On this Day in History ... 19th December
19 Dec is in December.
Events on the 19th December
On 19 Dec 966 Sancho "Fat" I King Leon (age 34) died from poisoning. His son Ramiro III King Leon (age 5) succeeded III King Leon.
On 19 Dec 1154 King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England (age 21) was crowned II King England. Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England (age 32) was crowned Queen Consort England. Archbishop Theobald of Bec (age 64) presided.
Chronica Majora. 19 Dec 1235. In the same year, at the advent of our Lord, Robert Fitz-Walter, a baron of illustrious race, and renowned in feats of arms, went the way of all flesh; and in the same year, too, in the flower of his youth, Roger de Sumeric was taken away from amongst men, a man of singular elegance, respectable race, and of remarkable prowess. In this year, too, as a token of the continuation of his regard, the emperor (age 40) sent a camel to the king.
On 19 Dec 1387 the forces of the Lords Appellant led by the future Henry IV King England (age 20) prevented the forces of King Richard II of England (age 20) commanded by Robert de Vere 1st Duke Ireland (age 25) from crossing the bridge [Map] over the River Thames at Radcot in Oxfordshire. When Thomas of Woodstock 1st Duke of Gloucester (age 32) arrived with further Lord Appellant forces the King's men were encircled. The King's men attempted to force the crossing of the bridge at which time the only casualties occurred including Thomas Molyneux (age 49) who was killed by Thomas Mortimer (age 37). Robert de Vere 1st Duke Ireland (age 25) narrowly escaped to France. Around 800 of his men drowned in the marshes whilst trying to escape.
On 19 Dec 1562 the Battle of Dreux was fought between Catholics, who were victorious, and Huguenots commanded by Anne I Duke of Montmorency (age 69) and Louis Bourbon Prince Condé (age 32) respectively.
On 19 Dec 1562 Jean d'Annebault was killed at the 1562 Battle of Dreux.
On 19 Dec 1607 Remigius van Leemput was born.
On 19 Dec 1635 Mary Witham 1st Baronetess Bolles (age 56) was created 1st Baronet Bolles then Jobson of Osberton by King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland (age 35). Possibly the only time a woman has been created a Baronet. There are examples of the widows of Baronets being given the rank of Baronet.
On 19 Dec 1637 William Leman 2nd Baronet was born to William Leman 1st Baronet and Rebecca Prescot.
26 Dec is known as Boxing Day. No-one knows why. Samuel Pepys (age 30) in his entry for 19 Dec 1663 "paid all there, and gave something to the boys' box against Christmas." which may provide an indication of the origin of the term Boxing
On 19 Dec 1683 Philippe V King Spain was born to Louis "Le Grand Dauphin" Bourbon Duke Burgundy (age 22) and Maria Anna Victoria Wittelsbach Duchess Burgundy (age 23) at Palace of Versailles, Versailles. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.57%. 
On 19 Dec 1692 Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg (age 63) was elected Elector Brunswick Lüneburg.
On 19 Dec 1715 Hugh Percy 1st Duke Northumberland was born to Langdale Smithson (age 35).
On 19 Dec 1734 John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer was born to John Spencer (age 26) and Georgiana Caroline Carteret (age 18) at Althorp House, Northamptonshire [Map].
On 19 Dec 1751 Louise Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 27) died.
After 19 Dec 1787. Monument at St Mary the Virgin Church, Overton to Francis Parry Price (deceased) commissioned by his widow Francisca Wright sculpted by Charles Bromfield (age 48).
Francis Parry Price: Around 1761 he was born. Before 1785 he and Francisca Wright were married. They had one son Francis Richard and one daughter Francisca Dorothea. On 19 Dec 1787 he died.
Francisca Wright: she was born to Reverend Henry Mottram Wright of Mottram St Andrew, Cheshire.
On 19 Dec 1828 William John Legh 1st Baron Newton was born to William Legh.
On 19 Dec 1851 Joseph Mallord William Turner (age 76) died of cholera at the home of Sophia Caroline Booth at 119 Cheyne Walk.
