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A total lunar eclipse took place on January 19, 1954
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_1954_lunar_eclipse



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The 1975 Kinnaur earthquake occurred at 08:02 UTC on 19 January.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47372734/1975-kinnaur-earthquake/

Dumont d'Urville discovered of Terre Adélie on the 19 January 1840
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad%C3%A9lie_Land

Snow fell in Miami, Florida, on January 19, 1977.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami,_Florida#Climate

Brain, the first PC computer virus was released in January 1986
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_%28computer_virus%29

The year 2038 problem may cause some computer software to fail in the year 2038. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2038_problem

The Silvertown explosion occurred in West Ham, Essex on Friday, 19 January 1917
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t40611509/the-silvertown-explosion/



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The first Thor Burner launch occurred on January 19, 1965
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burner_(rocket_stage)

The Gemini 2 unmanned suborbital flight was launched on 19 January 1965
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_2

The New Horizons space probe was launched on 19 January 2006 to study the dwarf planet Pluto 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Horizons



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Richard Crosbie was the first to fly in a hydrogen air balloon across Dublin in 1785.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Crosbie

Dr Kevin Beurle (19 January 1956 - 29 May 2009) was a British space scientist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Beurle

James Watt, FRS, FRSE (19 January 1736 - 25 August 1819) was a Scottish inventor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Watt

Jacobus Cornelius Kapteyn, (January 19, 1851 - June 18, 1922) was a Dutch astronomer
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t43444565/jacobus-cornelius-kapteyn-1851-1922/

Johann Elert Bode (19 January 1747 - 23 November 1826) was a German astronomer 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Elert_Bode

Robert Cecil Hayes (19 January 1900 - 3 September 1977) was a New Zealand astronomer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Cecil_Hayes

Harold James Reitsema (born January 19, 1948) is an American astronomer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Reitsema

Susan Solomon (born 1956 in Chicago) is an atmospheric chemist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Solomon

Alexander Gennadyevich Kurosh (January 19, 1908 - May 18, 1971) was a Soviet mathematician
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandr_Gennadievich_Kurosh

Rudolf Friedrich Alfred Clebsch (19 January 1833 - 7 November 1872) was a German mathematician
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Clebsch

Nina Byers (January 19, 1930 - June 5, 2014) was a theoretical physicist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nina_Byers

George V. Coyne, S.J. (born January 19, 1933) is a Jesuit priest
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Coyne

Leslie Alvin White (January 19, 1900 - March 31, 1975) was an American anthropologist 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_White

Edgar Allan Poe (born Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 - October 7, 1849) was an American author
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Allan_Poe



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Star Trek: "Arena" was first broadcast on January 19, 1967 

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Star Trek: "The Immunity Syndrome" was first broadcast January 19, 1968 
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NGC 2338 was discovered by John Herschel on the 19th January 1828.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56330065/ngc-2338/

The open cluster NGC 2483 in Puppis transits around midnight, 19th January.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56332259/ngc-2483/

NGC 2498 was discovered by Edouard Jean-Marie Stephan on the 19th January 1885.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56330079/ngc-2498/

Messier 56 was discovered by Charles Messier on January 19, 1779.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t45862716/messier-56/



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The Great Southern Comet of 1887
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56330171/the-great-southern-comet-of-1887/

The spectacular airburst over Lugo (Italy) on January 19, 1993
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56339023/lugo-meteor-19011993/

Heat Shield Rock: On January 19, 2005 Opportunity rover sent images and analyses of the rock
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56330220/heat-shield-rock/



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Meteorites

The Supuhee (H6) meteorite fell in Uttar Pradesh, India, on the 19th January, 1865.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47372723/supuhee-meteorite/

The Khetri (H6) meteorite fell in Rajasthan, India, on the 19th January, 1867.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47372726/khetri-meteorite/

The Visuni (H6) meteorite fell in Sind, Pakistan, on the 19th January, 1915.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47372729/visuni-meteorite/

The Garhi Yasin (IIE iron) meteorite fell in Sind, Pakistan, in January, 1917.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56330356/garhi-yasin-meteorite/

The Kidairat (H6) meteorite fell in Kurdufan, Sudan, in January, 1983.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56330380/kidairat-meteorite/

The Sayh al Uhaymir 090 (shergottite) meteorite was discovered in Al Wusta, Oman, on the 19th January, 2002.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47372731/sayh-al-uhaymir-090-meteorite/



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