December 19 in History – What happened on 19 December in Past
✅ Published on December 19th, 2019 in December in History 19 December - Today in History - Important historical events happened on this day in India and World History
According to Gregory calendar, on December 19, the day number in a year is 353 and if it is a leap year then the day number is 354. December 19 has a special significance in India and world history, because many such incidents have occurred on this day which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let's know some such important events which will increase your general knowledge. The facts collected will be as follows: People born on this day, demise of famous people, war treaty, freedom of any country, invention of new technologies, change of power, important National and International Day etc.
December 19 in History - Top Historical Events ⚡
| Year | Event / Incidence / Incident |
| 1154 | Henry II was crowned King of England in London's Westminster Abbey. |
| 1154 | King Henry II was enthroned as Emperor of England at the age of 21. |
| 1821 | South Orkney Islands were discovered by George Powell and Nathaniel Palmer. |
| 1823 | Georgia implemented the first US state birth registration law in the United States. |
| 1828 | Nullification Crisis-Vice President of the United States John C. Calhoun wrote the South Carolina Exposition and Protest to protest the Tariff of 1828. |
| 1843 | A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens a novella about the miser Ebenezer Scrooge and his conversion after being visited by three Christmas ghosts was first published. |
| 1860 | Lord Dalhousie, who was the Governor General of India from 1848 to 1856, died in Britain. |
| 1889 | Bishop Museum was established in Hawaii. |
| 1907 | The explosion in the coal mine at Jacobs Creek in the US state of Pennsylvania killed 239 workers. |
| 1907 | A Pennsylvania coal mine explosion killed 239 people. |
| 1927 | The great freedom fighters Ram Prasad Bismil, Ashfaq Ulla Khan and Roshan Singh were hanged by the British. |
| 1931 | Joseph A. Lyons became Prime Minister of Australia. |
| 1932 | The BBC launched its World Service, now the world's largest international broadcaster, as BBC Empire Service. |
| 1932 | The BBC started its international services to Australia. |
| 1934 | The 12th President of India, Pratibha Patil was born in Jalgaon, Maharashtra. |
| 1950 | Jane Isenhower became commander of the Northern Atlatink Alliance. |
| 1956 | Irish-born British physician John Bodkin Adams was arrested in connection with the suspicious deaths of more than 160 of his patients, although he was only convicted on minor charges. |
| 1961 | Goa gained independence from slavery in Portugal. Indian troops entered the border of Goa under Operation Vijay. |
| 1964 | The Army of the Republic of Vietnam, the ruling junta of South Vietnam led by Nguyen Khanh, initiated a coup, dissolving and arresting members of the High National Council, a civilian advisory body. |
| 1966 | Asian Development Bank was started. |
| 1974 | Former Australia captain Ricky Potting was born. In his career, he has scored 13378 runs in 168 Tests and 13704 runs in 375 ODIs. |
| 1981 | Sixteen lives were lost when a Penlee lifeboat went to the aid of the stricken coaster Union Star in heavy seas off the south-westcoast of England. |
| 1985 | Yakutsk United Air Group Flight 101/435 was hijacked by the co-pilot and landed in China, where he was apprehended, while the passengers returned home with Chinese gifts. |
| 1986 | Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev released dissident Andrei Sakharov after six years of internal exile in Gorky. |
| 1989 | Workers went on strike in Romanian cities to protest against Communist rule. |
| 1991 | "Christmas Carol" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City for 14 performances. |
| 1991 | Boris Yeltsin takes control of Kremlin. |
| 1991 | Bob Hawke was sworn in as Prime Minister of Australia by Paul Keating. |
| 1993 | "Red Shoes" closes at Gershwin Theater New York City after 5 performances. |
| 1996 | Once Upon a Mattress, opens at Broadhurst New York City for 187 performances. |
| 1997 | SilkAir Flight 185 crash into the Musi River in Indonesia in what was determined to be a murder-suicide by the captain. |
| 1998 | House of Representatives approves two articles of impeachment, charging President Clinton with lying under oath to a federal grand jury and obstructing justice. |
| 1998 | The U.S. House of Representatives impeached President Bill Clinton following the Lewinsky scandal. |
| 1998 | Amartya Sen was awarded the honorary citizenship by Bangladesh, Sheel Kumar India) in the World Disabled Skiing held at Denver (USA). |
| 2007 | Time magazine honored Russian President Vladimir Putin with the title of Person of the Year. |
| 2010 | Dubai holds the closing ceremony for its 7th International Film Festival. |
| 2011 | North Korea's Supreme Leader, Kim Jong-il, dies; Kim Jong-un is announced as his father's successor. |
| 2012 | UBS becomes the second bank after Barclays, to be fined for attempting to manipulate the Libor interbank lending rate; the company is fined $1.5 billion. |
| 2012 | Park Gyun Hee became the first female president of South Korea. |
| 2013 | A data breach at Target Corporation caused the security of 40 million credit and debit cards used at Target stores to be compromised. |
| 2014 | Office supply company Staples announces that up to 1.16 million cards may have been affected by a data breach in October; the company is offering free identity theft protection for shoppers at the affected stores and advises all customers to monitor their credit records. |
Famous Birthdays of December 19 😀:
| Year | Name / Profession / Country |
| 1861 | Italo Svevo / Author / Italy |
| 1983 | Laura Pomeroy / Swimmer / Canada |
| 1916 | Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann / Journalist / Germany |
| 1945 | Elaine Joyce / Actress / United States of America |
| 1961 | Eric Allin Cornell / Academic / United States of America |
| 1957 | Kevin McHale / Basketball Player / United States of America |
| 1966 | Alberto Tomba / Skier / Italy |
| 1944 | Mitchell Feigenbaum / Mathematician / United States of America |
| 1934 | Pratibha Devi Singh Patil / Politician / India |
| 1905 | Giovanni Lurani / Racing Car Driver / Italy |
| 1926 | Fikret Otyam / Journalist / Turkey |
| 1934 | Pratibha Devi Singh Patil / Politician / India |
| 1944 | Tim Reid / Actor / United States of America |
| 1985 | Gary Cahill / Footballer / United Kingdom |
| 1894 | Ford Frick / Business Man / United States of America |
| 1960 | Michelangelo Signorile / Author / United States of America |
| 1899 | Martin Luther King / Activist / United States of America |
| 1909 | W. A. Criswell / Author / United States of America |
| 1989 | Yong Jun-hyung / Singer / South Korea |
| 1960 | Derrick Jensen / Author / United States of America |
| 1935 | Syd Field / Writer / United States of America |
| 1888 | Fritz Reiner / Conductor / United States of America |
| 1916 | Roy Ward Baker / Director / United Kingdom |
| 1974 | Felipe Lopez / Basketball Player / United States of America |
| 1959 | Lisa Wilkinson / Journalist / Australia |
| 1984 | Ian Kennedy / Baseball Player / United States of America |
| 1929 | David Douglas / Botanist / Scotland |
| 1934 | Casper R. Taylor / Politician / United States of America |
| 1989 | Hamza Riazuddin / Cricketer / United Kingdom |
| 1945 | John McEuen / Writer / United States of America |
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Aapane abhi padha: 19 Disambar Ki Pramukh Aitihasik Ghatnayen.
Read in Hindi : 19 दिसम्बर की प्रमुख ऐतिहासिक घटनाएं