A complete timeline of historical events, famous births, notable deaths, and holidays that occurred on December 19 throughout history.
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Events
17
Births
Thomas Paine publishes his first "The American Crisis" essay, beginning "These are the times that try men's souls" [date disputed]
William Pitt (28 May 1759 – 23 January 1806) was a British statesman who served as the last prime minister of Great Britain from 1783 until the Acts of Union 1800, and the first official prime...
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England.
First radio broadcast from space, US President Dwight D. Eisenhower sends a Christmas message "to all mankind, America's wish for peace on Earth and goodwill to men everywhere" [1]
Chinese Premier Zhao Ziyang and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher sign the Sino-British Joint Declaration, agreeing to transfer sovereignty over Hong Kong to China in 1997 and to establish the "one country, two systems" framework
Stanley Kubrick's cult classic film "A Clockwork Orange" premieres, based on the novel by Anthony Burgess and starring Malcolm McDowell
Ring-a-Ding-Ding! is the twentieth studio album by Frank Sinatra, released on May 7, 1961.
"Miracle at the New Meadowlands", the Philadelphia Eagles trail the NY Giants by 21 points with eight minutes to play before scoring four touchdowns in the final seven minutes, including a dramatic walk-off punt return for a touchdown by DeSean Jackson
Future business magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt (19) marries his cousin Sophia Johnson
Poet Robert Frost (21) weds Elinor Miriam White in Lawrence, Massachusetts
Author Colette (39) weds "Le Matin" newspaper editor Henri de Jouvenel
Diana, Princess of Wales was a member of the British royal family. She was the first wife of Charles III (then Prince of Wales) and mother of Princes William and Harry.
Martinian (Latin: Martinianus; died 325) was Roman emperor from July to September 324.
Pope Anastasius I was the bishop of Rome from 27 November 399 to his death on 19 December 401. Anastasius was born in Rome, and was the son of Maximus.
Seldjuken under Toghril Beg occupy Baghdad
Opening ceremony of the sixth Great Temple of Tenochtitlan (modern Mexico City) 4,000 prisoners of war are sacrificed to Aztec gods over four days [1]
The Battle of Dreux was fought on 19 December 1562 between Catholics and Huguenots. The Catholics were led by Anne de Montmorency while Louis I, Prince of Condé, led the Huguenots.
King Philip's War: Combined colonial millitias stake massive attack against the Great Swamp Fort, owned by the Narragansetts, totally destroying the settlement and killing or displacing hundreds of non-combatant women and children
Jean-François Regnard's play "Le Joueur" (The Gamester) premieres in Paris
George Washington (February 22, 1732 [O.S. February 11, 1731] – December 14, 1799) was a Founding Father and the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797.
Chinese troops occupy capital Thang Long Vietnam
1st state appropriation of money for road building, Kentucky
Georgia passes 1st US state birth registration law in US
US recognizes independence of Hawaii
Allen Wilson of Conn patents sewing machine to sew curving seams
Grading started for Market Street RR in San Francisco
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was...
Skirmish at Jackson, Salem Church, Tennessee (80 casualties)
After 31 days at sea in a small boat, William Halford and 3 others reach the island of Kauai, Hawaii to seek help for the shipwrecked USS Saginaw. A capsize in the breakers meant only Halford survived.
Corrugated fiberboard, corrugated cardboard, or corrugate is a type of paper packaging material consisting of a fluted corrugated sheet and one or two flat linerboards.
Hérodiade is an opera in four acts by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Paul Milliet and Henri Grémont, based on the novella Hérodias (1877) by Gustave Flaubert.
The Congo Free State (CFS), also known as the Independent State of the Congo, was a large state and absolute monarchy in Central Africa from 1885 to 1908.
John Joseph Killion (February 9, 1859 – December 22, 1937), more commonly known as Jake Kilrain, was a famous American bare-knuckle fighter and glove boxer of the 1880s.
The Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, designated the Hawaiʻi State Museum of Natural and Cultural History, is a museum of history and science in the historic Kalihi district of Honolulu on the Hawaiian...
1st Negro Catholic priest ordained in US, Charles Uncles, Baltimore
The Williamsburg Bridge is a suspension bridge across the East River in New York City, connecting the Lower East Side of Manhattan with the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn.
