January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 346 days remaining (347 in leap years)
- 1736 - James Watt, builder of steam engines
- 1807 - Robert E. Lee, Confederate general (+ 1870)
- 1809 - Edgar Allan Poe, poet, short story author (+ 1849)
- 1813 - Sir Henry Bessemer, inventor
- 1839 - Paul Cézanne, painter (+ 1906)
- 1848 - John F. Stairs, businessman, statesman (+ 1904)
- 1887 - Alexander Woollcott[?], intellectual (+ 1943)
- 1907 - Lilian Harvey[?], actress (+ 1968)
- 1920 - Javier Pérez de Cuéllar[?], United Nations Secretary General
- 1921 - Patricia Highsmith, author (+ 1995)
- 1923 - Jean Stapleton[?], actress
- 1926 - Fritz Weaver[?], actor
- 1931 - Tippi Hedren[?], actress
- 1931 - Robert MacNeil[?], journalist
- 1939 - Phil Everly[?], musician
- 1942 - Michael Crawford, singer, actor
- 1943 -
- 1943 - Janis Joplin, singer (+ 1970)
- 1943 - Princess Margriet of the Netherlands
- 1945 - Maria Jespen[?], theologian
- 1946 - Dolly Parton, singer, actress
- 1949 - Robert Palmer[?], singer, guitarist[?]
- 1953 - Desi Arnaz Jr.[?], actor
- 1955 - Simon Rattle, conductor
- 1971 - Shawn Wayans[?], actor, writer, producer
- 1982 - Jodie Sweetin, actress
See Also:
January,
February,
March,
April,
May,
June,
July,
August,
September,
October,
November,
December
January 18 - January 20 - December 19 - February 19 - Historical anniversaries