Editing December 19

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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
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*[[1154]] &ndash; [[Henry II of England]] is crowned at [[Westminster Abbey]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Great Britain. Public Record Office|title=Syllabus (in English) of the Documents Relating to England and Other Kingdoms: 1066-1377|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lCOtneGsnPkC&pg=PR152-IA3|year=1869|publisher=Longmans, Green|pages=152}}</ref>
*[[1187]] &ndash; [[Pope Clement III]] is elected.<ref>{{cite book|last=Kenrick|first=Francis Patrick|title=The Primacy of the Apostolic See Vindicated|location=Philadelphia|publisher=M. Fithian|date=1845|oclc=1064609490|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fuNhAAAAcAAJ|page=485}}</ref>
*[[1490]] &ndash; [[Anne of Brittany|Anne, Duchess of Brittany]], is married to [[Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor]] by [[proxy marriage|proxy]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Wellman|first=Kathleen Anne|title=Queens and Mistresses of Renaissance France|location=New Haven, Conn.|publisher=Yale University Press|date=2013 |isbn=9780300178852|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_AtUPUB6znMC|page=70}}</ref>
*[[1562]] &ndash; The [[Battle of Dreux]] takes place during the [[French Wars of Religion]].<ref>{{cite book|author1=Great Britain. Public Record Office|author2=Arthur John Butler|author3=Sophia Crawford Lomes|author4=Allen Banks Hinds|title=Calendar of State Papers, Foreign Series, of the Reign of Elizabeth: Preserved in the Public Record Office|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UmjSAAAAMAAJ|year=1966|publisher=H.M. Stationery Office|page=569}}</ref>

===1601–1900===
*[[1606]] &ndash; The ships {{ship||Susan Constant}}, {{ship||Godspeed|ship|2}}, and {{ship||Discovery|1602 ship|2}} depart England carrying settlers who founded, at [[Jamestown, Virginia]], the first of the [[Thirteen Colonies|thirteen colonies]] that became the United States.<ref>{{cite book|author1=Old Dominion Society (New York, N.Y.)|author2=George William Summers|title=First Celebration of the Anniversary of the Settlement at Jamestown, Va., on the 13th of May, 1607|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qC1EAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA12|year=1860|publisher=Pudney & Russell, printers|pages=12}}</ref>
*[[1675]] &ndash; The [[Great Swamp Fight]], a pivotal battle in [[King Philip's War]], gives the English settlers a bitterly won victory.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Wakefield|first=Robert S.|title=Plymouth Colony Casualties in King Philip's War|journal=The American Genealogist|date=1984|pages=238–239}}</ref>
*[[1776]] &ndash; [[Thomas Paine]] publishes one of a series of pamphlets in ''[[The Pennsylvania Journal]]'' entitled "[[The American Crisis]]".<ref>{{cite book|last=Keane|first=John|title=Tom Paine: A Political Life|location=New York|publisher=Grove Press|date=1995|isbn=9780802139641|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E4-I0O4n5jsC|page=576, fn. 11}}</ref>
*[[1777]] &ndash; [[American Revolutionary War]]: [[George Washington]]'s [[Continental Army]] goes into winter quarters at [[Valley Forge|Valley Forge, Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Trussell|first=John B.B.|title=Birthplace of an Army: A Study of the Valley Forge Encampment|location=Harrisburg, Pa.|publisher=Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission|date=1976|oclc=3538099|url=https://hdl.handle.net/2027/inu.39000003345225|page=iii|hdl=2027/inu.39000003345225}}</ref>
*[[1783]] &ndash; [[William Pitt the Younger]] becomes the youngest [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] at 24.<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/history/past-prime-ministers/william-pitt William Pitt 'The Younger'][https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1584988189827235855]</ref>
*[[1793]] &ndash; [[War of the First Coalition]]: The [[Siege of Toulon]] ends when [[Napoleon]]'s French artillery forces the British to abandon the city, securing southern France from invasion.<ref>{{cite book|title=Toulon 1793 : Napoleon's first great victory|first1=Robert|last1=Forczyk|first2=Adam|last2=Hook|date=2005|isbn=978-184603-674-3}}</ref>
*[[1796]] &ndash; [[French Revolutionary Wars]]: Two British frigates under Commodore [[Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson|Horatio Nelson]] and two Spanish frigates under Commodore Don Jacobo Stuart [[Action of 19 December 1796|engage in battle]] off the coast of [[Murcia]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Horatio Nelson Nelson (Viscount)|title=The Dispatches and Letters of Vice Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson with Notes by Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas: 1795 to 1797. 2|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_j1TAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA321|year=1845|publisher=Henry Colburn|pages=321}}</ref>
*[[1828]] &ndash; [[Vice President of the United States]] [[John C. Calhoun]] sparks the [[Nullification Crisis]] when he anonymously publishes the ''[[South Carolina Exposition and Protest]]'', protesting the [[Tariff of 1828]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Smith|first=Courtney|chapter=Volume II Chronology|editor-last=Smith|editor-first=Courtney|title=American History Through Its Greatest Speeches: A Documentary History of the United States. Vol. 2: The 19th Century|location=Santa Barbara, Calif.|publisher=ABC-CLIO|date=2017|isbn=9781610699693|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-R6ZDQAAQBAJ|page=xxiii}}</ref>
*[[1900]] &ndash; [[Hopetoun Blunder]]: The first [[Governor-General of Australia]] [[John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun]], appoints Sir [[William Lyne]] premier of the new state of [[New South Wales]], but he is unable to persuade other colonial politicians to join his government and is forced to resign.<ref>{{cite book|author=Brian Carroll|title=Australia's Prime Ministers: From Barton to Howard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W8PUBuw4idYC&pg=PA23|year=2004|publisher=Rosenberg Publishing Pty, Limited|isbn=978-1-877058-22-6|pages=23}}</ref>
*  1900   &ndash; French parliament votes amnesty for all involved in scandalous army treason trial known as [[Dreyfus affair]].<ref>{{cite book|first=Jacques|last=Legrand|title=Chronicle of the 20th Century|publisher=Ecam Publication|year=1987|page=22|isbn=0-942191-01-3}}</ref>

===1901–present===
*[[1907]] &ndash; Two hundred thirty-nine coal miners die in the [[Darr Mine disaster|Darr Mine Disaster]] in [[Jacobs Creek (Pennsylvania)|Jacobs Creek, Pennsylvania]].
