On This Day: 19 January

19 January in Indian history

• 1990Exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Kashmir Valley in Indian-administered Kashmir due to an insurgency.India
• 1975An earthquake registering 6.8 Ms struck northern Himachal Pradesh in India, causing extensive damage to the region.India
• 1966Indira Gandhi becomes India's first female prime minister.India
• 1839The British East India Company captures Aden.India

19 January in world history

• 2007A four-man team, using only skis and kites, completed a 1,093-mile (1,759 km) trek to reach the Southern Pole of Inaccessibility, the first people to get there since 1967, and the first to do so on foot.
• 1996A tank barge and a tug grounded on a beach in Rhode Island, causing a spill of an estimated 828,000 U.S. gallons (3.13 million litres) of home heating oil.
• 1981Iran hostage crisis: United States and Iranian officials sign an agreement to release 52 American hostages after 14 months of captivity.
• 1969Student Jan Palach dies after setting himself on fire three days earlier in Prague's Wenceslas Square to protest about the invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Soviet Union in 1968. His funeral turns into another major protest.
• 1953Almost 72 percent of all television sets in the United States are tuned into I Love Lucy to watch Lucy give birth.
• 1941World War II: HMS Greyhound and other escorts of convoy AS-12 sink Italian submarine Neghelli with all hands 64 kilometres (40 mi) northeast of Falkonera.
• 1915World War I: The first major attack of the German bombing campaign against Britain took place when Zeppelins bombed several towns in Norfolk.
• 1909A deed was recorded for David Hanbury to sell Island No. 2 in northern California to his brother John for $10 ($358.33 in .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}2025).
• 1871Franco-Prussian War: In the Siege of Paris, Prussia wins the Battle of St. Quentin. Meanwhile, the French attempt to break the siege in the Battle of Buzenval will end unsuccessfully the following day.
• 1861American Civil War: Georgia joins South Carolina, Florida, Mississippi, and Alabama in declaring secession from the United States.
• 1817An army of 5,423 soldiers, led by General José de San Martín, crosses the Andes from Argentina to liberate Chile and then Peru.
• 1795The Batavian Republic was established the day after William V fled the Dutch Republic as a result of the Batavian Revolution in Amsterdam.
• 1511War of the League of Cambrai: Troops led by Pope Julius II captured Mirandola (depicted) after a brief siege.
• 1419Hundred Years' War: The siege of Rouen ended with English troops capturing the city from Norman French forces.

Born on 19 January

• 1984Karun Chandhok, Indian racing driverIndia
• 1973Antero Manninen, Finnish cellist
• 1957Kenneth McClintock, Puerto Rican public servant and politician, 22nd Secretary of State of Puerto Rico
• 1944Thom Mayne, American architect and academic, designed the San Francisco Federal Building and Phare Tower
• 1936Ziaur Rahman, Bangladeshi general and politician, seventh President of Bangladesh (died 1981)
• 1911Choor Singh, Indian-Singaporean lawyer and judge (died 2009)India

Died on 19 January

• 2000Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum, a Baháʼí Faith Hand of the Cause of God and wife of Shoghi Effendi (born 1910)
• 1990Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, Indian guru and mystic (born 1931)India
• 1980William O. Douglas, American lawyer and jurist, US Supreme Court associate justice (born 1898)
• 1597Maharana Pratap, Hindu Rajput king of Mewar (born1540)India

Frequently asked questions

What happened on 19 January in history?

2007: A four-man team, using only skis and kites, completed a 1,093-mile (1,759 km) trek to reach the Southern Pole of Inaccessibility, the first people to get there since 1967, and the first to do so on foot. 1996: A tank barge and a tug grounded on a beach in Rhode Island, causing a spill of an estimated 828,000 U.S. gallons (3.13 million litres) of home heating oil. 1990: Exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Kashmir Valley in Indian-administered Kashmir due to an insurgency. 1981: Iran hostage crisis: United States and Iranian officials sign an agreement to release 52 American hostages after 14 months of captivity.

What happened on 19 January in Indian history?

1990: Exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Kashmir Valley in Indian-administered Kashmir due to an insurgency. 1975: An earthquake registering 6.8 Ms struck northern Himachal Pradesh in India, causing extensive damage to the region. 1966: Indira Gandhi becomes India's first female prime minister.

Which famous people were born on 19 January?

Karun Chandhok, Indian racing driver (1984); Antero Manninen, Finnish cellist (1973); Kenneth McClintock, Puerto Rican public servant and politician, 22nd Secretary of State of Puerto Rico (1957); Thom Mayne, American architect and academic, designed the San Francisco Federal Building and Phare Tower (1944).

Which day is observed on 19 January?

Confederate Heroes Day (Texas), and its related observance: Robert E. Lee Day (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia and Mississippi); Husband's Day (Iceland); Kokborok Day (Tripura, India); Theophany / Epiphany (Eastern and Oriental Orthodoxy), and its related observances: Timkat, or 20 during Leap Year (Ethiopian Orthodox); Theophany / Epiphany (Eastern and Oriental Orthodoxy), and its related observances: Vodici or Baptism of Jesus (North Macedonia).