Historical Events In December - 16
Thursday, 04 March 2021
1877 On December - 16 anton Bruckner's 3rd Symphony in D, premieres
1879 William Duncan, Scotland, actor (Thunder Trail) on December - 16.
1880 Republic of South-Africa forms on this day in history.
1882 The birth of Zoltan Kodaly, Hungarian composer on December - 16.
1882 On this day in history jack Hobbs, cricketer (1st-class runs, the most ever)
1883 Max Linder, Caverne France, actor/comic/director (Max Prend un Bain) on December - 16.
1884 On this day in history great Britain recognizes King Leopold II's Congo Free State
1886 Rift at Dutch Reformed Church over "Doleantie" on December - 16.
1888 On this day in history alphonse Juin, French marshal
1890 Negro Methodist Episcopal Church founded in Jackson, TN on this day in history.
1890 Harlan Sanders, founder/CEO (Kentucky Fried Chicken) on December - 16.
1892 Commencement of 1st Sheffield Shield cricket game, SA v NSW on December - 16.
1892 On this day in history a "Shon Nene" Morales, Antillean/Neth very old lady
1893 On December - 16 anton Dvorak's "New World Symphony" premieres
1893 Vladimir Golschmann, Paris France, conductor with Immortal Downbeat on this day in history.
1895 Lidj Jasu, emperor of Ethiopia on December - 16.
1897 The first submarine with an internal combustion engine demonstrated on December - 16.
1897 On this day in history 1st submarine with an internal combustion engine demonstrated
1897 Jacobus Petrus Duminy, cricketer (three Tests for S Africa 1927-29) on this day in history.
1897 On December - 16 alphonse Daudet, writer, dies at 57
1899 On December - 16 harold Walter Bailey, philologist
1900 Boer army under gen Kritzinger take Cape colony on this day in history.
1900 Victor S Pritchett, literary critic/author (Myth Makers) on December - 16.
1901 On December - 16 boer general Kritzinger captured
1901 Margaret Mead, Phila, anthropologist (Coming of Age in Samoa) on this day in history.
1903 Majestic Theater, New York NY, becomes first in US to employ women ushers on this day in history.
1903 Majestic Theater, NYC, becomes 1st in US to employ women ushers on December - 16.
1903 On this day in history hardie Albright, Pittsburgh, actress (Silver Streak, Scarlet Letter)
1904 Edward Morris Bernstein, economist on December - 16.
1905 "Variety," covering all phases of show business, first published on this day in history.
1905 "Variety," covering all phases of show business, 1st published on this day in history.
1905 On this day in history piet Hein, poet/inventor
1906 On December - 16 john Morrison, politician/landowner
1907 On this day in history great White Fleet sails from Hampton Downs on its World Cruise
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