Events on 19 January 51
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Emperor Gratian elevates Flavius Theodosius at Sirmium to Augustus, and gives him authority over all the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire.
Year 649
Conquest of Kucha: The forces of Kucha surrender after a forty-day siege led by Tang dynasty general Ashina She'er, establishing Tang control over the northern Tarim Basin in Xinjiang.
Year 1419
Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England, completing his reconquest of Normandy.
Year 1520
Sten Sture the Younger, the Regent of Sweden, is mortally wounded at the Battle of Bogesund.
Year 1607
San Agustin Church in Manila is officially completed; it is the oldest church still standing in the Philippines.
Public Holidays Around The World On This Day 5
Birthdays on 19 January 208
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Pulcheria
b. 398 – d. 453
Pulcheria, Byzantine empress and saint (d. 453)
Michael III
b. 840 – d. 867
Michael III, Byzantine emperor (d. 867)
Dōgen
b. 1200 – d. 1253
Dōgen, Japanese monk and philosopher (b. 1200)
Francis II of France
b. 1544 – d. 1560
Francis II of France (d. 1560)
Lucas Faydherbe
b. 1617 – d. 1697
Lucas Faydherbe, Flemish sculptor and architect (d. 1697)
Charles Stanley, 8th Earl of Derby
b. 1628 – d. 1672
Charles Stanley, 8th Earl of Derby, English noble (d. 1672)
John Weldon (musician)
b. 1676 – d. 1736
John Weldon, English organist and composer (d. 1736)
Jean-Philippe Baratier
b. 1721 – d. 1740
Jean-Philippe Baratier, German astronomer and scholar (b. 1721)
James Watt
b. 1736 – d. 1819
James Watt, Scottish-English engineer and instrument maker (b. 1736)
Giuseppe Millico
b. 1737 – d. 1802
Giuseppe Millico, Italian soprano, composer, and educator (d. 1802)
Joseph Bonomi the Elder
b. 1739 – d. 1808
Joseph Bonomi the Elder, Italian architect, designed Longford Hall and Barrells Hall (d. 1808)
James Morris III
b. 1752 – d. 1820
James Morris III, American captain (d. 1820)
Deaths on 19 January 107
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John of Cappadocia
d. 520
John of Cappadocia, patriarch of Constantinople
Dagobert I
d. 639 (b. 603)
Dagobert I, Frankish king (b. 603)
García I of León
d. 914
García I, king of León
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Kilian of Cologne
d. 1003
Kilian of Cologne, Irish abbot
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Al-Hakim I
d. 1302
Al-Hakim I, caliph of Cairo
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Robert Bealknap
d. 1401
Robert Bealknap, British justice
Isabella of Austria
d. 1526 (b. 1501)
Isabella of Austria (d. 1526)
Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey
d. 1547 (b. 1516)
Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, English poet (b. 1516)
Diego Laynez
d. 1565 (b. 1512)
Diego Laynez, Spanish Jesuit theologian (b. 1512)
Paris Bordone
d. 1571 (b. 1495)
Paris Bordone, Venetian painter (b. 1495)
Hans Sachs
d. 1576 (b. 1494)
Hans Sachs, German poet and playwright (b. 1494)
Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger
d. 1636 (b. 1561)
Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger, Flemish painter (b.1561)