What happened on 19 December in history?

2013: The European Space Agency's spacecraft Gaia was launched with the goal of constructing the largest and most precise star catalogue ever made. 2005: A passenger train from Sucha Beskidzka to Żywiec in Poland loses its brakes while on a steep downhill part of the route. It is stopped in a controlled collision in Świnna by a train travelling in opposite direction. 2 drivers and 6 passengers are injured. 2001: Argentine economic crisis: December riots: Riots erupt in Buenos Aires, Argentina. 1999: Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-103, the third Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission.

What happened on 19 December in Indian history?

1961: India annexes Daman and Diu, part of Portuguese India. 1929: The Indian National Congress promulgates the Purna Swaraj (the Declaration of the Independence of India). 1927: Three Indian revolutionaries, Ram Prasad Bismil, Roshan Singh and Ashfaqulla Khan, are executed by the British Raj for participation in the Kakori conspiracy.

Which famous people were born on 19 December?

King Princess, American singer-songwriter and musician (1998); Mo Williams, American basketball player (1982); Mige (musician), Finnish musician, bassist and founding member of the gothic rock band HIM (1974); Nayan Mongia, Indian cricketer (1969).

Which day is observed on 19 December?

Goa Liberation Day (Goa, India); National Heroes and Heroines Day (Anguilla).

On This Day, 19 December: Events, Births & Deaths in History (India & World)

Observed on 19 December

Goa Liberation Day (Goa, India)
National Heroes and Heroines Day (Anguilla)

19 December in Indian history

1961India annexes Daman and Diu, part of Portuguese India.India
1929The Indian National Congress promulgates the Purna Swaraj (the Declaration of the Independence of India).India
1927Three Indian revolutionaries, Ram Prasad Bismil, Roshan Singh and Ashfaqulla Khan, are executed by the British Raj for participation in the Kakori conspiracy.India

19 December in world history

2013The European Space Agency's spacecraft Gaia was launched with the goal of constructing the largest and most precise star catalogue ever made.
2005A passenger train from Sucha Beskidzka to Żywiec in Poland loses its brakes while on a steep downhill part of the route. It is stopped in a controlled collision in Świnna by a train travelling in opposite direction. 2 drivers and 6 passengers are injured.
2001Argentine economic crisis: December riots: Riots erupt in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
1999Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-103, the third Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission.
1997Titanic, 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.
1986Mikhail Gorbachev, leader of the Soviet Union, releases Andrei Sakharov and his wife from exile in Gorky.
1985Aeroflot Flight 101/435 was hijacked by its co-pilot; it landed in a cow pasture in China, where he was apprehended.
1983The Jules Rimet Trophy, awarded to the winner of the FIFA World Cup, was stolen from the offices of the Brazilian Football Confederation.
1977The Ms 5.8 Bob–Tangol earthquake strikes Kerman Province in Iran, destroying villages and killing 665 people.
1972Apollo program: The last crewed lunar flight, Apollo 17, carrying Eugene Cernan, Ronald Evans, and Harrison Schmitt, returns to Earth.
1964The ruling junta of South Vietnam, led by Nguyễn Khánh, initiated a coup, dissolving the High National Council, a civilian advisory body.
1940Risto Ryti, the Prime Minister of Finland, is elected President of the Republic of Finland in a presidential election, which is exceptionally held by the 1937 electoral college.
1843A Christmas Carol, a novella by Charles Dickens about the miser Ebenezer Scrooge and his transformation after being visited by ghosts, was published.
1828Nullification 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.
1154Henry II (depicted) was crowned king of England in Westminster Abbey, London.

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Frequently asked questions

What happened on 19 December in history?: 2013: The European Space Agency's spacecraft Gaia was launched with the goal of constructing the largest and most precise star catalogue ever made. 2005: A passenger train from Sucha Beskidzka to Żywiec in Poland loses its brakes while on a steep downhill part of the route. It is stopped in a controlled collision in Świnna by a train travelling in opposite direction. 2 drivers and 6 passengers are injured. 2001: Argentine economic crisis: December riots: Riots erupt in Buenos Aires, Argentina. 1999: Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-103, the third Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission.
What happened on 19 December in Indian history?: 1961: India annexes Daman and Diu, part of Portuguese India. 1929: The Indian National Congress promulgates the Purna Swaraj (the Declaration of the Independence of India). 1927: Three Indian revolutionaries, Ram Prasad Bismil, Roshan Singh and Ashfaqulla Khan, are executed by the British Raj for participation in the Kakori conspiracy.
Which famous people were born on 19 December?: King Princess, American singer-songwriter and musician (1998); Mo Williams, American basketball player (1982); Mige (musician), Finnish musician, bassist and founding member of the gothic rock band HIM (1974); Nayan Mongia, Indian cricketer (1969).
Which day is observed on 19 December?: Goa Liberation Day (Goa, India); National Heroes and Heroines Day (Anguilla).

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