Historical Events In December - 16

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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1485  Catherine of Aragon, Spanish princess/1st wife of Henry VIII was born on December - 16.  

1584  John Selden, English jurist and oriental scholar (d. 1654) was born on December - 16.  

1614  Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1674) was born on this day in history.  

1622  On this day in history birth of kurt S Adeler, Danish admiral/ship builder  

1652  On December - 16 birth of giovanni Maria Casini, composer  

1714  George Whitefield, English-born Methodist leader (d. 1770) was born on this day in history.  

1716  Louis-Jules Mancini-Mazarini, Duc de Nivernais, French diplomat and writer (d. 1798) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

0714  Pippin II, of Héristal, Duke/prince of France, dies on this day in history.  

0867  Death of Eberhard of Friuli on this day in history.  

0875  Ado of Vienne, French archbishop of Vienne, dies at about 75 on December - 16.  

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.