Page 3: Historical Events In December - 16

1828  John Beatty, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1914 on December - 16.   

1830  On December - 16 john Frederick Hartranft, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1889   

1833  Friedrich August Kanne, composer, dies at 55 on December - 16.   

1834  On this day in history leon Walras, French economist (border use theory)   

1835  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 on December - 16.   

1835  Fire consumes over 600 buildings in New York NY on December - 16.   

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

1835  On this day in history fire consumes over 600 buildings in NYC   

1838  On December - 16 boers beat Zulu chieftain Dingaan in South Africa   

1838  The Boers defeat the Zulus in South Africa on this day in history.   

1847  On December - 16 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  Fred Morley, cricketer (legendary Notts & England bowler 1880-83) on December - 16.   

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

1852  On December - 16 the Evening Star newspaper begins publication in Washington, DC.   

1852  On this day in history andries H Potgieter, South African/Transvaal explorer, dies at 59   

1857  Earthquake in Naples, Italy on this day in history.   

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

1857  On this day in history edward Emerson Barnard, Tenn, astronomer (Jupiter's 5th satellite)   

1858  Dutch govt decides to vacate Schokland Island on December - 16.   

1858  On December - 16 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  On December - 16 kingdom of Nepal accepts its constitution   

1862  On this day in history eugene Demolder, Belgian writer (Sous la robe)   

1863  On December - 16 george Santayana, Spain, philosopher/poet/humanist (Last Puritan)   

1864  On December - 16 battle of Nashville   

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

1865  On December - 16 victor Rousseau, Belgian sculptor   

1869  On this day in history albert F Pollard, British historian (Dict of natural biography)   

1870  The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is lit for the first time on December - 16.   

1870  On this day in history stanislaw Duniecki, composer, dies at 31   

1871  Willibald Alexis, German writer (Schloss Avalon), dies at 73 on December - 16.   

1874  On December - 16 abraham Capadose, physician/missionary, dies at 79   

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

1584  John Selden, English jurist and oriental scholar (d. 1654) was born on this day in history.   

1614  On December - 16 birth of eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1674)   

1622  On this day in history birth of kurt S Adeler, Danish admiral/ship builder   

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

1714  On December - 16 birth of george Whitefield, English-born Methodist leader (d. 1770)   

1716  On December - 16 birth of louis-Jules Mancini-Mazarini, Duc de Nivernais, French diplomat and writer (d. 1798)   

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

0705  On December - 16 death of empress Wu of Zhou (b. 625)   

0714  On this day in history pippin II, of Héristal, Duke/prince of France, dies   

0867  Death of Eberhard of Friuli on December - 16.   

0875  On December - 16 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 December - 16.   

1378  Death of Otto III of Montferrat on December - 16.