Today in History for 19th December 2016:
Historical Events
1881 – Opera “Hérodiade” is produced (Brussels)
1931 – Bradman scores 112 Australia v South Africa at cricket SCG
1931 – Joseph A Lyons (C) becomes premier of Australia
1962 – Nyasaland secedes from Rhodesia and Nyasaland
1980 – Mutual Broadcasting cancels Sears Radio Theater
1988 – Unexploded WW II bomb found in Frankfurt, Germany-5,000 evacuated
Famous Birthdays
1831 – Bernice Pauahi Bishop, Hawaiian philanthropist (d. 1884)
1896 – John Seldon Whale, theologian
1916 – Adriaan van der Veen, Dutch writer (Sister at Sea)
1924 – Doug Harvey, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Montreal, Quebec
1969 – Villano IV, Mexican professional wrestler
1975 – Casual, [Jon Owens], rapper
Famous Deaths
1327 – Agnes of France, Duchess of Burgundy
1848 – Adam FJA van Duyn, governor of South Holland, dies at 77
1946 – Paul Langevin, French physicist (b. 1872)
1982 – Dwight Macdonald, American social critic (b. 1906)
1997 – Masaru Ibuka, co-founder (Sony Corp), dies at 89
2010 – Trudy Pitts, American jazz organist, pianist, and vocalist (b. 1932)