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Tuesday December 19, 2023

December 19: Day of the Week

December 19, 2023 is the 353rd day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 12 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Tuesday.

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is mardi.

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Zodiac & Birthstone

Sagittarius is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Turquoise is the modern birthstone for this month. Onyx is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

December 19 Historical Event(s)

  • 1606
    The Susan Constant, the Godspeed, and the Discovery depart England carrying settlers who found, at Jamestown, Virginia, the first of the thirteen colonies that became the United States.
  • 1796
    French Revolutionary Wars: Two British frigates under Commodore Horatio Nelson and two Spanish frigates under Commodore Don Jacobo Stuart engage in battle off the coast of Murcia.
  • 1828
    Nullification Crisis: Vice President of the United States John C. Calhoun pens the South Carolina Exposition and Protest, protesting the Tariff of 1828.
  • 1956
    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
    India annexes Daman and Diu, part of Portuguese India.
  • 1964
    The South Vietnamese military junta of Nguyen Khanh dissolved the High National Council and arrested some of the members.
  • 1975
    John Paul Stevens is appointed a justice of The United States Supreme Court.
  • 1983
    The original FIFA World Cup trophy, the Jules Rimet Trophy, is stolen from the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation in Rio de Janeiro.
  • 1995
    The United States Government restores federal recognition to the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indian tribe.
  • 2000
    The Leninist Guerrilla Units wing of the Communist Labour Party of Turkey/Leninist attack a Nationalist Movement Party office in Istanbul, killing one person and injuring three.

Who were born on December 19?

  • 1916
    Roy Ward Baker, English film director (d. 2010)
  • 1934
    Rudi Carrell, Dutch entertainer (d. 2006)
  • 1944
    Zal Yanovsky, Canadian guitarist (The Lovin' Spoonful) (d. 2002)
  • 1949
    Sebastian, Danish musician
  • 1962
    Gary Fleder, American film director
  • 1969
    Villano IV, Mexican professional wrestler
  • 1970
    Tyson Beckford, American model
  • 1973
    Zulfiya Zabirova, Russian cyclist
  • 1980
    Marla Sokoloff, American actress
  • 1986
    Ryan Babel, Dutch footballer

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