All Events

Historical Events on December 19

  • Henry II of England

    1154

    Henry II of England is crowned at Westminster Abbey.

  • American Revolutionary War

    1777

    American Revolutionary War: George Washington's Continental Army goes into winter quarters at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.

  • Constantine I of Greece

    1920

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

  • BBC World Service

    1932

    BBC World Service begins broadcasting as the BBC Empire Service.

  • First Indochina War

    1946

    Start of the First Indochina War.

  • Indian annexation of Goa

    1961

    India annexes Daman and Diu, part of Portuguese India.

  • Sino-British Joint Declaration

    1984

    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, China by Deng Xiaoping and Margaret Thatcher.

  • South Korean presidential election, 2012

    2012

    Park Geun-hye is elected the first female president of South Korea.

  • 2016 Berlin attack

    2016

    A vehicular attack in Berlin, Germany, kills and injures multiple people at a Christmas market.

All Births

Famous Birthdays on December 19

All Deaths

Famous Deaths on December 19

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