*[[1912]] &ndash; William Van Schaick, captain of the [[Steamboat|steamship]] {{PS|General Slocum||2}} which caught fire and killed over one thousand people, is pardoned by U.S. President [[William Howard Taft]] after {{frac|3|1|2}} years in [[Sing Sing]] prison.
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Constantine I of Greece|King Constantine I]] is restored as [[Kingdom of Greece (Glücksburg)|King of the Hellenes]] after the death of his son [[Alexander of Greece]] and a [[Referendum|plebiscite]].
*[[1924]] &ndash; The last [[Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost]] is sold in London, England.
*  1924   &ndash; German serial killer [[Fritz Haarmann]] is sentenced to death for a series of murders.
*[[1927]] &ndash; Three Indian revolutionaries, [[Ram Prasad Bismil]], [[Roshan Singh]] and [[Ashfaqulla Khan]], are executed by the [[British Raj]] for participation in the [[Kakori conspiracy]].
*[[1929]] &ndash; The [[Indian National Congress]] promulgates the [[Purna Swaraj]] (the Declaration of the Independence of India).
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[BBC World Service]] begins broadcasting as the BBC Empire Service.
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Risto Ryti]], the [[Prime Minister of Finland]],  is elected [[President of the Republic of Finland]] in a [[1940 Finnish presidential election|presidential election]], which is exceptionally held by the [[1937 Finnish presidential election|1937 electoral college]].<ref>[[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p. 628. {{ISBN|978-3-8329-5609-7}}</ref><ref>Antti Laine (2003) "Finland At War" (Suomi sodassa), p. 705-707 in Seppo Zetterberg et al., eds., A Small Giant of the Finnish History / ''Suomen historian pikkujättiläinen''. Helsinki:  WSOY. (in Finnish)</ref>
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: [[Adolf Hitler]] appoints himself as head of the ''[[Oberkommando des Heeres]]''.
*  1941   &ndash; World War II: [[Limpet mine]]s placed by [[Italian Navy|Italian]] divers heavily damage {{HMS|Valiant|1914|6}} and {{HMS|Queen Elizabeth|1913|6}} in [[Raid on Alexandria (1941)|Alexandria harbour]].
*  1941   &ndash; Twenty-eight men die when [[German submarine U-574]], is struck by [[HMS Stork (L81)]], commanded by Captain [[Frederic John Walker]] of [[Royal Navy]], off [[Ponta Delgada (Azores)|Punta Delgada]], as also by [[depth charge]]s.<ref>[https://uboat.net/boats/u574.htm German submarine U-574]</ref>
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[John Amery]], British [[Fascism|Fascist]], is executed at the age of 33 by the British Government for treason.
*[[1946]] &ndash; Start of the [[First Indochina War]].
*[[1956]] &ndash; Irish-born physician [[John Bodkin Adams]] is arrested in connection with the suspicious deaths of more than 160 patients. Eventually he is convicted only of minor charges.
*[[1961]] &ndash; India [[Annexation of Goa|annexes]] [[Daman and Diu]], part of [[Portuguese India]].
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Harold Holt]], the [[Prime Minister of Australia]], is [[Declared death in absentia|officially presumed dead]].
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Apollo program]]: The last crewed lunar flight, [[Apollo 17]], carrying [[Eugene Cernan]], [[Ronald Evans (astronaut)|Ronald Evans]], and [[Harrison Schmitt]], returns to [[Earth]].
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Nelson Rockefeller]] is sworn in as [[Vice President of the United States]] under President [[Gerald Ford]] under the provisions of the [[Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution]].
*[[1977]] &ndash; The {{M|s}} 5.8 [[1977 Bob–Tangol earthquake|Bob–Tangol earthquake]] strikes Kerman Province in Iran, destroying villages and killing 665 people.<ref>{{cite report |last1=Ambraseys |first1= N.N. |authorlink1=Nicholas Ambraseys |last2=Arsovski |first2= M. |last3=Moinfar |first3= A.A.|title=The Gisk earthquake of 19 December 1977 and the seismicity of the Kuhbanan fault-zone: Iran |publisher=[[UNESCO]] |year=1979 |pages= 47 |url=https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000036434 }}</ref>
*[[1981]] &ndash; Sixteen lives are lost when the [[Penlee lifeboat disaster|Penlee lifeboat]] goes to the aid of the stricken coaster Union Star in heavy seas.
*[[1983]] &ndash; The original [[FIFA World Cup]] trophy, the [[FIFA World Cup Trophy#Jules Rimet Trophy|Jules Rimet Trophy]], is stolen from the headquarters of the [[Brazilian Football Confederation]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil.
*[[1984]] &ndash; The [[Sino-British Joint Declaration]], stating that China would resume the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong and the United Kingdom would restore Hong Kong to China with effect from July 1, 1997, is signed in Beijing by [[Deng Xiaoping]] and [[Margaret Thatcher]].
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Aeroflot Flight 101/435]] is hijacked to China by its first officer.<ref name="Iams">{{Cite news |last=Iams |first=John |date=26 December 1985 |title=Soviets confirm hijack of Aeroflot plane to China |pages=7 |work=[[The Sacramento Bee]] |agency=[[United Press International]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114752302/the-sacramento-bee/ |access-date=17 December 2022 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Mikhail Gorbachev]], leader of the [[Soviet Union]], releases [[Andrei Sakharov]] and his wife from [[exile]] in [[Nizhny Novgorod|Gorky]].
*[[1995]] &ndash; The United States Government restores federal recognition to the [[Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi]] Native American tribe.
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[SilkAir Flight 185]] crashes into the [[Musi River (Indonesia)|Musi River]], near [[Palembang]] in [[Indonesia]], killing 104.
*[[1998]] &ndash; President [[Bill Clinton]] is [[Impeachment of Bill Clinton|impeached]] by the [[United States House of Representatives]], becoming the second president of the United States to be [[Federal impeachment in the United States|impeached]].
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Space Shuttle Discovery|Space Shuttle ''Discovery'']] is launched on [[STS-103]], the third [[Hubble Space Telescope]] servicing mission.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Harwood |first1=William |date=19 December 1999 |title=Discovery finally rockets into orbit |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/network/news/space/STS-103_Archive.txt |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304024435/http://www.cbsnews.com/network/news/space/STS-103_Archive.txt |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=30 August 2009 |work=CBS News |format=TXT}}</ref>
*[[2000]] &ndash; The Leninist Guerrilla Units wing of the [[Communist Labour Party of Turkey/Leninist]] attack a [[Nationalist Movement Party]] office in [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]], killing one person and injuring three.
