Page 5: Historical Events In January - 19

1910  Germany & Bolivia ends commerce/friendship treaty on this day in history.   

1910  National Institute of Arts & Letters incorporated by Congress on January - 19.   

1910  Willi Schmidt, Germany, director on January - 19.   

1912  On this day in history francis David Charteris, earl of Wemyss & March/Scottish landowner   

1913  Raymond Poincaré installed as President of France on this day in history.   

1913  Raymond Poincaré installed as president of France on this day in history.   

1913  On this day in history phyllis Flowerdew, school Reading text author   

1913  On January - 19 david Emlyn Evans, composer, dies at 69   

1914  Lester Flatt, country musician (Flatt & Scruggs) on this day in history.   

1915  German zeppelins bomb London for the first time in World War I on January - 19.   

1915  Neon Tube sign patented by George Claude on this day in history.   

1915  On January - 19 the first German Zeppelin attack over Great Britain, 4 die   

1915  The Germans perform the first aerial bombing of Britain, from a pair of Zeppelin dirigibles during WWI on this day in history.   

1915  1st German Zeppelin attack over Great Britain, 4 die on January - 19.   

1915  Alvy West, Bkln NY, orch leader (Andy Williams Show) on this day in history.   

1917  On January - 19 silvertown Essex's ammunition factory explodes; 300 die   

1917  John Raitt, Bonnie Raitt's father/singer/actor (Pajama Game) on this day in history.   

1918  On this day in history soviets disallows a Constitution Assembly   

1918  John H Johnson, US, publisher (Negro Digest, Ebony, Jet) on January - 19.   

1919  On this day in history "Tidal wave" of molasses 15 m high x 25 m wide kills dozens, Boston   

1919  Anthony Dexter, [Walter Fleischmann], NB Canada, actor (Valentino) on this day in history.   

1920  Alexandre Millerand forms French government on this day in history.   

1920  On January - 19 uS Senate votes against membership in League of Nations   

1920  On this day in history alexandre Millerand forms French govt   

1920  Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, Peruvian United Nations Secretary General on January - 19.   

1921  On January - 19 costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras & El Salvador sign Pact of Union   

1921  On January - 19 patricia Highsmith, [Plangman], US/Swiss writer (Strangers on a Train)   

1922  Geological survey says US oil supply would be depleted in 20 years on this day in history.   

1922  On this day in history arthur Morris, cricketer (great Australian lefty opening batsman)   

1923  On this day in history the Grand Trunk Railway is amalgamated into the Canadian National System by order in council P.C. 114. By 1923 the system included the Canadian Government Railways (including the Intercolonial, the Prince Edward Island and the National Transcontinental Railways); the Hudson Bay Railway; the Canadian Northern and its subsidiaries; the Grand Trunk Pacific; and the Grand Trunk (including the Grand Trunk Western and the Grand Trunk New England lines).   

1923  On January - 19 wMC-AM in Memphis TN begins radio transmissions   

1923  Jean Stapleton, NYC, actress (Damn Yankees, Klute, All in the Family) on this day in history.   

1924  7th earl of Carnarvon, English large landowner on this day in history.   

1925  On January - 19 -48ºF (-44ºC), Van Buren ME (state record)   

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0399  Pulcheria, Byzantine empress (d. 453) was born on January - 19.   

1200  Dogen Kigen, Japan, Zen teacher, 1st patriarch of the Japanese Soto was born on January - 19.   

1544  Francis II de Valois-Angouleme, king of France (1559-60) was born on this day in history.   

1613  Jacques Huyn, composer was born on January - 19.   

1639  Noel Alexandre, French theologian/historian was born on January - 19.   

1676  John Weldon, composer was born on this day in history.   

1679  On January - 19 birth of girolamo Chiti, composer   

1686  Hakuin Ekakuborn, Japan, Zen Buddhist was born on January - 19.   

0639  On this day in history dagobert I, king of Austrasia/Soissons/Burgundy/Neustrië, dies   

1479  Johan II, king of Aragon/Navarra, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1526  Death of Isabella of Burgundy, wife of Christian II of Denmark (b. 1501) on January - 19.   

1547  Death of Henry Howard, earl of Surrey, army commander/poet, beheaded at 29 on this day in history.   

1549  On this day in history barthout van Assendelft, 1st land advocate of Holland, dies   

1576  Hans Sachs, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1591  Edmond Auger, French jesuit (under Henri III), dies at about 60 on January - 19.   

1625  On January - 19 erhard Buttner, composer, dies at 32