Historical Events In December - 16
Sunday, 28 April 2024
1907 On this day in history eugene H Farrar is 1st to sing on radio (Bkln Navy Yard NY)
1907 Ray C Bliss, (R) Ohio State Republican Chairman on this day in history.
1908 1st credit union in US forms (Manchester NH) on December - 16.
1909 On this day in history uS pressure forces Nicaraguan President Jose Santos Zelaya from office
1909 US pressure forces Nicaraguan Pres Jose Santos Zelaya from office on December - 16.
1909 Henricus Verbunt, civil servant/resistance fighter on this day in history.
1910 On this day in history freddie Brown, Peru, cricketer ("Lettuces! Hearts as big as ")
1912 On December - 16 the first US postage stamp picturing an airplane, $0.20 parcel post, issued
1912 1st US postage stamp picturing an airplane, 20 cent parcel post, issued on this day in history.
1913 Charlie Chaplin began his film career at Keystone for $150 a week on December - 16.
1914 On December - 16 french offensive in Artois (Pétain)
1914 Ivan Zajc, composer, dies at 82 on December - 16.
1915 Albert Einstein publishes his "General Theory of Relativity" on December - 16.
1915 On this day in history georgi Sviridov, composer
1916 On December - 16 gregory Rasputin, a monk with considerable influence over the Russian court, is murdered by noblemen.
1916 Theo Bitter, Dutch painter/set designer on this day in history.
1916 On this day in history grigori Rasputin, a powerful Russian monk, murdered
1917 Arthur C[harles] Clarke, sci-fi author (2001, 2010, Childhood's End) on December - 16.
1918 On December - 16 jack Dempsey KOs Carl Morris in 14 seconds
1918 On December - 16 henry Clarke, fashion photographer
1919 Manke Nelis, [Cornelis Pieters], Dutch folk vocalist (Small Yodel Boy) on December - 16.
1920 On December - 16 over 180,000 die when earthquake destroys 15,000 miles (Kansu China)
1920 On December - 16 8.6 earthquake destroys 15,000 square miles and kills over 180,000 in Kansu China
1920 On this day in history ma, the Benovelent, Chinese muslim rebel (holy war), dies
1920 Haiyuan earthquake in China killing 273,400 people on this day in history.
1921 Charles Camille Saint-Saens, French composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.
1922 On this day in history florence E. Allen becomes the first woman justice of a state supreme court (Ohio).
1922 On this day in history gabriel Narutowicz first President of Polish Republic assassinated
1922 On December - 16 mutual Assn of Eastern Colored Baseball Clubs) formally organizes
1922 On this day in history pierre Chany, writer/cycling journalist
1922 Gabriel Narutowicz, 1st pres of Poland (Dec 7-16, 1922), assassinated on December - 16.
1923 Tip [Silvio A] Marugg, Antillian writer (Weekend pilgrimage) on December - 16.
1923 Pongrac Kacsoh, composer, dies at 50 on December - 16.
1924 On December - 16 noel Coward's "Vortex," premieres in London
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