Glory

On January 19, 2019, ONE Championship held ONE: Eternal Glory at Istora Senayan in Jakarta, Indonesia.

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2020 — 2020 Tobago Council of the People's National Movement leadership election

The 2020 Tobago Council of the People's National Movement election were held on January 19, 2020. For the first time, a one member, one vote voting system was adopted for all 17 positions contested. The winner, Tracy Davidson-Celestine, the first female political leader for the party, will go on to contest the Chief Secretary position of the Tobago House of Assembly in the 2021 Tobago House of Assembly election.

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2020 — 2020 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship final

The 2020 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship final was a hurling match which was played at Croke Park on 19 January 2020 to determine the winners of the 2019-20 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the 50th season of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, a tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association for the champion clubs of the four provinces of Ireland.

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2020 — BRAVE CF 34

On January 19, 2020, Brave Combat Federation and World Freefight Challenge held BRAVE CF 34 at Hala Tivoli in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

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2022 — 2022 Barbadian general election

General elections were held in Barbados on 19 January 2022 to elect the 30 members of the House of Assembly. The ruling Barbados Labour Party won all 30 seats for the second consecutive election. This was the 12th national election held since independence from the United Kingdom in 1966, the 16th since the institution of universal suffrage in 1951, and the first since Barbados became a republic in 2021.

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2024 — Japan’s SLIM probe lands on the Moon

On 19 January 2024 at 15:20 UTC, Japan’s SLIM spacecraft achieved a soft landing on the Moon. Japan became the fifth country to achieve a lunar soft landing. In Japan, it was already 20 January.

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2025 — 2025 Burgenland state election

The 2025 Burgenland state election took place on 19 January 2025. The governing Social Democrats (SPÖ) lost their absolute majority and needed a coalition partner to govern. The People's Party (ÖVP) lost significantly and received its worst result ever in the state. Conversely, the Freedom Party (FPÖ) more than doubled its share and received its best result ever.

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2025 — TNA Genesis (2025)

The 2025 edition of Genesis was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). It took place on January 19, 2025, at the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, Texas. It was the thirteenth event under the Genesis chronology, and the first to be held since the 2021 event. The event also featured wrestlers from WWE's NXT brand.

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