Tukuk-OS📅 December 19
13 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on December 19? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2016 — Andrei Karlov (pictured), Russia's ambassador to Turkey, was assassinated at an art gallery in Ankara.
- 2013 — The European Space Agency's spacecraft Gaia was launched with the goal of constructing the largest and most precise star catalogue ever made.
- 1997 — SilkAir Flight 185 crashed into the Musi River in Indonesia, killing 104 people.
- 1997 — Titanic, the fourth-highest-grossing film of all time with a worldwide total of more than US$2.2 billion, was released in the United States.
- 1985 — Aeroflot Flight 101/435 was hijacked by its co-pilot; it landed in a cow pasture in China, where he was apprehended.
- 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.
- 1983 — The Jules Rimet Trophy, awarded to the winner of the FIFA World Cup, was stolen from the offices of the Brazilian Football Confederation.
FIFA World Cup TrophyFIFA World CupBrazilian Football Confederation
- 1964 — The ruling junta of South Vietnam, led by Nguyễn Khánh, initiated a coup, dissolving the High National Council, a civilian advisory body.
South VietnamNguyễn KhánhDecember 1964 South Vietnamese coup
- 1956 — British physician and suspected serial killer John Bodkin Adams was arrested in connection with the death of Edith Alice Morrell.
- 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.
- 1828 — Nullification crisis: American vice president John C. Calhoun's South Carolina Exposition and Protest, written to protest the Tariff of Abominations, was presented to the South Carolina House of Representatives.
Nullification crisisJohn C. CalhounSouth Carolina Exposition and Protest
- 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."
- 1154 — Henry II (depicted) was crowned king of England in Westminster Abbey, London.
Henry II of EnglandCoronation of the British monarchWestminster Abbey
Births
- 1998 — King Princess, American singer-songwriter and musician
- 1997 — Gabriel Magalhães, Brazilian footballer
- 1997 — Fikayo Tomori, English footballer
- 1996 — Franck Kessié, Ivorian footballer
- 1994 — Maudy Ayunda, Indonesian actress and singer-songwriter
- 1994 — M'Baye Niang, French footballer
- 1993 — Young K, South Korean singer-songwriter
- 1993 — Isiah Koech, Kenyan runner
- 1992 — Iker Muniain, Spanish footballer
- 1992 — Raphael Spiegel, Swiss footballer
- 1991 — Steven Berghuis, Dutch footballer
- 1991 — Declan Galbraith, English singer-songwriter
Deaths
- 2024 — Michael Leunig, Australian cartoonist (born 1945)
- 2024 — Wincey Willis, British broadcaster (born 1948)
- 2021 — Sally Ann Howes, English-American singer and actress (born 1930)
- 2021 — Johnny Isakson, American politician (born 1944)
- 2020 — Rosalind Knight, English actress (born 1933)
- 2016 — Andrei Karlov, Russian diplomat, Ambassador to Turkey (born 1954)
- 2015 — Jimmy Hill, English footballer, manager, and sportscaster (born 1928)
- 2015 — Greville Janner, Baron Janner of Braunstone, Welsh-English lawyer and politician (born 1928)
- 2015 — Karin Söder, Swedish educator and politician, 33rd Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs (born 1928)
- 2014 — S. Balasubramanian, Indian journalist and director (born 1936)
- 2014 — Philip Bradbourn, English lawyer and politician (born 1951)
- 2014 — Arthur Gardner, American actor and producer (born 1910)
Observances & holidays
- Christian feast day: Lillian Trasher (Episcopal Church)
- Christian feast day: O Radix
- Christian feast day: Pope Anastasius I
- Christian feast day: Pope Urban V
- Christian feast day: December 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Christian feast day: Saint Nicholas Day
- Goa Liberation Day (Goa, India)
- National Heroes and Heroines Day (Anguilla)
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