Births on January 19

Ólafur Thors

Born on January 19, 1892

Ólafur Thors, Icelandic lawyer and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Iceland (d. 1964)

Ólafur Tryggvason Thors (19 January 1892 – 31 December 1964) was an Icelandic politician of the Independence Party, who served five times as prime minister of Iceland.

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Ólafur Thors
Prime Minister of Iceland

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Events on 1892

28 May

Sierra Club
In San Francisco, John Muir organizes the Sierra Club.
7 Jun

Plessy v. Ferguson
Homer Plessy is arrested for refusing to leave his seat in the "whites-only" car of a train; he lost the resulting court case, Plessy v. Ferguson.
6 Jul

Homestead Strike
Three thousand eight hundred striking steelworkers engage in a day-long battle with Pinkerton agents during the Homestead Strike, leaving ten dead and dozens wounded.
8 Jul

Great Fire of 1892
St. John's, Newfoundland is devastated in the Great Fire of 1892.
9 Aug

Telegraphy
Thomas Edison receives a patent for a two-way telegraph.

Births on January 19

Ólafur Thors

Born on January 19, 1892

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Events on 1892

Sierra Club

Plessy v. Ferguson

Homestead Strike

Great Fire of 1892

Telegraphy