On 19 Dec 1862 Abraham Solomon (age 39) died.
After 19 Dec 1916. St Saeran's Church, Llanynys [Map]. Grave in the churchyard to Tom Jones Railway Guard who was killed in a Railway Accident at Wigan Railway Station:
"In this case the 10 p.m. passenger train from Euston after arrival at the down fast platform line was drawn forward past No. 4 signal-box to be backed into No 5 bay line, and just as it was being set back it was run into in the rear by the 11.15 p.m. express passenger train from Euston to Edinburgh. The guard of the 10 p.m. train was killed as was also a sorter in a postal van of the 11.15 pm. train. Five post office officials and two passengers were injured, also the fireman of the 10 p.m. train, the driver of the assisting engine, the driver and fireman of the train engine, and the assistant guard of the 11.15 p.m. train."
On 19 Dec 1942 Lieutenant Andrew Jervis Hawkins (age 21) was killed while flying in the service of his country. Memorial in Church of St George, South Acre [Map].
Lieutenant Andrew Jervis Hawkins: On 23 Mar 1921 he was born at South Acre, Norfolk.
19 Dec 1981. The Penlee lifeboat disaster occurred off the coast of Cornwall, England when RNLI lifeboat Solomon Browne, from Penlee Lifeboat Station near Mousehole, went to the aid of the vessel Union Star after its engines failed in heavy seas. After the lifeboat had rescued four people, both vessels were lost with all hands. Sixteen people died, including eight volunteer lifeboatmen.
On 19 Dec 1995 Bishop Gerald Fitzmaurice Colin (age 82) died. He was buried at Lincoln Cathedral [Map].
Bishop Gerald Fitzmaurice Colin: On 19 Jul 1913 he was born. In 1966 he was appointed Bishop of Grimsby. Before 19 Dec 1995 he and Iris Susan Stuart Colin were married.
Births on the 19th December
On 19 Dec 1333 Joan Plantagenet was born to King Edward III of England (age 21) and Philippa of Hainault Queen Consort England (age 19) at Tower of London [Map]. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.00%.
On 19 Dec 1490 Anne Lorraine was born to René Lorraine II Duke Lorraine Duke of Bar (age 39) and Philippa Egmont Duchess of Bar Duchess Lorraine (age 23).
On 19 Dec 1554 Philip William Orange Nassau I Prince Orange was born to William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange (age 21) and Anna Egmond Princess Orange.
On 19 Dec 1563 William Howard was born to Thomas Howard 4th Duke of Norfolk (age 27) and Margaret Audley Duchess Norfolk (age 23) at Saffron Walden [Map].
On 19 Dec 1566 George Talbot 9th Earl of Shrewsbury was born to John Talbot (age 21) and Katherine Petre (age 21).
On 19 Dec 1587 Dorothea Sophia Wettin was born to Friedrich Wilhelm Wettin I Duke Saxe Weimar (age 25) and Sophie of Württemberg Duchess of Saxe-Weimar (age 24) at Weimar.
On 19 Dec 1590 Christine Elphinstone was born to Alexander Elphinstone 4th Lord Elphinstone (age 38).
On 19 Dec 1591 Edward Barkham 1st Baronet was born to Edward Barkham (age 21) and Jane Crouch (age 18).
On 19 Dec 1593 Margaret Howard Lady Cotton was born to William Howard (age 30) and Elizabeth Dacre (age 29).
On 19 Dec 1607 Remigius van Leemput was born.
On 19 Dec 1632 Elizabeth Chaworth Baroness Byron was born to John Chaworth 2nd Viscount Chaworth (age 27) and Elizabeth Noel Viscountess Chaworth (age 27).
On 19 Dec 1637 William Leman 2nd Baronet was born to William Leman 1st Baronet and Rebecca Prescot.
On 19 Dec 1683 William Gordon aka Sutherland was born to John Sutherland 16th Earl Sutherland (age 22).
On 19 Dec 1683 Philippe V King Spain was born to Louis "Le Grand Dauphin" Bourbon Duke Burgundy (age 22) and Maria Anna Victoria Wittelsbach Duchess Burgundy (age 23) at Palace of Versailles, Versailles. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.57%.
