Historical Events In December - 16

1828  John Beatty, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1914 on this day in history.  

1830  John Frederick Hartranft, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1889 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1835  The Wall Street area of New York City is destroyed by fire on December - 16.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

1850  On December - 16 fred Morley, cricketer (legendary Notts & England bowler 1880-83)  

1851  Theodoor H de Meester, Dutch premier (1905-08) on this day in history.  

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

1852  On December - 16 andries H Potgieter, South African/Transvaal explorer, dies at 59  

1857  On December - 16 earthquake in Naples, Italy  

1857  On December - 16 the birth of Edward Emerson Barnard, US astronomer  

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

1858  On this day in history dutch govt decides to vacate Schokland Island  

1858  On this day in history richard Bright, British Dr (Bright's disease/nephritis), dies at 69  

1859  Wilhelm Grimm, writer, dies at 73 on December - 16.  

1861  Karol Joseph Lipinski, composer, dies at 71 on December - 16.  

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

1862  On December - 16 eugene Demolder, Belgian writer (Sous la robe)  

1863  George Santayana, Spain, philosopher/poet/humanist (Last Puritan) on this day in history.  

1864  On this day in history battle of Nashville  

1864  On December - 16 battle of Nashville ends after 4400 casualities  

1865  Victor Rousseau, Belgian sculptor on December - 16.  

1869  Albert F Pollard, British historian (Dict of natural biography) on this day in history.  

1870  On this day in history 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 December - 16 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  On this day in history birth of eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1674)  

1622  On December - 16 birth of kurt S Adeler, Danish admiral/ship builder  

1652  On this day in history birth of giovanni Maria Casini, composer  

1714  On this day in history birth of george Whitefield, English-born Methodist leader (d. 1770)  

1716  Louis-Jules Mancini-Mazarini, Duc de Nivernais, French diplomat and writer (d. 1798) was born on this day in history.  

1717  On this day in history birth of elizabeth Carter, English writer (d. 1806)  

0705  Death of Empress Wu of Zhou (b. 625) on December - 16.  

0714  Pippin II, of Héristal, Duke/prince of France, dies on December - 16.  

0867  Death of Eberhard of Friuli on December - 16.  

0875  On this day in history ado of Vienne, French archbishop of Vienne, dies at about 75  

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

0999  On this day in history 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.