Page 4: Historical Events In December - 16

1877  On December - 16 anton Bruckner's 3rd Symphony in D, premieres   

1879  On December - 16 william Duncan, Scotland, actor (Thunder Trail)   

1880  On December - 16 republic of South-Africa forms   

1882  On December - 16 the birth of Zoltan Kodaly, Hungarian composer   

1882  Jack Hobbs, cricketer (1st-class runs, the most ever) on December - 16.   

1883  Max Linder, Caverne France, actor/comic/director (Max Prend un Bain) on December - 16.   

1884  Great Britain recognizes King Leopold II's Congo Free State on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1890  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1893  On December - 16 vladimir Golschmann, Paris France, conductor with Immortal Downbeat   

1895  On this day in history lidj Jasu, emperor of Ethiopia   

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  Victor S Pritchett, literary critic/author (Myth Makers) on this day in history.   

1901  Boer general Kritzinger captured on December - 16.   

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 December - 16.   

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 this day in history.   

1904  Edward Morris Bernstein, economist on this day in history.   

1905  On this day in history "Variety," covering all phases of show business, first published   

1905  "Variety," covering all phases of show business, 1st published on December - 16.   

1905  On this day in history piet Hein, poet/inventor   

1906  John Morrison, politician/landowner on this day in history.   

1907  On December - 16 great White Fleet sails from Hampton Downs on its World Cruise   

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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 this day in history birth of eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1674)   

1622  Kurt S Adeler, Danish admiral/ship builder was born on December - 16.   

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

1714  George Whitefield, English-born Methodist leader (d. 1770) was born on December - 16.   

1716  On December - 16 birth of louis-Jules Mancini-Mazarini, Duc de Nivernais, French diplomat and writer (d. 1798)   

1717  Elizabeth Carter, English writer (d. 1806) was born on this day in history.   

0705  Death of Empress Wu of Zhou (b. 625) on December - 16.   

0714  On December - 16 pippin II, of Héristal, Duke/prince of France, dies   

0867  On December - 16 death of eberhard of Friuli   

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

1325  On this day in history death of charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (b. 1270)   

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