On 19 Dec 1700 John Kemp 5th Baronet was born to Robert Kemp 3rd Baronet (age 33) and Elizabeth Brand.
Before 19 Dec 1709 William Beckford was born to Peter Beckford (age 37) in Jamaica.
On 19 Dec 1715 Hugh Percy 1st Duke Northumberland was born to Langdale Smithson (age 35).
On 19 Dec 1726 Henry Willoughby 5th Baron Middleton was born to Thomas Willoughby (age 32) and Elizabeth Southby at York [Map].
On 22 Nov 1728 John Shaw 4th Baronet was born to John Shaw 3rd Baronet (age 41) and Anna Maria Barnardiston Lady Shaw (age 31). He was baptised on 19 Dec 1728 at the Church of Holy Trinity, Eltham.
On 19 Dec 1728 Thomas Willoughby 4th Baron Middleton was born to Francis Willoughby 2nd Baron Middleton (age 36) and Mary Edwards Baroness Middleton.
On 19 Dec 1731 Thomas Willing was born to Charles Willing (age 21) and Anne Shippen (age 21).
On 19 Dec 1734 John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer was born to John Spencer (age 26) and Georgiana Caroline Carteret (age 18) at Althorp House, Northamptonshire [Map].
On 19 Dec 1734 Claude Champion de Crespgny 1st Baronet was born to Philip Champion (age 30).
On 19 Dec 1736 Stillborn Daughter Orange Nassau was born to Willam Karel Hendrik Friso Orange Nassau (age 25) and Princess Anne Hanover (age 27). She a granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 19 Dec 1744 Charles Hesse-Kassel was born to Frederick Hesse-Kassel (age 24) and Mary Hanover (age 21) at Kassel. He a grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 19 Dec 1750 Isabella Susan Burrell Countess Beverley was born to Peter Burrell (age 26) and Elizabeth Lewis.
On 19 Dec 1763 Sophia Thynne was born to Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath (age 29) and Elizabeth Bentinck Marchioness Bath (age 28).
On 19 Dec 1769 Alexander Bannerman 7th Baronet was born to Alexander Bannerman 6th Baronet (age 27).
On 19 Dec 1771 Charles Ellis 1st Baron Seaford was born.
On 19 Dec 1776 Robert Edward Henry Somerset was born to Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 32) and Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort (age 29).
On 19 Dec 1778 Duchess Marie-Thérèse Duchess of Angoulême was born to Louis XVI King France (age 24) and Queen Marie Antoinette of France (age 23).
On 19 Dec 1798 Mary Fitzclarence was born illegitimately to King William IV of the United Kingdom (age 33) and Dorothea Bland aka "Mrs Jordan" (age 37).
On 19 Dec 1804 Reverend John Medley was born.
On 19 Dec 1808 Montagu Lowther Chapman 3rd Baronet was born to Thomas Chapman 2nd Baronet (age 52).
On 04 Mar 1810 Emily Paget Countess Sydney Scadbury Kent was born illegitimately to Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey (age 41) and Charlotte Cadogan Marchioness Anglesey (age 28). If her birthdate is correct then she was born before her parents married on 19 Dec 1810?
On 19 Dec 1823 Arthur Gascoyne-Cecil was born to James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil 2nd Marquess Salisbury (age 32) and Frances Mary Gascoyne Marchioness Salisbury (age 17).
On 19 Dec 1828 William John Legh 1st Baron Newton was born to William Legh.
On 19 Dec 1828 George Leveson-Gower 3rd Duke Sutherland was born to George Sutherland Leveson-Gower 2nd Duke Sutherland (age 42) and Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Howard Duchess Sutherland (age 22). Coefficient of inbreeding 3.22%.
On 19 Dec 1831 George Barrington Legge was born to William Legge 4th Earl Dartmouth (age 47) and Frances Barrington Countess Dartmouth.
On 19 Dec 1833 Walter de Sodington Blount 9th Baronet was born to Edward Blount 8th Baronet (age 38).
