19 January History


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  • 1523    -    In Switzerland, Ulrich Zwingli publishes his 67 Articles, the first manifesto of the Zurich Reformation which attacks the authority of the Pope.
  • 1783    -    William Pitt becomes the youngest Prime Minister of England at age 24.
  • 1847    -    New Mexico Governor Charles Bent is slain by Pueblo Indians in Taos.
  • 1861    -    Georgia secedes from the Union.
  • 1902    -    The magazine "L'Auto" announces the new Tour de France.
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  • 1915    -    The first German air raids on Great Britain inflict minor casualties.
  • 1923    -    The French announce the invention of a new gun that has a firing range of 56 miles.
  • 1931    -    The Wickersham Committee issues a report asking for revisions in the dry law, but no repeal.
  • 1937    -    Howard Hughes flies from Los Angeles to New York in seven hours and 22 minutes.
  • 1937    -    In the Soviet Union, the People's Commissars Council is formed under Molotov.
  • 1945    -    The Red Army captures Lodz, Krakow, and Tarnow.
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  • 1947    -    The French open a drive on Hue, Indochina.
  • 1949    -    The Chiang Government moves the capital of China to Canton.
  • 1950    -    Communist Chinese leader Mao recognizes the Republic of Vietnam.
  • 1968    -    Cambodia charges that the United States and South Vietnam have crossed the border and killed three Cambodians.
  • 1981    -    The United States and Iran sign an accord on a hostage release in Algiers.
  • 1983    -    The New Catholic code expands women's rights in the Church.
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  • 19 January Birthdays

  • 1736    -    James Watt, Scottish inventor.
  • 1807    -    Robert E. Lee, Confederate general during the American Civil War.
  • 1809    -    Edgar Allan Poe, American author and poet ("Fall of the House of Usher," "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Raven," "Annabel Lee.")
  • 1839    -    Paul Cézanne, French post-Impressionist painter (Card Players, L'Oeuvre).
  • 1919    -    John H. Johnson, editor and publisher of Ebony and Jet magazines.