Year 1839
The British East India Company captures Aden.
JANUARY 19
Daily Historical Chronicle
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19 January: What Happened On This Day in History
Curated historical timeline of momentous political pacts, freedom struggle uprisings, constitutional developments, scientific breakthroughs, and prominent birthdays recorded on 19 January.
Observances & Special Days
National Sanctity of Human Life Day
Year 1907
Mohammad Ali Mirza was crowned as the "Shah-E-Iran" in a grand function held in Royal Palace, Tehran. This coronation was performed on the precious throne "Thakt-E-Taus" which was made by Emperor Shahjahan, and was taken away from India during the invasion of Nadir Shah in 1738 AD.
Year 1927
The British Government decided to send its army to China.
Year 1927
The British Government decided to send its army to China.
Year 1931
The first Round Table Conference held in London ended. This conference was attended by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar also.
Year 1938
General Motors began mass production of diesel engines.
Year 1942
Japan’s army invaded Burma.
Year 1948
India and Pakistan accept U.N. mediation in New York.
Year 1949
Caribbean country Cuba recognized Israel.
Year 1956
Presidential Ordinance promulgated the nationalization of all insurance companies in India.
Year 1966
Indira Gandhi had elected as the fourth Prime Minister of India. Indira Gandhi elected leader of the Congress party to succeed the late Lal Bahadur Shastri as the third Prime Minister of India. She pledged to follow path of Non-Alignment in worlds affairs.
Year 1968
First successful heart transplant surgery. Performed by Christopher Bernard.
Year 1986
The first computer virus called the (c) brain began to spread.
Year 1987
Narain Dutt Ojha made some sort of a record at the residence of the Chief Justice of India when he was sworn in as a Judge of Supreme Court at 10.00 p.m.
Year 1990
Turning point in the exodus of hundreds of thousands of Kashmiri Hindus from Indian-administrated Kashmir due to violence from Muslim militants. (19 January 1990 is widely known by Kashmiri Hindus as “Exodus Day”, in memory of the Kashmiri Hindus who were either killed or forced out of Kashmir.)
Year 2005
Sania Mirza became the first Indian woman to reach the third round of lawn tennis in the Australia Open.
Year 2006
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft launched to Pluto.
Born 1736
James Watt, a Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist.
Born 1798
Auguste Comte, a French philosopher, and writer.
Born 1809
Edgar Allan Poe, an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic.
Born 1834
Shrimant Jayajirao Scindia, King of the Scindia dynasty of the Marathas.
Born 1853
Madhusudan Rao, an Odia poet, and writer from India.
Born 1855
G. Subramania Iyer, a leading Indian journalist, social reformer, and freedom fighter who founded ‘The Hindu’ English newspaper.
Born 1882
Brij Narayan Chakbast, an Indian Urdu poet.
Born 1886
Pandit Sawai Gandharva, a popular Hindustani Classical vocalist from Karnataka.
Born 1892
Chintaman Vinayak Joshi, famous Marathi comedy writer, was born.
Born 1910
Vinayak Damodar Karnaki (Master Vinayak), famous Marathi actor, director and producer, was born.
Born 1911
Choor Singh, Indian-Singaporean lawyer and judge (d. 2009)
Born 1919
Dharam Singh, field hockey player for Indian Team at Olympics-1964-Gold Winner, was born.
Born 1919
Omprakash Mehra, former Indian Air Chief Marshal and former Governor of Maharashtra, was born.
Born 1932
Balgovind Jaiswal, educationist and author, was born at Mhow.
Born 1935
Soumitra Chatterjee, an Indian film actor, director, playwright, writer and poet.
Born 1984
Karun Chandhok, Indian race car driver
Died 1045
Taimurlang passed away.
Died 1597
Maharana Pratap, the 13th king of Mewar.
Died 1905
Maharshi Debendranath Tagore, a Hindu philosopher and religious reformer, was active in the Brahmo Samaj.
Died 1951
Amritlal Vithaldas Thakkar (Thakkarbappa), social reformer of Gujrat and right hand of Gandhiji in socially segregated Harijans, passed away.
Died 1960
Ramchandra Gopal (Dadasaheb Torne), famous film director, passed away.
Died 1963
Kuladhor Chaliha, one of the pioneer Congress leaders of Assam, passed away.
Died 1976
C. V. Bawdekar, famous journalist, died.
Died 1990
Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh - Osho, an Indian godman, mystic, and founder of the Rajneesh movement. He died in Pune at the age of 58 years. He will be remembered as a great orator and for founding of Rajnishpuram in USA.
Died 1992
Manvendra Mukherji, famous singer and music director, passed away.
Died 1996
Upendranath 'Ashk', noted Hindi literary figure known for his disputed writings, passed away.
Died 2000
M. A. Chidambaram, an Indian industrialist and cricket administrator and chairman of the MAC Group, died in Chennai.
Died 2000
Hedy Lamarr, an Austrian-American actress, inventor, and film producer.