What Happened on December 19, 1894

Famous Birthdays

  • Ford C Frick, American Baseball HOF executive (NL President 1934-51; MLB Commissioner 1951-65), born in Wawaka, Indiana (d. 1978)
  • Paul Dessau, German orchestral, film, and theater composer and conductor (Adventures of Casanova; Deutsches Miserere; Never Trust a Woman), born in Hamburg, German Empire (d. 1979)
  • Yoshida Isoya, Japanese architect (modern sukiya style), born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 1974)

About December 19, 1894

Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 129 years, 4 months and 15 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Lost Generation
Star Sign: Sagittarius