Historical Events In December - 19
Thursday, 02 May 2024
1948 2nd political action of Java/Sumatra on this day in history.
1949 Luxury passenger ship Aquitania demolished in Garelock Scotland on December - 19.
1950 General Eisenhower named NATO commander on December - 19.
1950 On December - 19 gen Eisenhower named NATO commander
1951 On this day in history nazi General Christiansen leaves Nethe
1951 On December - 19 barton Yarbrough, actor (Dragnet), dies at 51
1952 On December - 19 queen Juliana unveals statue "Docker"
1952 On December - 19 harry Makepeace, cricketer (cricket & soccer intl for England), dies
1953 On December - 19 kFYR TV channel 5 in Bismarck, ND (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
1953 Robert A Millikan, US physicist (Nobel 1923), dies at 85 on December - 19.
1955 On December - 19 carl Perkins records "Blue Suede Shoes"
1957 "The Music Man," starring Robert Preston, opens on Broadway on this day in history.
1957 "Music Man" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 1375 performances on this day in history.
1957 On this day in history john W Van Druten, US stage/screenwriter (I Remember Mama), dies at 56
1958 On this day in history 1st radio broadcast from space (Pres Eisenhower voice "To all mankind, America's wish for Peace on Earth & Good Will to Men Everywhere")
1959 On this day in history penn State’s Nittany Lions beat Alabama, 7-0, in the first Liberty Bowl football game
1959 Walter Williams, thought to be the last surviving veteran of the US Civil War, dies in Houston, Texas at age 117 on this day in history.
1959 On this day in history 1st Liberty Bowl game-Penn State beats Alabama 7-0
1959 On this day in history walter Williams, claimed to be last survivor of Civil War, dies at 117
1960 On this day in history fire aboard USS Constellation, under construction at Brooklyn (50 die)
1960 On this day in history mercury-Redstone 1A reaches 210 km in test flight
1960 Neil Sedaka’s Calendar Girl was released on RCA Victor Records on December - 19.
1960 Fire aboard USS Constellation, under construction at Bkln (50 die) on December - 19.
1961 On this day in history british govt begins decimal coin system
1962 On December - 19 nyasaland secedes from Rhodesia and Nyasaland
1962 Street signs in Golden Gate Park approved by Park Commission on December - 19.
1962 Nyasaland secedes from Rhodesia & Nyasaland on this day in history.
1963 On this day in history zanzibar becomes independent from UK
1965 French president De Gaulle re-elected (Mitterrand gets 45%) on this day in history.
1966 On December - 19 ehm Welk, writer, dies at 82
1967 Prime Minister of Australia Harold Holt is officially presumed dead on December - 19.
1967 Alfred Courtens, Belgian sculptor, dies at 78 on December - 19.
1968 On December - 19 wCWB (now WMGT) TV channel 41 in Macon, GA (NBC) begins broadcasting
1968 On this day in history norman Thomas, founder (ACLU)/Socialist Party (1926-55), dies at 84
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