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100 years anniversary | ||||
19 Dec 1925 | Jimmy Dickens: Bolt, West Virginia -- Country singer (Grand Ole Opry) | |||
19 Dec 1925 | Tankred Torst: Writer | |||
19 Dec 1925 | Jose Ignacio Quinton: Composer, dies at 44 | |||
19 Dec 1925 | Tankred Dorst, German playwright and author | |||
19 Dec 1925 | William Schutz, American psychologist and academic (d. 2002) | |||
19 Dec 1925 | Robert B. Sherman, American songwriter and screenwriter (d. 2012) | |||
19 Dec 1925 | Tankred Torst writer | |||
19 Dec 1925 | Jose Ignacio Quinton composer, dies at 44 | |||
75 years anniversary | ||||
19 Dec 1950 | Gen Eisenhower named NATO commander | |||
19 Dec 1950 | Eleanor J. Hill, American lawyer and diplomat | |||
19 Dec 1950 | General Eisenhower named NATO commander | |||
19 Dec 1950 | Tibet's Dalai Lama flees Chinese invasion | |||
19 Dec 1950 |
Bathing suit In 1950, Rose Marie Reid of Los Angeles, California, received a U.S. patent for a one-piece bathing suit (No. 2,535,018) "embodying a novel construction for causing it to snugly fit the body of a wearer in a flattering manner," using elastic fabric. It would "shape and support portions of the body of the wearer in areas of the bust and abdomen in a flattering manner without discomfort or impedance to free movements of the body." The elastic fabric and elastic securing bands were designed to enable the garment to be put on without having buttoned openings which would "detract from the appearance of the garment." She assigned the patent to a corporation with her name through which she was a successful businesswoman and swimsuit designer. |
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50 years anniversary | ||||
19 Dec 1975 | Casual [Jon Owens]: Rapper | |||
19 Dec 1975 | Kristin Folkl: St. Louis, Missouri -- Volleyball outside hitter (1996 Olympics) | |||
19 Dec 1975 | John Paul Stevens becomes a Supreme Court Justice | |||
19 Dec 1975 | Ron Wood joined the Rolling Stones | |||
19 Dec 1975 | Makis Belevonis, Greek footballer | |||
19 Dec 1975 | Russell Branyan, American baseball player | |||
19 Dec 1975 | Brandon Sanderson, American author and academic | |||
19 Dec 1975 | Jon Smith, English journalist and author | |||
19 Dec 1975 | Olivier Tébily, Ivorian-French footballer | |||
19 Dec 1975 | John Paul Stevens is appointed a justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. | |||
19 Dec 1975 | Casual [Jon Owens] rapper | |||
19 Dec 1975 | Kristin Folkl St Louis MO, volleyball outside hitter (alternate-Olympics-96) | |||
19 Dec 1975 | John Paul Stevens becomes a Supreme Court Justice | |||
19 Dec 1975 | Ron Wood joined the Rolling Stones | |||
25 years anniversary | ||||
19 Dec 2000 | Rob Buck, American guitarist and songwriter (10,000 Maniacs) (b. 1958) | |||
19 Dec 2000 | Milt Hinton, American bassist and photographer (b. 1910) | |||
19 Dec 2000 | David Dewayne Johnson, American murderer (b. 1963) | |||
19 Dec 2000 | John Lindsay, American lawyer and politician, 103rd Mayor of New York City (b. 1921) | |||
19 Dec 2000 | Pops Staples, American singer and guitarist (The Staple Singers) (b. 1915) | |||
19 Dec 2000 | The Leninist Guerrilla Units wing of the Communist Labour Party of Turkey/Leninist attack a Nationalist Movement Party office in Istanbul, Turkey, killing one person and injuring three. | |||
19 Dec 2000 | 10,000 Maniacs guitarist Robert Buck died of liver failure aged 42. Best know for Hey Jack Kerouac, What's The Matter Here and 'Candy Everybody Wants'. | |||
19 Dec 2000 | Songwriter, guitarist and singer and founder member of The Staple Singers, Roebuck 'pop' Staples died. Best known for their 1970s hits I'll Take You There, Respect Yourself, and Let's Do It Again. | |||
19 Dec 2000 | Wu-Tang Clan rapper Ol Dirty Bastard was returned to New York from Philadelphia in police custody, in order to face outstanding drug charges for possessing crack cocaine. | |||
20 years anniversary | ||||
19 Dec 2005 | Vincent Gigante, American mobster (b. 1927) | |||
19 Dec 2005 | Sir Elton John turned down £5.7m for the exclusive rights to his civil union to his partner David Furnish. The couple had considered the offer from a US television channel, putting the money in the Elton John Aids Foundation, but they told Attitude magazine they had decided to keep the day private. | |||
15 years anniversary | ||||
19 Dec 2010 | Anthony Howard, English journalist and author (b. 1934) | |||
19 Dec 2010 | Trudy Pitts, American singer and pianist (b. 1932) |