Born:
Thom Mayne, born in Waterbury, Connecticut, architect, awarded Pritzker Prize, 2005, principal, Morphosis, famous architecture firm in Santa Monica, California, founder, Southern California Institute of Architecture
More Notable Birthdays on January 19:
1971 - Shawn Wayans, actor, In Living Color
1949 - Robert Palmer, born in Batley, England, singer, Power Station
1946 - Dolly Parton, American Musician
1809 - Edgar Allan Poe, Boston, author, Pit and the Pendulum
1798 - Auguste Comte, philosopher/founder, sociology and positivism