What Happened This Day In History - January 19

William Pitt

January 19

1523		In Switzerland, Ulrich Zwingli publishes his 67 Articles, the first manifesto of the Zurich Reformation which attacks the authority of the Pope.
1783		William Pitt becomes the youngest Prime Minister of England at age 24.
1847		New Mexico Governor Charles Bent is slain by Pueblo Indians in Taos.
1861		Georgia secedes from the Union.
1902		The magazine “L’Auto” announces the new Tour de France.
1915		The first German air raids on Great Britain inflict minor casualties.
1923		The French announce the invention of a new gun that has a firing range of 56 miles.
1931		The Wickersham Committee issues a report asking for revisions in the dry law, but no repeal.
1937		Howard Hughes flies from Los Angeles to New York in seven hours and 22 minutes.
1937		In the Soviet Union, the People’s Commissars Council is formed under Molotov.
1945		The Red Army captures Lodz, Krakow, and Tarnow.
1947		The French open a drive on Hue, Indochina.
1949		The Chiang Government moves the capital of China to Canton.
1950		Communist Chinese leader Mao recognizes the Republic of Vietnam.
1968		Cambodia charges that the United States and South Vietnam have crossed the border and killed three Cambodians.
1981		The United States and Iran sign an accord on a hostage release in Algiers.
1983		The New Catholic code expands women’s rights in the Church.
Born on January 19
1736		James Watt, Scottish inventor.
1807		Robert E. Lee, Confederate general during the American Civil War.
1809		Edgar Allan Poe, American author and poet (“Fall of the House of Usher,” “The Tell-Tale Heart,” “The Raven,” “Annabel Lee.”)
1839		Paul Cézanne, French post-Impressionist painter (Card Players, L’Oeuvre).
1919		John H. Johnson, editor and publisher of Ebony and Jet magazines.