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December 19 Events in History - December 19 Birthdays - December 19 Deaths
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December 19, 1998 House of Representatives approves two articles of impeachment, charging President Clinton with lying under oath to a federal grand jury and obstructing justice December 19, 1997 MTV drops video "Smack My Bitch Up" by Prodigy December 19, 1996 "Once Upon a Matress," opens at Broadhurst New York City for 187 performances December 19, 1995 Queen Elizabeth askes Prince Charles and Diana to divorce December 19, 1993 "Red Shoes" closes at Gershwin Theater New York City after 5 performances December 19, 1993 Guinee general Lansana re-elected president December 19, 1991 "Christmas Carol" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City for 14 performances December 19, 1991 6,000th episode of One Life To Live December 19, 1991 Boris Yeltsin takes control of Kremlin December 19, 1991 New York Yankee pitcher Steve Howe arrested for cocaine possession December 19, 1989 American Airlines purchases Eastern Airline's Latin American route December 19, 1989 Larry Bird, of the Celtics, begins NBA free throw streak of 71 games December 19, 1988 NASA unviels plans for lunar colony and manned missions to Mars December 19, 1988 Oklahoma's College football team gets 3 year probation December 19, 1988 Unexploded WW II bomb found in Frankfurt, Germany - 5,000 evacuated December 19, 1987 Bruins' Linseman and Blues' Doug Gilmore score goals, 2 seconds apart December 19, 1987 Gari Kasparov becomes world chess champ December 19, 1986 U.S.S.R. frees dissident Andrei Sakharov from internal exile December 19, 1986 Jack Morris agrees to salary arbitration with former team Tigers and accuses owners of collusion against free agency December 19, 1986 Michael Sergio, who parachuted into Shea Stadium during game 6 of the World Series, sentenced to 100 hours of community service and fined $500 December 19, 1985 "Wind in the Willows" opens at Nederlander Theater New York City for 4 performances December 19, 1985 Mary Lund is 1st woman to receive a Jarvik VII artificial heart December 19, 1985 STS 61-C scrubbed at T -13s because of SRB auxiliary power problem December 19, 1984 China PR Premier Zhao Ziyang and Margaret Thatcher sign Hong Kong Treaty December 19, 1984 China PR performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC December 19, 1984 Fire at Wilberg Mine in central Utah killed 27 people December 19, 1984 Scotty Bowman becomes NHL's all time winningest coach December 19, 1984 UK signs agreement with China to return Hong Kong to China in 1997 December 19, 1984 Wayne Gretzky, 23, is 18th and youngest NHL-er to score 1,000 points December 19, 1980 Anguilla becomes a British dependency separate from St. Kitts December 19, 1980 Iran requests $24 billion in U.S. guarantees to free hostages December 19, 1980 Mutaual Broadcasting cancels Sears Radio Theater December 19, 1978 France performs nuclear test December 19, 1978 Indira Gandhi ambushed in India December 19, 1977 Dutch government of Van Agt/Wiegel forms December 19, 1976 Jo Ann Washam/Chi Chi Rodriguez wins Pepsi-Cola Mixed Team Golf Champ December 19, 1976 John Lever takes 7-46 in 1st Test Cricket innings, vs. India Delhi December 19, 1976 President Brezhnev receives his 5th Lenin order December 19, 1976 Piper Cherokee crashes into Balt Memorial Stadium upper stands, 10 minutes after Colts lose 40-14 to Steelers. No one seriously hurt December 19, 1975 John Paul Stevens becomes a Supreme Court Justice December 19, 1975 Ron Wood joined the Rolling Stones December 19, 1974 "Man With Golden Gun" premieres in US December 19, 1974 Dave Kryskow scores Washington Capitals 1st NHL shorthanded goal December 19, 1974 Nelson A. Rockefeller sworn-in as 41st VP December 19, 1973 "Molly" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 68 performances December 19, 1973 Grenada adopts constitution December 19, 1972 Apollo 17, last of Apollo Moon landing series, returns to Earth December 19, 1971 "Inner City" opens at Barrymore Theater New York City for 97 performances December 19, 1971 CBS airs "Homecoming A Christmas Story," (introducing the Waltons) December 19, 1971 NASA launches Intelsat 4 F-3 for COMSAT Corp December 19, 1971 Stanley Kubrick's X-rated "A Clockwork Orange" premieres December 19, 1969 Beatle's 7th Christmas album is released December 19, 1968 WCWB (now WMGT) TV channel 41 in Macon, Georgia (NBC) begins broadcasting December 19, 1965 French president De Gaulle re-elected (Mitterrand gets 45%) December 19, 1963 Zanzibar becomes independent from UK December 19, 1962 Nyasaland secedes from Rhodesia and Nyasaland December 19, 1962 Street signs in Golden Gate Park approved by Park Commission December 19, 1962 Transit 5A1, 1st operational navigational satellite, launched December 19, 1961 British government begins decimal coin system December 19, 1961 Indonesian President Sukarno proclaims general mobilization December 19, 1960 Fire aboard USS Constellation, under construction at Brooklyn (50 die) December 19, 1960 Frank Sinatra's 1st session with Reprise Records (Ring-A-Ding-Ding) December 19, 1960 Mercury-Redstone 1A reaches 210 km in test flight December 19, 1959 1st Liberty Bowl game-Penn State beats Alabama 7-0 December 19, 1958 1st radio broadcast from space (President Eisenhower voice "To all mankind, America's wish for Peace on Earth and Good Will to Men Everywhere") December 19, 1957 "Music