Page 4: Historical Events In December - 16

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

1879  William Duncan, Scotland, actor (Thunder Trail) on this day in history.   

1880  On this day in history republic of South-Africa forms   

1882  On this day in history the birth of Zoltan Kodaly, Hungarian composer   

1882  On December - 16 jack Hobbs, cricketer (1st-class runs, the most ever)   

1883  On this day in history max Linder, Caverne France, actor/comic/director (Max Prend un Bain)   

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

1886  On December - 16 rift at Dutch Reformed Church over "Doleantie"   

1888  Alphonse Juin, French marshal on December - 16.   

1890  Negro Methodist Episcopal Church founded in Jackson, TN on December - 16.   

1890  On December - 16 harlan Sanders, founder/CEO (Kentucky Fried Chicken)   

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  On this day in history anton Dvorak's "New World Symphony" premieres   

1893  On this day in history vladimir Golschmann, Paris France, conductor with Immortal Downbeat   

1895  Lidj Jasu, emperor of Ethiopia on December - 16.   

1897  The first submarine with an internal combustion engine demonstrated on December - 16.   

1897  On this day in history 1st submarine with an internal combustion engine demonstrated   

1897  Jacobus Petrus Duminy, cricketer (three Tests for S Africa 1927-29) on this day in history.   

1897  On this day in history alphonse Daudet, writer, dies at 57   

1899  On December - 16 harold Walter Bailey, philologist   

1900  On December - 16 boer army under gen Kritzinger take Cape colony   

1900  On this day in history victor S Pritchett, literary critic/author (Myth Makers)   

1901  Boer general Kritzinger captured on December - 16.   

1901  On December - 16 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 this day in history majestic Theater, NYC, becomes 1st in US to employ women ushers   

1903  On this day in history hardie Albright, Pittsburgh, actress (Silver Streak, Scarlet Letter)   

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

1905  On December - 16 "Variety," covering all phases of show business, first published   

1905  "Variety," covering all phases of show business, 1st published on this day in history.   

1905  Piet Hein, poet/inventor on this day in history.   

1906  On this day in history john Morrison, politician/landowner   

1907  On this day in history great White Fleet sails from Hampton Downs on its World Cruise   

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

1584  On December - 16 birth of john Selden, English jurist and oriental scholar (d. 1654)   

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

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

1717  On this day in history birth of elizabeth Carter, English writer (d. 1806)   

0705  On this day in history death of empress Wu of Zhou (b. 625)   

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

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 this day in history.   

1378  On this day in history death of otto III of Montferrat