Historical Events In December - 19

1969  On December - 19 beatle's 7th Christmas album is released  

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

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

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  On December - 19 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  

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

1977  Nellie Tayloe Ross, 1st woman governor, dies at 101 on December - 19.  

1979  On December - 19 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  

1980  On December - 19 anguilla becomes a British dependency separate from St Kitts  

1980  Iran requests $24 billion in US guarantees to free hostages on December - 19.  

1982  Jean-Jacques Grunenwald, French organist/composer, dies at 71 on December - 19.  

1983  On December - 19 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  On December - 19 michel Magne, composer, dies at 54  

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

1986  USSR frees dissident Andrei Sakharov from internal exile on this day in history.  

1988  NASA unveils plans for lunar colony and manned missions to Mars on December - 19.  

1988  Unexploded WW II bomb found in Frankfurt, Germany-5,000 evacuated on this day in history.  

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

1989  Dorothea "Stella" Gibbons, English journalist/author, dies at 87 on December - 19.  

1990  Basil Henson, actor (Change Partners), dies of stroke at 71 on December - 19.  

1991  On this day in history 6,000th episode of One Life To Live  

1991  On this day in history boris Yeltsin takes control of Kremlin  

1991  On this day in history ernest K Gann, US adventure novelist, dies at 81  

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

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 this day in history.  

1994  Noel Pointer, jazz violinist, dies at 39 on this day in history.  

1995  Dame Ruth Nita Barrow, governor-general of Barbados, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

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

1997  On this day in history david Norman Schramm, physicist, dies at 52  

2005  Keith Duckworth, English mechanical engineer (Cosworth; b. 1933) on this day in history.  

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1036  Su Tung-p'o, China, poet/essayist/painter/calligrapher was born on this day in history.  

1498  Andreas Osiander, Germany, Protestant Reformation theologist was born on this day in history.  

1554  On December - 19 birth of philip William, Prince of Orange (d. 1618)  

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

1683  Philip V, Versailles France, King of Spain (1700-24, 24-46) was born on December - 19.  

1699  William Bowyer, English printer (d. 1777) was born on this day in history.  

1714  On December - 19 birth of john Winthrop, American astronomer (d. 1779)  

1723  Susanne K von Klettenberg, German friend of Goethes mother was born on this day in history.  

0401  Anastasius I, Bishop of Rome (399-401), dies on December - 19.  

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

1614  Melchior Bischoff, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1737  On December - 19 death of james Sobieski, Crown Prince of Poland (b. 1667)  

1741  On December - 19 vitus J Bering, Dutch navigator/explorer, dies  

1749  On this day in history francesco Antonio Bonporti, composer, dies at 76