Page 7: Historical Events In December - 19

1969  Beatle's 7th Christmas album is released on December - 19.   

1971  "Inner City" opens at Barrymore Theater NYC for 97 performances on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history apollo 17 (last of Apollo Moon landing series) returns to Earth   

1974  Nelson A Rockefeller sworn-in as the 41st VP on December - 19.   

1974  Nelson Rockefeller sworn in as American Vice-President on December - 19.   

1974  The personal computer revolution was launched quietly on this day when the Altair 8800, a do-it-yourself computer kit, went on sale for $397 on December - 19.   

1975  On this day in history john Paul Stevens becomes a Supreme Court Justice   

1977  On this day in history nellie Tayloe Ross, 1st woman governor, dies at 101   

1979  The Senate green lighted a $1.5 billion loan to help put the auto maker Chrysler back on its feet. In the short term, though, the loan did little to staunch the bleeding on this day in history.   

1980  Anguilla becomes a British dependency separate from St Kitts on December - 19.   

1980  On December - 19 iran requests $24 billion in US guarantees to free hostages   

1982  On this day in history jean-Jacques Grunenwald, French organist/composer, dies at 71   

1983  On this day in history after a grueling and sometimes bloody six weeks on the picket line, striking Greyhound workers agreed to sign off on a new contract and head back to work   

1984  On this day in history fire at the Wilberg Mine in central Utah killed 27 people   

1984  Michel Magne, composer, dies at 54 on December - 19.   

1985  On this day in history aBC Sports announced that it was severing ties with Howard Cosell and released ‘The Mouth’ from all TV commitments   

1985  ABC Sports announces that sportscaster Howard Cosell will no longer be providing television commentary on this day in history.   

1985  On December - 19 nFL kicker Jan Stenerud announces his retirement, leaving behind a record of most career field goals (373).   

1986  USSR frees dissident Andrei Sakharov from internal exile on December - 19.   

1988  NASA unveils plans for lunar colony and manned missions to Mars on this day in history.   

1988  On December - 19 unexploded WW II bomb found in Frankfurt, Germany-5,000 evacuated   

1989  On December - 19 american Airlines purchases Eastern Airline's Latin American route   

1989  On December - 19 dorothea "Stella" Gibbons, English journalist/author, dies at 87   

1990  On this day in history basil Henson, actor (Change Partners), dies of stroke at 71   

1991  6,000th episode of One Life To Live on December - 19.   

1991  On December - 19 boris Yeltsin takes control of Kremlin   

1991  On December - 19 ernest K Gann, US adventure novelist, dies at 81   

1993  Anthonius AM "Ton" Kors, writer (Time of Anton de Lange), dies at 47 on this day in history.   

1994  Great Britain's prestigious Rolls-Royce, a luxury automobile maker, announced that its future cars would feature 12-cylinder motors manufactured by Germany's BMW on December - 19.   

1994  On December - 19 noel Pointer, jazz violinist, dies at 39   

1995  On this day in history dame Ruth Nita Barrow, governor-general of Barbados, dies at 79   

1996  On December - 19 marcello Mastroiani, actor (8½, Assassin, Family Diary), dies at 72   

1997  On December - 19 david Norman Schramm, physicist, dies at 52   

2005  On December - 19 keith Duckworth, English mechanical engineer (Cosworth; b. 1933)   

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1036  On this day in history birth of su Tung-p'o, China, poet/essayist/painter/calligrapher   

1498  On December - 19 birth of andreas Osiander, Germany, Protestant Reformation theologist   

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

1676  Louis-Nicholas Clerambault, Paris France, composer/organist was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1714  John Winthrop, American astronomer (d. 1779) was born on December - 19.   

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

0401  Anastasius I, Bishop of Rome (399-401), dies on this day in history.   

1075  Death of Edith of Wessex, wife of Edward the Confessor of England on this day in history.   

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

1370  Urban V, [Guillaume de Grimoard], 1st Avignon Pope (1362-70), dies on this day in history.   

1614  On December - 19 melchior Bischoff, composer, dies at 67   

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

1741  Vitus J Bering, Dutch navigator/explorer, dies on December - 19.   

1749  Francesco Antonio Bonporti, composer, dies at 76 on December - 19.