Historical Events In December - 16

1907  Eugene H Farrar is 1st to sing on radio (Bkln Navy Yard NY) on this day in history.  

1907  Ray C Bliss, (R) Ohio State Republican Chairman on this day in history.  

1908  On this day in history 1st credit union in US forms (Manchester NH)  

1909  On December - 16 uS pressure forces Nicaraguan President Jose Santos Zelaya from office  

1909  US pressure forces Nicaraguan Pres Jose Santos Zelaya from office on December - 16.  

1909  On this day in history henricus Verbunt, civil servant/resistance fighter  

1910  On this day in history freddie Brown, Peru, cricketer ("Lettuces! Hearts as big as ")  

1912  The first US postage stamp picturing an airplane, $0.20 parcel post, issued on this day in history.  

1912  1st US postage stamp picturing an airplane, 20 cent parcel post, issued on this day in history.  

1913  On this day in history charlie Chaplin began his film career at Keystone for $150 a week  

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1914  On December - 16 french offensive in Artois (Pétain)  

1914  Ivan Zajc, composer, dies at 82 on December - 16.  

1915  Albert Einstein publishes his "General Theory of Relativity" on December - 16.  

1915  Georgi Sviridov, composer on this day in history.  

1916  On this day in history gregory Rasputin, a monk with considerable influence over the Russian court, is murdered by noblemen.  

1916  On this day in history theo Bitter, Dutch painter/set designer  

1916  Grigori Rasputin, a powerful Russian monk, murdered on this day in history.  

1917  Arthur C[harles] Clarke, sci-fi author (2001, 2010, Childhood's End) on December - 16.  

1918  On December - 16 jack Dempsey KOs Carl Morris in 14 seconds  

1918  On this day in history henry Clarke, fashion photographer  

1919  Manke Nelis, [Cornelis Pieters], Dutch folk vocalist (Small Yodel Boy) on this day in history.  

1920  Over 180,000 die when earthquake destroys 15,000 miles (Kansu China) on this day in history.  

1920  8.6 earthquake destroys 15,000 square miles and kills over 180,000 in Kansu China on December - 16.  

1920  On this day in history ma, the Benovelent, Chinese muslim rebel (holy war), dies  

1920  On this day in history haiyuan earthquake in China killing 273,400 people  

1921  Charles Camille Saint-Saens, French composer, dies at 86 on December - 16.  

1922  Florence E. Allen becomes the first woman justice of a state supreme court (Ohio) on this day in history.  

1922  Gabriel Narutowicz first President of Polish Republic assassinated on this day in history.  

1922  Mutual Assn of Eastern Colored Baseball Clubs) formally organizes on December - 16.  

1922  Pierre Chany, writer/cycling journalist on December - 16.  

1922  Gabriel Narutowicz, 1st pres of Poland (Dec 7-16, 1922), assassinated on this day in history.  

1923  On December - 16 tip [Silvio A] Marugg, Antillian writer (Weekend pilgrimage)  

1923  On this day in history pongrac Kacsoh, composer, dies at 50  

1924  Noel Coward's "Vortex," premieres in London on this day in history.  

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1485  Catherine of Aragon, Spanish princess/1st wife of Henry VIII was born on this day in history.  

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

1614  On December - 16 birth of eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1674)  

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  On December - 16 birth of george Whitefield, English-born Methodist leader (d. 1770)  

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

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

0705  On December - 16 death of empress Wu of Zhou (b. 625)  

0714  On this day in history pippin II, of Héristal, Duke/prince of France, dies  

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

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 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 this day in history.