Today is December 19th, so what major events have happened today in history?

Mondo History Updated on 2024-01-30

Today is December 19th, so what major events have happened today in history?

1. On December 19, 1280, the Yuan Dynasty promulgated the "Calendar of Time" by the famous astronomer Guo Shoujing

2. On December 19, 1742, the famous Swedish chemist Schoeller was born.

3. On December 19, 1893, Li Hongzhang, the leader of the Qing Westernization Movement, opened a medical hall in Tianjin.

4. On December 19, 1903, China Vernacular Newspaper was launched in Shanghai.

5. On December 19, 1906, Leonid Brezhnev, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, was born.

6. On December 19, 1912, the Rong brothers founded Fuxin Flour Company.

7. On December 19, 1916, the Battle of Verdun ended.

8. On December 19, 1945, Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia fought against France and saved the country.

9. On December 19, 1946, the French scientist Lang Zhiwan died.

10. On December 19, 1955, the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences was established.

11. On December 19, 1955, the New China Sugar Factory was completed and put into operation.

12. On December 19, 1957, European countries agreed to deploy nuclear ** in Europe.

13. December 19, 1972 The last Apollo moon landing program ended.

14. On December 19, 1979, Japanese scholars determined the structure of oncogenic genes for the first time.

15. On December 19, 1984, the Sino-British Joint Declaration on the Question of Hong Kong was signed.

16. On December 19, 1984, the United States officially withdrew from UNESCO.

17. On December 19, 1985, the National Defense University of the Chinese People's Liberation Army was established.

18. On December 19, 1988, Gao Shiqi, a popular science writer, passed away.

19. On December 19, 1990, Shanghai ** Stock Exchange was officially opened.

20. On December 19, 1991, the "First Bridge of the Strait" was officially opened to traffic.

21. On December 19, 1994, the countdown to Hong Kong's return to the motherland was erected in Tiananmen Square.

22. On December 19, 1995, the Queen of England asked Charles and Diana for divorce.

23. On December 19, 1996, American television programs were classified.

24. On December 19, 1998, the U.S. House of Representatives passed two **Clinton Terms.

25. On December 19, 1998, Mr. Qian Zhongshu, a scholar and writer, passed away.

26. On December 19, 2001, Li Xiongcai, a master of Chinese painting, passed away.

27. On December 19, 2015, the world's first ground-penetrating ballistic missile was born in China.

The above is just a part of the events that happened today in history, if there are other or mistakes, please feel free to comment and point out, thank you! History

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