Historical Events In 1919

Jan 01   Belorussian SSR established.   

Jan 01   William W Campbell, Canadian poet (Ian of the Orcades), dies at 60.   

Jan 02   Anti-British uprising in Ireland.   

Jan 02   Lithuania gains independence.   

Jan 03   Jesse White, Buf NY, actor (Bedtime for Bonzo, Million Dollar Mermaid)   

Jan 04   Al "Jazbo" Collins, NYC, DJ (Tonight! America After Dark)   

Jan 05   National Socialist Party (Nazi) forms as German Farmers Party.   

Jan 05   Spartacus uprising in Berlin state of siege.   

Jan 06   Theodore Roosevelt, 26th Pres (1901-09), dies in NY at 60.   

Jan 06   Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th president of the U.S., dies in Oyster Bay, New York at age 60.   

Jan 08   Peter Altenberg, writer, dies at 59.   

Jan 11   3 year old German communist party (Spartacus) crushed   

Jan 11   Romania annexes Transylvania   

Jan 13   Army Archerd, Hollywood columnist/TV host (Movie Game).   

Jan 13   Dutch Soccer team OSV forms   

Jan 14   Andy Rooney, Albany NY, CBS news correspondent (60 Minutes).   

Jan 14   John McGraw, Charles A Stoneham, and Judge MCQuade buy NY Giants.   

Jan 15   2 million gallons of molasses flood Boston MA, drowning 21   

Jan 15   2 million gallons of molasses spill in a tidal wave that drowns 21 in Boston MA   

Jan 15   Karl Liebknecht, Marxist revolutionary, murdered at 47.   

Jan 15   Pianist and statesman Ignace Jan Paderewski is recorded as becoming the inaugural premier of the new republic of Poland   

Jan 15   Pianist and statesman Ignace Paderewski is recorded as becoming inaugural premier of Poland   

Jan 15   Semana Tragica (Tragic Week) Bloodbath in Buenos Aires.   

Jan 16   Bob Boucher, Kent Ohio, orch leader (Music on Ice).   

Jan 16   Jaroslav Jeremias, composer, dies at 19.   

Jan 16   Missouri, Nebraska, and Wyoming ratify the Prohibition Amendment, adding it to the Constitution.   

Jan 16   Prohibition ratified by 3/4 of states; Nebraska is 36th   

Jan 16   The United States went legally dry as prohibition of alcoholic beverages took effect under the 18th amendment to the Constitution. The amendment was repealed in 1933   

Jan 18   John C F, son of English king George V, dies at 13.   

Jan 18   Juan Antonio Orrego-Salas, Santiago Chile, composer   

Jan 18   WW I Peace Congress opens in Versailles, France   

Jan 18   WWI Peace Congress opens in Versailles, France   

Jan 19   "Tidal wave" of molasses 15 m high x 25 m wide results in the deaths of dozens, Boston   

Jan 19   Anthony Dexter, [Walter Fleischmann], NB Canada, actor (Valentino).   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Next Page »

Jan 01   Bernard drukker: Dutch organist/pianist/orch leader (devil's wheel)   

Jan 01   Carole landis: Fairchild wi, actress (one million bc, topper returns)   

Jan 01   J[erome] d[avid] salinger: Nyc, novelist (catcher in the rye)   

Jan 03   Jesse white: Buf ny, actor (bedtime for bonzo, million dollar mermaid)   

Jan 04   Al "jazbo" collins: Nyc, dj (tonight! america after dark)   

Jan 04   Havelock henry trevor hudson: Underwriter (lloyd's of london)   

Jan 05   Severino gazzelloni: Italian flautist   

Jan 06   Sylvia syms: Us singer (hello dolly, dream girl, them there eyes)   

Jan 01   William w campbell: Canadian poet (ian of the orcades),   

Jan 04   Georg von hertling: Chancellor of germany (b. 1843)   

Jan 06   Theodore roosevelt: 26th pres (1901-09),   

Jan 08   Peter altenberg: Writer,   

Jan 15   Karl liebknecht: Marxist revolutionary, murdered at 47   

Jan 16   Jaroslav jeremias: Composer,    

Jan 18   John c f: Son of english king george v,   

Jan 21   Gojong of joseon: Emperor of korea (b. 1852)