Page 6: Historical Events In December - 19

1948  On this day in history 2nd political action of Java/Sumatra   

1949  Luxury passenger ship Aquitania demolished in Garelock Scotland on December - 19.   

1950  On this day in history general Eisenhower named NATO commander   

1950  On December - 19 gen Eisenhower named NATO commander   

1951  On this day in history nazi General Christiansen leaves Nethe   

1951  Barton Yarbrough, actor (Dragnet), dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1952  Queen Juliana unveals statue "Docker" on this day in history.   

1952  On this day in history harry Makepeace, cricketer (cricket & soccer intl for England), dies   

1953  KFYR TV channel 5 in Bismarck, ND (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting on December - 19.   

1953  Robert A Millikan, US physicist (Nobel 1923), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1955  Carl Perkins records "Blue Suede Shoes" on December - 19.   

1957  "The Music Man," starring Robert Preston, opens on Broadway on this day in history.   

1957  "Music Man" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 1375 performances on this day in history.   

1957  On December - 19 john W Van Druten, US stage/screenwriter (I Remember Mama), dies at 56   

1958  1st radio broadcast from space (Pres Eisenhower voice "To all mankind, America's wish for Peace on Earth & Good Will to Men Everywhere") on this day in history.   

1959  Penn State’s Nittany Lions beat Alabama, 7-0, in the first Liberty Bowl football game on December - 19.   

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 this day in history 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  Mercury-Redstone 1A reaches 210 km in test flight on December - 19.   

1960  Neil Sedaka’s Calendar Girl was released on RCA Victor Records on December - 19.   

1960  Fire aboard USS Constellation, under construction at Bkln (50 die) on December - 19.   

1961  On this day in history british govt begins decimal coin system   

1962  On December - 19 nyasaland secedes from Rhodesia and Nyasaland   

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  On December - 19 zanzibar becomes independent from UK   

1965  On December - 19 french president De Gaulle re-elected (Mitterrand gets 45%)   

1966  On December - 19 ehm Welk, writer, dies at 82   

1967  On December - 19 prime Minister of Australia Harold Holt is officially presumed dead.   

1967  On December - 19 alfred Courtens, Belgian sculptor, dies at 78   

1968  On this day in history wCWB (now WMGT) TV channel 41 in Macon, GA (NBC) begins broadcasting   

1968  Norman Thomas, founder (ACLU)/Socialist Party (1926-55), dies at 84 on December - 19.   

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

1498  On December - 19 birth of andreas Osiander, Germany, Protestant Reformation theologist   

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

1676  On this day in history birth of louis-Nicholas Clerambault, Paris France, composer/organist   

1683  On this day in history birth of philip V, Versailles France, King of Spain (1700-24, 24-46)   

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

1714  On this day in history 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  Death of Edith of Wessex, wife of Edward the Confessor of England on December - 19.   

1327  On this day in history death of agnes of France, Duchess of Burgundy   

1370  On this day in history urban V, [Guillaume de Grimoard], 1st Avignon Pope (1362-70), dies   

1614  On this day in history melchior Bischoff, composer, dies at 67   

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