On This Day for January 19 - Rule in India transferred to Indira Gandhi, Paul Cézanne is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. January 19 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Paul Cézanne READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 1966 Rule in India transferred to Indira Gandhi READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2013: American baseball player Stan Musial, who was one of the game's greatest hitters, died at age 92. [Test your knowledge of baseball.] 2012: The popular file-sharing computer service Megaupload was shut down by the U.S. government after several people associated with the site, including founder Kim Dotcom (Kim Schmitz), were charged with violating antipiracy laws. 2000: Austrian-born actress Hedy Lamarr, who was often typecast as a provocative femme fatale and later achieved recognition as a noted inventor of a radio communications device, died in Florida. [Read about seven celebrity inventors, including Hedy Lamarr.] 1977: U.S. President Gerald Ford pardoned Iva Toguri D'Aquino (Tokyo Rose), a Japanese-American broadcaster from Japan to U.S. troops during World War II, who, after the war, was convicted of treason and served six years in a U.S. prison; mitigating information later raised questions about her guilt. [ Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about World War II.] 1946: American country music singer, guitarist, and actress Dolly Parton, who was best known for pioneering the interface between country and pop music styles, was born. [ Sort fact from fiction in our music quiz.] 1943: American singer Janis Joplin, who was known for her fierce and uninhibited musical style, was born. [Take our quiz about singers, musicians, and composers.] SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1946 Dolly Parton American musician and actress 1889 Sophie Taeuber-Arp Swiss French artist 1809 Edgar Allan Poe American writer 1943 Janis Joplin American singer 1807 Robert E. Lee Confederate general 1736 James Watt Scottish inventor SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2021 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help