Dawson City hockey team begins 9 day walk to get a boat to Seattle to catch a train to Ottawa to play in Stanley Cup on Jan 13 1905
workers died in a coal mine explosion in Jacobs Creek, Pennsylvania
Baltimore, also known as Baltimore City, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is the 30th-most populous U.S.
Suriname Bauxite Company forms in Paramaribo
The Toronto Maple Leafs, officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and colloquially known as the Leafs, are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto.
Robert Ripley begins his "Believe It or Not" column (NY Globe)
The American Meteorological Society (AMS) is a scientific and professional organization in the United States promoting and disseminating information about the atmospheric, oceanic, and hydrologic...
1st US indoor curling rink opens (Brookline, Mass)
Theresa Vaughn, 24, confesses in a court in Sheffield, England, that she has been married 61 times over five years in 50 cities across three countries
George II was King of Greece from 27 September 1922 until 25 March 1924, and again from 25 November 1935 until his death on 1 April 1947. The eldest son of King Constantine I of Greece and Princess...
William Harold Ponsford MBE (19 October 1900 – 6 April 1991) was an Australian cricketer.
An autogyro (from Greek αὐτός and γύρος, "self-turning"), gyroplane or gyrocopter, is a class of rotorcraft that uses an unpowered rotor in free autorotation to develop lift.
United Australia Party led by Joseph Lyons defeats the incumbent first-term Australian Labor Party led by Prime Minister James Scullin in a federal election
US President Roosevelt creates Electric Home & Farm Authority (EHFA) to assist low income household with purchase of major appliances [1]
The Washington Naval Treaty, also known as the Five-Power Treaty, was signed during 1922 among the major Allies of World War I, which agreed to prevent an arms race by limiting naval construction.
Nuclear fission was discovered in December 1938 by chemists Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann and physicists Lise Meitner and Otto Robert Frisch.
Russian air & ground attack against Finnish positions near Summa
Robert Stroud, convicted murdered, transferred to Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, where he becomes known as "Birdman of Alcatraz"
Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America.
Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps.
Pacific 1860 is a musical written by Noël Coward. The story is set in a fictional Pacific British colony during the reign of Queen Victoria.
Harry Vincent Gilmer Jr. (April 14, 1926 – August 20, 2016) was an American professional football player who was a halfback and quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington...
2nd political action of Java/Sumatra
Luxury passenger ship Aquitania demolished in Gareloch, Scotland
Nazi General Christiansen leaves Netherlands
KFYR TV channel 5 in Bismarck, ND (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
1st Liberty Bowl game-Penn State beats Alabama 7-0
USS Constellation (hull number CVA-64/CV-64) was a Kitty Hawk-class supercarrier and the third ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the "new constellation of stars" on the flag of...
The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, also known as the Central African Federation (CAF), was a colonial federation that consisted of three southern African territories: the self-governing...
"Gertrud", Danish film directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer, starring Nina Pens Rode, Bendt Rothe and Ebbe Rode, is released in France
Prime Minister of Australia Harold Holt is officially presumed dead (after being swept out to sea swimming two days earlier)
WCWB (now WMGT) TV channel 41 in Macon, GA (NBC) begins broadcasting
Beatle's 7th Christmas fan-club single is released
CBS airs "Homecoming A Christmas Story" as a TV movie that evolves into long running series "The Waltons"
Apollo 17 (last of Apollo Moon landing series) returns to Earth, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean, southeast of Samoa
Grenada adopts constitution
A cricket team from England, organised by the Marylebone Cricket Club, toured India and Sri Lanka in the 1976-77 cricket season.
Andreas Antonius Maria "Dries" van Agt was a Dutch politician, jurist and diplomat who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 19 December 1977 until 4 November 1982.
France performs nuclear test
Romuald Spasowski, Polish ambassador to the United States defects to show support for the Solidarity movement amid a crackdown
The original FIFA World Cup trophy, the Jules Rimet Trophy, is stolen from the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation in Rio de Janeiro
33 unknown Bach keyboard works found in Yale library [1]
Mary Lund is 1st woman to receive a Jarvik VII artificial heart at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis
Jack Morris agrees to salary arbitration with his former team, the Tigers, and accuses the owners of collusion against free agency
NHL Boston Bruins Ken Linseman & St. Louis Blues Doug Gilmore set a record for the fastest two goals in league history, scoring 2 seconds apart
NASA unveils plans for lunar colony & manned missions to Mars
American Airlines purchases Eastern Airline's Latin American route
Boston Celtics forward Larry Bird begins an NBA free throw streak of 71 consecutive games
6,000th episode of One Life To Live
Rolls-Royce announces its future cars will feature V12 engine which will be produced by BMW
Ballon d'Or: Real Madrid's Portuguese midfielder Luís Figo is named best football player in Europe ahead of Juventus midfielder Zinedine Zidane and Milan striker Andriy Shevchenko
A record high barometric pressure of 1085.6 hPa (32.06 inHg) is recorded at Tosontsengel, Khövsgöl Province, Mongolia.