On 19 Dec 1837 Mary Agnes Somerville Lady Biddulph was born to Kenelm Somerville (age 50).
On 19 Dec 1860 John Richard de Clare Boscawen was born to Evelyn Boscawen 6th Viscount Falmouth (age 41) and Mary Stapleton Viscountess Falmouth 13th Baroness Despencer (age 38).
On 19 Dec 1863 Wroth Periam Christopher Lethbridge 5th Baronet was born to Wroth Acland Lethbridge 4th Baronet (age 32).
On 19 Dec 1864 William Plunket 5th Baron Plunket was born to Archbishop William Plunket 4th Baron Plunket (age 36).
On 19 Dec 1865 Reginald Hastings Marsham was born to Charles Marsham 4th Earl Romney (age 24) and Frances Augusta Constance Muir Rawdon-Hastings Countess Romney (age 21).
On 19 Dec 1873 Lister Lister-Kaye 6th Baronet was born to Captain Arthur Lister-Kaye (age 39).
On 19 Dec 1886 Nelson Edward Oliver Rycroft 6th Baronet was born to Richard Nelson Rycroft 5th Baronet (age 27) and Dorothea Hester Bluett Wallop Lady Rycroft. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.56%. 
On 19 Dec 1892 Marie Josephine Edwards was born to James Andrew Edwards.
On 19 Dec 1906 Antony Head 1st Viscount Head was born to Geoffrey Head (age 34) and Ethel Daisy Flower.
On 19 Dec 1911 Frederick Hohenzollern was born to Wilhelm Hohenzollern (age 29) and Princess Cecilie Mecklenburg Schwerin (age 25) . He a great x 2 grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
On 19 Dec 1929 Jane McNeill Duchess of Buccleuch was born.
Marriages on the 19th December
Before 19 Dec 1590 Alexander Elphinstone 4th Lord Elphinstone (age 38) and Jean Livingstone were married.
Before 19 Dec 1591 Edward Barkham (age 21) and Jane Crouch (age 18) were married. Some sources report their marriage as 1593 which is inconsistent with the date of birth of their eldest son Edward Barkham 1st Baronet on 19 Dec 1591.
On 19 Dec 1631 Francis Russell 2nd Baronet (age 15) and Catherine Wheatley (age 21) were married. Step-siblings. She the daughter of his father's third wife Elizabeth Smallpage (age 31) by her first husband John Wheatley.
Before 19 Dec 1637 William Leman 1st Baronet and Rebecca Prescot were married.
On 19 Dec 1637 Henry Felton 2nd Baronet (age 18) and Susanna Tollemache Lady Felton were married at Fakenham Magna, Suffolk. She by marriage Lady Felton of Playford in Suffolk.
On 19 Dec 1654 Anthony Thorold and Grisilla Wray were married.
Before 19 Dec 1688 Captain Walter Littleton and Anna Maria Knollys (age 32) were married. She the daughter of Nicholas Knollys 3rd Earl Banbury and Anne or Abigail Sherard.
On 19 Dec 1706 William Byron 4th Baron Byron (age 36) and Frances Wilhelmina Bentinck Baroness Byron (age 22) were married. She by marriage Baroness Byron of Rochdale in Lancashire. She the daughter of William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland (age 57) and Anne Villiers Countess Portland.
On 19 Dec 1747 Field Marshal Henry Seymour-Conway (age 26) and Caroline Campbell Countess Elgin and Ailesbury (age 26) were married. She the daughter of John Campbell 4th Duke Argyll (age 54) and Mary Drummond Bellenden.
On 19 Dec 1751 George Townshend 1st Marquess Townshend (age 27) and Charlotte Compton 16th Baroness Ferrers Chartley 7th Baroness Compton were married. He by marriage Baron Ferrers of Chartley, Baron Compton of Compton in Warwickshire. She the daughter of James Compton 5th Earl of Northampton (age 64) and Elizabeth Shirley Countess Northampton.
On 19 Dec 1760 Ellis Cunliffe 1st Baronet (age 43) and Mary Bennet Lady Cunliffe were married. She by marriage Lady Cunliffe of Liverpool in Lancaster. They had two daughters.
