Page 3: Historical Events In December - 16

1828  On this day in history john Beatty, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1914   

1830  On this day in history john Frederick Hartranft, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1889   

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  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  On December - 16 fire consumes over 600 buildings in New York NY   

1835  On this day in history the Wall Street area of New York City is destroyed by fire.   

1835  On December - 16 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  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 this day in history.   

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  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  The birth of Edward Emerson Barnard, US astronomer on December - 16.   

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  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  Karol Joseph Lipinski, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1862  On December - 16 kingdom of Nepal accepts its constitution   

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

1863  George Santayana, Spain, philosopher/poet/humanist (Last Puritan) on December - 16.   

1864  Battle of Nashville on this day in history.   

1864  Battle of Nashville ends after 4400 casualities on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1870  Stanislaw Duniecki, composer, dies at 31 on December - 16.   

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

1874  Abraham Capadose, physician/missionary, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

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1485  On this day in history 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 December - 16 birth of eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1674)   

1622  Kurt S Adeler, Danish admiral/ship builder was born on this day in history.   

1652  Giovanni Maria Casini, composer was born on December - 16.   

1714  On December - 16 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  Elizabeth Carter, English writer (d. 1806) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

0867  On this day in history death of eberhard of Friuli   

0875  On December - 16 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  On this day in history adelheid the Saint, German empress of Otto I/saint, dies at about 68   

1325  On December - 16 death of charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (b. 1270)   

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