Historical Events In January - 19

1877  On this day in history charles Coburn, Savannah Ga, actor (Devil & Miss Jones)   

1878  On January - 19 henri V Regnault, French physicist/chemist, dies at 67   

1879  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1883  On January - 19 hermann Abendroth, German conductor   

1884  Jules Massenet's opera "Manon," premieres in Paris on January - 19.   

1884  On this day in history albert Louis Wolff, composer   

1885  Battle at Abu Klea Sudan 800-1000 killed on this day in history.   

1885  Battle at Abu Klea Sudan: 800-1000 killed on this day in history.   

1885  On January - 19 fred Burnaby, English colonel/balloon pioneer, dies in battle   

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

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  On January - 19 olafur Thors, Icelandic PM (6 times, 1942-63)   

1893  On this day in history henrik Ibsen's play The Master Builder premieres in Berlin.   

1893  Julius Eichberg, composer, dies at 68 on January - 19.   

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

1897  On January - 19 natacha Rambova, Salt Lake City UT, costume designer   

1898  Brown defeats Harvard 6-0 in 1st intercollegiate hockey game on January - 19.   

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

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

1900  On January - 19 bubonic plague spreads from Adelaide to Sydney (103 were to die).   

1902  On this day in history heinrich Schmist-Barrien, German author (Moorkeerl)   

1903  New bicycle race "Tour de France" announced on this day in history.   

1903  The first regular transatlantic radio broadcast between US & England on January - 19.   

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

1903  Alfred Lane Beit, connoisseur on January - 19.   

1904  On this day in history james Winston Watts, developer (Frontal Lobotomy)   

1905  Anne Schumacher Hummert, radio pioneer on January - 19.   

1906  On January - 19 gerhart Hauptmann's "Und Pippa Tanzt!," premieres in Berlin   

1906  On January - 19 ish Kabbible, [Merwyn Bogue], Penns, comedian (Kay Kyser's Kollege)   

1907  On this day in history variety magazine publishes film reviews for the first time.   

1907  Lillian Harvey, London England, actress (Invitation to the Waltz) on January - 19.   

1909  Eugene Walter's "Easiest Way," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

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

1200  On January - 19 birth of dogen Kigen, Japan, Zen teacher, 1st patriarch of the Japanese Soto   

1544  Francis II de Valois-Angouleme, king of France (1559-60) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1679  On January - 19 birth of girolamo Chiti, composer   

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

0639  On January - 19 dagobert I, king of Austrasia/Soissons/Burgundy/Neustrië, dies   

1479  Johan II, king of Aragon/Navarra, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1526  Death of Isabella of Burgundy, wife of Christian II of Denmark (b. 1501) on this day in history.   

1547  Death of Henry Howard, earl of Surrey, army commander/poet, beheaded at 29 on January - 19.   

1549  On January - 19 barthout van Assendelft, 1st land advocate of Holland, dies   

1576  Hans Sachs, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

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.