Historical Events In December - 19
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1948 2nd political action of Java/Sumatra on this day in history.
1949 Luxury passenger ship Aquitania demolished in Garelock Scotland on December - 19.
1950 On December - 19 general Eisenhower named NATO commander
1950 Gen Eisenhower named NATO commander on December - 19.
1951 On this day in history nazi General Christiansen leaves Nethe
1951 Barton Yarbrough, actor (Dragnet), dies at 51 on December - 19.
1952 Queen Juliana unveals statue "Docker" on December - 19.
1952 Harry Makepeace, cricketer (cricket & soccer intl for England), dies on December - 19.
1953 On December - 19 kFYR TV channel 5 in Bismarck, ND (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
1953 On December - 19 robert A Millikan, US physicist (Nobel 1923), dies at 85
1955 Carl Perkins records "Blue Suede Shoes" on December - 19.
1957 "The Music Man," starring Robert Preston, opens on Broadway on December - 19.
1957 "Music Man" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 1375 performances on this day in history.
1957 On this day in history john W Van Druten, US stage/screenwriter (I Remember Mama), dies at 56
1958 On this day in history 1st radio broadcast from space (Pres Eisenhower voice "To all mankind, America's wish for Peace on Earth & Good Will to Men Everywhere")
1959 On December - 19 penn State’s Nittany Lions beat Alabama, 7-0, in the first Liberty Bowl football game
1959 On December - 19 walter Williams, thought to be the last surviving veteran of the US Civil War, dies in Houston, Texas at age 117.
1959 1st Liberty Bowl game-Penn State beats Alabama 7-0 on this day in history.
1959 On December - 19 walter Williams, claimed to be last survivor of Civil War, dies at 117
1960 On this day in history fire aboard USS Constellation, under construction at Brooklyn (50 die)
1960 On December - 19 mercury-Redstone 1A reaches 210 km in test flight
1960 On this day in history neil Sedaka’s Calendar Girl was released on RCA Victor Records
1960 Fire aboard USS Constellation, under construction at Bkln (50 die) on this day in history.
1961 On this day in history british govt begins decimal coin system
1962 Nyasaland secedes from Rhodesia and Nyasaland on December - 19.
1962 On this day in history street signs in Golden Gate Park approved by Park Commission
1962 On December - 19 nyasaland secedes from Rhodesia & Nyasaland
1963 Zanzibar becomes independent from UK on December - 19.
1965 On December - 19 french president De Gaulle re-elected (Mitterrand gets 45%)
1966 Ehm Welk, writer, dies at 82 on this day in history.
1967 On December - 19 prime Minister of Australia Harold Holt is officially presumed dead.
1967 On this day in history alfred Courtens, Belgian sculptor, dies at 78
1968 WCWB (now WMGT) TV channel 41 in Macon, GA (NBC) begins broadcasting on December - 19.
1968 On this day in history norman Thomas, founder (ACLU)/Socialist Party (1926-55), dies at 84
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