January 19th (2008) was a Saturday. It's the 18th day of the year (19th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 347 days left to the end of the year.
January 19th Famous Deaths for 2008
» Suzanne Pleshette, American actress (b. 1937)
» John Stewart (musician) or John Stewart, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Kingston Trio) (b. 1939)
» Don Wittman, Canadian sportscaster (b. 1936)
January 19th Holidays in History
» Birthday of Edgar Allan Poe (commemorated by the Poe Toaster at his grave in Baltimore)
» Christian Feast Day:
» Bishop Henry called Henry of Uppsala
» Marius, Martha, Audifax, and Abachum
» St. Mark of Ephesus e.g Mark of Ephesus
» Pontianus of Spoleto
» Wulfstan (Bishop of Worcester) named Wulfstan, Bishop of Worcester
» January 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Confederate Memorial Day known as Confederate Heroes Day (Texas), and its related observance:
» Robert E. Lee Day (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia (U.S. state) e.g Georgia and Mississippi)
» Theophany / Epiphany (feast) e.g Epiphany (Eastern Orthodoxy called Eastern and Oriental Orthodoxy), and its related observances:
» Timkat, or 20 during Leap Year (Ethiopian Orthodox)