On 19 Dec 1774 Charles Stanhope 3rd Earl Stanhope (age 21) and Hester Pitt (age 19) were married. She the daughter of William "The Elder" Pitt 1st Earl Chatham (age 66) and Hester Granville Countess Chatham (age 54). He the son of Philip Stanhope 2nd Earl Stanhope (age 60) and Grizel Hamilton Countess Stanhope. They were half second cousins.
Around 19 Dec 1810, three weeks after her divorce, George William Campbell 6th Duke Argyll (age 42) and Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll (age 36) were married at Canongate Kirk. She by marriage Duchess Argyll. She the daughter of George Bussy Villiers 4th Earl Jersey and Frances Twysden (age 57). He the son of John Campbell 5th Duke Argyll and Elizabeth Gunning Duchess Hamilton and Argyll.
After 19 Dec 1810 Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey (age 42) and Charlotte Cadogan Marchioness Anglesey (age 29) were married. She the daughter of Charles Sloane Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan and Mary Churchill Countess Cadogan (age 52). He the son of Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge (age 66) and Jane Champagné Countess Uxbridge (age 68).
On 19 Dec 1813 Cornelius "Commodore" Vanderbilt (age 19) and Sophia Johnson were married after which they lived at a boarding house on Broad Street Manhattan. They were half first cousins.
On 19 Dec 1821 Venerable Charles Nourse Wodehouse (age 31) and Dulcibella Hay (age 27) were married. She the daughter of William Hay 17th Earl Erroll and Jane Bell Countess Erroll.
On 19 Dec 1831 Charles Anderson-Pelham 2nd Earl Yarborough (age 22) and Maria Adelaide Maude Countess Yarborough (age 17) were married. He the son of Charles Anderson-Pelham 1st Earl Yarborough (age 50).
On 19 Dec 1844 James Marriott and Lucy Henrietta Strickland (age 22) were married.
On 19 Dec 1861 William Thynne (age 58) and Belinda Brummell (age 44) were married. He the son of Thomas Thynne 2nd Marquess of Bath and Isabella Elizabeth Byng Marchioness Bath.
Before 19 Dec 1870 Henry John Peachey 3rd Baron Selsey and Anne Maria Louisa Irby (age 78) were married. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 19 Dec 1959 Basil Clive Douglas (age 29) and Lillian Callender were married.
Before 19 Dec 1995 Bishop Gerald Fitzmaurice Colin (age 82) and Iris Susan Stuart Colin (age 74) were married.
Deaths on the 19th December
On 19 Dec 966 Sancho "Fat" I King Leon (age 34) died from poisoning. His son Ramiro III King Leon (age 5) succeeded III King Leon.
On 19 or 20 Dec 1327 Agnes Capet Duchess Burgundy (age 67) died.
On 19 Dec 1385 Bernabò Visconti (age 62) died.
On 19 Dec 1387 the forces of the Lords Appellant led by the future Henry IV King England (age 20) prevented the forces of King Richard II of England (age 20) commanded by Robert de Vere 1st Duke Ireland (age 25) from crossing the bridge [Map] over the River Thames at Radcot in Oxfordshire. When Thomas of Woodstock 1st Duke of Gloucester (age 32) arrived with further Lord Appellant forces the King's men were encircled. The King's men attempted to force the crossing of the bridge at which time the only casualties occurred including Thomas Molyneux (age 49) who was killed by Thomas Mortimer (age 37). Robert de Vere 1st Duke Ireland (age 25) narrowly escaped to France. Around 800 of his men drowned in the marshes whilst trying to escape.
On 19 Dec 1400 John Rodney died.
On 19 Dec 1408 John Tuchet 4th Baron Audley, 1st Baron Tuchet (age 37) died. His son James Tuchet 5th Baron Audley, 2nd Baron Tuchet (age 10) succeeded 5th Baron Audley of Heighley in Staffordshire, 2nd Baron Tuchet.
On 19 Dec 1442 Elizabeth Luxemburg Duchess Austria (age 33) died.
