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What happened in history on this day: December 19?
On December 19 in ...
- 1914 - Earl Hurd receives US patent on use of celluloid overlay of action on opaque stationary background.
- 1980 - Fox releases the film 9 to 5 to theaters.
- 1986 - Orion Pictures releases the film Platoon to theaters.
- 1997 - Paramount releases the film Titanic to theaters.
- 1997 - ABC airs the 100th episode of TV show Boy Meets World.
- 1997 - MGM releases the film Tomorrow Never Dies to theaters.
- 2001 - New Line releases the film The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring to theaters.
Births on December 19
- 1902 - Birth of Ralph Richardson in England; actor (David Copperfield, Dr Zhivago, Anna Karenina).
- 1920 - Birth of David Susskind in New York City, New York, USA; host (Open End TV show, The David Susskind Show, producer (The Ages of Man, Death of a Salesman, Eleanor and Franklin, Blind Ambition, Circle Theatre, Dupont Show of the Month, Alice).
- 1922 - Birth of Cicely Tyson; actress (Sweet Justice, King, Roots).
- 1924 - Birth of Edmund Purdom in England; actor (Asissi Underground, Pieces).
- 1925 - Birth of Robert Sherman in Manhattan, New York, USA; song writer ("The Bear Necessities", "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious", "It's a Small World", Academy Awards for "Chim Chim Cher-ee" and "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang", Grammy Awards), named Disney Legend 1990.
- 1933 - Birth of Cicely Tyson in Harlem, New York, USA; actress (Roots, Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman).
- 1933 - Birth of James Booth in London, England; actor/writer (Zulu, Robbery, Revenge).
- 1938 - Birth of Barbara Steele in Trenton, Wirrall, England; actress (Came from Within).
- 1944 - Birth of Tim Reid in Norfolk, Virginia, USA; comedian (Venus Flytrap - WKRP, Frank's Place, Sister Sister, That 70's Show).
- 1945 - Birth of Elaine Joyce in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; actress (City of Angels, Mr Merlin, The Young and The Restless, Days of Our Lives, Don Knotts Show).
- 1946 - Birth of Robert Urich in Toronto, Ohio, USA; actor (SWAT, Spenser for Hire, Vega$).
- 1956 - Birth of Alice Barrett in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Frankie Frame - Another World).
- 1960 - Birth of Mike Lookinland in Mount Pleasant, Utah, USA; actor (Bobby - The Brady Bunch).
- 1963 - Birth of Jennifer Beals in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actress (Flashdance, Bride, The L Word).
- 1964 - Birth of Beatrice Dalle in Breast, France; actress (Betty Blue, Sabbath).
- 1964 - Birth of Scott Cohen; actor (Gilmore Girls).
- 1965 - Birth of Jessica Steen in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; actress (Earth II, Homefront, Trial and Error).
- 1966 - Birth of Robert MacNaughton in New York City, New York, USA; actor (ET - The Extraterrestrial).
- 1969 - Birth of Kristy Swanson; actress (Knots Landing, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Early Edition, Grapevine).
- 1971 - Birth of Amy Locane in Trenton, New Jersey, USA; actress (Andrea - Spencer, Sandy - Melrose Place).
- 1972 - Birth of Rosa Blasi; actress (Strong Medicine).
- 1972 - Birth of Alyssa Jane Milano in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actress (Samantha - Who's The Boss?, Jennifer - Melrose Place, Phoebe - Charmed).
- 1980 - Birth of Marla Sokoloff; American actress (The Practice).
Deaths on December 19
- 1939 - Willem Benoy, Flemish actor/director (The White), dies at age 57.
- 1951 - Barton Yarbrough, actor (Dragnet), dies at age 51.
- 1977 - Cyril Ritchard, American actor (Side By Side), dies at age 83 following heart attack during performance in Chicago on November 25 and subsequent coma.
- 1983 - Raymond Massey, actor (Dr Gillespie - Dr Kildaire), dies at age 87.
- 1990 - Basil Henson, actor (Change Partners), dies of stroke at age 71.
- 1991 - Paul Maxwell, actor (City of Fear, Freedom to Die), dies at age 70.
- 1996 - Marcello Mastroiani, actor (8 1/2, Assassin, Family Diary), dies at age 72.
- 1996 - Ronald Howard, actor (Hunting Party, Koroshi), dies at age 78.
- 2003 - Death of Hope Lange at age 72 from a colitis infection; actress (The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, The New Dick Van Dyke Show, Beulah Land TV mini-series).
- 2003 - Death of Les Tremayne at age 90 of heart failure; actor (First Nighter radio show, The Thin Man radio show, The Falcon radio show, Betty and Bob radio show, The Romance of Helen Trent radio show, One Man's Family TV show, Ellery Queen TV show, Rin Tin Tin TV show, General Hospital TV show).
- 2015 - Death of Jimmy Hill, English footballer and television presenter (born 1928).
- 2022 - Death of Sonya Eddy at age 55 from a post-surgery infection in Burbank, California, USA; actor (Epiphany Johnson - General Hospital TV show).
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