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January 19

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2024 Winter Youth Olympics

2 years ago

Born this day

1809

Edgar Allan Poe

Died aged 40

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Oldest record

866th

Heiji rebellion

event anniversary

Famous births28

1200 · 826 yrs

Dōgen

Dōgen Zenji (道元禅師; Japanese pronunciation:, 26 January 1200 – 22 September 1253) was a Japanese Zen Buddhist monk, writer, poet, philosopher, and founder of the Sōtō school of Zen in Japan. He is also known as Dōgen Kigen (道元希玄), Eihei Dōgen (永平道元), Kōso Jōyō Daishi (高祖承陽大師), and Busshō Dentō Kokushi (仏性伝東国師).

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PhilosophyDied aged 53

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1544 · 482 yrs

Francis II of France

Francis II (French: François II; 19 January 1544 – 5 December 1560) was King of France from 1559 to 1560. He was also King of Scotland as the husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, from 1558 until his death in 1560.

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RoyaltyDied aged 16

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1736 · 290 yrs

James Watt

James Watt (30 January 1736 (19 January 1736 OS) – 25 August 1819) was a Scottish inventor, engineer and chemist who improved on Thomas Newcomen's 1712 Newcomen steam engine with his Watt steam engine in 1776, which was fundamental to the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution in both his native Great Britain…

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TechnologyDied aged 83

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1737 · 289 yrs

Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre

Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre (pronounced; also called Bernardin de St. Pierre) (19 January 1737, in Le Havre – 21 January 1814, in Éragny, Val-d'Oise) was a French writer and botanist.

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LiteratureDied aged 77

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1747 · 279 yrs

Johann Elert Bode

Johann Elert Bode (German:; 19 January 1747 – 23 November 1826) was a German astronomer known for his reformulation and popularisation of the Titius–Bode law. Bode determined the orbit of Uranus and suggested the planet's name.

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ScienceDied aged 79

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1798 · 228 yrs

Auguste Comte

Isidore Auguste Marie François Xavier Comte (French:; 19 January 1798 – 5 September 1857) was a French philosopher and writer who formulated the doctrine of positivism. He is often regarded as the first philosopher of science in the modern sense of the term.

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PhilosophyDied aged 59

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1807 · 219 yrs

Robert E. Lee

Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was a Confederate general whose early actions in the American Civil War led to his appointment as the overall commander of the Confederate States Army near the end of the war.

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MilitaryDied aged 63

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1809 · 217 yrs

Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic who is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales involving mystery and the macabre.

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LiteratureDied aged 40

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1839 · 187 yrs

Paul Cézanne

Paul Cézanne ( say-ZAN, UK also siz-AN, US also say-ZAHN; French:; Occitan: Pau Cesana; 19 January 1839 – 22 October 1906) was a French Post-Impressionist painter whose work introduced new modes of representation, influenced avant-garde artistic movements of the early 20th century and formed the bridge between late…

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ArtDied aged 67

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1863 · 163 yrs

Werner Sombart

Werner Sombart (German:; 19 January 1863 – 18 May 1941) was a German economist, historian and sociologist. Head of the "Youngest Historical School," he was one of the leading Continental European social scientists during the first quarter of the 20th century.

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ScienceDied aged 78

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1868 · 158 yrs

Gustav Meyrink

Gustav Meyrink (19 January 1868 – 4 December 1932) was the pseudonym of Gustav Meyer, an Austrian author, novelist, dramatist, translator, and banker, most famous for his novel The Golem. He has been described as the "most respected German language writer in the field of supernatural fiction".

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LiteratureDied aged 64

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1920 · 106 yrs100 Club

Javier Pérez de Cuéllar

Javier Felipe Ricardo Pérez de Cuéllar Guerra (Spanish:; 19 January 1920 – 4 March 2020) was a Peruvian diplomat and politician who served as the fifth secretary-general of the United Nations from 1982 to 1991. He later served as prime minister of Peru from 2000 to 2001.

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Famous deaths15

1629 · 397 yrs

Abbas the Great

Abbas I (Persian: عباس یکم, romanized: Abbâs-e Yekom; 27 January 1571 – 19 January 1629), commonly known as Abbas the Great (Persian: عباس بزرگ, romanized: Abbâs-e Bozorg), was the fifth Safavid shah of Iran from 1588 to 1629.

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PoliticsDied aged 57

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1730 · 296 yrs

Peter II of Russia

Peter II Alexeyevich (23 October 1715 – 30 January 1730) was Emperor of Russia from 1727 until 1730, when he died at the age of 14. He was the only son of Tsarevich Alexei Petrovich and Charlotte Christine of Brunswick-Lüneburg.