*[[2001]] &ndash; A record high [[Atmospheric pressure|barometric pressure]] of {{convert|1085.6|hPa|inHg|lk=on}} is recorded at [[Tosontsengel, Khövsgöl]], [[Mongolia]].
*  2001   &ndash; [[1998–2002 Argentine great depression|Argentine economic crisis]]: [[December 2001 riots in Argentina|December riots]]: Riots erupt in [[Buenos Aires]], [[Argentina]].
*  [[2005]] &ndash; [[Chalk's Ocean Airways Flight 101]] crashes into the [[Government Cut]] channel immediately after takeoff from [[Miami Seaplane Base]], killing 20.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Ovalle |first1=David |last2=Fantz |first2=Ashley |last3=Matthew I. |first3=Pinzur |date=December 20, 2005 |title=Port to reopen as investigation begins into Chalk's plane crash |work=[[Miami Herald]] |url=http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/13449191.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=2016-10-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051223130715/http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/13449191.htm |archive-date=2005-12-23}}</ref>
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Park Geun-hye]] [[2012 South Korean presidential election|is elected]] the first female [[president of South Korea]].
*[[2013]] &ndash; Spacecraft ''[[Gaia (spacecraft)|Gaia]]'' is launched by the [[European Space Agency]].
*[[2016]] &ndash; Russian ambassador to Turkey [[Andrei Karlov]] is [[Assassination of Andrei Karlov|assassinated]] while at an art exhibition in [[Ankara]]. The assassin, Mevlüt Mert Altıntaş, is shot and killed by a Turkish guard. 
*  2016   &ndash; [[2016 Berlin truck attack|A vehicular attack]] in Berlin, Germany, kills 12 and injures 56 people at a [[Christmas market]].
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==Births==
===Pre-1600===
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*[[1343]] &ndash; [[William I, Margrave of Meissen]] (d. 1407)
*[[1498]] &ndash; [[Andreas Osiander]], German Protestant theologian (d. 1552)
*[[1554]] &ndash; [[Philip William, Prince of Orange]] (d. 1618)
*[[1587]] &ndash; [[Dorothea Sophia, Abbess of Quedlinburg]] (d. 1645)
===1601–1900===
*[[1683]] &ndash; [[Philip V of Spain]] (d. 1746)
*[[1699]] &ndash; [[William Bowyer (printer)|William Bowyer]], English printer (d. 1777)
*[[1714]] &ndash; [[John Winthrop (educator)|John Winthrop]], American astronomer and educator (d. 1779)
*[[1778]] &ndash; [[Marie Thérèse of France]] (d. 1851)
*[[1796]] &ndash; [[Manuel Bretón de los Herreros]], Spanish poet, playwright, and critic (d. 1873)
*[[1797]] &ndash; [[Antoine Louis Dugès]], French obstetrician and naturalist (d. 1838)
*[[1817]] &ndash; [[James J. Archer]], American lawyer and general (d. 1864)
*[[1820]] &ndash; [[Mary Livermore]], American journalist and activist (d. 1905)
*[[1825]] &ndash; [[George Frederick Bristow]], American violinist and composer (d. 1898)
*[[1831]] &ndash; [[Bernice Pauahi Bishop]], American philanthropist (d. 1884)
*[[1849]] &ndash; [[Henry Clay Frick]], American businessman and financier (d. 1919)
*[[1852]] &ndash; [[Albert Abraham Michelson]], Prussian-American physicist, chemist, and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1931)
*[[1853]] &ndash; [[Charles Fitzpatrick]], Canadian lawyer and politician, 12th [[List of lieutenant governors of Quebec|Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec]] (d. 1942)
*[[1861]] &ndash; [[Italo Svevo]], Italian author and playwright (d. 1928)
*[[1863]] &ndash; [[Wallace Bryant (archer)|Wallace Bryant]], American archer (d. 1953)
*[[1865]] &ndash; [[Minnie Maddern Fiske]], American actress and playwright (d. 1932)
*[[1873]] &ndash; [[Alphonse Kirchhoffer]], French fencer (d. 1913)
*[[1875]] &ndash; [[Mileva Marić]], Serbian physicist (d. 1948)
*  1875   &ndash; [[Carter G. Woodson]], American historian and author, founded [[Black History Month]] (d. 1950)
*  1875   &ndash; [[Grace Marie Bareis]], American mathematician (d. 1962)
*[[1876]] &ndash; [[Bernard Friedberg]], Austrian-Israeli scholar and author (d. 1961)
*[[1884]] &ndash; [[Antonín Zápotocký]], Czech politician, [[List of Presidents of Czechoslovakia|President]] of the [[Czechoslovak Socialist Republic]] (d. 1957)
*[[1888]] &ndash; [[Fritz Reiner]], Hungarian-American conductor (d. 1963)
*[[1891]] &ndash; [[Edward Bernard Raczyński]], Polish politician and diplomat, 4th [[Polish government-in-exile#Presidents|President-in-exile of Poland]] (d. 1993)
*[[1894]] &ndash; [[Ford C. Frick]], American journalist and businessman (d. 1978)
*[[1895]] &ndash; [[Ingeborg Refling Hagen]], Norwegian author and educator (d. 1989)
*[[1899]] &ndash; [[Martin Luther King Sr.]], American pastor, missionary, and activist (d. 1984)
===1901–present===
*[[1901]] &ndash; [[Rudolf Hell]], German engineer, invented the [[Hellschreiber]] (d. 2002)
*  1901   &ndash; [[Oliver La Farge]], American anthropologist and author (d. 1963)
*  1901   &ndash; [[Fritz Mauruschat]], German footballer and manager (d. 1974)
*[[1902]] &ndash; [[Ralph Richardson]], English actor (d. 1983)
*[[1903]] &ndash; [[George Davis Snell]], American geneticist and immunologist, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1996)
*[[1905]] &ndash; [[Irving Kahn]], American businessman (d. 2015)
*  1905   &ndash; [[Giovanni Lurani]], Italian race car driver, engineer, and journalist (d. 1995)
*[[1906]] &ndash; [[Leonid Brezhnev]], Ukrainian-Russian marshal, engineer, and politician, 4th [[List of heads of state of the Soviet Union|Head of State of the Soviet Union]] (d. 1982)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Dec. 19: Alyssa Milano, Jennifer Beals |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/12/19/Famous-birthdays-for-Dec-19-Alyssa-Milano-Jennifer-Beals/9111671378407/ |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=18 December 2023 |date=19 December 2022}}</ref>
*[[1907]] &ndash; [[Jimmy McLarnin]], Irish-American boxer, actor, and golfer (d. 2004)
*[[1909]] &ndash; [[W. A. Criswell]], American pastor and author (d. 2002)
*[[1910]] &ndash; [[Jean Genet]], French novelist, playwright, and poet (d. 1986)
*[[1914]] &ndash; [[Mel Shaw]], American animator and screenwriter (d. 2012)
*[[1915]] &ndash; [[Édith Piaf]], French singer-songwriter and actress (d. 1963)<ref name="UPI"></ref>
*  1915   &ndash; [[Claudia Testoni]], Italian hurdler, sprinter, and long jumper (d. 1998)
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[Roy Ward Baker]], English director and producer (d. 2010)
*  1916   &ndash; [[Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann]], German political scientist, journalist, and academic (d. 2010)
*[[1918]] &ndash; [[Professor Longhair]], American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1980)
*  1918   &ndash; [[Lee Rich]], American producer and production manager (d. 2012)
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Little Jimmy Dickens]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2015)<ref name="UPI"></ref>
*  1920   &ndash; [[David Susskind]], American talk show host and producer (d. 1987)
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[Eamonn Andrews]], Irish radio and television host (d. 1987)
