At present is Sunday, Jan. 19, the nineteenth day of 2025. There are 346 days left within the 12 months.
At present in historical past:
On Jan. 19, 1937, Howard Hughes set a brand new transcontinental air velocity file in his H-1 Racer plane, flying from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey, in seven hours, 28 minutes and 25 seconds.
Additionally on this date:
In 1853, Giuseppe Verdi’s opera “Il Trovatore” premiered in Rome.
In 1861, Georgia grew to become the fifth state to secede from the Union; it could be part of the Confederacy the next month.
In 1942, a German submarine sank the Canadian liner RMS Girl Hawkins off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, killing 251 individuals; 71 survived.
In 1955, President Dwight D. Eisenhower held the primary televised presidential press convention.
In 1966, Indira Gandhi was elected to her first time period as prime minister of India.
In 1987, H. Man Hunt grew to become Alabama’s first Republican governor since 1874 as he was sworn into workplace, succeeding George C. Wallace.
In 2012, Rupert Murdoch’s media empire apologized and agreed to money payouts to 37 individuals whose telephones had been hacked by its tabloid press.
At present’s birthdays:
Actor Tippi Hedren is 95.
Actor-singer Michael Crawford is 83.
Actor Shelley Fabares (fab-RAY’) is 81.
Nation musician Dolly Parton is 79.
Actor Katey Sagal is 71.
Comic Paul Rodriguez is 70.
Basketball coach and commentator Jeff Van Gundy is 63.
Tennis Corridor of Famer Stefan Edberg is 59.
Actor Shawn Wayans is 54.
Actor Drea (DRAY-uh’) de Matteo is 53.
Soccer Corridor of Famer Walter Jones is 51.
Comic-impressionist Frank Caliendo is 51.
Actor Jodie Sweetin is 43.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is 43.
Movie director Damien Chazelle is 40.
Olympic gymnastics gold medalist Shawn Johnson is 33.
