December 19th, 1924

Born on December 19th, 1924

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What happened on December 19th, 1924?

December 19th, 1924

German serial killer Fritz Haarmann is sentenced to death for a series of murders.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Haarmann

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, 1924

96

Cicely Tyson

American actress (1924–2021)

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

74

Gary Morton

American comedian (1924-1999)

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

91

Michel Tournier

French writer

*December 19th, 1924, 9th arrondissement of Paris †January 18th, 2016, Choisel

84

Edmund Purdom

English actor and director (1924-2009)

*December 19th, 1924, Welwyn Garden City †January 1st, 2009, Rome

65

Doug Harvey

Canadian ice hockey player (1924-1989)

*December 19th, 1924, Montreal †December 26th, 1989, Montreal

61

Alexandre O'Neill

Portuguese writer

*December 19th, 1924, Lisbon †August 21st, 1986, Lisbon

69

Carlo Chiti

Italian engineer designer

*December 19th, 1924, Pistoia †July 7th, 1994, Milan

97

Victor Fenigstein

Swiss composer and music educator

*December 19th, 1924, Zürich †January 12th, 2022

77

Sidney Armus

American actor (1924-2002)

*December 19th, 1924, The Bronx †June 21st, 2002, Manhattan

81

Jack DeLeon

American actor (1924-2006)

*December 19th, 1924, New York City †October 16th, 2006, Los Angeles

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47

Édith Piaf

French singer (1915–1963)

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

44

Britta Andersen

Badminton player

*December 19th, 1979, Aarhus

75

Leonid Brezhnev

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

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

69

Heinz Sichrovsky

Austrian journalist and writer

*December 19th, 1954, Vienna

79

Arne Lindtner Næss

Norwegian actor, director and screenwriter

*December 19th, 1944, Bergen

89

Pratibha Patil

President of India from 2007 to 2012

*December 19th, 1934, Nadgaon

36

Karim Benzema

French and Algerian footballer (born 1987)

*December 19th, 1987, Lyon

77

James Booth

English actor and screenwriter (1927-2005)

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

60

Terry Gray

Badminton player

*December 19th, 1963, Auckland

80

Ralph Richardson

British actor (1902–1983)

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

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

100

John Crutcher

American politician (1916-2017)

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

82

Lee Myung-bak

President of South Korea from 2008 to 2013

*December 19th, 1941, Osaka

75

Paul Sparer

American character actor (1923-1999)

*December 19th, 1923, Boston †November 19th, 1999, New York City

57

Alberto Tomba

Italian alpine ski racer

*December 19th, 1966, Province of Bologna

74

Rabah Bitat

Algerian politician (1925-2000)

*December 19th, 1925, Aïn Kerma †April 10th, 2000, Paris

52

Howard Sackler

American screenwriter

*December 19th, 1929, Brooklyn †October 12th, 1982, Ibiza

58

Gary Fleder

American film director

*December 19th, 1965, Norfolk

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80

Marlon Brando

American actor (1924–2004)

*April 3rd, 1924, Omaha †July 1st, 2004, Los Angeles

94

George H. W. Bush

President of the United States from 1989 to 1993

*June 12th, 1924, Milton †November 30th, 2018, Houston

99

Jimmy Carter

President of the United States from 1977 to 1981

*October 1st, 1924, Plains

92

Lola Albright

American actress and singer (1924–2017)

*July 20th, 1924, Akron †March 23rd, 2017, Toluca Lake

90

Peter Scholl-Latour

German-French journalist and author (1924-2014)

*March 9th, 1924, Bochum †August 16th, 2014, Rhöndorf

93

Geoffrey Bayldon

British actor (1924-2017)

*January 7th, 1924, Leeds †May 10th, 2017, London

95

Robert Mugabe

2nd president of Zimbabwe from 1987 to 2017

*February 21st, 1924, Kutama †September 6th, 2019, Gleneagles Hospital

92

Gustavo Rojo

Uruguayan-Mexican actor (1923-2017)

*September 5th, 1924, Atlantic Ocean †April 22nd, 2017, Mexico City

92

Paul Hébert

Canadian actor

*May 28th, 1924, Thetford Mines †April 20th, 2017, Quebec City

92

Sofía Ímber

Venezuelan journalist and cultural activist

*May 8th, 1924, Soroca †February 20th, 2017, Caracas

98

Leslie Phillips

British actor (1924–2022)

*April 20th, 1924, Tottenham †November 7th, 2022, Minneapolis

94

Charles Aznavour

Armenian-French singer and diplomat (1924-2018)

*May 22nd, 1924, 6th arrondissement of Paris †October 1st, 2018, Mouriès

80

Erik Balling

Danish film director

*November 29th, 1924, Nyborg †November 19th, 2005, Copenhagen

91

Karl Heinz Oppel

German actor and voice actor

*December 16th, 1924, Dresden †October 27th, 2016, Berlin

92

David Rubinger

Israeli photojournalist and photographer (1924-2017)

*June 24th, 1924, Vienna †March 1st, 2017, Jerusalem

95

Elisabeth Gesche

German nurse and honorary consul

*January 17th, 1924, Funchal †May 27th, 2019

87

Rauf Denktaş

Leader of Turkish Cypriots and founding President of TRNC (1924-2012)

*January 27th, 1924, Paphos †January 13th, 2012, North Nicosia

99

Eva Marie Saint

American actress (born 1924)

*July 4th, 1924, Newark

84

Pat Hingle

American actor (1924–2009)

*July 19th, 1924, Denver †January 3rd, 2009, Carolina Beach

62

Geraldine Page

American actress (1924-1987)

*November 22nd, 1924, Kirksville †June 13th, 1987, New York City

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Public holidays on December 19th

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

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Leap year

Yes: 1924 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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