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January 19
Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened throughout history on January 19. From 1900 until now.
January 19 is under the sign of Capricorn.
Famous birthdays on this day include Janis Joplin (1943), Dolly Parton (1946) and Logan Lerman (1992).
Several movies were released around January 19 over the years, such as Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb in 1964 directed by Stanley Kubrick and Gunga Din in 1939 directed by George Stevens.
But much more happened on January 19 over the years: find out below
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Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released around January 19 over the years?
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Release year: 1964
Directed by: Stanley Kubrick
Starring: Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wynn
Country: United States of America
Gunga Din
Release year: 1939
Directed by: George Stevens
Starring: Cary Grant, Joan Fontaine, Victor McLaglen, Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Country: United States of America
Broadway Danny Rose
Release year: 1984
Directed by: Woody Allen
Starring: Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Nick Apollo Forte, Sandy Baron
Sleeping Beauty
Release year: 1959
Directed by: Clyde Geronimi
Starring: Mary Costa, Bill Shirley, Eleanor Audley, Verna Felton
Country: United States of America
Man's Favorite Sport?
Release year: 1964
Directed by: Howard Hawks
Starring: Rock Hudson, Paula Prentiss, Maria Perschy, John McGiver
Country: United States of America
Historical Events
Which were the important events of January 19?
- 2019 Dissident Irish Republican campaign: A car bomb explodes outside a courthouse in Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The bomb exploded as the area was being evacuated, and there were no injuries. Investigations currently point responsibility for the attack towards the New IRA dissident organisation. (BBC)
- 2018 Turkish military intervention in Afrin: With a cross-border artillery bombardment into the Afrin Canton, Turkey starts its announced military campaign to "destroy" the Syrian Kurdish YPG group. (Reuters)
- 2017 Syrian Civil War: ISIL militants execute 12 people in Palmyra, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. (BBC)
- 2016 War in North-West Pakistan: At least 9 people are killed and 35 injured after a suicide bomber strikes near a security checkpoint near Peshawar, Pakistan. (Geo TV), (AFP via RTE)
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Events
- Janis Joplin: American singer and rock-star of the...
- Dolly Parton: American country singer, songwriter,...
- Logan Lerman: Movie Actor.
- Mac Miller: American rapper.
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Famous Birthday
- Hedy Lamarr: Austrian actress once considered to be...
- Paul Meurisse: French actor, and fiancé of singer Edith...
- Hrant Dink: Turkish-Armenian newspaper editor (Born...
- Anthony Franciosa: American actor (Born 1928).
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Famous Deaths
Music charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of January 19 over the years?
- 2018 Ed Sheeran - Perfect
- 2017 Bad And Boujee - Migos Featuring Lil Uzi Vert
- 2016 Sorry - Justin Bieber
- 2015 Uptown Funk! - Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars
- 2014 Timber - Pitbull Featuring Ke$ha
- 2013 Bruno Mars - Locked Out Of Heaven
- 2012 Rihanna - We Found Love
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2011
Bruno Mars - Grenade
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2011
Katy Perry - Firework
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2010
Ke$ha - TiK ToK
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Top #1 songs in the USA
- 2018 Imagine Dragons - Thunder
- 2017 Heathens - twenty one pilots
- 2016 twenty one pilots - Stressed Out
- 2015 Hozier - Take Me To Church
- 2014 Lorde - Royals
- 2013 Ho Hey - The Lumineers
- 2012 The Black Keys - Lonely Boy
- 2011 The Black Keys - Tighten Up
- 2010 Break - Three Days Grace
Top #1 Rock songs
Books
Which were the most popular books released around January 19 over the years?
The Arms Of Krupp
Year: 1969
By: William Manchester
The Krupp family were the premier German arms manufacturers from the middle of the 19th century until the end of World War II, producing artillery pieces and submarines that set the standard for effectiveness.
Underworld
Year: 1998
By: Don DeLillo
A finalist for the National Book Award, Don DeLillo’s most powerful and riveting novel—“a great American novel, a masterpiece, a thrilling page-turner” (San Francisco Chronicle)—Underworld is about the second half of
Playing for Pizza
Year: 2008
By: John Grisham
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERRick Dockery is the third-string quarterback for the Cleveland Browns. In the AFC Championship game, to the surprise and dismay of virtually everyone, Rick actually gets into the game.
Assholes Finish First
Year: 2011
By: Tucker Max
The best gift for the dudes and bros in your life: the fratire New York Times bestseller Assholes Finish First, featuring twenty-five new and exclusive stories by Tucker Max.What
The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town
Year: 2007
By: John Grisham
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • John Grisham’s first work of nonfiction: a true crime story that will terrify anyone who believes in the presumption of innocence. SOON TO BE A NETFLIX ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY SERIES “Both an American tragedy and …