History for January 19

History for January 19 - On-This-Day.com:
James Watt 1736, Robert E. Lee 1807 - Confederate General during U.S. Civil War, Edgar Allen Poe 1809 - Poet 


Sir Henry Bessemer 1813, Paul Cezanne 1839 - Artist , Tippi (Natalie) Hedren 1931 


Michael Crawford 1942, Janis Joplin 1943, Dolly Parton 1946 - Singer 


1793 - King Louis XVI was tried by the French Convention, found guilty of treason and sentenced to the guillotine. 


1915 - More than 20 people were killed when German zeppelins bombed England for the first time. The bombs were dropped on Great Yarmouth and King's Lynn. 


1949 - The salary of the President of the United States was increased from $75,000 to $100,000 with an additional $50,000 expense allowance for each year in office. 


1953 - Sixty-eight percent of all TV sets in the U.S. were tuned to CBS-TV, as Lucy Ricardo, of "I Love Lucy," gave birth to a baby boy. 


1966 - Indira Gandhi was elected prime minister of India. 


1977 - U.S. President Ford pardoned Iva Toguri D'Aquino (the "Tokyo Rose"). 


1981 - The U.S. and Iran signed an agreement paving the way for the release of 52 Americans held hostage for more than 14 months and for arrangements to unfreeze Iranian assets and to resolve all claims against Iran. 


1996 - U.S. first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton was subpoenaed to appear before a federal grand jury. The investigation was concerning the discovery of billing records related to the Whitewater real estate investment venture.