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Edgar Allan Poe is the first well-known American writer to earn a living exclusively through writing, which resulted in a financially difficult life and career.
Famous Birthdays on January 19
1809 — Edgar Allan Poe
American short story writer, poet, and critic (died 1849)
January 19 has 237 recorded notable births across history, from 399 to 2003. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Major events on January 19
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- 1946 General Douglas MacArthur establishes the International Military Tribunal for the Far East in Tokyo to try Japanese war criminals. Source
- 1829 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust: The First Part of the Tragedy receives its premiere performance. Source
- 649 Conquest of Kucha: The forces of Kucha surrender after a forty-day siege led by Tang dynasty general Ashina She'er, establishing Tang control over the northern Tarim Basin in Xinjiang. Source
- 1862 American Civil War: Battle of Mill Springs: The Confederacy suffers its first significant defeat in the conflict. Source
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Initially a fashion model, appearing on the front covers of Life and Glamour magazines, she became an actress after being discovered by director Alfred Hitchcock while appearing on a television commercial in 1961.
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A major practitioner of the serve-and-volley style of tennis, Edberg also won the 1989 year-end championships, led Sweden to four Davis Cup titles, and won four Masters Series titles and four Championship Series titles.
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" or by his nickname "The Wild One", O'Keefe was the first Australian rock n' roll performer to tour the United States, and the first Australian artist to make the local Top 40 charts.
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Eric Mangini returned to coaching with the San Francisco 49ers, starting in 2013 as the team's tight ends coach before being promoted to defensive coordinator in 2015, only to be fired in 2016 by new head coach Chip Kelly.
More major people born on January 19
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1930
Tippi Hedren
American model, actress, and animal rights-welfare activist
Nathalie Kay "Tippi" Hedren is an American former actress. Initially a fashion model, appearing on the front covers of Life and Glamour magazines, she became an actress after being discovered by director Alfred…
1966
Stefan Edberg
Swedish tennis player and coach
Stefan Edberg is a Swedish former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No.
1935
Johnny O'Keefe
Australian singer-songwriter (died 1978)
John Michael O'Keefe was an Australian rock and roll singer whose career began in the early 1950s. A pioneer of Rock music in Australia, his hits include "Wild One" (1958), "Shout!" and "She's My Baby".
1971
Eric Mangini
American football coach
Eric Anthony Mangini is an American former professional football coach and current television sports analyst for Fox Sports 1.
1969
Trey Lorenz
American singer-songwriter and producer
Trey Lorenz is an American R&B singer. He is best known for his duet with recording artist Mariah Carey on "I'll Be There", a cover of the 1970 number-one Jackson 5 recording of the same name.
1957
Kenneth McClintock
Puerto Rican public servant and politician, 22nd Secretary of State of Puerto Rico
Kenneth Davison McClintock-Hernández is a politician who served as the twenty-second Secretary of State of Puerto Rico, one of the four longest serving in that post.
1973
Antero Manninen
Finnish cellist
Antero Manninen, also known by band members as Mr. Cool, is a session musician and former band member of Finnish Cello metal quartet Apocalyptica.
1954
Katey Sagal
American actress and singer
Catherine Louise "Katey" Sagal is an American actress and singer. She is known for playing Peg Bundy on Married...
1956
Susan Solomon
American atmospheric chemist
Susan Solomon is an American atmospheric chemist, working for most of her career at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
1922
Arthur Morris
Australian cricketer and journalist (died 2015)
Arthur Robert Morris was an Australian cricketer who played 46 Test matches between 1946 and 1955. An opener, Morris is regarded as one of Australia's greatest left-handed batsmen.
1911
Busher Jackson
Canadian ice hockey player (died 1966)
Ralph Harvey "Busher" Jackson was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Jackson played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1929 to 1944 for the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Americans, and Boston Bruins.
1936
Ziaur Rahman
Bangladeshi general and politician, seventh President of Bangladesh (died 1981)
Ziaur Rahman was a Bangladeshi military leader and politician who served as the sixth president of Bangladesh from 1977 until his assassination in 1981.
1962
Jeff Van Gundy
American basketball player and coach
Jeffrey William Van Gundy is an American basketball coach and former commentator who is the lead assistant coach for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
1963
John Bercow
English politician, Speaker of the House of Commons
John Simon Bercow is a British former politician who served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 2009 to 2019, and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Buckingham between 1997 and 2019.
1874
Hitachiyama Taniemon
Japanese sumo wrestler, the 19th Yokozuna (died 1922)
Hitachiyama Taniemon was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture. He was the sport's 19th yokozuna from 1903 till 1914.
1946
Dolly Parton
American singer-songwriter and actress
Dolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer, songwriter, actress, philanthropist, and businesswoman.
1979
Svetlana Khorkina
Russian gymnast and sportscaster
Svetlana Vasilyevna Khorkina is a retired Russian artistic gymnast. She competed in three Summer Olympics: 1996 Summer Olympics, 2000 Summer Olympics, and 2004 Summer Olympics.
1992
Logan Lerman
American actor
Logan Wade Lerman is an American actor. He appeared in commercials in the mid-1990s, before starring in the series Jack & Bobby (2004–2005) and the movies The Butterfly Effect (2004) and Hoot (2006).
1879
Boris Savinkov
Russian soldier and author (died 1925)
Boris Viktorovich Savinkov was a Russian revolutionary, writer, and politician.