Historical Events In January - 19

1877  Charles Coburn, Savannah Ga, actor (Devil & Miss Jones) on January - 19.   

1878  Henri V Regnault, French physicist/chemist, dies at 67 on January - 19.   

1879  On January - 19 marie Koenen, author/wife of Felix Rutten (Wassend Cereal)   

1883  The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires, built by Thomas Edison, begins service at Roselle, New Jersey on January - 19.   

1883  On this day in history hermann Abendroth, German conductor   

1884  On January - 19 jules Massenet's opera "Manon," premieres in Paris   

1884  Albert Louis Wolff, composer on January - 19.   

1885  On January - 19 battle at Abu Klea Sudan 800-1000 killed   

1885  Battle at Abu Klea Sudan: 800-1000 killed on January - 19.   

1885  Fred Burnaby, English colonel/balloon pioneer, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1886  On January - 19 aurora Ski Club, first in US, founded in Minnesota   

1886  Aurora Ski Club, 1st in US, founded in Minnesota on January - 19.   

1887  On January - 19 alexander Woollcott, NJ, short story writer (Man Who Came to Dinner)   

1892  Olafur Thors, Icelandic PM (6 times, 1942-63) on January - 19.   

1893  On January - 19 henrik Ibsen's play The Master Builder premieres in Berlin.   

1893  On this day in history julius Eichberg, composer, dies at 68   

1894  On January - 19 francois Haverschmidt, Dutch writer, dies at 58   

1897  On this day in history natacha Rambova, Salt Lake City UT, costume designer   

1898  Brown defeats Harvard 6-0 in 1st intercollegiate hockey game on this day in history.   

1899  Anglo-Egyptian Sudan forms on this day in history.   

1899  On January - 19 [John] Herbert Whitton Sumsion, organist/composer   

1900  Bubonic plague spreads from Adelaide to Sydney (103 were to die) on this day in history.   

1902  On January - 19 heinrich Schmist-Barrien, German author (Moorkeerl)   

1903  On this day in history new bicycle race "Tour de France" announced   

1903  On this day in history the first regular transatlantic radio broadcast between US & England   

1903  On January - 19 1st regular transatlantic radio broadcast between US & England   

1903  Alfred Lane Beit, connoisseur on this day in history.   

1904  James Winston Watts, developer (Frontal Lobotomy) on this day in history.   

1905  On January - 19 anne Schumacher Hummert, radio pioneer   

1906  On this day in history gerhart Hauptmann's "Und Pippa Tanzt!," premieres in Berlin   

1906  Ish Kabbible, [Merwyn Bogue], Penns, comedian (Kay Kyser's Kollege) on January - 19.   

1907  On January - 19 variety magazine publishes film reviews for the first time.   

1907  On January - 19 lillian Harvey, London England, actress (Invitation to the Waltz)   

1909  On this day in history eugene Walter's "Easiest Way," premieres in NYC   

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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  On January - 19 birth of francis II de Valois-Angouleme, king of France (1559-60)   

1613  Jacques Huyn, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1676  John Weldon, composer was born on January - 19.   

1679  Girolamo Chiti, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

0639  Dagobert I, king of Austrasia/Soissons/Burgundy/Neustrië, dies on this day in history.   

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

1526  On January - 19 death of isabella of Burgundy, wife of Christian II of Denmark (b. 1501)   

1547  On January - 19 death of henry Howard, earl of Surrey, army commander/poet, beheaded at 29   

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

1576  On this day in history hans Sachs, composer, dies at 81   

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

1625  Erhard Buttner, composer, dies at 32 on this day in history.