Historical Events
First Female President
Park Geun-hye wins the South Korean presidential election to become the nation’s first female president
- UBS bank is fined $1.5 billion for its role in manipulating the Libor rate
Famous Deaths
- Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, Israeli military leader, dies from cancer at 68
- Larry Morris, American College Football HOF iinebacker (NCAA C'ship 1952 Georgia Tech; NFL C'ship 1963 Chicago Bears), dies at 79
- Piet de Visser, Dutch politician (PvdA), dies at 81
- Robert Bork, American lawyer, government official (US Solicitor General, 1973-77), jurist (US Court of Appeals, 1982-88), rejected Supreme Court nominee (1987), and professor (Yale),dies from heart disease at 85
- Sir Lawrence "Lawrie" Barratt, British businessman and housing developer (Barratt Developments), dies at 85
Died in 2012 2012 Highlights
About December 19, 2012
Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 11 years, 4 months and 18 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Generation Z
Chinese Zodiac: Dragon
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Music Charts
#1 Song: Locked Out Of Heaven - Bruno Mars
#1 Song: He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother - Justice Collective
