December 19th, 1920

Born on December 19th, 1920

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on December 19th, 1920?

December 19th, 1920

King Constantine I is restored as King of the Hellenes after the death of his son Alexander of Greece and a plebiscite.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_I_of_Greece

What else 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.

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

Born on December 19th, 1920

77

Manuel Pacheco

Spanish poet and prose writer (1920-1998)

*December 19th, 1920, Olivenza †March 13th, 1998, Badajoz

94

Little Jimmy Dickens

American musician

*December 19th, 1920, Bolt †January 2nd, 2015, Nashville

100

Trygve Brudevold

Norwegian bobsledder

*December 19th, 1920, Stange Municipality †August 19th, 2021, Oslo

68

Rudolf Amthauer

German psychologist (1920-1989)

*December 19th, 1920, Iserlohn †September 30th, 1989, Frankfurt

86

Eduard Pons Prades

Spanish writer

*December 19th, 1920, Barcelona †May 28th, 2007, Barcelona

66

David Susskind

American television personality and producer

*December 19th, 1920, New York City †February 22nd, 1987, New York City

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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

96

Cicely Tyson

American actress (1924–2021)

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

75

Leonid Brezhnev

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

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

44

Britta Andersen

Badminton player

*December 19th, 1979, Aarhus

69

Heinz Sichrovsky

Austrian journalist and writer

*December 19th, 1954, Vienna

79

Arne Lindtner Næss

Norwegian actor, director and screenwriter

*December 19th, 1944, Bergen

36

Karim Benzema

French and Algerian footballer (born 1987)

*December 19th, 1987, Lyon

100

John Crutcher

American politician (1916-2017)

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

89

Pratibha Patil

President of India from 2007 to 2012

*December 19th, 1934, Nadgaon

80

Ralph Richardson

British actor (1902–1983)

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

60

Terry Gray

Badminton player

*December 19th, 1963, Auckland

29

Jonathan Dolan

Irish badminton player

*December 19th, 1994, Sligo

60

Til Schweiger

German actor

*December 19th, 1963, Freiburg im Breisgau

22

Alonso Medel

Badminton player

*December 19th, 2001, Antofagasta

77

James Booth

English actor and screenwriter (1927-2005)

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

82

Lee Myung-bak

President of South Korea from 2008 to 2013

*December 19th, 1941, Osaka

57

Alberto Tomba

Italian alpine ski racer

*December 19th, 1966, Province of Bologna

74

Gary Morton

American comedian (1924-1999)

*December 19th, 1924, New York City †March 30th, 1999, Palm Springs

58

Gary Fleder

American film director

*December 19th, 1965, Norfolk

35

Alexis Sánchez

Chilean association football player

*December 19th, 1988, Tocopilla

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Born in 1920

65

Yul Brynner

Russian-born actor (1920–1985)

*July 11th, 1920, Vladivostok †October 10th, 1985, New York City

79

Juan de Arespacochaga

Spanish diplomat

*January 27th, 1920, Madrid †October 1st, 1999, Madrid

87

Laraine Day

American actress (1920–2007)

*October 13th, 1920, Roosevelt †November 10th, 2007, Ivins

90

John Crawford

American actor (1920-2010)

*September 13th, 1920, Colfax †September 21st, 2010, Thousand Oaks

79

Walter Matthau

American actor, comedian and film director (1920–2000)

*October 1st, 1920, New York City †July 1st, 2000, Santa Monica

84

John Paul II

264th pope of the Catholic Church

*May 18th, 1920, Wadowice †April 2nd, 2005, Apostolic Palace

97

Heinz Kessler

German military officer, Armeegeneral in the former National People's Army of East Germany (1920-2017)

*January 26th, 1920, Lubań †May 2nd, 2017, Berlin

73

Federico Fellini

Italian filmmaker (1920–1993)

*January 20th, 1920, Rimini †October 31st, 1993, Rome

77

Toshirō Mifune

Japanese actor (1920–1997)

*April 1st, 1920, Qingdao †December 24th, 1997, Tokyo

80

Ingeborg Meyer-Rey

German illustrator (1920-2001)

*December 14th, 1920, Berlin †April 4th, 2001, Berlin

79

Johannes Irmscher

German classical philologist

*September 14th, 1920, Dresden †May 23rd, 2000, Rome

96

Edward Lunn Young

American politician (1920-2017)

*September 7th, 1920, Florence †May 9th, 2017, Florence

81

Peggy Lee

American recording artist; singer, songwriter, composer and actress (1920-2002)

*May 26th, 1920, Jamestown †January 21st, 2002, Los Angeles

95

Eva Henning

Swedish actress (1920-2016)

*May 10th, 1920, Newark †April 18th, 2016, Oslo

86

Tige Andrews

American actor (1920-2007)

*March 19th, 1920, Brooklyn †January 27th, 2007, Encino

85

Keith Andes

Actor

*July 12th, 1920, Ocean City †November 11th, 2005, Santa Clarita

91

Ray Bradbury

American author and screenwriter

*August 22nd, 1920, Waukegan †June 5th, 2012, Los Angeles

94

Richard von Weizsäcker

President of Germany from 1984 to 1994

*April 15th, 1920, New Palace †January 31st, 2015, Berlin

65

Michel Audiard

French screenwriter and film director (1920–1985)

*May 15th, 1920, 14th arrondissement of Paris †July 28th, 1985, Dourdan

78

Helmuth Johannsen

German association football manager (1920–1998)

*February 27th, 1920, Hamburg †November 3rd, 1998, Hamburg

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Public holidays on December 19th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on December 19th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1920 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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