Historical Events In December - 19

1969  Beatle's 7th Christmas album is released on this day in history.   

1971  On December - 19 "Inner City" opens at Barrymore Theater NYC for 97 performances   

1972  Apollo 17 (last of Apollo Moon landing series) returns to Earth on December - 19.   

1974  On this day in history nelson A Rockefeller sworn-in as the 41st VP   

1974  Nelson Rockefeller sworn in as American Vice-President on December - 19.   

1974  On December - 19 the personal computer revolution was launched quietly on this day when the Altair 8800, a do-it-yourself computer kit, went on sale for $397   

1975  John Paul Stevens becomes a Supreme Court Justice on this day in history.   

1977  Nellie Tayloe Ross, 1st woman governor, dies at 101 on December - 19.   

1979  The Senate green lighted a $1.5 billion loan to help put the auto maker Chrysler back on its feet. In the short term, though, the loan did little to staunch the bleeding on December - 19.   

1980  Anguilla becomes a British dependency separate from St Kitts on December - 19.   

1980  On December - 19 iran requests $24 billion in US guarantees to free hostages   

1982  Jean-Jacques Grunenwald, French organist/composer, dies at 71 on December - 19.   

1983  After a grueling and sometimes bloody six weeks on the picket line, striking Greyhound workers agreed to sign off on a new contract and head back to work on this day in history.   

1984  On December - 19 fire at the Wilberg Mine in central Utah killed 27 people   

1984  Michel Magne, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1985  On this day in history aBC Sports announced that it was severing ties with Howard Cosell and released ‘The Mouth’ from all TV commitments   

1985  On this day in history aBC Sports announces that sportscaster Howard Cosell will no longer be providing television commentary.   

1985  NFL kicker Jan Stenerud announces his retirement, leaving behind a record of most career field goals (373) on this day in history.   

1986  USSR frees dissident Andrei Sakharov from internal exile on December - 19.   

1988  NASA unveils plans for lunar colony and manned missions to Mars on this day in history.   

1988  Unexploded WW II bomb found in Frankfurt, Germany-5,000 evacuated on this day in history.   

1989  American Airlines purchases Eastern Airline's Latin American route on December - 19.   

1989  Dorothea "Stella" Gibbons, English journalist/author, dies at 87 on December - 19.   

1990  On this day in history basil Henson, actor (Change Partners), dies of stroke at 71   

1991  On this day in history 6,000th episode of One Life To Live   

1991  Boris Yeltsin takes control of Kremlin on December - 19.   

1991  On this day in history ernest K Gann, US adventure novelist, dies at 81   

1993  On December - 19 anthonius AM "Ton" Kors, writer (Time of Anton de Lange), dies at 47   

1994  Great Britain's prestigious Rolls-Royce, a luxury automobile maker, announced that its future cars would feature 12-cylinder motors manufactured by Germany's BMW on December - 19.   

1994  Noel Pointer, jazz violinist, dies at 39 on December - 19.   

1995  On this day in history dame Ruth Nita Barrow, governor-general of Barbados, dies at 79   

1996  Marcello Mastroiani, actor (8½, Assassin, Family Diary), dies at 72 on December - 19.   

1997  On this day in history david Norman Schramm, physicist, dies at 52   

2005  Keith Duckworth, English mechanical engineer (Cosworth; b. 1933) on December - 19.   

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1036  On this day in history birth of su Tung-p'o, China, poet/essayist/painter/calligrapher   

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

1554  Philip William, Prince of Orange (d. 1618) was born on this day in history.   

1676  Louis-Nicholas Clerambault, Paris France, composer/organist was born on this day in history.   

1683  Philip V, Versailles France, King of Spain (1700-24, 24-46) was born on December - 19.   

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 this day in history.   

1327  Death of Agnes of France, Duchess of Burgundy on December - 19.   

1370  On December - 19 urban V, [Guillaume de Grimoard], 1st Avignon Pope (1362-70), dies   

1614  On December - 19 melchior Bischoff, composer, dies at 67   

1737  Death of James Sobieski, Crown Prince of Poland (b. 1667) on this day in history.   

1741  Vitus J Bering, Dutch navigator/explorer, dies on this day in history.   

1749  On this day in history francesco Antonio Bonporti, composer, dies at 76