19 January - Today in History - Important historical events happened on this day in India and World History
According to Gregory calendar, January 19 is the day number 19 in a given year. January 19 has a special significance in India and world history, because many such incidents have occurred on this day which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let's know some such important events which will increase your general knowledge. The facts collected will be as follows: People born on this day, demise of famous people, war treaty, freedom of any country, invention of new technologies, change of power, important National and International Day etc.
January 19 in History - Top Historical Events
| Year | Event / Incidence / Incident |
| 649 | War against the Western Turks-The forces of Kucha surrendered after a siege led by Tang Dynasty general Ashina She's, establishing Tang control over the northern Tarim Basin in Xinjiang. |
| 1597 | Maharana Pratap, the Rajput king of Mewar, who chewed the chickens to the Mughals, died. |
| 1607 | San Agustin Church in Manila, the oldest church in the Philippines, was completed. |
| 1746 | During the Second Jacobite Rising, Bonnie Prince Charlie Occupied the town of Stirling, Scotland, but failed to capture the castle. |
| 1764 | English radical and politician John Wilkes was expelled from the British Parliament and declared an outlaw for seditious libel. |
| 1764 | John Wilkes was expelled from the House of Commons in Great Britain for treason. |
| 1795 | A day after William V, Prince of Orange, fled the Dutch Republic as a result of the Batavian Revolution, the Batavian Republic was established. |
| 1829 | August Kalingemann's Johann Wolfgang von Foust premiered at Braunschweig. |
| 1853 | Giuseppe Verdi's opera Il trovatore was first performed at the Teatro Apollo in Rome. |
| 1862 | American Civil War-In their first significant victory, Union Forces defeated the Confederates at the Battle of Mill Springs near modern Nancy, Kentucky. |
| 1905 | Bungalow litterateur Devendranath Tagore died. |
| 1907 | Eminent music composer Aminullah Hussain of Iran was born into an Iranian family in Turkmenistan. |
| 1910 | The commercial and friendly agreement between Germany and Bolivia ended. |
| 1917 | Approximately 50 tons of TNT exploded at a munitions factory in Silver town in West Ham, present-day Greater London, killing more than 70 people and injuring more than 400 others. |
| 1920 | The US Senate voted against joining the League of Nations of America. |
| 1921 | Central American countries Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador signed the agreement. |
| 1927 | The British government decided to send its army to China. |
| 1938 | General Motors began mass production of diesel engines. |
| 1942 | The Japanese army attacked Burma. |
| 1949 | The Caribbean country Cuba recognized Israel. |
| 1966 | The Congress Party chose Indira Gandhi as its leader for the post of Prime Minister of India. Indira Gandhi was elected the fourth Prime Minister of India. Indira Gandhi was the only daughter of India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. |
| 1975 | A magnitude 6.8 Ms earthquake struck northern Himachal Pradesh,India, causing extensive damage to the region. |
| 1978 | Judge William H. Webster of the Federal Court of Appeal was appointed FBI Director. |
| 1983 | The Nazi SS officer Klaus Barbie was arrested in Bolivia, 32 years after the US Army Counter Intelligence Corps helped him flee to Argentina. |
| 1990 | Ignoring the ban on playing cricket with South Africa, a group of 15 cricketers from England arrived in Johannesburg to play cricket with South Africa. |
| 1992 | “City of Angels” closed at Virginia Theater New York City. It has made 878 performances. |
| 1993 | Israel recognized PLO as no longer criminal. |
| 1995 | Jean-Claude Juncker (28) swears in as premier of Luxembourg. |
| 1996 | NHL approved move of Winnipeg Jets to Phoenix. |
| 1996 | A tank barge and a tug grounded on a beach in South Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA, spilling an estimated 828, 000 US gallons (3, 130, 000 l) of home heating oil. |
| 2006 | In the deadliest aviation accident in Slovak history, an Antonov An-24 aircraft operated by the Slovak Air Force crashed in northern Hungary, killing 42 of the 43 people on board. |
| 2007 | Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink was assassinated by a Turkish nationalist for his statements on the Armenian Genocide. |
| 2007 | The decision to confer the Jawaharlal Nehru Award on Sultan Qaboos bin Saeed bin Timur al Saeed of Oman. |
| 2010 | United States Navy troops had landed near the Haitian presidential palace. The troops have arrived with food, and other equipments to aid the victims of the earthquake. |
| 2011 | The political prisoners of Tunisia are freed. |
| 2011 | Somalia pirates seized the Mongolian bulk carrier sailing off the coast of Oman. |
| 2012 | Kodak, the famous film and Camera Company, files for the bankruptcy protection. |
| 2013 | NASA's Curiosity rover has found Calcium deposits on Mars. The deposits are similar to deposits formed on Earth when water circulates in cracks and rock fractures. |
| 2013 | Four climbers killed in avalanche in Glen Coe, Scotland. |
| 2014 | Ana Ivanovic, the Serbian Tennis player and 2008 French Open Champion beats Serena Williams during the fourth round of the 2014 Australian Open. |
Famous Birthdays of January 19:
| Year | Name / Profession / Country |
| 1921 | Patricia Highsmith / Writer / United States of America |
| 1945 | Trevor Williams / Writer / United Kingdom |
| 1944 | Thom Mayne / Academic / United States of America |
| 1959 | Danese Cooper / Scientist / United States of America |
| 1948 | Nancy Lynch / Scientist / United States of America |
| 1808 | Lysander Spooner / Author / United States of America |
| 1974 | Jaime Moreno / Footballer / Bolivia |
| 1676 | John Weldon / Composer / United Kingdom |
| 1988 | JaVale McGee / Basketball Player / United States of America |
| 1976 | Tarso Marques / Racing Car Driver / Brazil |
| 1914 | Lester Flatt / Writer / United States of America |
| 1962 | Hans Daams / Cyclist / Netherlands |
| 1925 | Nina Bawden / Author / United Kingdom |
| 1876 | Dragotin Kette / Poet / Slovenia |
| 1962 | Chris Sabo / Baseball Player / United States of America |
| 1986 | Claudio Marchisio / Footballer / Italy |
| 1944 | Shelley Fabares / Actress / United States of America |
| 1961 | Wayne Hemingway / Fashion Designer / United Kingdom |
| 1966 | Yukiko Duke / Journalist / Sweden |
| 1948 | Mal Reilly / Rugby Player / United Kingdom |
| 1883 | Hermann Abendroth / Conductor / Germany |
| 1947 | Frank Aarebrot / Academic / Norway |
| 1964 | Janine Antoni / Photographer / Bahamas |
| 1936 | Fred J. Lincoln / Actor / United States of America |
| 1961 | William Ragsdale / Actor / United States of America |
| 1752 | James Morris III / Naval Officer / United States of America |
| 1963 | John Bercow / Politician / United Kingdom |
| 1980 | Jenson Button / Racing Car Driver / United Kingdom |
| 1933 | George Coyne / Astronomer / United States of America |
| 1982 | Shane Tronc / Rugby Player / Australia |
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