All Events

Historical Events on January 19

  • Georgia (U.S. state)

    1861

    American Civil War: Georgia joins South Carolina, Florida, Mississippi, and Alabama in declaring secession from the United States.

  • World War I

    1915

    World War I: German zeppelins bomb the towns of Great Yarmouth and King's Lynn in the United Kingdom killing at least 20 people, in the first major aerial bombardment of a civilian target.

  • League of Nations

    1920

    The United States Senate votes against joining the League of Nations.

  • World War II

    1941

    World War II: The Greek Triton (Y-5) sinks the Italian submarine Neghelli in Otranto.

  • International Military Tribunal for the Far East

    1946

    General Douglas MacArthur establishes the International Military Tribunal for the Far East in Tokyo to try Japanese war criminals.

  • Tokyo Rose

    1977

    President Gerald Ford pardons Iva Toguri D'Aquino (a.k.a. "Tokyo Rose").

  • Klaus Barbie

    1983

    Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie is arrested in Bolivia.

  • Gulf War

    1991

    Gulf War: Iraq fires a second Scud missile into Israel, causing 15 injuries.

  • Hebron

    1997

    Yasser Arafat returns to Hebron after more than 30 years and joins celebrations over the handover of the last Israeli-controlled West Bank city.

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Famous Birthdays on January 19

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Famous Deaths on January 19

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