Historical Events In December - 19
Monday, 28 September 2020
1918 Robert Ripley began his Believe It or Not feature in The New York Globe. (If you like the weird and unusual, check out the bizarre web sites featured on our Strange But True page.) on December - 19.
1918 Robert Ripley began his "Believe It or Not" column (NY Globe) on December - 19.
1919 On December - 19 american Meteorological Society found
1920 On this day in history 1st US indoor curling rink opens (Brookline, Mass)
1920 On this day in history david Susskind, NYC, TV host (Open End, David Susskind Show)
1921 Ludvik Podest, composer on this day in history.
1922 On this day in history mrs Theres Vaughn, 24, confessed in court to being married 62 times
1923 Luigi Innocenti, designer on this day in history.
1924 On December - 19 the last Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost manufactured in England was sold in London
1924 Test Cricket debut of Bill Ponsford, who scored 110 in 1st innings on this day in history.
1924 On December - 19 edmund Purdom, England, actor (Asissi Underground, Pieces)
1925 On December - 19 jimmy Dickens, Bolt WV, country singer (Grand Ole Opry)
1925 Jose Ignacio Quinton, composer, dies at 44 on December - 19.
1926 On this day in history bobby Layne, NFL QB (Detroit Lions)
1928 On this day in history first autogiro (predecessor of helicopter) flight in US
1928 1st autogiro (predecessor of helicopter) flight in US on December - 19.
1930 James Weldon Johnson resigns as executive secretary of NAACP on this day in history.
1930 On this day in history johnny Douglas, cricketer (soccer int, boxing gold medal), drowns
1931 Bradman scores 112 Australia v South Africa at cricket SCG on December - 19.
1932 British Broadcasting Corp begins transmitting overseas on this day in history.
1933 On December - 19 electric Home and Farm Authority Inc, authorized
1933 On this day in history electric Home & Farm Authority Inc, authorized
1934 On this day in history japan agress to fleet treaty of 1922 & 1930
1938 Nazi "Ransom Plan" is rejected here, Joint Distribution Committee's Boycott Council votes for intensification of boycott against German goods. Failure of "Barter Plan" is seen on December - 19.
1939 Russian air & ground attack against Finnish positions near Summa on this day in history.
1939 Eric Fogg, composer, dies at 36 on December - 19.
1941 Company-Sgt. Major John Robert Osborn (The Winnipeg Grenadiers) wins the Victoria Cross at Hong Kong on December - 19.
1941 On this day in history german submarine U-574 sinks
1941 L M Dovator, Russian general, dies in battle on December - 19.
1943 Military coup in Bolivia on this day in history.
1945 On this day in history austrian Republic re-establishes
1946 War breaks out in Indochina as Ho Chi Minh attacks French in Hanoi on this day in history.
1946 Noel Cowards musical "Pacific 1860," premieres in London on December - 19.
1948 On December - 19 8th largest snowfall in NYC history (15.3")
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