Births on January 16

Jerome Horwitz

Born on January 16, 1919

Jerome Horwitz, American chemist and academic (d. 2012)

Jerome Phillip Horwitz (January 16, 1919 – September 6, 2012) was an American scientist; his affiliations included the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, the Wayne State University School of Medicine and the Michigan Cancer Foundation.

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Events on 1919

5 Jan

Nazi Party
The German Workers' Party, which would become the Nazi Party, is founded.
23 Mar

Italian Fascism
In Milan, Italy, Benito Mussolini founds his Fascist political movement.
19 May

Turkish War of Independence
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk lands at Samsun on the Anatolian Black Sea coast, initiating what is later termed the Turkish War of Independence.
29 May

General relativity
Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity is tested (later confirmed) by Arthur Eddington and Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin.
4 Jun

19th Amendment to the United States Constitution
Women's rights: The U.S. Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which guarantees suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification.

Births on January 16

Jerome Horwitz

Born on January 16, 1919

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Events on 1919

Nazi Party

Italian Fascism

Turkish War of Independence

General relativity

19th Amendment to the United States Constitution