*[[1923]] &ndash; [[Robert V. Bruce]], American historian and author (d. 2008)
*  1923   &ndash; [[Gordon Jackson (actor)|Gordon Jackson]], Scottish-English actor and singer (d. 1990)
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Carlo Chiti]], Italian engineer (d. 1994)
*  1924   &ndash; [[Doug Harvey (ice hockey)|Doug Harvey]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1989)
*  1924   &ndash; [[Gary Morton]], American comedian and producer (d. 1999)
*  1924   &ndash; [[Edmund Purdom]], British-Italian actor (d. 2009)
*  1924   &ndash; [[Michel Tournier]], French journalist and author (d. 2016)
*  1924   &ndash; [[Cicely Tyson]], American actress (d. 2021) <ref>{{cite web |last1=Dagan |first1=Carmel |title=Cicely Tyson, Pioneering Hollywood Icon, Dies at 96 |url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/cicely-tyson-dead-dies-1234895188/ |website=Variety |access-date=January 28, 2021 |language=en |date=January 29, 2021}}</ref>
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[Tankred Dorst]], German author and playwright (d. 2017)
*  1925   &ndash; [[William Schutz]], American psychologist and academic (d. 2002)
*  1925   &ndash; [[Robert B. Sherman]], American songwriter and screenwriter (d. 2012)
*[[1926]] &ndash; [[Bobby Layne]], American football player and coach (d. 1986)
*  1926   &ndash; [[Fikret Otyam]], Turkish painter and journalist (d. 2015)
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[James Booth]], English actor and screenwriter (d. 2005)
*[[1928]] &ndash; [[Eve Bunting]], Irish-American author and academic (d. 2023)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Langer |first1=Emily |title=Eve Bunting, author of best-selling picture books, dies at 94 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/10/12/eve-bunting-children-books-dead/ |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=October 12, 2023}}</ref>
*  1928   &ndash; [[Nathan Oliveira]], American painter and sculptor (d. 2010)
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[Bob Brookmeyer]], American trombonist, pianist, and composer (d. 2011)
*  1929   &ndash; [[Gregory Carroll (R&B singer)|Gregory Carroll]], American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2013)
*  1929   &ndash; [[David Douglas, 12th Marquess of Queensberry]], Scottish potter
*  1929   &ndash; [[Howard Sackler]], American playwright and screenwriter (d. 1982)
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[Knut Helle]], Norwegian historian and professor (d. 2015)
*  1930   &ndash; [[Wally Olins]], English businessman and academic (d. 2014)
*[[1931]] &ndash;  [[Ginger Stanley]], American model, actress and stunt woman (d. 2023)<ref>{{cite web |title=Portrait of Ginger Stanley sitting on a diving board|url=http://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/70434 |website=State Archives of Florida |access-date=February 25, 2010}}</ref>
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[Salvador Elizondo]], Mexican author, poet, playwright, and critic (d. 2006)
*  1932   &ndash; [[Lola Hendricks]], African American civil rights activist (d. 2013)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://newpilgrim.org/wp-content/uploads/obits/lolahendricks.pdf|title=Lola Hendricks obituary|date=2016-08-19|website=The New Pilgrim|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819191651/http://newpilgrim.org/wp-content/uploads/obits/lolahendricks.pdf|archive-date=2016-08-19|access-date=2019-11-02}}</ref>
*  1932   &ndash; [[Wayne Tippit]], American actor (d. 2009)
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[Kevan Gosper]], Australian runner and politician (d. 2024)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-19 |title=Former Olympic and sports official Kevan Gosper of Australia dies at 90 |url=https://apnews.com/article/kevan-gosper-obituary-olympics-475fd68c23369b7ee9e452f502d04d5f |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>
*  1933   &ndash; [[Christopher Smout]], Scottish historian and academic
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Al Kaline]], American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2020)<ref name="UPI"></ref>
*  1934   &ndash; [[Pratibha Patil]], Indian lawyer and politician, 12th [[President of India]]
*  1934   &ndash; [[Casper R. Taylor, Jr.]], American lawyer and politician (d. 2023)
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[Tony Taylor (baseball)|Tony Taylor]], Cuban baseball player and coach (d. 2020)<ref>{{cite web |title=Tony Taylor Stats, Fantasy & News |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/tony-taylor-123122 |website=MLB.com |access-date=22 July 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*  1935   &ndash; [[Bobby Timmons]], American pianist and composer (d. 1974)
*  1935   &ndash; [[Joanne Weaver]], American baseball player (d. 2000)
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Jay Arnette]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jay Arnette |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/76063/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=18 December 2023}}</ref>
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Phil Ochs]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1976)<ref name="UPI"></ref>
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Lee Myung-bak]], South Korean businessman and politician, 10th [[President of South Korea]]<ref name="UPI"></ref>
*  1941   &ndash; [[Maurice White]], American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2016)
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Cornell Dupree]], American guitarist (d. 2011)
*  1942   &ndash; [[Gene Okerlund]], American sports announcer (d. 2019)
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[James L. Jones]], American general and politician, 22nd [[National Security Advisor (United States)|United States National Security Advisor]]
*  1943   &ndash; [[Elaine Joyce]], American actress, singer, and dancer<ref name="AP"></ref>
*  1943   &ndash; [[Ross M. Lence]], American political scientist and academic (d. 2006)
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[William Christie (musician)|William Christie]], American-French [[harpsichord]] player and conductor 
*  1944   &ndash; [[Mitchell Feigenbaum]], American physicist and mathematician (d. 2019)
*  1944   &ndash; [[Martin Hume Johnson]], English physiologist and academic
*  1944   &ndash; [[Richard Leakey]], Kenyan paleontologist and politician (d. 2022)<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Stone |first=Andrea |title=Richard Leakey, trailblazing conservationist and fossil hunter, dies at 77 |url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/richard-leakey-trailblazing-conservationist-and-fossil-hunter-dies-at-77 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220102220913/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/richard-leakey-trailblazing-conservationist-and-fossil-hunter-dies-at-77 |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 2, 2022 |magazine=[[National Geographic]] |date=3 January 2022 |access-date=3 January 2022}}</ref>
