Historical Events In December - 16
Tuesday, 28 November 2023
1877 Anton Bruckner's 3rd Symphony in D, premieres on this day in history.
1879 William Duncan, Scotland, actor (Thunder Trail) on December - 16.
1880 On December - 16 republic of South-Africa forms
1882 On December - 16 the birth of Zoltan Kodaly, Hungarian composer
1882 On December - 16 jack Hobbs, cricketer (1st-class runs, the most ever)
1883 Max Linder, Caverne France, actor/comic/director (Max Prend un Bain) on this day in history.
1884 On this day in history great Britain recognizes King Leopold II's Congo Free State
1886 On this day in history rift at Dutch Reformed Church over "Doleantie"
1888 On this day in history alphonse Juin, French marshal
1890 Negro Methodist Episcopal Church founded in Jackson, TN on December - 16.
1890 Harlan Sanders, founder/CEO (Kentucky Fried Chicken) on December - 16.
1892 On this day in history commencement of 1st Sheffield Shield cricket game, SA v NSW
1892 On December - 16 a "Shon Nene" Morales, Antillean/Neth very old lady
1893 Anton Dvorak's "New World Symphony" premieres on this day in history.
1893 On this day in history vladimir Golschmann, Paris France, conductor with Immortal Downbeat
1895 Lidj Jasu, emperor of Ethiopia on this day in history.
1897 The first submarine with an internal combustion engine demonstrated on December - 16.
1897 1st submarine with an internal combustion engine demonstrated on this day in history.
1897 Jacobus Petrus Duminy, cricketer (three Tests for S Africa 1927-29) on December - 16.
1897 On December - 16 alphonse Daudet, writer, dies at 57
1899 Harold Walter Bailey, philologist on December - 16.
1900 Boer army under gen Kritzinger take Cape colony on December - 16.
1900 On December - 16 victor S Pritchett, literary critic/author (Myth Makers)
1901 Boer general Kritzinger captured on this day in history.
1901 On this day in history margaret Mead, Phila, anthropologist (Coming of Age in Samoa)
1903 Majestic Theater, New York NY, becomes first in US to employ women ushers on this day in history.
1903 On December - 16 majestic Theater, NYC, becomes 1st in US to employ women ushers
1903 Hardie Albright, Pittsburgh, actress (Silver Streak, Scarlet Letter) on December - 16.
1904 On December - 16 edward Morris Bernstein, economist
1905 "Variety," covering all phases of show business, first published on December - 16.
1905 On this day in history "Variety," covering all phases of show business, 1st published
1905 Piet Hein, poet/inventor on December - 16.
1906 John Morrison, politician/landowner on this day in history.
1907 Great White Fleet sails from Hampton Downs on its World Cruise on December - 16.
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