World's largest indoor water park Tropical Islands Resort, opens in the Aerium, an old airship hanger, in the world's largest free-standing hall, south of Berlin, Germany
The Lakotah people, a Native American tribe, proclaim independence and withdraw all their treaties with the United States. Establish the Republic of Lakotah, as a separate country.
Gareth Thomas is a Welsh former professional rugby union and rugby league player, who represented Wales in both codes.
81 people are injured after part of the ceiling caved in at London's Apollo Theatre
Third Democratic presidential candidates debate, broadcast by ABC, held in Goffstown, New Hampshire
Alex Puccio (born Alexandrea Elizabeth Cocca on June 15, 1989 in McKinney, Texas) is an American professional climber specializing in bouldering.
Drones flying over Gatwick airport, England, causes delays and cancellations for 800 flights and 110,000 people
Australian state of New South Wales announces 7-day state of emergency amid extreme heat and over 100 bushfires that have burnt for two months
World's first undersea roundabout opens named 'the Jellyfish' as part of a 11.2 km (6.9 miles) tunnel network for the Faroe Islands with illuminated artwork by Tróndur Patursson [1]
Former student activist Gabriel Boric wins Chile's Presidential election, to become the country's youngest president at 35
countries agree to protect 30% of world's land and oceans by 2030 and other measures to halt declining global biodiversity at UN Biodiversity Conference in Montreal [1]
"Science" names anti-obesity medications that mimic the hormone GLP-1 their breakthrough of the year, that contain semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) and tirzepatide (Mounjaro) [1]
France's largest-ever rape trial ends with Dominique Pelicot found guilty of all charges and sentenced to 20 years for drugging and raping his wife Gisèle Pelicot, and inviting at least 50 other men to do so [1]
Paul McCartney wraps up his 'Got Back' tour at London's O2 Arena, with guest appearances from Ron Wood during "Get Back", and Ringo Starr drumming on "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" and "Helter Skelter"
Edwin Stanton, American lawyer and politician, known for american lawyer and politician, was born on 1814-12-19.
Jean Genet, French novelist, playwright, and poet, known for french novelist, playwright, and poet, was born on 1910-12-19.
Brandon Sanderson, American fiction writer, known for american fiction writer, was born on 1976-12-19.
Ralph Richardson, British actor, known for english actor, was born on 1902-12-19. Sir Ralph David Richardson (19 December 1902 – 10 October 1983) was an English actor who, with John Gielgud and…
Cicely Tyson, American actress, known for american actress, was born on 1924-12-19. Cecily Louise "Cicely" Tyson (December 19, 1924 – January 28, 2021) was an American actress.
Richard Hammond, English journalist, television presenter, and author, known for english journalist, television presenter, and author, was born on 1970-12-19.
Alyssa Milano, American actress, known for american actress, was born on 1973-12-19. Alyssa Jayne Milano is an American actress and activist.
Jake Gyllenhaal, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1981-12-19. Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal is an American actor whose career on screen and stage has spanned more than three decades.
Edith Piaf, French musician, known for french singer, was born on 1915-12-19. Édith Giovanna Gassion (19 December 1915 – 10 October 1963), known as Édith Piaf, was a French singer and lyricist best…
Beals Wright is born
Al Kaline athlete, known for american baseball player, was born on 1934-12-19. Albert William Kaline (December 19, 1934 – April 6, 2020), nicknamed "Mr.
Reggie White, American athlete, known for american football player, was born on 1961-12-19.
Ricky Ponting, Australian athlete, known for australian cricketer, was born on 1975-12-19. Ricky Thomas Ponting is an Australian cricket coach, commentator, and former player.
Karim Benzema, French athlete, known for french footballer, was born on 1988-12-19.
Alexis Sánchez, Chilean athlete, known for chilean footballer, was born on 1989-12-19.
