1/19/2023 12:01:00 AM Today In History - January 19
Reprinted By Permission From OnThisDay.com
Today in History in 1807 Robert E. Lee, American Confederate General in Chief during U.S. Civil War, was born in Stratford, Virginia; 1883 the first electric lighting system built by Thomas Edison with overhead wiring began service in Roselle, New Jersey; and in 1955 "Scrabble" debuted on the board game market.
Our on this day in history archives contain over 200,000 events, birthdays and deaths from 6,000 years of history. Here is a roundup of a few of them:
Historical Events
379 - Theodosius installed as co-emperor of East Roman Empire
1668 - King Louis XIV & Emperor Leopold I sign treaty dividing Spain
1812 - Peninsular War: After a ten day siege, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, orders British soldiers of the Light and third divisions to storm Ciudad Rodrigo.
1861 - Georgia secedes from the Union (US Civil War)
1883 - The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires, built by Thomas Edison, begins service at Roselle, New Jersey.
1903 - New bicycle race "Tour de France" announced
1915 - Neon Tube sign patented by George Claude
1937 - Cy Young, Tris Speaker & Nap Lajorie elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
1955 - "Scrabble" debuts on board game market
1955 - 1st presidential news conference filmed for TV (Eisenhower)
1977 - World's largest crowd gathering - the Hindu Kumbh Mela in India attracts a then record 15 million people
2013 - Calcium deposits are discovered on Mars by NASA’s Curiosity Rover
2013 - Lance Armstrong admits to doping in all seven of his Tour de France victories
Famous Birthdays
1807 - Robert E. Lee, Stratford Virginia, American Confederate General in Chief during US Civil War, (d. 1870)
1809 - Edgar Allan Poe, author (Pit & the Pendulum), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1839 - Paul Cézanne, Aix-en-Provence Provence, French painter (d. 1906)
1922 - Guy Madison, [Robert Moseley], California, actor (Wild Bill Hickok)
1923 - Jean Stapleton, actress (Damn Yankees, Klute, All in the Family) (d. 2013), born in NYC, New York
1942 - Michael Crawford, England, Broadway star (Phantom of the Opera)
1942 - Shelly Fabares, actress (Donna Reed Show, Coach), born in Santa Monica, California
1943 - Janis Joplin, Port Arthur, Texas, bluesy rock singer (Down on Me)
1946 - Dolly Parton, Sevierville, Tenn, country singer (Dolly, 9 to 5)
1953 - Desi Arnaz Jr, actor (Craig-Here's Lucy, Fakeout, Joyride), born in Los Angeles, California
1954 - Katey Sagal, singer/actress (Peggy Bundy-Married With Children), born in Los Angeles, California
1974 - Frank Caliendo, American comedian
Famous Weddings
1872 - Physicist Wilhelm Röntgen (26) weds Anna Bertha Ludwig in Apeldoorn, Netherlands
1957 - Golfer Gary Player (21) weds Bobby Verwey's sister Vivienne Verwey
2012 - Indian Bollywood actress Deepshikha Nagpal (34) weds Indian actor Kaishav Arora in Mumbai
2013 - Figure skater five-time world champion Michelle Kwan (32) weds director of strategic planning on the National Security Clay Pell at the First Unitarian Church of Providence, Rhode Island
2013 - "Big Brother" Daniele Donato (26) weds Dominic Briones at the Newland House Museum in Huntington Beach, California
Famous Divorces
1977 - Director Martin Scorsese (34) divorces Julia Cameron (28) after 1 year of marriage
Famous Deaths
1970 - Hal March, actor (Atomic Kit, Outrage, Yankee Pasha), dies at 49
1998 - Carl Perkins, singer/songwriter, dies at 65
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