*  1944   &ndash; [[Alvin Lee]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist  (d. 2013)<ref name="UPI"></ref>
*  1944   &ndash; [[Tim Reid]], American actor and director<ref name="AP"></ref>
*  1944   &ndash; [[Steve Tyrell]], American singer-songwriter and producer
*  1944   &ndash; [[Zal Yanovsky]], Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2002)
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[John McEuen]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist <ref name="AP"></ref>
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Rosemary Conley]], English businesswoman, author, and broadcaster
*  1946   &ndash; [[Robert Urich]], American actor and producer (d. 2002)<ref name="UPI"></ref>
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Jimmy Bain]], Scottish bass player and songwriter (d. 2016)
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Ken Brown (ice hockey)|Ken Brown]], Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster (d. 2022)
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Orna Berry]], Israeli computer scientist and businesswoman
*  1949   &ndash; [[Claudia Kolb]], American swimmer
*  1949   &ndash; [[Sebastian (singer)|Sebastian]], Danish singer-songwriter and guitarist
*  1949   &ndash; [[Lenny White]], American musician<ref name="AP"></ref>
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Eleanor J. Hill]], American lawyer and diplomat
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Mohammad Reza Aref]], Iranian engineer and politician, 2nd [[Vice President of Iran]]
*  1951   &ndash; [[Alan Rouse]], English mountaineer and author (d. 1986)
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[Walter Murphy]], American pianist and composer
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Jeff Allam]], English race car driver
*  1954   &ndash; [[Tim Parks]], English author and translator
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Lincoln Hall (climber)|Lincoln Hall]], Australian mountaineer and author (d. 2012)
*  1955   &ndash; [[Rob Portman]], American lawyer and politician
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Phil Harris (fisherman)|Phil Harris]], American captain and fisherman (d. 2010)
*  1956   &ndash; [[Tom Lawless]], American baseball player and manager
*  1956   &ndash; [[Shane McEntee (politician)|Shane McEntee]], Irish farmer and politician, [[Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine]] (d. 2012)
*  1956   &ndash; [[Merzbow]], Japanese noise musician<ref>{{cite web |author=Couture, François |title=Biography |publisher=AllMusic Guide |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=merzbow-mn0000884057|pure_url=yes}} |access-date=2008-04-01}}</ref>
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Cyril Collard]], French actor, director, and composer (d. 1993)
*  1957   &ndash; [[Kevin McHale (basketball)|Kevin McHale]], American basketball player, coach, and manager
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Steven Isserlis]], English cellist and author
*  1958   &ndash; [[Limahl]], English pop singer
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Iván Vallejo]], Ecuadorian mountaineer
*  1959   &ndash; [[Lisa Wilkinson]], Australian television host and journalist
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Derrick Jensen (activist)|Derrick Jensen]], American author and activist
*  1960   &ndash; [[Michelangelo Signorile]], American journalist and author
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Scott Cohen (actor)|Scott Cohen]], American actor<ref name="AP"></ref>
*  1961   &ndash; [[Eric Allin Cornell]], American physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate
*  1961   &ndash; [[Matthew Waterhouse]], English actor and author
*  1961   &ndash; [[Reggie White]], American football player and wrestler (d. 2004)
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Gary Fleder]], American director, producer, and screenwriter
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Jennifer Beals]], American model and actress<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for December 19, 2022 includes celebrities Jake Gyllenhaal, Jennifer Beals |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/12/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-december-19-2022-includes-celebrities-jake-gyllenhaal-jennifer-beals.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=18 December 2023 |date=19 December 2022}}</ref> 
*  1963   &ndash; [[Til Schweiger]], German actor, director, and producer
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Béatrice Dalle]], French actress
*  1964   &ndash; [[Lorie Kane]], Canadian golfer
*  1964   &ndash; [[Randall McDaniel]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Randall McDaniel |url=https://www.profootballhof.com/players/randall-mcdaniel/ |publisher=[[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] |access-date=14 December 2022}}</ref>
*  1964   &ndash; [[Arvydas Sabonis]], Lithuanian basketball player
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Chito Martínez]], Belizean-American baseball player
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Chuckii Booker]], American singer-songwriter and producer
*  1966   &ndash; [[Rajesh Chauhan]], Indian cricketer
*  1966   &ndash; [[Robert MacNaughton]], American actor<ref name="AP"></ref>
*  1966   &ndash; [[Alberto Tomba]], Italian skier
*  1966   &ndash; [[Eric Weinrich]], American ice hockey player and coach
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Criss Angel]], American magician<ref name="AP"></ref> 
*  1967   &ndash; [[Charles Austin (high jumper)|Charles Austin]], American high jumper
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Kristina Keneally]], American-Australian politician, 42nd [[Premier of New South Wales]]
*  1968   &ndash; [[Ken Marino]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Michael Bates (American football)|Michael Bates]], American sprinter and football player
*  1969   &ndash; [[Tom Gugliotta]], American basketball player
*  1969   &ndash; [[Richard Hammond]], English journalist and producer
*  1969   &ndash; [[Nayan Mongia]], Indian cricketer
*  1969   &ndash; [[Aziza Mustafa Zadeh]], Azerbaijani composer, pianist, and singer
*  1969   &ndash; [[Kristy Swanson]], American actress<ref name="AP"></ref>
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Tyson Beckford]], American model and actor<ref name="AP"></ref>
*  1970   &ndash; [[Robert Lang (ice hockey)|Robert Lang]], Czech ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Robert Lang|url=https://www.nhl.com/player/robert-lang-8456966 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]]|access-date=18 December 2023}}</ref>
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Amy Locane]], American actress<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Amy-Locane?from=mdr][[Amy Locane]]</ref>
*  1971   &ndash; [[Karen Pickering]], English swimmer
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Rosa Blasi]], American actress<ref name="AP"></ref>
