Historical Events In December - 19

1948  On this day in history 2nd political action of Java/Sumatra  

1949  Luxury passenger ship Aquitania demolished in Garelock Scotland on December - 19.  

1950  General Eisenhower named NATO commander on this day in history.  

1950  On this day in history gen Eisenhower named NATO commander  

1951  On this day in history nazi General Christiansen leaves Nethe  

1951  On this day in history barton Yarbrough, actor (Dragnet), dies at 51  

1952  Queen Juliana unveals statue "Docker" on this day in history.  

1952  Harry Makepeace, cricketer (cricket & soccer intl for England), dies on this day in history.  

1953  On this day in history kFYR TV channel 5 in Bismarck, ND (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting  

1953  On December - 19 robert A Millikan, US physicist (Nobel 1923), dies at 85  

1955  On this day in history carl Perkins records "Blue Suede Shoes"  

1957  On December - 19 "The Music Man," starring Robert Preston, opens on Broadway  

1957  "Music Man" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 1375 performances on this day in history.  

1957  John W Van Druten, US stage/screenwriter (I Remember Mama), dies at 56 on this day in history.  

1958  On December - 19 1st radio broadcast from space (Pres Eisenhower voice "To all mankind, America's wish for Peace on Earth & Good Will to Men Everywhere")  

1959  Penn State’s Nittany Lions beat Alabama, 7-0, in the first Liberty Bowl football game on December - 19.  

1959  Walter Williams, thought to be the last surviving veteran of the US Civil War, dies in Houston, Texas at age 117 on December - 19.  

1959  1st Liberty Bowl game-Penn State beats Alabama 7-0 on this day in history.  

1959  Walter Williams, claimed to be last survivor of Civil War, dies at 117 on this day in history.  

1960  On this day in history fire aboard USS Constellation, under construction at Brooklyn (50 die)  

1960  On December - 19 mercury-Redstone 1A reaches 210 km in test flight  

1960  On this day in history neil Sedaka’s Calendar Girl was released on RCA Victor Records  

1960  On December - 19 fire aboard USS Constellation, under construction at Bkln (50 die)  

1961  On this day in history british govt begins decimal coin system  

1962  On this day in history nyasaland secedes from Rhodesia and Nyasaland  

1962  On this day in history street signs in Golden Gate Park approved by Park Commission  

1962  Nyasaland secedes from Rhodesia & Nyasaland on this day in history.  

1963  On December - 19 zanzibar becomes independent from UK  

1965  On this day in history french president De Gaulle re-elected (Mitterrand gets 45%)  

1966  Ehm Welk, writer, dies at 82 on December - 19.  

1967  On December - 19 prime Minister of Australia Harold Holt is officially presumed dead.  

1967  Alfred Courtens, Belgian sculptor, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

1968  On December - 19 wCWB (now WMGT) TV channel 41 in Macon, GA (NBC) begins broadcasting  

1968  On December - 19 norman Thomas, founder (ACLU)/Socialist Party (1926-55), dies at 84  

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1036  On December - 19 birth of su Tung-p'o, China, poet/essayist/painter/calligrapher  

1498  On this day in history birth of andreas Osiander, Germany, Protestant Reformation theologist  

1554  Philip William, Prince of Orange (d. 1618) was born on this day in history.  

1676  On this day in history birth of louis-Nicholas Clerambault, Paris France, composer/organist  

1683  On December - 19 birth of philip V, Versailles France, King of Spain (1700-24, 24-46)  

1699  William Bowyer, English printer (d. 1777) was born on December - 19.  

1714  On this day in history birth of john Winthrop, American astronomer (d. 1779)  

1723  On this day in history birth of susanne K von Klettenberg, German friend of Goethes mother  

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  Melchior Bischoff, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1737  Death of James Sobieski, Crown Prince of Poland (b. 1667) on this day in history.  

1741  Vitus J Bering, Dutch navigator/explorer, dies on this day in history.  

1749  Francesco Antonio Bonporti, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.