Famous Birthdays In December - 19

1903  On December - 19 birth of george Snell, genetecist   

1903  On December - 19 birth of theo Harych, writer   

1905  On December - 19 birth of charles Robert Owen Medley, dancer/choreographer   

1906  H Allen Smith, Ill, humorist/author (Low Man on Totem Pole) was born on this day in history.   

1906  On this day in history birth of leonid I Brezhnev, Ukraine, 1st Secretary of USSR (1964-82)   

1907  Jimmy McLarnin, former Welterweight Champion (d. 2004) was born on December - 19.   

1909  On this day in history birth of w.A. Criswell, American (Baptist) preacher (d. 2002)   

1910  On December - 19 birth of jean Genet, Paris France, criminal/novelist/dramatist (The Blacks)   

1910  Jose Lezama Lima, Havana Cuba, poet/novelist was born on December - 19.   

1913  On December - 19 birth of william C De Vries, surgeon/inventor (artificial heart)   

1915  On this day in history birth of edith Piaf, [E Giovanna Gassion], Paris, chanteuse (Little Sparrow)   

1916  On December - 19 birth of adriaan van der Veen, Dutch writer (Sister at Sea)   

1916  On this day in history birth of hal Hastings, NYC, orch leader (Chevrolet on Broadway)   

1916  On December - 19 birth of mervyn Wallace, cricketer (13 Tests for NZ, latterly as capt)   

1917  On this day in history birth of graham Sharp, ice skater   

1920  David Susskind, NYC, TV host (Open End, David Susskind Show) was born on this day in history.   

1920  Ragnild Hveger, Denmark, 400m swimmer (Olympic-silver-1936) [NS] was born on December - 19.   

1920  Little Jimmy Dickens, American country singer was born on December - 19.   

1921  Ludvik Podest, composer was born on December - 19.   

1922  Eamonn Andrews, Irish-born television presenter (d. 1987) was born on December - 19.   

1923  On December - 19 birth of luigi Innocenti, designer   

1923  Gordon Jackson, Scottish actor (d. 1990) was born on this day in history.   

1924  On December - 19 birth of edmund Purdom, England, actor (Asissi Underground, Pieces)   

1924  Peter Prowtiny, English real estate developer/multi-millionaire was born on December - 19.   

1924  Carlo Chiti, Italian race car engineer (d. 1994) was born on this day in history.   

1924  Doug Harvey, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1989) was born on this day in history.   

1924  On this day in history birth of gary Morton, second husband of Lucille Ball (d. 1999)   

1925  Jimmy Dickens, Bolt WV, country singer (Grand Ole Opry) was born on this day in history.   

1925  Tankred Torst, writer was born on this day in history.   

1926  Bobby Layne, NFL QB (Detroit Lions) was born on this day in history.   

1926  Jeanne Kirkpatrick, US ambassador to UN was born on December - 19.   

1926  On this day in history birth of herb Stempel, American game show contestant   

1927  James Booth, English actor and screenwriter (d. 2005) was born on this day in history.   

1928  Galt MacDermot, Montreal Canada, composer (Letting Down My Hair) was born on December - 19.   

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0401  On this day in history anastasius I, Bishop of Rome (399-401), dies   

1075  On December - 19 death of edith of Wessex, wife of Edward the Confessor of England   

1327  On this day in history death of agnes of France, Duchess of Burgundy   

1370  On December - 19 urban V, [Guillaume de Grimoard], 1st Avignon Pope (1362-70), dies   

1614  On this day in history melchior Bischoff, composer, dies at 67   

1737  Death of James Sobieski, Crown Prince of Poland (b. 1667) on December - 19.   

1741  On December - 19 vitus J Bering, Dutch navigator/explorer, dies   

1749  On this day in history francesco Antonio Bonporti, composer, dies at 76