Born on 19 January 1959

At A Glance

19 January 1959 at a glance

Day of the week

19 January 1959 was a Monday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“Tom Dooley” by The Kingston Trio was No. 1 on David Kent's retrospective Australian chart. This chart was compiled later by David Kent from radio station charts.

Top Film of 1959

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1959 was Ben-Hur.

Star sign

The star sign for 19 January is Capricorn.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 19 January 1959 fell in the Year of the Dog.

Birthstone

The birthstone for January is Garnet.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 19 January 1959 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 19 January

• 1945 World War II: Soviet forces liberate the Łódź Ghetto. Of more than 200,000 inhabitants in 1940, fewer than 900 had survived the Nazi occupation.
• 1946 General Douglas MacArthur establishes the International Military Tribunal for the Far East in Tokyo to try Japanese war criminals.
• 1953 Almost 72 percent of all television sets in the United States are tuned into I Love Lucy to watch Lucy give birth.
• 1960 Japan and the United States sign the US–Japan Mutual Security Treaty
• 1966 Indira Gandhi becomes India's first female prime minister.

Famous people born on 19 January

• Dolly Parton, American singer-songwriter and actress (1946–2026)
• Shelley Fabares, American actress and singer (1944–2026)
• Mac Miller, American rapper (1992–2018)
• Edgar Allan Poe, American short story writer, poet, and critic (1809–1849)

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