Historical Events In December - 16
Thursday, 08 June 2023
1877 Anton Bruckner's 3rd Symphony in D, premieres on this day in history.
1879 On December - 16 william Duncan, Scotland, actor (Thunder Trail)
1880 On December - 16 republic of South-Africa forms
1882 The birth of Zoltan Kodaly, Hungarian composer on December - 16.
1882 Jack Hobbs, cricketer (1st-class runs, the most ever) on December - 16.
1883 On December - 16 max Linder, Caverne France, actor/comic/director (Max Prend un Bain)
1884 On this day in history great Britain recognizes King Leopold II's Congo Free State
1886 Rift at Dutch Reformed Church over "Doleantie" on this day in history.
1888 On December - 16 alphonse Juin, French marshal
1890 Negro Methodist Episcopal Church founded in Jackson, TN on this day in history.
1890 On December - 16 harlan Sanders, founder/CEO (Kentucky Fried Chicken)
1892 On December - 16 commencement of 1st Sheffield Shield cricket game, SA v NSW
1892 On this day in history a "Shon Nene" Morales, Antillean/Neth very old lady
1893 Anton Dvorak's "New World Symphony" premieres on December - 16.
1893 Vladimir Golschmann, Paris France, conductor with Immortal Downbeat on this day in history.
1895 Lidj Jasu, emperor of Ethiopia on December - 16.
1897 The first submarine with an internal combustion engine demonstrated on this day in history.
1897 1st submarine with an internal combustion engine demonstrated on December - 16.
1897 On December - 16 jacobus Petrus Duminy, cricketer (three Tests for S Africa 1927-29)
1897 On December - 16 alphonse Daudet, writer, dies at 57
1899 On this day in history harold Walter Bailey, philologist
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 On this day in history majestic Theater, New York NY, becomes first in US to employ women ushers
1903 Majestic Theater, NYC, becomes 1st in US to employ women ushers on this day in history.
1903 Hardie Albright, Pittsburgh, actress (Silver Streak, Scarlet Letter) on this day in history.
1904 On December - 16 edward Morris Bernstein, economist
1905 "Variety," covering all phases of show business, first published on this day in history.
1905 "Variety," covering all phases of show business, 1st published on this day in history.
1905 On December - 16 piet Hein, poet/inventor
1906 John Morrison, politician/landowner on this day in history.
1907 On this day in history great White Fleet sails from Hampton Downs on its World Cruise
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