Man" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 1375 performances December 19, 1955 Carl Perkins records "Blue Suede Shoes" December 19, 1953 KFYR TV channel 5 in Bismarck, ND (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting December 19, 1952 Queen Juliana unveals statue "Docker" December 19, 1951 Nazi General Christiansen leaves Nethe December 19, 1950 General Eisenhower named NATO commander December 19, 1950 Tibet's Dalai Lama flees Chinese invasion December 19, 1949 Luxury passenger ship Aquitania demolished in Garelock Scotland December 19, 1949 WJW TV channel 8 in Cleveland, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting December 19, 1948 2nd political action of Java/Sumatra December 19, 1948 8th largest snowfall in New York City history (15.3") December 19, 1948 Cleveland Browns beats Buffalo Bills 49-7 in AAFC championship game December 19, 1948 Philadelphia Eagles shutout Chicago Cards 7-0 in NFL championship game December 19, 1946 Noel Cowards musical "Pacific 1860," premieres in London December 19, 1946 War breaks out in Indochina as Ho Chi Minh attacks French in Hanoi December 19, 1945 Austrian Republic re-establishes December 19, 1945 Jean Giraudoux' "La Folle de Chaillot," premieres in Paris December 19, 1943 Military coup in Bolivia December 19, 1941 German submarine U-574 sinks December 19, 1941 Hitler takes complete command of German Army December 19, 1941 US Office of Censorship created to control info pertaining to WW II December 19, 1939 Russian air and ground attack against Finnish positions near Summa December 19, 1934 Japan agress to fleet treaty of 1922 and 1930 December 19, 1933 Electric Home and Farm Authority Inc, authorized December 19, 1932 British Broadcasting Corp begins transmitting overseas December 19, 1931 Bradman scores 112 Australia vs. South Africa at cricket SCG December 19, 1931 Joseph A Lyons (C) becomes premier of Australia December 19, 1930 James Weldon Johnson resigns as executive secretary of NAACP December 19, 1928 1st autogiro (predecessor of helicopter) flight in US December 19, 1924 Test Cricket debut of Bill Ponsford, who scored 110 in 1st innings December 19, 1922 Mrs Theres Vaughn, 24, confessed in court to being married 62 times December 19, 1920 1st U.S. indoor curling rink opens (Brookline, Mass) December 19, 1919 American Meteorological Society found December 19, 1918 Robert Ripley began his "Believe It or Not" column (New York Globe) December 19, 1917 1st NHL game played on artificial ice (Toronto) December 19, 1917 Quebec Bulldogs play their 1st professional hockey game December 19, 1916 Suriname Bauxite Company forms in Paramaribo December 19, 1913 Jack Johnson fights Jim Johnson to a draw in 10 for hw boxing title December 19, 1910 1st city ordinace requiring white and black residential areas (Balt) December 19, 1910 Rayon 1st commercially produced, Marcus Hook, Penn December 19, 1907 239 workers died in a coal mine explosion in Jacobs Creek, Penn December 19, 1907 Gas explosion at Jacobs Creek Pa, coal mine kills 239 December 19, 1904 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 December 19, 1903 Williamsburg suspension bridge opens between Brooklyn and Manhattan December 19, 1894 Cricket day 5 1T Aus vs. Eng Eng 437 all out, Aus need 177 are 2-113 December 19, 1891 Canadian Rugby Union forms December 19, 1890 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Beryl Coronet" December 19, 1889 Bishop Museum founded in Hawaii December 19, 1888 Stanley's expedition reaches Fort Bodo, East-Africa December 19, 1887 Jake Kilrain and Jem Smith fight 106 round bare knuckle draw December 19, 1884 Italy recognizes King Leopold II's Congo Free State December 19, 1881 Opera "Herodiade" is produced (Brussels) December 19, 1871 Albert L Jones (New York City), patents corrugated paper December 19, 1862 Skirmish at Jackson/Salem Church, Tenn (80 casualties) December 19, 1861 Battle of Black Water December 19, 1859 Grading started for Market Street RR December 19, 1854 Allen Wilson of Connecticut patents sewing machine to sew curving seams December 19, 1843 Charles Dickens publishes "A Christmas Carol," in England December 19, 1842 US recognizes independence of Hawaii December 19, 1835 HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin approaches NZ December 19, 1828 South Carolina declares right of states to nullify federal laws December 19, 1823 Georgia passes 1st U.S. state birth registration law December 19, 1795 1st state appropriation of money for road building, Kentucky December 19, 1788 Chinese troops occupy capital Thang Long Vietnam December 19, 1783 English government of Pitt, Jr. forms December 19, 1777 Washington settles his troops at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania for winter December 19, 1776 Thomas Paine published his 1st "American Crisis" essay, in which he wrote, "These are the times that try men's souls" December 19, 1732 Benjamin Franklin under the name Richard Saunders begins publication of "Poor Richard's Almanack" December 19, 1696 Jean-Francois Regnard's "Le Joueur," premieres in Paris December 19, 1688 King James II's wife and son flee to France December 19, 1686 Robinson Crusoe leaves his island after 28 years (as per Defoe) December 19, 1562 Battle at Dreux: Anne de Montmorency and huguenots under Conde captured December 19, 1551 Dutch west coast hit by hurricane December 19, 1154 King Henry II of England crowned December 19, 1055 Seldjuken under Toghril Beg occupy Baghdad December 19, 401 St. Anastasius I ends his reign as Catholic Pope |