*  1972   &ndash; [[Alyssa Milano]], American actress, television personality, and activist<ref name="AP"></ref>
*  1972   &ndash; [[Warren Sapp]], American football player and analyst<ref>{{cite web |title=Warren Sapp |url=https://www.profootballhof.com/players/warren-sapp/ |publisher=[[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] |access-date=14 December 2022}}</ref>
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Michalis Grigoriou]], Greek footballer and coach
*  1973   &ndash; [[Erick Wainaina]], Kenyan runner
*  1973   &ndash; [[Zulfiya Zabirova]], Russian cyclist
*  1973   &ndash; [[Takashi Sorimachi]], Japanese actor and singer<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/prime-video/actor/Takashi-Sorimachi/amzn1.dv.gti.6beaf938-c296-4c5d-8daa-33416cda4c95/ Takashi Sorimachi][https://web.archive.org/web/20100327053149/http://men.stareastasia.com/takashi-sorimachi/]</ref>
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Eduard Ivakdalam]], Indonesian footballer
*  1974   &ndash; [[Joe Jurevicius]], American football player
*  1974   &ndash; [[Felipe López (basketball)|Felipe Lopez]], Dominican-American basketball player
*  1974   &ndash; [[Jake Plummer]], American football player and sportscaster
*  1974   &ndash; [[Ricky Ponting]], Australian cricketer and sportscaster
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Makis Belevonis]], Greek footballer
*  1975   &ndash; [[Brandon Sanderson]], American author and academic
*  1975   &ndash; [[Jeremy Soule]], American composer
*  1975   &ndash; [[Olivier Tébily]], Ivorian-French footballer
*  1975   &ndash; [[Dean Treister]], Australian rugby league player
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Jorge Garbajosa]], Spanish basketball player
*  1977   &ndash; [[LaTasha Jenkins]], American sprinter
*  1977   &ndash; [[Irina Voronina]], Russian model
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Patrick Casey (writer)|Patrick Casey]], American actor, producer, and screenwriter
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Kevin Devine]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist 
*  1979   &ndash; [[Rafael Soriano]], Dominican baseball player
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Jake Gyllenhaal]], American actor and producer<ref>{{cite web |title=Jake Gyllenhaal |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/jake-gyllenhaal |website=www.goldenglobes.com |publisher=[[Hollywood Foreign Press Association]] |access-date=22 July 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*  1980   &ndash; [[Marla Sokoloff]], American actress and musician<ref name="AP"></ref>
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Grégory Dufer]], Belgian footballer
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Mo Williams]], American basketball player
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Nektarios Alexandrou]], Cypriot footballer
*  1983   &ndash; [[Casey Crescenzo]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist 
*  1983   &ndash; [[Bridget Phillipson]], English politician
*  1983   &ndash; [[Laura Pomeroy]], Canadian swimmer
*  1983   &ndash; [[Matt Stajan]], Canadian ice hockey player
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Ian Kennedy]], American baseball player
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Andrea Baldini]], Italian fencer
*  1985   &ndash; [[Gary Cahill]], English footballer
*  1985   &ndash; [[Neil Kilkenny]], English-Australian footballer
*  1985   &ndash; [[Sally Kipyego]], Kenyan runner
*  1985   &ndash; [[Dan Logan]], English bass player 
*  1985   &ndash; [[Lady Sovereign]], English rapper
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Calvin Andrew]], English footballer
*  1986   &ndash; [[Ryan Babel]], Dutch footballer
*  1986   &ndash; [[Ingrid Burley]], American rapper and songwriter
*  1986   &ndash; [[Lazaros Christodoulopoulos]], Greek footballer
*  1986   &ndash; [[Zuzana Hejnová]], Czech hurdler
*  1986   &ndash; [[Miguel Lopes]], Portuguese footballer
*  1986   &ndash; [[Annie Murphy]], Canadian actress<ref name="UPI"></ref>
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Cédric Baseya]], French-Congolese footballer
*  1987   &ndash; [[Karim Benzema]], French footballer
*  1987   &ndash; [[Ronan Farrow]], American activist, journalist, and lawyer
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Alexis Sánchez]], Chilean footballer
*  1988   &ndash; [[Peter Winn (footballer)|Peter Winn]], English footballer
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Yong Jun-hyung]], South Korean singer-songwriter, rapper and producer 
*  1989   &ndash; [[Michał Masłowski]], Polish footballer
*  1989   &ndash; [[Kousei Miura]], Japanese jockey
*  1989   &ndash; [[Hamza Riazuddin]], English cricketer
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Greg Bretz]], American snowboarder
*  1990   &ndash; [[Torrey Craig]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web|title=Torrey Craig|url= https://www.nba.com/players/torrey/craig/1628470|website=NBA.com |access-date=16 March 2020|language=en}}</ref>
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Steven Berghuis]], Dutch footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Steven Berghuis|url= https://www.onsoranje.nl/teams/185184/speler/78 |access-date=26 September 2022|language=nl}}</ref>
*  1991   &ndash; [[Declan Galbraith]], English singer-songwriter
*  1991   &ndash; [[Josh Huestis]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web|title=Josh Huestis |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/203962/career|
publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=18 December 2023}}</ref>
*  1991   &ndash; [[Keiynan Lonsdale]], Australian actor, singer-songwriter, and dancer<ref name="UPI"></ref>
*  1991   &ndash; [[Sumire Uesaka]], Japanese voice actress and singer
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Iker Muniain]], Spanish footballer
*  1992   &ndash; [[Raphael Spiegel]], Swiss footballer
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Young K]], South Korean singer-songwriter<ref>{{cite web|title=지하철 환승하는 데이식스 영케이라니…생일 맞이 브이로그 공개|url=https://m.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=202412191632490410|work=뉴스엔|date=19 December 2024|access-date=26 February 2025|language=ko}}</ref>
*  1993   &ndash; [[Isiah Koech]], Kenyan runner
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Maudy Ayunda]], Indonesian actress and singer-songwriter
*  1994   &ndash; [[M'Baye Niang]], French footballer
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Franck Kessié]], Ivorian footballer
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Gabriel Magalhães]], Brazilian footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Gabriel Magalhães|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/50234/Gabriel-Magalh%C3%A3es/overview|website=[[Premier League]]|access-date=19 December 2024}}</ref>
* 1997 &ndash; [[Fikayo Tomori]], English footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Fikayo Tomori|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/13281/Fikayo-Tomori/overview|website=[[Premier League]]|access-date=19 December 2024}}</ref>