Ford Frick is born
Doug Harvey is born
Martinian (Latin: Martinianus; died 325) was Roman emperor from July to September 324.
Pope Anastasius I was the bishop of Rome from 27 November 399 to his death on 19 December 401. Anastasius was born in Rome, and was the son of Maximus.
Seldjuken under Toghril Beg occupy Baghdad
Opening ceremony of the sixth Great Temple of Tenochtitlan (modern Mexico City) 4,000 prisoners of war are sacrificed to Aztec gods over four days [1]
The Battle of Dreux was fought on 19 December 1562 between Catholics and Huguenots. The Catholics were led by Anne de Montmorency while Louis I, Prince of Condé, led the Huguenots.
King Philip's War: Combined colonial millitias stake massive attack against the Great Swamp Fort, owned by the Narragansetts, totally destroying the settlement and killing or displacing hundreds of non-combatant women and children
Jean-François Regnard's play "Le Joueur" (The Gamester) premieres in Paris
Thomas Paine publishes his first "The American Crisis" essay, beginning "These are the times that try men's souls" [date disputed]
George Washington (February 22, 1732 [O.S. February 11, 1731] – December 14, 1799) was a Founding Father and the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797.
William Pitt (28 May 1759 – 23 January 1806) was a British statesman who served as the last prime minister of Great Britain from 1783 until the Acts of Union 1800, and the first official prime...
Chinese troops occupy capital Thang Long Vietnam
1st state appropriation of money for road building, Kentucky
Future business magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt (19) marries his cousin Sophia Johnson
Edwin Stanton, American lawyer and politician, known for american lawyer and politician, was born on 1814-12-19.
Georgia passes 1st US state birth registration law in US
US recognizes independence of Hawaii
Allen Wilson of Conn patents sewing machine to sew curving seams
Grading started for Market Street RR in San Francisco
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was...
Skirmish at Jackson, Salem Church, Tennessee (80 casualties)
After 31 days at sea in a small boat, William Halford and 3 others reach the island of Kauai, Hawaii to seek help for the shipwrecked USS Saginaw. A capsize in the breakers meant only Halford survived.
Corrugated fiberboard, corrugated cardboard, or corrugate is a type of paper packaging material consisting of a fluted corrugated sheet and one or two flat linerboards.
Beals Wright is born
Hérodiade is an opera in four acts by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Paul Milliet and Henri Grémont, based on the novella Hérodias (1877) by Gustave Flaubert.
The Congo Free State (CFS), also known as the Independent State of the Congo, was a large state and absolute monarchy in Central Africa from 1885 to 1908.
John Joseph Killion (February 9, 1859 – December 22, 1937), more commonly known as Jake Kilrain, was a famous American bare-knuckle fighter and glove boxer of the 1880s.
The Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, designated the Hawaiʻi State Museum of Natural and Cultural History, is a museum of history and science in the historic Kalihi district of Honolulu on the Hawaiian...
1st Negro Catholic priest ordained in US, Charles Uncles, Baltimore
Ford Frick is born
Poet Robert Frost (21) weds Elinor Miriam White in Lawrence, Massachusetts
Ralph Richardson, British actor, known for english actor, was born on 1902-12-19. Sir Ralph David Richardson (19 December 1902 – 10 October 1983) was an English actor who, with John Gielgud and…
The Williamsburg Bridge is a suspension bridge across the East River in New York City, connecting the Lower East Side of Manhattan with the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn.
Dawson City hockey team begins 9 day walk to get a boat to Seattle to catch a train to Ottawa to play in Stanley Cup on Jan 13 1905
workers died in a coal mine explosion in Jacobs Creek, Pennsylvania
Baltimore, also known as Baltimore City, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is the 30th-most populous U.S.
Jean Genet, French novelist, playwright, and poet, known for french novelist, playwright, and poet, was born on 1910-12-19.
Author Colette (39) weds "Le Matin" newspaper editor Henri de Jouvenel
Edith Piaf, French musician, known for french singer, was born on 1915-12-19. Édith Giovanna Gassion (19 December 1915 – 10 October 1963), known as Édith Piaf, was a French singer and lyricist best…
Suriname Bauxite Company forms in Paramaribo
The Toronto Maple Leafs, officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and colloquially known as the Leafs, are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto.
