On this day: 19 December

Selected events and births on 19 December, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1154 – Henry II was crowned king of England in Westminster Abbey, London. Read more: Henry II of England Coronation of the British monarch Westminster Abbey
• 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." Read more: Thomas Paine The American Crisis
• 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. Read more: Nullification crisis John C. Calhoun South Carolina Exposition and Protest
• 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. Read more: A Christmas Carol Novella Charles Dickens
• 1983 – The Jules Rimet Trophy, awarded to the winner of the FIFA World Cup, was stolen from the offices of the Brazilian Football Confederation. Read more: FIFA World Cup Trophy FIFA World Cup Brazilian Football Confederation
• 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. Read more: Sino-British Joint Declaration Handover of Hong Kong
• 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. Read more: Titanic (1997 film) List of highest-grossing films

Born on this day

• 1934 – Pratibha Patil, Indian lawyer and politician, 12th President of India Read more: Pratibha Patil President of India
• 1941 – Lee Myung-bak, South Korean businessman and politician, 10th President of South Korea Read more: Lee Myung-bak President of South Korea
• 1943 – James L. Jones, American general and politician, 22nd United States National Security Advisor Read more: James L. Jones United States National Security Advisor
• 1944 – William Christie, American-French harpsichord player and conductor Read more: William Christie (musician) Harpsichord
• 1951 – Mohammad Reza Aref, Iranian engineer and politician, 2nd Vice President of Iran Read more: Mohammad Reza Aref Vice presidents of Iran
• 1961 – Eric Allin Cornell, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Read more: Eric Allin Cornell Nobel Prize in Physics
• 1968 – Kristina Keneally, American-Australian politician, 42nd Premier of New South Wales Read more: Kristina Keneally Premier of New South Wales
• 1974 – Mige (musician), Finnish musician, bassist and founding member of the gothic rock band HIM Read more: Mige (musician) Gothic rock HIM (Finnish band)
• 1996 – Franck Kessié, Ivorian footballer Read more: Franck Kessié
• 1997 – Gabriel Magalhães, Brazilian footballer Read more: Gabriel Magalhães
• 1997 – Fikayo Tomori, English footballer Read more: Fikayo Tomori
• 1998 – King Princess, American singer-songwriter and musician Read more: King Princess

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / December 19 and the linked articles, via the Wikimedia “On this day” feed, under CC BY-SA 4.0. We leave out entries about wars, violence and disasters to keep this page family-friendly.