January 19 1955 Kaiser and the government of Argentina signed an agreement to permit Kaiser to manufacture automobiles and trucks in Argentina

January 19 1956 General Motors Motorama begun in the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York

January 19 1968 death of Ray Harroun

January 19 1972 the last of the Fisher brothers died - Edward F. Fisher (1891–1972)

January 19 1993 George Walker died

January 19 1998 Strother MacMinn died