Today in History for 19th January 2026

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Historical Events

1968 - Northern Ireland Prime Minister Terence O'Neill calls for "a new endeavour by organisations in Northern Ireland to cross denominational barriers and advance the cause of better community relations"
1979 - John N Mitchell (former US Attorney General) released on parole from federal prison
1984 - California Supreme Court rejects the request of quadriplegic Elizabeth Bouvia's to starve herself to death in a public hospital
2017 - High-rise building collapses in Tehran, killing 20 firefighters
2024 - Actor Alec Baldwin indicted by a grand jury on involuntary manslaughter charges over the 2021 fatal shooting on a movie set

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Famous Birthdays

1906 - Lanny Ross, American radio singer (Show Boat; The Swift Show), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 1988)
1944 - Peter Lynch, American legendary investor who coined the phrase "invest in what you know", born in Newton, Massachusetts
1953 - Richard Legendre, Canadian tennis player and politician, born in Montreal, Quebec
1957 - Kenneth McClintock, Puerto Rican politician, born in London, England
1969 - Edwidge Danticat, Haitian-American author, born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti

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Famous Deaths

1847 - Charles Bent, American fur trader and Governor of New Mexico Territory for 100 days (1846-47), killed at 47
1915 - Anna Leonowens, Anglo-Indian travel writer, educator, social activist, and co-founder of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, dies at 83
1990 - (Alberto) Semprini, British pianist and radio broadcaster (BBC's Semprini Serenade), dies at 81
2015 - Anne Kirkbride, English actress (Deirdre-Coronation Street), dies of breast cancer at 60
2022 - Gaspard Ulliel, French actor (Hannibal Rising; Saint Laurent), dies from head injuries suffered in helmet-less skiing accident at 37

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