On This Day
This Day in History: (19-January)
Pulcheria, Byzantine empress and saint (d. 453)
Michael III, Byzantine emperor (d. 867)
Dōgen Zenji, founder of Sōtō Zen (d. 1253)
Francis II of France (d. 1560)
Lucas Faydherbe, Flemish sculptor and architect (d. 1697)
Charles Stanley, 8th Earl of Derby, English noble (d. 1672)
John Weldon, English organist and composer (d. 1736)
Jean-Philippe Baratier, German scholar and author (d. 1740)
James Watt, Scottish-English chemist and engineer (d. 1819)
Giuseppe Millico, Italian soprano, composer, and educator (d. 1802)
Joseph Bonomi the Elder, Italian architect, designed Longford Hall and Barrells Hall (d. 1808)
James Morris III, American captain (d. 1820)
Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf (d. 1831)
Pavel Kiselyov, Russian general and politician (d. 1874)
Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom, Swedish poet and academic (d. 1855)
Auguste Comte, French economist, sociologist, and philosopher (d. 1857)
Robert E. Lee, American general and academic (d. 1870)
Lysander Spooner, American philosopher and author (d. 1887)
Edgar Allan Poe, American short story witer, poet, and critic (d. 1849)
Talhaiarn, Welsh poet and architect (d.1869)
Henry Bessemer, English engineer and businessman (d. 1898)
Ferdinand Laub, Czech violinist and composer (d. 1875)
Alfred Clebsch, German mathematician and academic (d. 1872)
Paul Cézanne, French painter (d. 1906)
Arturo Graf, Italian poet, of German ancestry (d. 1913).
John Fitzwilliam Stairs, Canadian businessman and politician (d. 1904)
Matthew Webb, English swimmer and diver (d. 1883)
Jacobus Kapteyn, Dutch astronomer and academic (d. 1922)
Werner Sombart, German economist and sociologist (d. 1941)
Dame Gruev, Bulgarian educator and activist, co-founded the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (d. 1906)
Hitachiyama Taniemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 19th Yokozuna (d. 1922)
Wakashima Gonshirō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 21st Yokozuna (d. 1943)
Dragotin Kette, Slovenian poet and author (d. 1899)
Herbert Chapman, English footballer and manager (d. 1934)
Boris Savinkov, Russian soldier and author (d. 1925)
Hermann Abendroth, German conductor (d. 1956)
Alexander Woollcott, American actor, playwright, and critic (d. 1943)
Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Swiss painter and sculptor (d. 1943)
Ólafur Thors, Icelandic lawyer and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Iceland (d. 1964)
Magda Tagliaferro, Brazilian pianist and educator (d. 1986)
Boris Blacher, German composer and playwright (d. 1975)
Stanley Hawes, English-Australian director and producer (d. 1991)
Briggs Cunningham, American race car driver, sailor, and businessman (d. 2003)
Ish Kabibble, American comedian and cornet player (d. 1994)
Aleksandr Gennadievich Kurosh, Russian mathematician and theorist (d. 1971)
Choor Singh, Indian-Singaporean lawyer and judge (d. 2009)
Leonid Kantorovich, Russian mathematician and economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1986)
Rex Ingamells, Australian author and poet (d. 1955)
Rudolf Wanderone, American professional pocket billiards player (d. 1996)
Lester Flatt, American bluegrass singer-songwriter, guitarist, and mandolin player (d. 1979)
John H. Johnson, American publisher, founded the Johnson Publishing Company (d. 2005)
Bernard Dunstan, English painter and educator
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, Peruvian politician and diplomat, 135th Prime Minister of Peru
Patricia Highsmith, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1995)
Arthur Morris, Australian cricketer and journalist (d. 2015)
Jean Stapleton, American actress and singer (d. 2013)
Nicholas Colasanto, American actor and director (d. 1985)
Jean-François Revel, French philosopher (d. 2006)
Nina Bawden, English author (d. 2012)
Hans Massaquoi, German-American journalist and author (d. 2013)
Fritz Weaver, American actor (d. 2016)
Tippi Hedren, American model, actress, and animal rights-welfare activist
John Waite, South African cricketer (d. 2011)
Robert MacNeil, Canadian-American journalist and author
Russ Hamilton, English singer-songwriter (d. 2008)
Richard Lester, American-English director, producer, and screenwriter
Harry Lonsdale, American chemist, businessman, and politician (d. 2014)
George Coyne, American priest, astronomer, and theologian
Johnny O'Keefe, Australian singer-songwriter (d. 1978)
Ziaur Rahman, Bangladeshi general and politician, 7th President of Bangladesh (d. 1981)
Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, American singer, harmonica player, and drummer (d. 2011)
Fred J. Lincoln, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2013)
John Lions, Australian computer scientist and academic (d. 1998)
Phil Everly, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Everly Brothers) (d. 2014)
Paolo Borsellino, Italian lawyer and judge (d. 1992)
Mike Reid, English comedian, actor, and author (d. 2007)
Colin Gunton, English theologian and academic (d. 2003)
Pat Patterson, Canadian wrestler, trainer, and referee
Michael Crawford, English actor and singer
Paul-Eerik Rummo, Estonian poet and politician
Larry Clark, American director, producer, and screenwriter
Janis Joplin, American singer-songwriter (d. 1970)
Princess Margriet of the Netherlands
Shelley Fabares, American actress and singer
Thom Mayne, American architect and academic, designed the San Francisco Federal Building and Phare Tower
Dan Reeves, American football player and coach
Trevor Williams, English singer-songwriter and bass player
Julian Barnes, English novelist, short story writer, essayist, and critic
