| Holiday name | Holiday location | Holiday type |
|---|---|---|
| Remembrance Day for Roma and Sinti killed by Genocide | Germany | Observance |
| National Hard Candy Day | - | Unofficial (Food & Drinks) |
| National Oatmeal Muffin Day | - | Unofficial (Food & Drinks) |
| National Heroes and Heroines Day | Anguilla | Public Holiday |
| First Day of Hanukkah | Multiple [Show] | Jewish Holiday |
| Chanukah/Hanukkah (first day) | United States | Jewish Holiday |
| Hanukkah I (Holiday of lights) | Israel | Observance, Hebrew |
| St. Nicholas Day | Ukraine | Observance, Orthodox |
| Hanukkah Starts | - | Jewish |
| National Emo Day | - | Unofficial (Art & Entertainment, Lifestyle) |
Historical Events on December 19
- 1777: During the American Revolutionary War, George Washington and his Continental Army bunker down for the winter at Valley Forge in Pennsylvania.
- 1796: During the French Revolutionary War, Commodore Horatio Nelson and his British frigates engage with Commodore Don Jacobo and his Spanish frigates off of the coast of Murcia.
- 1907: Almost 300 coal miners die in the Darr Mine at Jacobs Creek in Pennsylvania.
- 1912: After serving almost 4 years at the Sing Sing Prison, Captain William Van Schaick receives a pardon by United States President William Howard Taft.
- 1924: In the city of London in England, the very last Rolls Royce Silver Ghost is sold to the public.
- 1941: In Alexandria Harbor, Italian Limpet mines severely damage the HMS Queen Elizabeth and the HMS Valiant.
- 1945: The British Government executes John Amery for treason.
- 1946: The First Indochina War begins.
- 1998: United States President Bill Clinton becomes only the second U.S President to be impeached by the U.S House of Representatives.
- 2016: At a Christmas Market in Berlin, Germany, a vehicular attack kills many people.
Famous Birthdays on December 19
- English actor Ralph Richardson is born in 1902.
- French novelist and poet, Jean Genet is born in 1910.
- American animator and screenwriter, Mel Shaw is born in 1914.
- American historian and author, Robert V. Bruce is born in 1923.
- American actor and director, Tim Reid is born in 1944.
- Canadian ice hockey player Ken Brown is born in 1948.
- American actress and model, Jennifer Beals is born in 1963.
- French actress Béatrice Dalle is born in 1964.
- Canadian golfer Lorie Kane is born in 1964.
- American magician and illusionist, Criss Angel is born in 1967.
- American songwriter and rapper, Ingrid Burley is born in 1986.
- English footballer Calvin Andrew is born in 1986.
- Japanese jockey Kousei Miura is born in 1989.