On 19 Dec 1442 Richard Knightley (age 47) died.
On 19 Dec 1475 Louis Luxemburg I Count Saint Pol (age 57) was beheaded at Paris [Map]. His son Peter Luxemburg II Count Saint Pol and Soissons (age 35) succeeded II Count Saint Pol. Margaret Savoy Countess Saint Pol (age 36) by marriage Countess Saint Pol.
On 19 Dec 1496 Rowland Fitzeustace 1st Baron Portlester (age 66) died.
On 19 Dec 1498 Jeanne Laval Duchess Anjou (age 65) died.
On 19 Dec 1507 William Beaumont 2nd Viscount Beaumont (age 69) died at Wivenhoe [Map] where he was buried. Viscount Beaumont extinct. Baron Beaumont abeyant between his two nieces Joanne Lovell and Frideswell Lovell. The issue of Frideswell Lovell were disbarred from succeededing when her son Henry Norreys (age 25) was attainted. Baron Bardolf of Wormegay in Norfolk abeyant between his great nephews including Henry Norreys (age 25), George Stapleton (age 28) and great-great nephew Brian Stapleton (age 30).
On 19 Dec 1537 Bishop Alexander Stewart (age 60) died.
On 19 Dec 1552 John Seymour (age 25) died at Tower of London [Map].
On 19 Dec 1558 William Gerard (age 40) died.
On 19 Dec 1562 Jean d'Annebault was killed at the 1562 Battle of Dreux.
On 19 Dec 1591 Elizabeth Baldry Baroness Rich Leez (age 54) died.
On 19 Dec 1594 John Danvers (age 54) died said to have been of a broken heart following the disgrace of his sons Charles Danvers (age 26) and Henry Danvers 1st Earl Danby (age 21).
On 19 Dec 1603 Mary Southwell (age 37) died.
On 19 Dec 1603 Mary Southwell died.
On 19 Dec 1606 Edmund Colles (age 78) died.
On 19 Dec 1635 Margaret Rolle (age 35) died.
On 19 Dec 1636 William Spencer 2nd Baron Spencer (age 45) died. His son Henry Spencer 1st Earl of Sunderland (age 16) succeeded 3rd Baron Spencer Wormleighton.
On 19 Dec 1639 Hendrik Lodewijk Orange Nassau died.
On 19 Dec 1640 William Maynard 1st Baron Maynard (age 54) died. His son William Maynard 2nd Baron Maynard (age 17) succeeded 2nd Baron Maynard of Wicklow, 2nd Baron Maynard of Estaines ad Turrim Little Easton. Dorothy Banastre Baroness Maynard by marriage Baroness Maynard of Wicklow, Baroness Maynard of Estaines ad Turrim Little Easton.
On or before 19 Dec 1650, the day he was buried, Bartholomew Meux of Lesland and Buxton died.
On 19 Dec 1659 Anne Sophia Hohenzollern (age 61) died.
On 19 Dec 1688 Captain Walter Littleton was killed in a duel by Captain Charles Adderley, a protestant officer of the Royal Horse Guards.
On 19 Dec 1701 Duncan Campbell 4th Baronet (age 42) died. His son James Campbell 5th Baronet (age 23) succeeded 5th Baronet Campbell of Auchinbreck. Janet Macleod Lady Campbell (age 33) by marriage Lady Campbell of Auchinbreck.
On 19 Dec 1705 Emanuele Philibert Savoy died at Turin.
On 19 Dec 1706 Thomas Hussey 2nd Baronet (age 67) died. His first cousin Edward Hussey 2nd And 3rd Baronet (age 44) succeeded 3rd Baronet Hussey of Honington in Lincolnshire. His daughter Sarah Hussey (age 34) inherited Doddington Hall [Map].
On 19 Dec 1712 John Berkeley 4th Viscount Fitzhardinge (age 62) died at Windsor [Map]. Viscount Fitzhardinge of Berehaven in Kerry, Baronet Berkeley of Bruton in Somerset extinct. He was buried in Westminster Abbey [Map].
