January 19 in history: • 1511 – War of the League of Cambrai: Troops led by Pope Julius II captured Mirandola (depicted) after a brief siege. → go there • 1915 – World War I: The first major attack of the German bombing campaign against Britain took place when Zeppelins bombed several towns in Norfolk. → go there • 1972 – The French newspaper L'Aurore revealed that the former Nazi SS officer Klaus Barbie, the "Butcher of Lyon", had been found to be living in Peru. → go there • 1975 – An earthquake registering 6.8 Ms struck northern Himachal Pradesh in India, causing extensive damage to the region. → go there • 2007 – A four-man team, using only skis and kites, completed a trek to reach the Southern Pole of Inaccessibility, the first people to get there since 1967, and the first to do so on foot. → go there Died 1636: Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger Wiki link Born 1878: Herbert Chapman Wiki link Born 1949: Dennis Taylor Wiki link Died 1981: Francesca Woodman Wiki link Pictured: Depiction of the aftermath of the Siege of Mirandola.