Robert Ripley begins his "Believe It or Not" column (NY Globe)
The American Meteorological Society (AMS) is a scientific and professional organization in the United States promoting and disseminating information about the atmospheric, oceanic, and hydrologic...
1st US indoor curling rink opens (Brookline, Mass)
Theresa Vaughn, 24, confesses in a court in Sheffield, England, that she has been married 61 times over five years in 50 cities across three countries
George II was King of Greece from 27 September 1922 until 25 March 1924, and again from 25 November 1935 until his death on 1 April 1947. The eldest son of King Constantine I of Greece and Princess...
William Harold Ponsford MBE (19 October 1900 – 6 April 1991) was an Australian cricketer.
Cicely Tyson, American actress, known for american actress, was born on 1924-12-19. Cecily Louise "Cicely" Tyson (December 19, 1924 – January 28, 2021) was an American actress.
Doug Harvey is born
An autogyro (from Greek αὐτός and γύρος, "self-turning"), gyroplane or gyrocopter, is a class of rotorcraft that uses an unpowered rotor in free autorotation to develop lift.
United Australia Party led by Joseph Lyons defeats the incumbent first-term Australian Labor Party led by Prime Minister James Scullin in a federal election
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England.
US President Roosevelt creates Electric Home & Farm Authority (EHFA) to assist low income household with purchase of major appliances [1]
The Washington Naval Treaty, also known as the Five-Power Treaty, was signed during 1922 among the major Allies of World War I, which agreed to prevent an arms race by limiting naval construction.
Al Kaline athlete, known for american baseball player, was born on 1934-12-19. Albert William Kaline (December 19, 1934 – April 6, 2020), nicknamed "Mr.
Nuclear fission was discovered in December 1938 by chemists Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann and physicists Lise Meitner and Otto Robert Frisch.
Russian air & ground attack against Finnish positions near Summa
Robert Stroud, convicted murdered, transferred to Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, where he becomes known as "Birdman of Alcatraz"
Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America.
Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps.
Pacific 1860 is a musical written by Noël Coward. The story is set in a fictional Pacific British colony during the reign of Queen Victoria.
Harry Vincent Gilmer Jr. (April 14, 1926 – August 20, 2016) was an American professional football player who was a halfback and quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington...
2nd political action of Java/Sumatra
Luxury passenger ship Aquitania demolished in Gareloch, Scotland
Nazi General Christiansen leaves Netherlands
KFYR TV channel 5 in Bismarck, ND (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
First radio broadcast from space, US President Dwight D. Eisenhower sends a Christmas message "to all mankind, America's wish for peace on Earth and goodwill to men everywhere" [1]
1st Liberty Bowl game-Penn State beats Alabama 7-0
Ring-a-Ding-Ding! is the twentieth studio album by Frank Sinatra, released on May 7, 1961.
USS Constellation (hull number CVA-64/CV-64) was a Kitty Hawk-class supercarrier and the third ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the "new constellation of stars" on the flag of...
Reggie White, American athlete, known for american football player, was born on 1961-12-19.
The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, also known as the Central African Federation (CAF), was a colonial federation that consisted of three southern African territories: the self-governing...
"Gertrud", Danish film directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer, starring Nina Pens Rode, Bendt Rothe and Ebbe Rode, is released in France
Prime Minister of Australia Harold Holt is officially presumed dead (after being swept out to sea swimming two days earlier)
WCWB (now WMGT) TV channel 41 in Macon, GA (NBC) begins broadcasting
Beatle's 7th Christmas fan-club single is released
Richard Hammond, English journalist, television presenter, and author, known for english journalist, television presenter, and author, was born on 1970-12-19.
Stanley Kubrick's cult classic film "A Clockwork Orange" premieres, based on the novel by Anthony Burgess and starring Malcolm McDowell
CBS airs "Homecoming A Christmas Story" as a TV movie that evolves into long running series "The Waltons"
Apollo 17 (last of Apollo Moon landing series) returns to Earth, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean, southeast of Samoa
Grenada adopts constitution
Alyssa Milano, American actress, known for american actress, was born on 1973-12-19. Alyssa Jayne Milano is an American actress and activist.
Ricky Ponting, Australian athlete, known for australian cricketer, was born on 1975-12-19. Ricky Thomas Ponting is an Australian cricket coach, commentator, and former player.
A cricket team from England, organised by the Marylebone Cricket Club, toured India and Sri Lanka in the 1976-77 cricket season.