In On 19 Dec 1719 Anne Griffith (age 21) died in childbirth.
On 19 Dec 1723 Helen Lyon (age 28) died.
On 19 Dec 1726 Henry Fane of Brympton (age 57) died. He was buried at Westbury-on-Trym, Gloucestershire. Thomas Fane 8th Earl of Westmoreland (age 25) inherited Fulbeck Hall.
On 19 Dec 1737 James Louis Sobieski (age 70) died.
On 19 Dec 1751 James Barry 5th Earl Barrymore (age 34) died. His son Richard Barry 6th Earl Barrymore (age 6) succeeded 6th Earl Barrymore.
On 19 Dec 1751 Louise Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 27) died.
On 19 Dec 1787 Francis Parry Price (age 26) died.
On 19 Dec 1799 Eliza Trefusis (age 61) died.
On 19 Dec 1800 Elizabeth Davers Countess Bristol (age 67) died.
On 19 Dec 1802 Francis Charles Annesley 1st Earl Annesley (age 62) died without legitimate issue. His brother Richard Annesley 2nd Earl Annesley (age 57) succeeded 2nd Earl Annesley of Castlewellan in County Down, 3rd Viscount Glerawly of County Fermanagh, 3rd Baron Annesley of Castle Wellan in County Down.
On 19 Dec 1810 Willoughby Bertie (age 23) died.
On 19 Dec 1819 Vice-Admiral Thomas Francis Fremantle (age 54) died.
On 19 Dec 1845 James Archibald Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie 1st Baron Wharncliffe (age 69) died. His son John Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie 2nd Baron Wharncliffe (age 44) succeeded 2nd Baron Wharncliffe of Wortley in Yorkshire. Georgiana Elizabeth Ryder Baroness Wharncliffe (age 41) by marriage Baroness Wharncliffe of Wortley in Yorkshire.
On 19 Dec 1851 Joseph Mallord William Turner (age 76) died of cholera at the home of Sophia Caroline Booth at 119 Cheyne Walk.
On 19 Dec 1856 John Douglas 7th Marquess Queensberry (age 77) died. His son Archibald William Douglas 8th Marquess Queensberry (age 38) succeeded 8th Marquess Queensberry, 10th Earl Queensberry, 9th Lord Douglas Hawick, 7th Lord Drumlanrig, 7th Baronet Kelhead. Caroline Clayton Marchioness Queensbury (age 35) by marriage Marchioness Queensberry.
On 19 Dec 1858 George Warwick Bamlfylde 1st Baron Poltimore (age 72) died. His son Augustus Frederick Bampfylde 2nd Baron Poltimore (age 21) succeeded 2nd Baron Politmore, 7th Baronet Bampfylde of Poltimore in Devon. Florence Sarah Wilhelmine Sheridan Baroness Poltimore by marriage Baroness Politmore.
On 19 Dec 1861 George Harcourt (age 76) died.
On 19 Dec 1861 Colonel Thomas Henry Kingscote of Kingscote Park in Gloucestershire (age 62) died.
On 19 Dec 1862 Abraham Solomon (age 39) died.
On 19 Dec 1865 William George Grey (age 46) died.
On 19 Dec 1869 Mark Kerr aka McDonnell 5th Earl of Antrim (age 55) died. His son William Randall McDonnell 6th Earl of Antrim (age 18) succeeded 6th Earl Antrim 2C, 6th Viscount Dunluce.
On 19 Dec 1870 Anne Maria Louisa Irby (age 78) died.
On 19 Dec 1880 Constance Leveson-Gower Duchess Westminster (age 46) died.
On 19 Dec 1881 William Payne-Gallwey 2nd Baronet (age 74) died as a result of severe internal injuries sustained after falling upon a turnip while out shooting in the parish of Bagby. His son Ralph Frankland-Payne-Gallwey 3rd Baronet (age 33) succeeded 3rd Baronet Payne-Gallwey of Hampton Hill.
On 19 Dec 1885 Dudley Francis North 7th Earl Guildford (age 34) died. His son Frederick George North 8th Earl Guildford (age 9) succeeded 8th Earl Guildford, 10th Baron Guildford.