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[King Princess]], American singer-songwriter and musician<ref name="UPI"></ref>
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==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
* [[401]] &ndash; [[Pope Anastasius I]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Saint Anastasius I {{!}} pope |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Anastasius-I |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=25 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[966]] &ndash; [[Sancho I of León|Sancho I]], king of [[Kingdom of León|León]]
*[[1091]] &ndash; [[Adelaide of Susa]], margravine of Turin
*[[1111]] &ndash; [[Al-Ghazali]], Persian jurist, philosopher, theologian, and mystic (b. 1058)
*[[1123]] &ndash; [[Saint Berardo]], Italian bishop and saint
*[[1327]] &ndash; [[Agnes of France, Duchess of Burgundy]] (b. 1260)
*[[1370]] &ndash; [[Pope Urban V]] (b. 1310)<ref>{{cite web |title=Blessed Urban V {{!}} pope |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Blessed-Urban-V |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=25 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1442]] &ndash; [[Elizabeth of Luxembourg]] (b. 1409)
*[[1385]] &ndash; [[Bernabò Visconti]], Lord of [[Milan]] (b. 1319)
*[[1558]] &ndash; [[Cornelius Grapheus]], Flemish writer (b. 1482)
===1601–1900===
*[[1637]] &ndash; [[Christina of Lorraine]], Grand Duchess consort of Tuscany (b. 1565)
*[[1741]] &ndash; [[Vitus Bering]], Danish-born Russian explorer (b. 1681)<ref>{{cite web |title=Vitus Bering {{!}} Danish explorer |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Vitus-Bering |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=25 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1745]] &ndash; [[Jean-Baptiste van Loo]], French painter (b. 1684)
*[[1749]] &ndash; [[Francesco Antonio Bonporti]], Italian priest and composer (b. 1672)
*[[1807]] &ndash; [[Friedrich Melchior, Baron von Grimm]], German-French author and playwright (b. 1723)
*[[1813]] &ndash; [[James McGill]], Scottish-Canadian businessman and philanthropist, founded [[McGill University]] (b. 1744)
*[[1819]] &ndash; [[Thomas Fremantle (Royal Navy officer)|Thomas Fremantle]], English admiral and politician (b. 1765)
*[[1848]] &ndash; [[Emily Brontë]], English novelist and poet (b. 1818)
*[[1851]] &ndash; [[Joseph Mallord William Turner]], English painter (b. 1775)
*[[1878]] &ndash; [[Bayard Taylor]], American author and poet (b. 1825)
*[[1899]] &ndash; [[Henry Ware Lawton]], American general (b. 1843)
===1901–present===
*[[1915]] &ndash; [[Alois Alzheimer]], German psychiatrist and neuropathologist (b. 1864)
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[Thibaw Min]], Burmese king (b. 1859)
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[Ashfaqulla Khan]], Indian activist (b. 1900)
*  1927   &ndash; [[Ram Prasad Bismil]], Indian poet and activist (b. 1897)
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[Yun Bong-gil]], South Korean activist (b. 1908)
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[George Jackson Churchward]], English engineer and businessman (b. 1857)
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Stephen Warfield Gambrill]], American lawyer and politician (b. 1873)
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Kyösti Kallio]], Finnish politician, the 4th [[President of Finland]] (b. 1873)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://yle.fi/aihe/artikkeli/2006/09/08/kyosti-kallio-kuolee-presidentiksi-risto-ryti|title=Kyösti Kallio kuolee, presidentiksi Risto Ryti|first=Reijo|last=Perälä|work=Elävä arkisto|publisher=[[Yle]]|date=September 8, 2006|access-date=December 27, 2021|language=fi}}</ref>
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Abbas II of Egypt]] (b. 1874)
*  1944   &ndash; [[Rudolph Karstadt]], German businessman (b. 1856)
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Paul Langevin]], French physicist and academic (b. 1872)
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Robert Andrews Millikan]], American physicist and eugenicist, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1868)
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Norman Thomas]], American minister and politician (b. 1884)
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Ahmet Emin Yalman]], Turkish journalist, author, and academic (b. 1888)
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Giuseppe Caselli]], Italian painter (b. 1893)
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Dwight Macdonald]], American philosopher, author, and critic (b. 1906)
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Joy Ridderhof]], American missionary (b. 1903)
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[V. C. Andrews]], American author (b. 1923)
*  1986   &ndash; [[Werner Dankwort]], Russian-German colonel and diplomat (b. 1895)
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[August Mälk]], Estonian author, playwright, and politician (b. 1900)
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Robert Bernstein (comics)|Robert Bernstein]], American author and playwright (b. 1919)
*1988 - [[Win Maw Oo]], Burmese student activist (b. 1971)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kyaw Phyo Tha |date=2020-09-19 |title=From The Archive {{!}} Why the Past Can't Be Put to Rest |url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/from-the-archive/past-cant-put-rest.html |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=The Irrawaddy |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Stella Gibbons]], English journalist, author, and poet (b. 1902)
*  1989   &ndash; [[Kirill Mazurov]], Belarusian [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] politician (b. 1914)
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Michael Clarke (musician)|Michael Clarke]], American drummer (b. 1946)
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Marcello Mastroianni]], Italian-French actor and singer (b. 1924)
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Sara Northrup Hollister]], American occultist (b. 1924)
*  1997   &ndash; [[Masaru Ibuka]], Japanese businessman, co-founded [[Sony]] (b. 1908)<ref>{{cite news |title=Obituary: Masaru Ibuka |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary-masaru-ibuka-1290247.html |access-date=22 July 2020 |work=The Independent |date=22 December 1997 |language=en}}</ref>
*  1997   &ndash; [[Jimmy Rogers]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1924)
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Mel Fisher]], American treasure hunter (b. 1922)
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Desmond Llewelyn]], Welsh soldier and actor (b. 1914)
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Rob Buck]], American guitarist and songwriter (b. 1958)
*  2000   &ndash; [[Milt Hinton]], American bassist and photographer (b. 1910)
*  2000   &ndash; [[John Lindsay]], American lawyer and politician, 103rd [[Mayor of New York City]] (b. 1921)
