December 19th, 1916

Born on December 19th, 1916

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 Gaia space observatory was launched, with the goal of constructing the largest and most precise star catalogue ever made.

December 19th, 1997

Titanic, the third-highest-grossing film of all time, with a worldwide total of more than US$1.8 billion, was released in the United States.

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 first 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 European Space Agency.

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

Born on December 19th, 1916

100

John Crutcher

American politician (1916-2017)

*December 19th, 1916, Ensign †March 13th, 2017, Jefferson

93

Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann

German political scientist

*December 19th, 1916, Berlin †March 25th, 2010, Allensbach

93

Roy Ward Baker

English film director

*December 19th, 1916, London †October 5th, 2010, London

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Who's birthday is on December 19th?

47

Édith Piaf

French singer (1915–1963)

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

59

Til Schweiger

German actor

*December 19th, 1963, Freiburg im Breisgau

75

Leonid Brezhnev

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

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

77

Paul Brinegar

American actor (1917–1995)

*December 19th, 1917, Tucumcari †March 27th, 1995, Los Angeles

51

Eleanor H. Porter

American novelist

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

56

Alberto Tomba

Italian alpine ski racer

*December 19th, 1966, Bologna

80

Ralph Richardson

British actor (1902–1983)

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

96

Cicely Tyson

American actress (1924–2021)

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

88

Pratibha Patil

President of India from 2007 to 2012

*December 19th, 1934, Nadgaon

35

Karim Benzema

French association football player

*December 19th, 1987, Lyon

59

Terry Gray

Badminton player

*December 19th, 1963, Auckland

78

Arne Lindtner Næss

Norwegian actor, director and screenwriter

*December 19th, 1944, Bergen

28

Jonathan Dolan

Irish badminton player

*December 19th, 1994, Sligo

34

Alexis Sánchez

Chilean association football player

*December 19th, 1988, Tocopilla

21

Alonso Medel

Badminton player

*December 19th, 2001, Antofagasta

70

Sam Kelly

British actor (1943–2014)

*December 19th, 1943, Manchester †June 14th, 2014, Esher

92

Georgina Cookson

British actress (1918-2011)

*December 19th, 1918, Mevagissey †October 1st, 2011, Sydney

77

James Booth

English actor and screenwriter (1927-2005)

*December 19th, 1927, London Borough of Croydon †August 11th, 2005, Hadleigh

81

Lee Myung-bak

10th President of South Korea

*December 19th, 1941, Osaka

53

Richard Hammond

English motoring journalist and broadcaster

*December 19th, 1969, Solihull

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Born in 1916

101

Jacque Fresco

American futurist and self-described social engineer

*March 13th, 1916, Brooklyn †May 18th, 2017, Sebring

100

Jean Rouverol

American actress and screenwriter

*July 8th, 1916, St. Louis †March 24th, 2017, Dover

101

Harry Huskey

American computer design pioneer (1916-2017)

*January 19th, 1916, Whittier †April 9th, 2017, Santa Cruz

79

François Mitterrand

21st President of the French Republic from 1981 to 1995

*October 26th, 1916, Jarnac †January 8th, 1996, 7th arrondissement of Paris

103

Kirk Douglas

American stage and film actor (1916-2020)

*December 9th, 1916, Amsterdam †February 5th, 2020, Beverly Hills

74

Roald Dahl

British writer and poet (1916–1990)

*September 13th, 1916, Llandaff †November 23rd, 1990, Oxford

89

Geoffrey Keen

English actor (1916–2005)

*August 21st, 1916, Wallingford †November 3rd, 2005, Northwood

87

Nasiba Zeynalova

Azerbaijani actress

*April 20th, 1916, Baku †March 10th, 2004, Baku

71

Jackie Gleason

American comedian and actor (1916-1987)

*February 26th, 1916, Brooklyn †June 24th, 1987, Fort Lauderdale

84

Joseph O'Conor

Anglo-Irish actor and playwright

*February 14th, 1916, Dublin †January 21st, 2001, London

79

Harold Wilson

British politician

*March 11th, 1916, Huddersfield †May 24th, 1995, London

104

Olivia de Havilland

English and American actress (1916–2020)

*July 1st, 1916, Tokyo †July 26th, 2020, 16th arrondissement of Paris

88

Francis Crick

British molecular biologist, biophysicist, neuroscientist; co-discoverer of the structure of DNA

*June 8th, 1916, Northampton †July 28th, 2004, La Jolla

101

Sam Beazley

British actor

*March 29th, 1916, Kensington †June 12th, 2017, London

73

Arnaud d'Usseau

American screenwriter

*April 18th, 1916, Los Angeles †January 29th, 1990, New York City

82

Ben Edwards

American scenographer, film producer, and lighting designer

*July 5th, 1916, Union Springs †February 12th, 1999, New York City

77

Mark Stevens

American actor (1916–1994)

*December 13th, 1916, Cleveland †September 15th, 1994, Spain

101

Bernard Lewis

British-American historian (1916–2018)

*May 31st, 1916, London †May 19th, 2018, Voorhees Township

100

Cosmo Haskard

Irish-born British colonial administrator and retired British Army officer (1916-2017)

*November 25th, 1916, Dublin †February 21st, 2017, County Cork

84

Sirimavo Bandaranaike

Prime Minister of Ceylon (later Sri Lanka) from 1960–65, 1970–77, and 1994–2000

*April 17th, 1916, Baḷangoḍa †October 10th, 2000, Colombo

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Leap year

Yes: 1916 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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