On 19 Dec 1891 Edward William Harcourt (age 66) died.
On 19 Dec 1895 Rainald Knightley 1st Baron Knightley (age 76) died without issue. Baron Knightley of Fawsley in Northamptonshire extinct. His first cousin Valentine Knightley 4th Baronet (age 83) succeeded 4th Baronet Knightley of Fawsley.
On 19 Dec 1896 James Charles Agar 3rd Earl Normanton (age 78) died. His son Sidney James Agar 4th Earl Normanton (age 31) succeeded 4th Earl Normanton.
On 19 Dec 1902 Henry Verney 26th Baron Latimer 18th Baron Willoughby de Broke (age 58) died on board the steamship Australia. He was buried at sea near Colombo.His son Richard Verney 27th Baron Latimer 19th Baron Willoughby de Broke (age 33) succeeded 27th Baron Latimer of Corby, 19th Baron Willoughby Broke.
On 19 Dec 1909 Henry Evans-Gordon (age 67) died.
On 19 Dec 1914 Felix Charles Hanbury-Tracy (age 32) died. He was seriously wounded during an attack on the German trenches at Fromelles, in December 1914, but stoically refused to be carried back from the firing line, on account of the great risk to the stretcher-bearers. News of his fate was confirmed during the Christmas Truce, in the so-called “information interviews,” when German officers told their British counterparts that he had subsequently been brought into the German trenches seriously wounded. He had died two days later and been buried in the German Cemetery at Fromelles.
On 19 Dec 1917 Susan Louisa Cavendish Countess Liverpool died.
On 19 Dec 1923 Rowland Richard Clegg-Hill 4th Viscount Hill (age 60) died without issue. His brother Francis William Clegg-Hill 5th Viscount Hill (age 57) succeeded 5th Viscount Hill of Hawkestone and Hardwicke in Shropshire, 5th Baron Hill of Almaraz and of Hawkestone in Shropshire, 7th Baronet Hill of Hawkestone in Shropshire.
On 19 Dec 1936 Henry Roper-Curzon 18th Baron Teynham (age 69) died. His son Christopher John Roper-Curzon 19th Baron Teynham (age 40) succeeded 19th Baron Teynham of Teynham in Kent.
On 19 Dec 1937 Frederick Frankland 10th Baronet (age 69) died. His son Major Thomas William Assheton Frankland 11th Baronet (age 35) succeeded 11th Baronet Frankland of Thirkleby in Yorkshire.
On 19 Dec 1941 John Dudley North 13th Baron North (age 24) was killed in action when HMS Neptune was sunk by enemy mines in the Mediterranean. Baron North abeyant between his two sisters.
On 19 Dec 1942 Lieutenant Andrew Jervis Hawkins (age 21) was killed while flying in the service of his country. Memorial in Church of St George, South Acre [Map].
Lieutenant Andrew Jervis Hawkins: On 23 Mar 1921 he was born at South Acre, Norfolk.
On 19 Dec 1947 Ronald Pigram (age 34) died. Royal Army Service Corps. Corporal. S/217196. Son of James and Annie Jane Pigram; husband of Phyllis Louise Pigram, of Harrow Weald, Middlesex.
On 19 Dec 1958 Arthur Gore 6th Earl of Arran (age 90) died. His son Arthur Gore 7th Earl of Arran (age 55) succeeded 7th Earl Arran. He committed suicide nine days later.
On 19 Dec 1984 Rowland Winn 4th Baron St Oswald (age 68) died. His brother Derek Winn 5th Baron St Oswald (age 65) succeeded 5th Baron St Oswald of Nostell in the West Riding of Yorkshire.
On 19 Dec 1995 Bishop Gerald Fitzmaurice Colin (age 82) died. He was buried at Lincoln Cathedral [Map].
Bishop Gerald Fitzmaurice Colin: On 19 Jul 1913 he was born. In 1966 he was appointed Bishop of Grimsby. Before 19 Dec 1995 he and Iris Susan Stuart Colin were married.