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Will Hoy]], English race car driver (b. 1952)
*  2002   &ndash; [[Arthur Rowley]], English footballer and manager (b. 1926)
*  2002   &ndash; [[George Weller]], American author, playwright, and journalist (b. 1907)
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Peter Carter-Ruck]], English lawyer, founded [[Carter-Ruck]] (b. 1914)
*  2003   &ndash; [[Hope Lange]], American actress (b. 1933)
*[[2004]] &ndash; [[Herbert C. Brown]], English-American chemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1912)
*  2004   &ndash; [[Renata Tebaldi]], Italian soprano and actress (b. 1922)
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[Vincent Gigante]], American mobster (b. 1927)
*[[2008]] &ndash; [[James Bevel]], American minister and activist (b. 1936)
*  2008   &ndash; [[Carol Chomsky]], American linguist and educator (b. 1930)
*  2008   &ndash; [[Michael Connell]], American political consultant (b. 1963)
*  2008   &ndash; [[Dock Ellis]], American baseball player and coach (b. 1945)
*[[2009]] &ndash; [[Kim Peek]], American [[megasavant]] (b. 1951)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lookingupautism.org/Articles/Kim-Peek.html|title=The Death of Kim Peek, the 'Real Rain Man'}}</ref>
*[[2010]] &ndash; [[Anthony Howard (journalist)|Anthony Howard]], English journalist and author (b. 1934)
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Robert Bork]], American lawyer, judge, and scholar, [[United States Attorney General]] (b. 1927)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Amnon Lipkin-Shahak]], Israeli general and politician, 22nd [[Transportation Minister of Israel]] (b. 1944)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Larry Morris]], American football player (b. 1933)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Peter Struck (politician)|Peter Struck]], German lawyer and politician, 13th [[List of German defence ministers|German Federal Minister of Defence]] (b. 1943)
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Winton Dean]], English musicologist and author (b. 1916)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Al Goldstein]], American publisher and pornographer (b. 1936)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Ned Vizzini]], American author and screenwriter (b. 1981)
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[S. Balasubramanian]], Indian journalist and director (b. 1936)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Philip Bradbourn]], English lawyer and politician (b. 1951)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Arthur Gardner (producer)|Arthur Gardner]], American actor and producer (b. 1910)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Igor Rodionov]], Russian general and politician, 3rd [[Ministry of Defence (Russia)|Russian Minister of Defence]] (b. 1936)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Dick Thornton (Canadian football)|Dick Thornton]], American-Canadian football player and coach (b. 1939)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Roberta Leigh]] (Rita Shulman Lewin), British writer, artist and TV producer (b. 1926).
*[[2015]] &ndash; [[Jimmy Hill]], English footballer, manager, and sportscaster (b. 1928)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35141430|title=Jimmy Hill: Former Match of the Day presenter dies aged 87|publisher=BBC Sport|date=19 December 2015|access-date=19 December 2015}}</ref>
*  2015   &ndash; [[Greville Janner]], Baron Janner of Braunstone, Welsh-English lawyer and politician (b. 1928)<ref>{{cite news|title=Lord Janner dies, aged 87, after long illness|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-35142675|access-date=19 December 2015|work=[[BBC News]]|date=19 December 2015}}</ref>
*  2015   &ndash; [[Karin Söder]], Swedish educator and politician, 33rd [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Sweden)|Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs]] (b. 1928)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dn.se/nyheter/tidigare-c-ledaren-karin-soder-dod/ |title=Tidigare C-ledaren Karin Söder död |newspaper=[[Dagens Nyheter]] |language=sv |date=27 December 2015 |access-date=27 December 2015}}</ref>
*[[2016]] &ndash; [[Andrei Karlov]], Russian diplomat, Ambassador to Turkey (b. 1954)<ref>Catherine E. Shoichet & Nick Thompson, [http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/19/europe/turkey-russian-ambassador-shot/index.html Russia's ambassador to Turkey assassinated in Ankara], CNN (19 December 2016).</ref>
*[[2020]] &ndash; [[Rosalind Knight]], English actress (b. 1933)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-22|title=Rosalind Knight obituary|url=http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2020/dec/22/rosalind-knight-obituary|access-date=2020-12-24|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref>
*[[2021]] &ndash; [[Sally Ann Howes]], English-American singer and actress (b. 1930)<ref>{{cite web |last1=McFadden |first1=Robert D. |title=Sally Ann Howes, Star of 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,' Dies at 91 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/22/movies/sally-ann-howes-dead.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211228/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/22/movies/sally-ann-howes-dead.html |archive-date=2021-12-28 |url-access=limited |website=The New York Times |access-date=22 December 2021 |date=22 December 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
*  2021 &ndash; [[Johnny Isakson]], American politician (b. 1944)<ref>{{Cite web|author=Gregory Lemos and Chandelis Duster|title=Former Sen. Johnny Isakson dies at the age of 76|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/19/politics/johnny-isakson-dies-at-76/index.html|access-date=2021-12-19|website=CNN|date=19 December 2021 }}</ref>
*  [[2024]] – [[Michael Leunig]], Australian cartoonist (b. 1945)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Taylor |first=Josh |date=December 19, 2024 |title=Michael Leunig, Australian cartoonist, dies aged 79 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/dec/19/michael-leunig-australian-cartoonist-dies-aged-79 |access-date=December 27, 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]] |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
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==Holidays and observances==
*Christian [[Calendar of saints|feast day]]:
**[[Lillian Trasher]] ([[Calendar of saints (Episcopal Church)|Episcopal Church]])
**[[O Radix]]
**[[Pope Anastasius I]]
**[[Pope Urban V]]
**[[December 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
**[[Saint Nicholas Day]]
*[[Goa Liberation Day]] ([[Goa]], [[India]])
*[[Public holidays in Anguilla|National Heroes and Heroines Day]] ([[Anguilla]])

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/19 BBC: On This Day]
* {{NYT On this day|month=12|day=19}}
* [https://www.onthisday.com/events/december/19 Historical Events on December 19]

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[[Category:Days of December]]