December 19th, 1764

Born on December 19th, 1764

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on December 19th?

December 19th, 2022

Argentina won the 2022 World Cup.

December 19th, 2016

Andrei Karlov (pictured), Russia's ambassador to Turkey, was assassinated at an art gallery in Ankara.

December 19th, 2013

The European Space Agency's spacecraft Gaia was launched with the goal of constructing the largest and most precise star catalogue ever made.

December 19th, 1997

SilkAir Flight 185 crashed into the Musi River in Indonesia, killing 104 people.

December 19th, 1985

Aeroflot Flight 101/435 was hijacked by the co-pilot and landed in a cow pasture in China, where he was apprehended.

December 19th, 1984

China and the United Kingdom signed the Sino-British Joint Declaration, agreeing to the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong to China on 1 July 1997.

December 19th, 1983

The Jules Rimet Trophy, awarded to the winner of the FIFA World Cup, was stolen from the offices of the Brazilian Football Confederation.

December 19th, 1964

The ruling junta of South Vietnam, led by Nguyễn Khánh, initiated a coup, dissolving the High National Council, a civilian advisory body.

December 19th, 1956

British physician and suspected serial killer John Bodkin Adams was arrested in connection with the death of Edith Alice Morrell.

December 19th, 1843

A Christmas Carol (illustration pictured), a novella by Charles Dickens about the miser Ebenezer Scrooge and his transformation after being visited by ghosts, was published.

December 19th, 1776

Thomas Paine published the first in a series of pamphlets entitled The American Crisis, opening with the line: "These are the times that try men's souls."

December 19th, 1675

King Philip's War: In the Great Swamp Fight, the colonial militia of New England and their Pequot allies attacked a Narragansett fort in Rhode Island, killing many warriors and hundreds of non-combatants.

December 19th, 1154

Henry II was crowned king of England in Westminster Abbey, London.

December 19th, 2016

A vehicular attack in Berlin, Germany, kills and injures multiple people at a Christmas market.

December 19th, 2013

Spacecraft Gaia is launched by the European Space Agency.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on December 19th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on December 19th?

47

Édith Piaf

French singer (1915–1963)

*December 19th, 1915, Paris †October 10th, 1963, Grasse

44

Britta Andersen

Badminton player

*December 19th, 1979, Aarhus

36

Karim Benzema

French and Algerian footballer (born 1987)

*December 19th, 1987, Lyon

69

Heinz Sichrovsky

Austrian journalist and writer

*December 19th, 1954, Vienna

75

Leonid Brezhnev

General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1906–1982)

*December 19th, 1906, Kamyanske †November 10th, 1982, Zareche

29

Jonathan Dolan

Irish badminton player

*December 19th, 1994, Sligo

60

Terry Gray

Badminton player

*December 19th, 1963, Auckland

78

Albert A. Michelson

Polish physicist

*December 19th, 1852, Strzelno †May 9th, 1931, Pasadena

22

Alonso Medel

Badminton player

*December 19th, 2001, Antofagasta

79

Arne Lindtner Næss

Norwegian actor, director and screenwriter

*December 19th, 1944, Bergen

96

Cicely Tyson

American actress (1924–2021)

*December 19th, 1924, Harlem †January 28th, 2021, New York City

80

Ralph Richardson

British actor (1902–1983)

*December 19th, 1902, Cheltenham †October 10th, 1983, London

60

Til Schweiger

German actor

*December 19th, 1963, Freiburg im Breisgau

51

Eleanor H. Porter

American novelist

*December 19th, 1868, Littleton †May 21st, 1920, Cambridge

35

Alexis Sánchez

Chilean association football player

*December 19th, 1988, Tocopilla

57

Alberto Tomba

Italian alpine ski racer

*December 19th, 1966, Province of Bologna

39

Alphonse Kirchhoffer

French fencer

*December 19th, 1873, 11th arrondissement of Paris †June 30th, 1913, 5th arrondissement of Paris

40

Maria Magdalena van Beethoven

Mother of Ludwig van Beethoven (1746–1787)

*December 19th, 1746, Koblenz-Ehrenbreitstein †July 17th, 1787, Bonn

89

Pratibha Patil

President of India from 2007 to 2012

*December 19th, 1934, Nadgaon

58

Gary Fleder

American film director

*December 19th, 1965, Norfolk

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65

Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr

Marshal of France (1764-1830)

*April 13th, 1764, Toul †March 17th, 1830, Hyères

58

Ann Radcliffe

English author and pioneer of the Gothic novel (1764-1823)

*July 9th, 1764, Holborn †February 7th, 1823, London

71

Edward Livingston

American jurist and statesman (1764-1836)

*May 28th, 1764, Clermont †May 23rd, 1836, Rhinebeck

30

Princess Élisabeth of France

French Princess, Sister of King Louis XVI, Martyr and Servant of God

*May 3rd, 1764, Versailles †May 10th, 1794, Paris

76

Claude Victor-Perrin, Duc de Belluno

French soldier and military commander (1764-1841)

*December 7th, 1764, Lamarche †March 1st, 1841, Paris

40

Lucile de Chateaubriand

French writer

*August 7th, 1764, Saint-Malo †November 10th, 1804, Paris

81

Johann Wilhelm Meigen

German entomologist (1764-1845)

*May 3rd, 1764, Solingen †July 11th, 1845, Stolberg

74

Charles Percier

French architect

*August 22nd, 1764, Paris †September 5th, 1838, Paris

47

Robert Craufurd

Scottish soldier (1764-1812)

*May 5th, 1764, Newark Castle †January 23rd, 1812, Ciudad Rodrigo

48

Louis Baraguey d'Hilliers

French general

*August 13th, 1764, Paris †January 6th, 1813, Berlin

65

John Parker Boyd

United States general

*December 21st, 1764, Newburyport †October 4th, 1830, Boston

44

Berek Joselewicz

Polish army commander (1764-1809)

*September 17th, 1764, Kretinga †May 5th, 1809, Kock

77

John Noyes

American politician (1764-1841)

*April 2nd, 1764, Atkinson †October 26th, 1841, Putney

84

Andrés Manuel del Río

Spanish scientist (1764-1849)

*November 10th, 1764, Madrid †March 23rd, 1849, Mexico City

67

John Abernethy

British surgeon

*April 3rd, 1764, Coleman Street †April 20th, 1831, London Borough of Enfield

77

Hans von Held

German writer (1764-1842)

*November 15th, 1764, Oborniki Śląskie †May 20th, 1842, Berlin

48

Jan Paweł Łuszczewski

Polish politician

*June 26th, 1764, Skotniki, Masovian Voivodeship †July 4th, 1812, Warsaw

60

Return J. Meigs Jr.

American politician 1764-1825

*November 17th, 1764, Middletown †March 29th, 1825, Marietta

67

Ernst Friedrich von Schlotheim

German paleontologist and politician (1764/65 - 1832)

*April 2nd, 1764, Allmenhausen †March 28th, 1832, Gotha

63

Richard Stockton

American politician 1764-1828

*April 17th, 1764, Princeton †March 7th, 1828, Princeton

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Leap year

Yes: 1764 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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