Dolly Parton, American singer-songwriter and actress
Frank Aarebrot, Norwegian political scientist and academic
Paula Deen, American chef and author
Rod Evans, English singer-songwriter
Nancy Lynch, American computer scientist and academic
Frank McKenna, Canadian politician and diplomat, 27th Premier of New Brunswick
Mal Reilly, English rugby league player and coach
Arend Langenberg, Dutch voice actor and radio host (d. 2012)
Robert Palmer, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2003)
Sébastien Dhavernas, Canadian actor
Jon Matlack, American baseball player and coach
Dewey Bunnell, British-American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Nadiuska, German television actress
Bruce Jay Nelson, American computer scientist (d. 1999)
Michel Plante, Canadian ice hockey left winger
Beau Weaver, American male voice actor
Desi Arnaz, Jr., American actor and singer
Richard Legendre, Canadian tennis player and politician
Wayne Schimmelbusch, Australian footballer and coach
Katey Sagal, American actress and singer
Cindy Sherman, American photographer and director
Clifford Tabin, American geneticist and academic
Tony Mansfield, English singer-songwriter and producer
Paul Rodriguez, Mexican-American comedian and actor
Carman, American singer-songwriter, actor, and television host
Susan Solomon, American atmospheric chemist
Ottis Anderson, American football player and sportscaster
Roger Ashton-Griffiths, English actor, screenwriter and film director
Kenneth McClintock, Puerto Rican public servant and politician, 22nd Secretary of State of Puerto Rico
Thomas Kinkade, American painter (d. 2012)
Danese Cooper, American computer scientist and programmer
Jeff Pilson, American bass player, songwriter, and actor
William Ragsdale, American actor
Wayne Hemingway, English fashion designer, co-founded Red or Dead
Hans Daams, Dutch cyclist
Chris Sabo, American baseball player and coach
Jeff Van Gundy, American basketball player and coach
Michael Adams, American basketball player and coach
Martin Bashir, English journalist
John Bercow, English politician, Speaker of the House of Commons
Janine Antoni, Bahamian sculptor and photographer
Ricardo Arjona, Guatemalan singer-songwriter and basketball player
Floris Jan Bovelander, Dutch field hockey player
Yukiko Duke, Swedish journalist and translator
Sylvain Côté, Canadian ice hockey player
Stefan Edberg, Swedish tennis player and coach
Lena Philipsson, Swedish singer-songwriter
Whitfield Crane, American singer-songwriter
Edwidge Danticat, Haitian-American novelist and short story writer.
Luc Longley, Australian basketball player and coach
Predrag Mijatović, Montenegrin footballer and manager
Junior Seau, American football player (d. 2012)
Casey Sherman, American journalist and author
Steve Staunton, Irish footballer and manager
Steffen Freund, German footballer and manager
Kathleen Smet, Belgian triathlete
Udo Suzuki, Japanese comedian and singer
Phil Nevin, American baseball player
Shawn Wayans, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
John Wozniak, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Jon Fisher, American businessman and author
Ron Killings, American wrestler and rapper
Troy Wilson, Australian footballer and race car driver
Sergei Zjukin, Estonian chess player and coach
Yoon Hae-young, South Korean actress
Tyrone Wheatley, American football player and college football coach
Antero Manninen, Finnish cellist
Yevgeny Sadovyi, Russian swimmer and coach
Dainius Adomaitis, Lithuanian basketball player and coach
Frank Caliendo, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter
Ian Laperrière, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Jaime Moreno, Bolivian footballer and manager
Natalie Cook, Australian volleyball player
Noah Georgeson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Zdeňka Málková, Czech tennis player
Natale Gonnella, Italian footballer
Tarso Marques, Brazilian race car driver
Benjamin Ayres, Canadian actor, director, and photographer
Wiley, English rapper and producer
Svetlana Khorkina, Russian gymnast and sportscaster
Josu Sarriegi, Spanish footballer
Jenson Button, English race car driver
Pasha Kovalev, Russian-American dancer and choreographer
Luke Macfarlane, Canadian-American actor and singer
Arvydas Macijauskas, Lithuanian basketball player
Michael Vandort, Sri Lankan cricketer
Paolo Bugia, Filipino basketball player
Asier del Horno, Spanish footballer
Lucho González, Argentinian footballer
Mike Komisarek, American ice hockey player
Jodie Sweetin, American actress and singer
Shane Tronc, Australian rugby league player
Kim Yoo-suk, South Korean pole vaulter
Hikaru Utada, American-Japanese singer-songwriter and producer
Fabio Catacchini, Italian footballer
Karun Chandhok, Indian race car driver
Jimmy Kébé, Malian footballer
Thomas Vanek, Austrian ice hockey player
Jake Allen, American football player
Pascal Behrenbruch, German decathlete
Benny Feilhaber, American soccer player
Esteban Guerrieri, Argentinian race car driver
Rika Ishikawa, Japanese singer and actress
Elliott Ward, English footballer
Aleksandr Yevgenyevich Nikulin, Russian footballer
Claudio Marchisio, Italian footballer
Oleksandr Miroshnychenko, Ukrainian footballer
Moussa Sow, Senegalese footballer
Edgar Manucharyan, Armenian footballer
Angus Monfries, Australian footballer
JaVale McGee, American basketball player
Tyler Breeze, Canadian wrestler
Tatiana Búa, Argentine tennis player
Kerry-Anne Tomlinson, New Zealand cricketer
Corinna Harrer, German runner
Petra Martić, Croatian tennis player
Shawn Johnson, American gymnast
Logan Lerman, American actor
Erick Torres Padilla, Mexican footballer
Matthias Ginter, German footballer