Notable Birthdays for December 19
James Clifford Veatch (1819-1895) - Brevet Major General for the Union Army.
Mary Livermore (1820-1905) - Women's rights activist.
Bernice Pauahi Bishop (1831-1884) - Largest landowner in Hawaii.
Henry Clay Frick (1849-1919) - Owner of H.C. Frick & Company.
Wallace Bryant (1863-1915) - Olympic archer.
Carter G. Woodson (1875-1950) - Founder of Black History Month.
Grace Marie Bareis (1875-1962) - The first person to receive a doctorate degree in mathematics from Ohio State University.
Martin Luther King Sr. (1899-1984) - Pastor and father of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Mel Shaw (1914-2012) - Animator who helped develop Bambi.
Lee Rich (1918-2012) - Producer of the beloved series the Waltons.
Little Jimmy Dickens (1920-2015) - Country music artist on the Grand Ole Opry.
Cicely Tyson (1924-2021) - Acclaimed award winning actress.
Joanne Weaver (1935-2000) - All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player.
Maurice White (1941-2016) - Founder of the soul band Earth, Wind and Fire.
John McEuen (1945-Still Living) - Singer-songwriter who helped found the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.
Gary Fleder (1962-Still Living) - Producer and screenwriter of Homefront.
Criss Angel (1967-Still Living) - Magician.
Alyssa Milano (1972-Still Living) - Actress who is fondly remembered as her role in Who's the Boss.
Jake Gyllenhaal (1980-Still Living - Actor in several films, including The Day After Tomorrow and Jarhead.
Memorable Events for December 19
1606 - The ships carrying settlers who founded Jamestown, VA, leave England.
1795 - Kentucky becomes the first state to appropriate money for road building.
1823 - Georgia passes the first state birth registration law.
1871 - Albert Jones patents corrugated paper.
1910 - Baltimore becomes the first city ordinance requiring white and black residential areas.
1985 - The first woman receives an artificial heart.
1988 - NASA unveils plans for a colony on Mars.