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RoyaltyDied aged 14

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1865 · 161 yrs

Pierre-Joseph Proudhon

Pierre-Joseph Proudhon (also US:; French:; 15 January 1809 – 19 January 1865) was a French anarchist, socialist, philosopher, and economist who founded mutualist philosophy and is considered by many to be the "father of anarchism".

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PoliticsDied aged 56

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1934 · 92 yrs

Jeanne Calment

Jeanne Louise Calment (French:; 21 February 1875 – 4 August 1997) was a French supercentenarian who is the oldest person in recorded history whose age has been verified, with a documented lifespan of 122 years and 164 days. Her longevity attracted media attention and medical studies of her health and lifestyle.

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Notable PeopleDied aged 58

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1938 · 88 yrs

Branislav Nušić

Branislav Nušić (Serbian Cyrillic: Бранислав Нушић, pronounced; 20 October 1864 – 19 January 1938) was a Serbian playwright, satirist, essayist, novelist. Nušić was the founder of modern rhetoric in Serbia.

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LiteratureDied aged 73

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1969 · 57 yrs

Jan Palach

Jan Palach (Czech pronunciation:; 11 August 1948 – 19 January 1969) was a Czech student of history and political economics at Charles University in Prague.

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Notable PeopleWould be 78

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1990 · 36 yrs

Osho

Osho (pronounced; born Chandra Mohan Jain; 11 December 1931 – 19 January 1990), also known as Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, Acharya Rajneesh, and simply Rajneesh, was an Indian godman, and founder of the new religious movement, the Rajneesh movement.

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ReligionWould be 94

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2000 · 26 yrs

Hedy Lamarr

Hedy Lamarr (born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler; November 9, 1914 – January 19, 2000) was an Austrian and American actress and inventor. Regarded as a successful film star, she also co-invented a radio guidance system during World War II.

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TechnologyWould be 111

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2000 · 26 yrs

Bettino Craxi

Benedetto "Bettino" Craxi (UK: KRAK-see, Italian:, Sicilian:; 24 February 1934 – 19 January 2000) was an Italian politician and statesman, leader of the Italian Socialist Party (PSI) from 1976 to 1993, and the 45th prime minister of Italy from 1983 to 1987.

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PoliticsWould be 92

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2002 · 24 yrs

Vavá

Edvaldo Izidio Neto (12 November 1934 – 19 January 2002), commonly known as Vavá, was a Brazilian professional footballer who is widely considered to be one of the greatest strikers of his generation.

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SportsWould be 91

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2007 · 19 yrs

Hrant Dink

Hrant Dink (Armenian: Հրանդ Տինք; Western Armenian pronunciation:; 15 September 1954 – 19 January 2007) was a Turkish-Armenian journalist, human rights activist, founder and editor-in-chief of Agos.

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MediaWould be 72

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2008 · 18 yrs

Suzanne Pleshette

Suzanne Pleshette (January 31, 1937 – January 19, 2008) was an American actress known for her roles in theatre, film, and television. She was nominated for three Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards.

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FilmWould be 89

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Events5

1160 · 866 yrs

Heiji rebellion

The Heiji rebellion (平治の乱, Heiji no ran; January 19 – February 5, 1160) was a short civil war between rival subjects of the cloistered Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan in 1160 fought in order to resolve a dispute about political power. It was preceded by the Hōgen Rebellion in 1156.

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War

1958 · 68 yrs

1958 Argentine Grand Prix

The 1958 Argentine Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 19 January 1958 at Autodromo Municipal Ciudad de Buenos Aires Circuit.

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Sports

1960 · 66 yrs

Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security Between the United States and Japan

The Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan, more commonly known as the U.S.–Japan Security Treaty in English and as the Anpo jōyaku or just Anpo in Japanese, is a treaty that permits the presence of U.S.

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Politics

2016 · 10 yrs

2016 Tour Down Under

The 2016 Tour Down Under was a road cycling stage race that took place between 19 and 24 January in and around Adelaide, South Australia. It was the 18th edition of the Tour Down Under and was the first event of the 2016 UCI World Tour.

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History

2024 · 2 yrs

2024 Winter Youth Olympics

The 2024 Winter Youth Olympics (Korean: 2024년 동계 청소년 올림픽), officially known as the IV Winter Youth Olympic Games and commonly known as Gangwon 2024 (강원 2024), were a winter multi-sport event, cultural festival, and fourth edition of the Winter Youth Olympics held between 19 January and 1 February 2024 in Gangwon…

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