January 19th
Famous Events
1883 The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires, built by Thomas Edison, begins service at Roselle, New Jersey
1966 Indira Gandhi elected India’s 4th Prime Minister
Famous Birthdays
1736 James Watt, Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer and chemist (steam engine), born in Greenock, Scotland (d. 1819)
1807 Robert E. Lee, American General who commanded the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil War, born in Stratford Virginia (d. 1870)
Rima Kallingal (1984) is an Indian model and film actress, predominantly appearing in Malayalam cinema. After being named First Runner Up in the Miss Kerala 2008 contest, she went to pursue a career in acting. She made her film debut in 2009 through the film Ritu.
Famous Wedding
1872 Physicist Wilhelm Röntgen (26) weds Anna Bertha Ludwig in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. He is the founder of X-ray.
2016 “Ghajini” actress Asin Thottumkal (30) weds Micromax co-founder Rahul Sharma in India
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