Historical Events In December - 16
Thursday, 13 May 2021
1973 On this day in history o.J. Simpson becomes first NFLer to rush 2,000 yard in a season
1973 On December - 16 syd Barnes, cricketer (13 Tests for Australia 1938-48), dies
1974 Kostas Varnalis, writer, dies on this day in history.
1976 On this day in history george a goose that lived to 49 years 8 months
1976 On December - 16 government halts swine flu vaccination program following reports of paralysis
1976 On this day in history george, a goose that lived to 49 years 8 months, dies
1978 On this day in history cleveland, Ohio, become the first city in the post-Depression era to default on its loans.
1978 Ronald Reagan denounces President Jimmy Carter's recognition of China PR on this day in history.
1978 Blanche Calloway, US singer/dancer/radio hostess, dies at 76 on this day in history.
1980 On December - 16 pres-elect Reagan announces Alexander Haig as secretary of state
1980 On December - 16 harland "Colonel" Sanders, founder Kentucky Fried Chicken, dies at 90
1982 On December - 16 anthony C B Chapman, England, formula 1 racer, dies at 54
1983 On this day in history riverside, Cal judge denies cerebral palsy victim Elizabeth Bouviato request to starve herself to death in a county hospital
1983 Yogi Berra named Yankee manager for 2nd time on December - 16.
1983 Kusan Sunim, found Milae Sa temple/Bulsung Sa Zen in Korea, dies at 74 on this day in history.
1985 On December - 16 challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 51-L mission
1985 Paul Castellano Organized-crime chief shot dead by a NYC restaurant on December - 16.
1985 Dick Pollard, cricketer (England fast-medium bowler 1946-48), dies on this day in history.
1987 On this day in history roh Tae Woo wins Presidential Election in South Korea
1987 Albert P Morano, (Rep-R-Conn, 1951-59), dies at 79 on December - 16.
1988 On December - 16 political cult leader Lyndon LaRouche convicted of tax, mail fraud
1988 On this day in history h "Stork" Hendry, cricketer (11 Tests for Australia 1921-29), dies
1989 On this day in history aileen Pringle, actress (Age of Consent, Convicted, Night Parade), dies
1991 UN reverses ruling that Zionism is racism by 111-25 (13 abstain) vote on December - 16.
1991 On this day in history fred D Scott, actor (2 Gun Troubador), dies
1992 On December - 16 iBM said it would make its first layoffs in fifty years. The company announced it would trim its staff by 25,000 employees and dispose of some of the assets of its mainframebusiness.
1992 On this day in history israel orders deportation of 415 Palestinians after escalating terrorist activity
1992 On December - 16 anton [Tom] Koolhaas, Dutch writer (Snow White), dies at 80
1993 On December - 16 bentri Seddik, Algerian court judge, murdered at 46
1994 On December - 16 mary Durack, poet, dies at 81
1996 IBM announced on this day in 1996 it would stop selling computers that used that PowerPC chip and ran Windows NT. IBM, Motorola, and Apple had teamed up to challenge Intel Corporation's dominance in chips and Microsoft's near monopoly on operating systems on this day in history.
2005 On this day in history 43rd Mersenne prime found, 230,402,457 - 1. Discovered with the GIMPS project by Dr. Curtis Cooper and Dr. Steven Boone, professors at Central Missouri State University.
2005 On December - 16 the West Wing Actor John Spencer dies at 58.
2007 Parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan on December - 16.
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