Brandon Sanderson, American fiction writer, known for american fiction writer, was born on 1976-12-19.
Andreas Antonius Maria "Dries" van Agt was a Dutch politician, jurist and diplomat who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 19 December 1977 until 4 November 1982.
France performs nuclear test
Romuald Spasowski, Polish ambassador to the United States defects to show support for the Solidarity movement amid a crackdown
Jake Gyllenhaal, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1981-12-19. Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal is an American actor whose career on screen and stage has spanned more than three decades.
The original FIFA World Cup trophy, the Jules Rimet Trophy, is stolen from the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation in Rio de Janeiro
Chinese Premier Zhao Ziyang and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher sign the Sino-British Joint Declaration, agreeing to transfer sovereignty over Hong Kong to China in 1997 and to establish the "one country, two systems" framework
33 unknown Bach keyboard works found in Yale library [1]
Mary Lund is 1st woman to receive a Jarvik VII artificial heart at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis
Jack Morris agrees to salary arbitration with his former team, the Tigers, and accuses the owners of collusion against free agency
NHL Boston Bruins Ken Linseman & St. Louis Blues Doug Gilmore set a record for the fastest two goals in league history, scoring 2 seconds apart
NASA unveils plans for lunar colony & manned missions to Mars
Karim Benzema, French athlete, known for french footballer, was born on 1988-12-19.
American Airlines purchases Eastern Airline's Latin American route
Boston Celtics forward Larry Bird begins an NBA free throw streak of 71 consecutive games
Alexis Sánchez, Chilean athlete, known for chilean footballer, was born on 1989-12-19.
6,000th episode of One Life To Live
Rolls-Royce announces its future cars will feature V12 engine which will be produced by BMW
Diana, Princess of Wales was a member of the British royal family. She was the first wife of Charles III (then Prince of Wales) and mother of Princes William and Harry.
Ballon d'Or: Real Madrid's Portuguese midfielder Luís Figo is named best football player in Europe ahead of Juventus midfielder Zinedine Zidane and Milan striker Andriy Shevchenko
A record high barometric pressure of 1085.6 hPa (32.06 inHg) is recorded at Tosontsengel, Khövsgöl Province, Mongolia.
World's largest indoor water park Tropical Islands Resort, opens in the Aerium, an old airship hanger, in the world's largest free-standing hall, south of Berlin, Germany
The Lakotah people, a Native American tribe, proclaim independence and withdraw all their treaties with the United States. Establish the Republic of Lakotah, as a separate country.
Gareth Thomas is a Welsh former professional rugby union and rugby league player, who represented Wales in both codes.
"Miracle at the New Meadowlands", the Philadelphia Eagles trail the NY Giants by 21 points with eight minutes to play before scoring four touchdowns in the final seven minutes, including a dramatic walk-off punt return for a touchdown by DeSean Jackson
81 people are injured after part of the ceiling caved in at London's Apollo Theatre
Third Democratic presidential candidates debate, broadcast by ABC, held in Goffstown, New Hampshire
Alex Puccio (born Alexandrea Elizabeth Cocca on June 15, 1989 in McKinney, Texas) is an American professional climber specializing in bouldering.
Drones flying over Gatwick airport, England, causes delays and cancellations for 800 flights and 110,000 people
Australian state of New South Wales announces 7-day state of emergency amid extreme heat and over 100 bushfires that have burnt for two months
World's first undersea roundabout opens named 'the Jellyfish' as part of a 11.2 km (6.9 miles) tunnel network for the Faroe Islands with illuminated artwork by Tróndur Patursson [1]
Former student activist Gabriel Boric wins Chile's Presidential election, to become the country's youngest president at 35
countries agree to protect 30% of world's land and oceans by 2030 and other measures to halt declining global biodiversity at UN Biodiversity Conference in Montreal [1]
"Science" names anti-obesity medications that mimic the hormone GLP-1 their breakthrough of the year, that contain semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) and tirzepatide (Mounjaro) [1]
France's largest-ever rape trial ends with Dominique Pelicot found guilty of all charges and sentenced to 20 years for drugging and raping his wife Gisèle Pelicot, and inviting at least 50 other men to do so [1]
Paul McCartney wraps up his 'Got Back' tour at London's O2 Arena, with guest appearances from Ron Wood during "Get Back", and Ringo Starr drumming on "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" and "Helter Skelter"