Historical Events In December - 16

1828  On December - 16 john Beatty, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1914   

1830  On this day in history john Frederick Hartranft, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1889   

1833  Friedrich August Kanne, composer, dies at 55 on December - 16.   

1834  Leon Walras, French economist (border use theory) on this day in history.   

1835  On this day in history disaster struck Wall Street on this day in 1835, as a fire ravaged the hub of the financial community in lower Manhattan. The inside of the Merchants' Exchange building was nearly destroyed by the fire, leaving the New York Stock and Exchange Board without a home   

1835  Fire consumes over 600 buildings in New York NY on December - 16.   

1835  The Wall Street area of New York City is destroyed by fire on this day in history.   

1835  On this day in history fire consumes over 600 buildings in NYC   

1838  On this day in history boers beat Zulu chieftain Dingaan in South Africa   

1838  The Boers defeat the Zulus in South Africa on December - 16.   

1847  On this day in history augusta Mary Anne Holmes, composer   

1850  On December - 16 history of New Zealand: The Charlotte-Jane and the Randolph bring the first of the Canterbury Pilgrims to Lyttelton.   

1850  On this day in history fred Morley, cricketer (legendary Notts & England bowler 1880-83)   

1851  On this day in history theodoor H de Meester, Dutch premier (1905-08)   

1852  The Evening Star newspaper begins publication in Washington, DC on this day in history.   

1852  On this day in history andries H Potgieter, South African/Transvaal explorer, dies at 59   

1857  Earthquake in Naples, Italy on this day in history.   

1857  The birth of Edward Emerson Barnard, US astronomer on December - 16.   

1857  On December - 16 edward Emerson Barnard, Tenn, astronomer (Jupiter's 5th satellite)   

1858  Dutch govt decides to vacate Schokland Island on December - 16.   

1858  Richard Bright, British Dr (Bright's disease/nephritis), dies at 69 on December - 16.   

1859  On December - 16 wilhelm Grimm, writer, dies at 73   

1861  Karol Joseph Lipinski, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1862  Kingdom of Nepal accepts its constitution on this day in history.   

1862  Eugene Demolder, Belgian writer (Sous la robe) on December - 16.   

1863  George Santayana, Spain, philosopher/poet/humanist (Last Puritan) on December - 16.   

1864  Battle of Nashville on December - 16.   

1864  Battle of Nashville ends after 4400 casualities on this day in history.   

1865  Victor Rousseau, Belgian sculptor on this day in history.   

1869  On December - 16 albert F Pollard, British historian (Dict of natural biography)   

1870  On December - 16 the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is lit for the first time.   

1870  Stanislaw Duniecki, composer, dies at 31 on this day in history.   

1871  On December - 16 willibald Alexis, German writer (Schloss Avalon), dies at 73   

1874  Abraham Capadose, physician/missionary, dies at 79 on December - 16.   

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1485  On this day in history birth of catherine of Aragon, Spanish princess/1st wife of Henry VIII   

1584  On December - 16 birth of john Selden, English jurist and oriental scholar (d. 1654)   

1614  Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1674) was born on December - 16.   

1622  Kurt S Adeler, Danish admiral/ship builder was born on this day in history.   

1652  On December - 16 birth of giovanni Maria Casini, composer   

1714  George Whitefield, English-born Methodist leader (d. 1770) was born on December - 16.   

1716  Louis-Jules Mancini-Mazarini, Duc de Nivernais, French diplomat and writer (d. 1798) was born on December - 16.   

1717  Elizabeth Carter, English writer (d. 1806) was born on December - 16.   

0705  Death of Empress Wu of Zhou (b. 625) on this day in history.   

0714  On this day in history pippin II, of Héristal, Duke/prince of France, dies   

0867  Death of Eberhard of Friuli on December - 16.   

0875  Ado of Vienne, French archbishop of Vienne, dies at about 75 on December - 16.   

0882  On this day in history john VIII, Italian Pope (872-82), dies   

0999  On this day in history adelheid the Saint, German empress of Otto I/saint, dies at about 68   

1325  On this day in history death of charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (b. 1270)   

1378  Death of Otto III of Montferrat on December - 16.