December 19th (1900) was a Wednesday. It's the 353rd day of the year (354th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 12 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 19th December, 1900
» Hopetoun Blunder: The first Governor-General of Australia John Hope, 1st Marquess of Linlithgow named John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun, appoints Sir William Lyne premier of the new state of New South Wales, but he is unable to persuade other colonial polit