Page 5: Historical Events In January - 19

1910  On January - 19 germany & Bolivia ends commerce/friendship treaty   

1910  On January - 19 national Institute of Arts & Letters incorporated by Congress   

1910  Willi Schmidt, Germany, director on this day in history.   

1912  Francis David Charteris, earl of Wemyss & March/Scottish landowner on January - 19.   

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  Phyllis Flowerdew, school Reading text author on January - 19.   

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 this day in history.   

1915  On January - 19 neon Tube sign patented by George Claude   

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 January - 19.   

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

1915  On this day in history alvy West, Bkln NY, orch leader (Andy Williams Show)   

1917  On this day in history silvertown Essex's ammunition factory explodes; 300 die   

1917  John Raitt, Bonnie Raitt's father/singer/actor (Pajama Game) on January - 19.   

1918  Soviets disallows a Constitution Assembly on this day in history.   

1918  John H Johnson, US, publisher (Negro Digest, Ebony, Jet) on this day in history.   

1919  On January - 19 "Tidal wave" of molasses 15 m high x 25 m wide kills dozens, Boston   

1919  On this day in history anthony Dexter, [Walter Fleischmann], NB Canada, actor (Valentino)   

1920  Alexandre Millerand forms French government on January - 19.   

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

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

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

1921  Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras & El Salvador sign Pact of Union on January - 19.   

1921  Patricia Highsmith, [Plangman], US/Swiss writer (Strangers on a Train) on this day in history.   

1922  On January - 19 geological survey says US oil supply would be depleted in 20 years   

1922  Arthur Morris, cricketer (great Australian lefty opening batsman) on this day in history.   

1923  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) on this day in history.   

1923  On this day in history 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  -48ºF (-44ºC), Van Buren ME (state record) on this day in history.   

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0399  Pulcheria, Byzantine empress (d. 453) was born on this day in history.   

1200  Dogen Kigen, Japan, Zen teacher, 1st patriarch of the Japanese Soto was born on this day in history.   

1544  Francis II de Valois-Angouleme, king of France (1559-60) was born on January - 19.   

1613  On this day in history birth of jacques Huyn, composer   

1639  On this day in history birth of noel Alexandre, French theologian/historian   

1676  On this day in history birth of john Weldon, composer   

1679  On this day in history birth of girolamo Chiti, composer   

1686  On this day in history birth of hakuin Ekakuborn, Japan, Zen Buddhist   

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

1479  On January - 19 johan II, king of Aragon/Navarra, dies at 81   

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 January - 19 barthout van Assendelft, 1st land advocate of Holland, dies   

1576  Hans Sachs, composer, dies at 81 on January - 19.   

1591  On January - 19 edmond Auger, French jesuit (under Henri III), dies at about 60   

1625  Erhard Buttner, composer, dies at 32 on January - 19.