Historical Events In December - 16

1828  On December - 16 john Beatty, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1914  

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

1833  On this day in history friedrich August Kanne, composer, dies at 55  

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 December - 16 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.  

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1847  Augusta Mary Anne Holmes, composer on December - 16.  

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  On this day in history theodoor H de Meester, Dutch premier (1905-08)  

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

1852  Andries H Potgieter, South African/Transvaal explorer, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

1857  On December - 16 earthquake in Naples, Italy  

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

1857  Edward Emerson Barnard, Tenn, astronomer (Jupiter's 5th satellite) on this day in history.  

1858  Dutch govt decides to vacate Schokland Island on this day in history.  

1858  Richard Bright, British Dr (Bright's disease/nephritis), dies at 69 on December - 16.  

1859  Wilhelm Grimm, writer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

1861  On this day in history karol Joseph Lipinski, composer, dies at 71  

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  Battle of Nashville ends after 4400 casualities on December - 16.  

1865  On December - 16 victor Rousseau, Belgian sculptor  

1869  Albert F Pollard, British historian (Dict of natural biography) on December - 16.  

1870  On this day in history the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is lit for the first time.  

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

1871  On December - 16 willibald Alexis, German writer (Schloss Avalon), dies at 73  

1874  On this day in history abraham Capadose, physician/missionary, dies at 79  

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1485  Catherine of Aragon, Spanish princess/1st wife of Henry VIII was born on December - 16.  

1584  On this day in history 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  Giovanni Maria Casini, composer was born on December - 16.  

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

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

0882  On this day in history john VIII, Italian Pope (872-82), dies  

0999  Adelheid the Saint, German empress of Otto I/saint, dies at about 68 on December - 16.  

1325  Death of Charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (b. 1270) on December - 16.  

1378  On December - 16 death of otto III of Montferrat