December 19 in History
December 19 is the birthday of King Princess (1998) and the anniversary of the death of Michael Leunig (2024). Below are famous birthdays, deaths, events for December 19, plus editor's picks and genealogy records.
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William I, Margrave of Meissen was born in 1343, while Pope Anastasius I died in 401.
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Famous people born on December 19
Famous people who died on December 19
2014
S. S. Balan (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Indian journalist, filmmaker, and analyst (1935–2014)
2012
Amnon Lipkin-Shahak (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Israeli chief of staff, politician (1944–2012)
2010
Anthony Howard (journalist) (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
British journalist, broadcaster and writer
What happened on December 19
- 2016
Russian ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov is assassinated while at an art exhibition in Ankara. The assassin, Mevlüt Mert Altıntaş, is shot and killed by a Turkish guard.
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A vehicular attack in Berlin, Germany, kills 12 and injures 56 people at a Christmas market.
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Spacecraft Gaia is launched by the European Space Agency.
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Park Geun-hye is elected the first female president of South Korea.
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Chalk's Ocean Airways Flight 101 crashes into the Government Cut channel immediately after takeoff from Miami Seaplane Base, killing 20.
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A passenger train from Sucha Beskidzka to Żywiec in Poland loses its brakes while on a steep downhill part of the route. It is stopped in a controlled collision in Świnna by a train travelling in opposite direction. 2 drivers and 6 passengers are injured.
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Argentine economic crisis: December riots: Riots erupt in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1999
Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-103, the third Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission.
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President Bill Clinton is impeached by the United States House of Representatives, becoming the second president of the United States to be impeached.
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SilkAir Flight 185 crashes into the Musi River, near Palembang in Indonesia, killing 104.
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The United States Government restores federal recognition to the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Native American tribe.
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Mikhail Gorbachev, leader of the Soviet Union, releases Andrei Sakharov and his wife from exile in Gorky.
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Aeroflot Flight 101/435 is hijacked to China by its first officer.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1984
The Sino-British Joint Declaration, stating that China would resume the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong and the United Kingdom would restore Hong Kong to China with effect from July 1, 1997, is signed in Beijing by Deng Xiaoping and Margaret Thatcher.
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The original FIFA World Cup trophy, the Jules Rimet Trophy, is stolen from the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Editor's picks
Born on December 19
- 1343 — William I, Margrave of Meissen (died 1407)
- 1498 — Andreas Osiander, German Protestant theologian (died 1552)
- 1554 — Philip William, Prince of Orange (died 1618)
Died on December 19
- 401 — Pope Anastasius I
- 966 — Sancho I, king of León
- 1091 — Adelaide of Susa, margravine of Turin
Source: Wikipedia historical listings for December 19
Quick answers
Who was born on December 19? King Princess (1998), Gabriel Magalhães (1997), Fikayo Tomori (1997).
Who died on December 19? Michael Leunig (2024), Sally Ann Howes (2021), Johnny Isakson (2021).
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