What Happened In December 1919 In History

Historical Events for December, 1919

• 1st » Nancy Astor called Lady Astor becomes the first female Member of Parliament United Kingdom or Member of Parliament to take her seat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. (She had been elected to that position on November 28.)
• 1st » The first issue of 'Diário de Noite' is published from Goa.
• 3rd » After nearly 20 years of planning and construction, including two collapses causing 89 deaths, the Quebec Bridge opens to traffic.
• 17th » Uruguay becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires Convention or Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
• 21st » American anarchism or anarchist Emma Goldman is deported to Russia.
• 23rd » Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919 becomes law in the United Kingdom.
• 26th » Babe Ruth of the Boston Red Sox is sold to the New York Yankees by owner Harry Frazee.

Famous Birthdays on December in 1919

• 3rd » Charles Lynch (journalist) known as Charles Lynch, Canadian journalist and author (d. 1994)
• 4th » I. K. Gujral, Indian politician, 12th Prime Minister of India (d. 2012)
• 5th » Alun Gwynne Jones, Baron Chalfont, English historian and politician
• 6th » Skippy Baxter, American figure skater (d. 2012)
• 6th » Paul de Man, Belgian-American philosopher, critic, and academic (d. 1983)
• 7th » Lis Løwert, Danish actress (d. 2009)
• 8th » Peter Tali Coleman, Samoan-American lawyer and politician, 43rd Governor of American Samoa (d. 1997)
• 8th » Julia Robinson, American mathematician and theorist (d. 1985)
• 9th » V. Dakshinamoorthy, Indian composer (d. 2013)
• 9th » William Lipscomb, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize in Chemistry or Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2011)
• 10th » Alexander Courage, American composer and conductor (d. 2008)
• 11th » Cliff Michelmore, English television hot and producer
• 11th » Marie Windsor, American actress and singer (d. 2000)
• 12th » Olivia Barclay, English astrologer and author (d. 2001)
• 12th » Dan DeCarlo, American illustrator (d. 2001)
• 12th » B. B. Nimbalkar, Indian cricketer (d. 2012)
• 13th » Hans-Joachim Marseille, German captain and pilot (d. 1942)
• 15th » Max Yasgur, American farmer, owner of the Woodstock festival site (d. 1973)
• 22nd » Lil Green, American singer-songwriter (d. 1954)
• 23rd » Kenneth M. Taylor, American pilot and general (d. 2006)
• 24th » Qateel Shifai, Pakistani poet and songwriter (d. 2001)
• 25th » Naushad Ali, Indian composer and director (d. 2006)
• 25th » Paul David, Canadian cardiologist and politician, founded the Montreal Heart Institute (d. 1999)
• 25th » Noele Gordon, English actress (d. 1985)
• 27th » Charles Sweeney, American general (d. 2004)
• 28th » Emily Cheney Neville, American author (d. 1997)
• 29th » Alfred de Grazia, American political scientist and author (d. 2014)
• 29th » Roman Vlad, Italian pianist and composer (d. 2013)
• 30th » David Willcocks, English organist, composer, and conductor
• 31st » Tommy Byrne (baseball) called Tommy Byrne, American baseball player, coach, and politician (d. 2007)
• 31st » Carmen Contreras-Bozak, Puerto Rician-American soldier
• 31st » G. Wood, American actor (d. 2000)

Famous Deaths for December 1919

• 3rd » Pierre-Auguste Renoir, French painter (b. 1841)
• 13th » Woldemar Voigt, German physicist and academic (b. 1850)
• 22nd » Hermann Weingärtner, German gymnast (b. 1864)
• 27th » Achilles Alferaki, Russian-Greek composer (b. 1846)
• 28th » Johannes Rydberg, Swedish physicist and academic (b. 1854)

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