Historical Events In December - 16

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

1830  John Frederick Hartranft, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1889 on December - 16.   

1833  Friedrich August Kanne, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1834  On December - 16 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  On this day in history fire consumes over 600 buildings in New York NY   

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

1835  Fire consumes over 600 buildings in NYC on December - 16.   

1838  Boers beat Zulu chieftain Dingaan in South Africa on December - 16.   

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

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  Fred Morley, cricketer (legendary Notts & England bowler 1880-83) on this day in history.   

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

1857  Earthquake in Naples, Italy on December - 16.   

1857  The birth of Edward Emerson Barnard, US astronomer on this day in history.   

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 December - 16.   

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

1862  Kingdom of Nepal accepts its constitution on December - 16.   

1862  Eugene Demolder, Belgian writer (Sous la robe) on December - 16.   

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

1864  Battle of Nashville on December - 16.   

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

1865  Victor Rousseau, Belgian sculptor on this day in history.   

1869  On December - 16 albert F Pollard, British historian (Dict of natural biography)   

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  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 this day in history 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  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  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 December - 16.   

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

0705  On this day in history 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 December - 16.   

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 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 December - 16.   

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