About January 19
January 19, 2025 is the 19th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 346 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.
You can browse the full year calendar in case you need it.
Are you looking for a day of the week calculator? Try it on any date like anniversaries, birthday of someone you know, or any other date that is special to you. You can even try it on historical dates. For example: January 19
(Sponsored by DayOfTheWeek.org)
Capricorn is the sun sign of a person born on this day. Garnet is the modern birthstone for this month. Emerald is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 10 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
What Happened On January 19
- 1419 –Hundred Years’ War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy.
- 1511 –Mirandola surrenders to the French.
- 1607 –San Agustin Church in Manila is officially completed; it is the oldest church still standing in the Philippines.
- 1788 –The second group of ships of the First Fleet arrives at Botany Bay.
- 1806 –The United Kingdom occupies the Cape of Good Hope.
- 1839 –The British East India Company captures Aden.
- 1840 –Captain Charles Wilkes circumnavigates Antarctica, claiming what became known as Wilkes Land for the United States.
- 1861 –American Civil War: Georgia joins South Carolina, Florida, Mississippi, and Alabama in seceding from the United States.
- 1862 –American Civil War: Battle of Mill Springs – The Confederacy suffers its first significant defeat in the conflict.
- 1893 –Henrik Ibsen’s play The Master Builder receives its premiere performance in Berlin.
- 1920 –The United States Senate votes against joining the League of Nations.
- 1935 –Coopers Inc. sells the world’s first briefs.
- 1937 –Howard Hughes sets a new air record by flying from Los Angeles, California to New York City in 7 hours, 28 minutes, 25 seconds.
- 1942 –World War II: Japanese forces invade Burma
- 1945 –World War II: Soviet forces liberate the Łódź ghetto. Out more than 200,000 inhabitants in 1940, less than 900 had survived the Nazi occupation.
- 1975 –An earthquake strikes Himachal Pradesh, India
- 1978 –The last Volkswagen Beetle made in Germany leaves VW’s plant in Emden. Beetle production in Latin America would continue until 2003.
- 1981 –Iran Hostage Crisis: United States and Iranian officials sign an agreement to release 52 American hostages after 14 months of captivity.
- 1991 –Gulf War: Iraq fires a second Scud missile into Israel, causing 15 injuries.
- 1999 –British Aerospace agrees to acquire the defence subsidiary of the General Electric Company plc, forming BAE Systems in November 1999.
What no one tells you about your first name’s personality. Are there magical powers in your given name? Check out Logan’s personality today! (Sponsored links)
Share or Link to This Page: