On This Day in History for January 19
Events in History
- 379 Theodosius installed as co-emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire by Emperor Gratian
- 973 Pope Benedictus VI elected
- 1363 English King Edward III introduces his Sumptuary Laws, restricting what people ate and wore to preserve social status (largely ignored)
- 1419 French city of Rouen surrenders to Henry V in Hundred Years' War
- 1492 Supplies to build Portuguese trading post Castelo de São Jorge da Mina (Elmina Castle) arrive on the Gold Coast (now Ghana), first European building south of the Sahara
- 1493 France cedes Roussillon & Cerdagne to Spain by treaty of Barcelona
- 1511 Italian city Mirandola surrenders to the French
- 1520 Battle of Bogesund: Christian II of Denmark defeats the Regent of Sweden, Sten Sture the Younger who is mortally wounded
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James Watt
Robert E. Lee
Edgar Allan Poe
Paul Cézanne
Javier Pérez de CuéllarWeddings in History
- 1872 Physicist Wilhelm Röntgen (26) weds Anna Bertha Ludwig in Apeldoorn, Netherlands
- 1884 Painter Thomas Eakins (39) weds painter and photographer Susan Macdowell (32) in a Quaker ceremony
- 2013 "Big Brother" Daniele Donato (26) weds Dominic Briones at the Newland House Museum in Huntington Beach, California
More Weddings in History
Deaths in History
- 639 Dagobert I, king of Austrasia, Soissons, Burgundy and Neustrië, dies at about 36
- 1479 Johan II, king of Aragon/Navarra, dies at 81
- 1526 Isabella of Burgundy, wife of Christian II of Denmark, dies at 24
- 1547 Henry Howard, earl of Surrey, army commander/poet, beheaded at 29
January in History
Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo
British infantry storm the Spanish fortress of Ciudad Rodrigo during the Peninsular War
January 19, 1812
War Victim Goes to Bottom of the Pile
One of the first to die in World War I fell not in the trenches of France but in a leafy lane in rural England. So should he be ranked alongside battle heroes?
January 19, 1915
First Air Raid on Britain
British wartime recruitment poster from 1915 referencing the air raids that started that year
January 19, 1915
‘My Name is Jimmy Carter and I’m Running for President’
Jimmy Carter is a one-term President but a man who worked tirelessly through a long life to help others and to end conflicts. He won the Nobel Peace Prize.
January 20, 1977