On This Day in History
Discover key historical events within the Genesis range (1950–2049) that occurred on this calendar day, and claim their commemorative registry plaques.
January 19
8 historical milestones registered between 1950 and 2049
The French newspaper L'Aurore revealed that the former Nazi SS officer Klaus Barbie, the "Butcher of Lyon", had been found to be living in Peru.
Wikipedia: L'Aurore (newspaper founded 1944)
An earthquake registering 6.8 Ms struck northern Himachal Pradesh in India, causing extensive damage to the region.
Wikipedia: 1975 Kinnaur earthquake
Iva Toguri (pictured), convicted of treason for broadcasting Japanese propaganda, was granted a full pardon by U.S. president Gerald Ford.
Wikipedia: Iva Toguri D'Aquino
A tank barge and a tug grounded on a beach in Rhode Island, causing a spill of an estimated 828,000 U.S. gallons (3.13 million litres) of home heating oil.
Wikipedia: Barge
In the deadliest aviation accident in Slovak history, an Antonov An-24 operated by the Slovak Air Force crashed in northern Hungary, killing 42 of the 43 people on board.
Wikipedia: Antonov An-24
Turkish-Armenian journalist and human-rights activist Hrant Dink was assassinated by a Turkish nationalist in Istanbul.
Wikipedia: Hrant Dink
A four-man team, using only skis and kites, completed a 1,093-mile (1,759 km) trek to reach the Southern Pole of Inaccessibility, the first people to get there since 1967, and the first to do so on foot.
Wikipedia: Snowkiting
The Hong Kong–based file-sharing website Megaupload was shut down by the FBI.
Wikipedia: File sharing