Birthdays occurring on January, 19

1851

David Starr Jordan was born on January 19, 1851 American ichthyologist, educator, writer b.1851 Wisdom is knowing what to do next, skill is knowing how to do it, and virtue is doing it. More quotations from David Starr Jordan

1887

Alexander Woollcott was born on January 19, 1887 All the things I really like to do are either illegal, immoral, or fattening More quotations from Alexander Woollcott

Deaths occurring on January, 19

1729

William Congreve died on January 19, 1729 In hours of bliss we oft have met: They could not always last; And though the present I regret, I'm grateful for the past. More quotations from William Congreve

1987

Gerald Brenan died on January 19, 1987 In a happy marriage it is the wife who provides the climate, the husband the landscape. More quotations from Gerald Brenan

1990

Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh died on January 19, 1990 Indian spiritual leader, 1931-1990 The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new. More quotations from Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh