Who was born on January 19?
Friday, January 19, the 19th of the year, there are 347 days left in the year
HISTORY OF THE DAY
In 1806 Great Britain occupied the Cape of Good Hope.
In 1825, Ezra Daggett patented a tin can for storing food.
In 1903, the first cycling race – “Tour de France” was announced.
In 1963, the Beatles made their first television performance.
BORN TODAY
In 1809, Edgar Allan Poe, an American writer, poet, literary critic, representative of romanticism, was born.
In 1945, English rock singer Rod Evans, the founder of the Deep Purple group, was born.
Russian pop singer Vlad Stashevsky was born in 1974.