Births on January 19

Petra Martić

Born on January 19, 1991

Petra Martić, Croatian tennis player

Petra Martić (Croatian pronunciation: [pêtra mâːrtitɕ]; born 19 January 1991) is a Croatian professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 14, achieved in January 2020. Martić has won one singles title on the WTA Tour, at the 2019 İstanbul Cup, and reached the quarterfinals of the 2019 French Open. She has also won one WTA doubles and one WTA 125 singles tournament, as well as four singles and five doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

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Events on 1991

15 Jan

Gulf War
The United Nations deadline for the withdrawal of Iraqi forces from occupied Kuwait expires, preparing the way for the start of Operation Desert Storm.
16 Jan

Gulf War
Coalition Forces go to war with Iraq, beginning the Gulf War.
17 Jan

Operation Desert Storm
Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins early in the morning. Iraq fires eight Scud missiles into Israel in an unsuccessful bid to provoke Israeli retaliation.
9 Apr

Soviet Union
Georgia declares independence from the Soviet Union
5 Oct

Jakarta
An Indonesian military transport crashes after takeoff from Jakarta killing 137.

Births on January 19

Petra Martić

Born on January 19, 1991

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