On a day like today, January 19, 1943, Janis Joplin. The American rock and blues singer became a hippie and counterculture icon in the 1960s.

And without leaving the field of music, also on January 19 but in 1946 another icon was born, Dolly Parton. She is considered one of the best country music singers and one of the main artistic figures of the genre. ‘Jolene’ or ‘Here you come again’ are some of her biggest hits.

Would you like to know more? Find ephemeris January 19 and see what happened, who was born and who died on a day like today. Also, do not miss what is celebrated, horoscopes and saints today.

What happened on January 19th?

1493: The Catholic King Ferdinand and King Charles VII of France signed the Treaty of Barcelona in which France returned the counties of Roussillon and Cerdanya to Spain.

1806: In present-day South Africa, the British occupy the Cape of Good Hope.

1853: In Rome if he plays Giuseppe Verdi’s opera Il Trovatore.

1880: The Congress of Deputies voted to abolish slavery in Cuba.

1930: Walt Disney created the first version of the world’s favorite mouse Mickey Mouse, under the name Mortimer.

1966: In India, Indira Gandhi was elected Prime Minister.

2006: The United States launches the New Horizons probe to the dwarf planet Pluto.

2012: United States shut down file transfer site Megaupload.

2012: The historic Eastman Kodak company went bankrupt.

2020: In Chile, the grave of singer-songwriter Víctor Jara is vandalized.

Who was born on January 19th?

1798: Auguste Comte, French philosopher

1809: Edgar Allan Poe, American writer

1839: Paul Cézanne, French painter

1899: Josep Tarradellas, politician.

1943: Janis Joplin, American singer.

1946: Dolly Parton, American country music singer, actress, and songwriter.

1963: Juantxu Olano, bass player, from the band Platero y Tú.

1964: Ricardo Arjona, Guatemalan singer-songwriter.

1967: Javier Camara, actor.

Who died on January 19th?

1874: August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben, escritor alemán

1930: Frank P. Ramsey, English mathematician and philosopher

1986: Enrique Tierno Galván, politician

1990: Osho, Indian philosopher and mystic

2006: Wilson Pickett, American soul singer.

2013: Ian Wells, English footballer

2017: Miguel Ferrer, American actor

What is celebrated on January 19?

Today, Saturday, January 19, the day San Remigio de Rouen and Blessed Marcelo Spinola.

Horoscope for January 19

those born on January 19 belongs to the zodiac sign Capricorn.

Santoral January 19

Today is Santa Raquel. Also today, January 19, people named baco, Basiano, Canuto, Germánico, Launomaro, Mario and Marta and their children (Audifax and Abaco), Pía, Ponciano, Remigio de Ruan celebrate their saint.