Page 2: Historical Events In December - 16

1734  Georg Peter Weimar, composer on this day in history.   

1740  On this day in history prussian Libya falls to Silezie   

1748  On this day in history ferdinand-Philippe-Joseph Staes, composer   

1761  Russian army occupies Kolberg on December - 16.   

1765  Peter Frederick Haldimand, Swiss military officer and surveyor on December - 16.   

1767  On December - 16 van Ritter von Glucks opera "Alceste" premiers   

1770  On December - 16 ludwig Van Beethoven was born on Dec. 16, 1770 (baptized on Dec. 17, 1770)   

1770  Ludwig van Beethoven, Bonn Germany, composer (5th Symphony, Ode to Joy) on this day in history.   

1773  Big tea party in Boston harbor-Indians welcome on December - 16.   

1773  Boston Tea Party' , when the 'Sons of Liberty' dumped 18,000 worth of tea in the Boston harbor on this day in history.   

1773  The Boston Tea Party occurs when American colonists board a British ship and dump overboard more than 300 chests of tea to protest high taxes on this day in history.   

1773  On December - 16 big tea party in Boston harbor-indians welcome (Boston Tea Party)   

1774  On this day in history francois Quesnay, French personal physician of Louis XIV, dies at 80   

1775  The birth of Jane Austen, English novelist on December - 16.   

1775  On this day in history francois-Adrien Boieldieu, composer   

1777  Janos Fusz, composer on this day in history.   

1781  Georg Simon Lohlein, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1783  On December - 16 johann Adolf Hasse, Dutch operatic composer (Sesostrate), dies at 84   

1790  Ludwig August Lebrun, composer, dies at 38 on this day in history.   

1809  Marriage between Napoleon Bonaparte and Josephine disolved after thirteen years on this day in history.   

1809  On this day in history napoleon Bonaparte and the Empress Josephine are divorced by an act of the French Senate.   

1809  Napoleon Bonaparte divorces Empress Josephine by French Senate on December - 16.   

1809  Peter P van Bosse, Dutch attorney/liberal minister of Finance on this day in history.   

1811  On December - 16 most violent & prolonged quakes in US begins in Midwest region   

1811  On this day in history earthquake hits New Madrid, Missouri, causing widespread damage   

1812  William Grose, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1900 on December - 16.   

1816  Vincenzo Galeotti, [Tomazelli], Ital dancer/choreographer, dies at 73 on December - 16.   

1817  On December - 16 leaders of Molukkas uprising hanged in Ambon   

1819  Robert Selden Garnett, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1861 on this day in history.   

1822  On December - 16 charles Edward Horsley, composer   

1824  On December - 16 great North Holland Canal opens   

1825  Henry Heth, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1899 on December - 16.   

1826  On December - 16 benjamin W. Edwards rides into Mexican controlled Nacogdoches, Texas and declares himself ruler of the Republic of Fredonia.   

1827  John A C Oudemans, Dutch geographer/astronomer on this day in history.   

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1485  On December - 16 birth of catherine of Aragon, Spanish princess/1st wife of Henry VIII   

1584  On this day in history birth of john Selden, English jurist and oriental scholar (d. 1654)   

1614  Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1674) was born on this day in history.   

1622  Kurt S Adeler, Danish admiral/ship builder was born on December - 16.   

1652  Giovanni Maria Casini, composer was born on this day in history.   

1714  George Whitefield, English-born Methodist leader (d. 1770) was born on this day in history.   

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

1717  On December - 16 birth of elizabeth Carter, English writer (d. 1806)   

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

0714  Pippin II, of Héristal, Duke/prince of France, dies on this day in history.   

0867  Death of Eberhard of Friuli on this day in history.   

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

0882  John VIII, Italian Pope (872-82), dies on this day in history.   

0999  On December - 16 adelheid the Saint, German empress of Otto I/saint, dies at about 68   

1325  Death of Charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (b. 1270) on this day in history.   

1378  Death of Otto III of Montferrat on this day in history.