December 19Frontispiece to A Christmas Carol1828 Nullification crisis: American vice president John C. Calhoun's South Carolina Exposition and Protest, written to protest the Tariff of Abominations, was presented to the South Carolina House of Representatives.1843 A Christmas Carol (illustration pictured), a novella by Charles Dickens about the miser Ebenezer Scrooge and his transformation after being visited by ghosts, was published.1983 The Jules Rimet Trophy, awarded to the winner of the FIFA World Cup, was stolen from the offices of the Brazilian Football Confederation.1997 SilkAir Flight185 crashed into the Musi River in Indonesia, killing 104 people.2013 The European Space Agency's spacecraft Gaia was launched with the goal of constructing the largest and most precise star catalogue ever made.Adelaide of Susa (d.1091)Sakakibara Kenkichi (b.1830)Kristina Keneally (b.1968)Ahmet Emin Yalman (d.1972)More anniversaries: December 18December 19December 20ArchiveBy emailList of days of the yearAbout