Historical Events
- Luxury passenger ship Aquitania demolished in Gareloch, Scotland
- WJW TV channel 8 in Cleveland, Ohio (CBS) begins broadcasting
Famous Birthdays
- Christian Dalger, French soccer forward (6 caps; SC Toulon, AS Monaco FC) and manager (SC Toulon, Grenoble, Mali), born in Nîmes, France (d. 2023)
- Claudia Kolb, American swimmer (Olympic gold 200/400m medley 1968; silver 200m breaststroke 1964), born in Hayward, California
- Lenny White, American jazz-fusion drummer (Return to Forever), born in Queens, New York
- Nancy Kyes, American actress
- Sebastian [Knud Torben Christensen], Danish musician and composer, born in Sønderborg, Denmark
About December 19, 1949
Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 74 years, 4 months and 9 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Ox
Star Sign: Sagittarius
