January 19th in History
January 19th in History
- 1793: King Louis XVI sentenced to death by the French Convention
- 1915: German zeppelins bomb London for the first time in World War I
- 1942: Japanese forces invade Burma during World War 2
- 1991: Iraqui Presidential Palace attacked as the Gulf War begins
- 1992: A new Bulgarian President is elected in the countries first free elections
- 1993: Israel recognizes PLO
January 19th birthdays
- 1736: James Watts, Scottish 'steam' inventor
- 1737: Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, French author
- 1807: Robert E. Lee, American Civil War general
- 1809: Edgar Allen Poe, American author and poet
- 1839: Paul Cézanne, French painter
- 1943: Janis Joplin, American rock singer
- 1946: Dolly Parton, US country singer and film actress
