Today In History Spotlights Jan. 19, 1777, Nazi War Criminal Klaus Barbie is Captured in Bolivia

Today’s History Spotlight

Get Your Patriot911 Newsletter In Your Email Inbox

Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie is captured in Bolivia. Sometimes referred to as the “Butcher of Lyon,” Barbie was a chief in the Gestapo, and was responsible for the capture of 7,500 French Jews and Resistance partisans, as well as the deaths of over 4,000. In 1947, he surrendered to US Counter-Intelligence Corps, in which he offered intelligence service in exchange for protection.

He fled to South America in 1949, and in 1971, began assisting Hugo Banzer Suarez in establishing internment camps for political opponents. Barbie was indicted for war crimes in 1984 and died in prison on September 25, 1991.

What Happened On This Day – January 19

2007 Turkish journalist Hrant Dink is assassinated. The murderer was a 17-year old Turkish nationalist who disagreed with Dink’s view on the Turkish denial of the Armenian Genocide of 1915.
1983 Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie is arrested in Bolivia. Barbie was known as the “Butcher of Lyon”.
1966 Indira Gandhi becomes India’s first female prime minister. She was assassinated on October 31, 1984.
1915 Georges Claude patents his neon discharge tube. Neon lighting soon became popular for outdoor advertising.
1829 Goethe’s “Faust” (Part 1) is premiered. The work is considered one of the greatest works of German literature.

Births On This Day – January 19

1946 Dolly Parton – American singer-songwriter, actress
1943 Janis Joplin – American singer-songwriter
1839 Paul Cézanne – French painter
1809 Edgar Allan Poe – American author, poet
1807 Robert E. Lee – American general

Deaths On This Day – January 19

2015 Adam Yahiye Gadahn – American terrorist
2007 Hrant Dink – Turkish/Armenian journalist
1990 Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh – Indian mystic, guru, educator
1874 August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben – German poet
1865 Pierre-Joseph Proudhon – French politician, philosopher, economist

Author
Recent Posts

Garrett Smith

Garrett Smith is a writer for NRN and recent graduate from Western Carolina University. He is a history major with a minor in political science. As a Conservative, Smith believes that the Left has taken over America's education system, which means they now control its history. To make their fellow Americans feel guilty, they often invoke a feeling of "American Shame" in students, indoctrinating them with radical, un-American ideas. It is Smith's goal to teach Americans the true history of America, and along with this, use its history to explain what makes us great.