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Page 5: Historical Events In December - 19

Friday, 18 July 2025

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.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1918  Robert Ripley began his "Believe It or Not" column (NY Globe) on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1919  American Meteorological Society found on December - 19.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1920  1st US indoor curling rink opens (Brookline, Mass) on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1920  On December - 19 david Susskind, NYC, TV host (Open End, David Susskind Show)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1921  Ludvik Podest, composer on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1922  Mrs Theres Vaughn, 24, confessed in court to being married 62 times on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1923  On December - 19 luigi Innocenti, designer  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1924  The last Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost manufactured in England was sold in London on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1924  On December - 19 test Cricket debut of Bill Ponsford, who scored 110 in 1st innings  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1924  On this day in history edmund Purdom, England, actor (Asissi Underground, Pieces)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1925  Jimmy Dickens, Bolt WV, country singer (Grand Ole Opry) on December - 19.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1925  Jose Ignacio Quinton, composer, dies at 44 on December - 19.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1926  On this day in history bobby Layne, NFL QB (Detroit Lions)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1928  First autogiro (predecessor of helicopter) flight in US on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1928  1st autogiro (predecessor of helicopter) flight in US on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1930  On this day in history james Weldon Johnson resigns as executive secretary of NAACP  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1930  Johnny Douglas, cricketer (soccer int, boxing gold medal), drowns on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1931  Bradman scores 112 Australia v South Africa at cricket SCG on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1932  British Broadcasting Corp begins transmitting overseas on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1933  On this day in history electric Home and Farm Authority Inc, authorized  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1933  Electric Home & Farm Authority Inc, authorized on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1934  Japan agress to fleet treaty of 1922 & 1930 on December - 19.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1938  On this day in history 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.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1939  On December - 19 russian air & ground attack against Finnish positions near Summa  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1939  On this day in history eric Fogg, composer, dies at 36  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1941  On December - 19 company-Sgt. Major John Robert Osborn (The Winnipeg Grenadiers) wins the Victoria Cross at Hong Kong  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1941  German submarine U-574 sinks on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1941  On this day in history l M Dovator, Russian general, dies in battle  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1943  On December - 19 military coup in Bolivia  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1945  Austrian Republic re-establishes on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1946  War breaks out in Indochina as Ho Chi Minh attacks French in Hanoi on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1946  On this day in history noel Cowards musical "Pacific 1860," premieres in London  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1948  8th largest snowfall in NYC history (15.3") on December - 19.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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Famous Birthdays In December - 19

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1036  On December - 19 birth of su Tung-p'o, China, poet/essayist/painter/calligrapher  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1498  On this day in history birth of andreas Osiander, Germany, Protestant Reformation theologist  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1554  On December - 19 birth of philip William, Prince of Orange (d. 1618)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1676  Louis-Nicholas Clerambault, Paris France, composer/organist was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1683  On this day in history birth of philip V, Versailles France, King of Spain (1700-24, 24-46)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1699  On December - 19 birth of william Bowyer, English printer (d. 1777)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1714  John Winthrop, American astronomer (d. 1779) was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1723  Susanne K von Klettenberg, German friend of Goethes mother was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Famous Deaths In December - 19

Famous People Died On This Day In History

0401  Anastasius I, Bishop of Rome (399-401), dies on December - 19.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1075  On this day in history death of edith of Wessex, wife of Edward the Confessor of England  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1327  Death of Agnes of France, Duchess of Burgundy on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1370  Urban V, [Guillaume de Grimoard], 1st Avignon Pope (1362-70), dies on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1614  Melchior Bischoff, composer, dies at 67 on December - 19.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1737  On this day in history death of james Sobieski, Crown Prince of Poland (b. 1667)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1741  Vitus J Bering, Dutch navigator/explorer, dies on December - 19.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1749  Francesco Antonio Bonporti, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard


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