Historical Events In December - 16

1907  Eugene H Farrar is 1st to sing on radio (Bkln Navy Yard NY) on December - 16.  

1907  Ray C Bliss, (R) Ohio State Republican Chairman on December - 16.  

1908  1st credit union in US forms (Manchester NH) on December - 16.  

1909  On this day in history uS pressure forces Nicaraguan President Jose Santos Zelaya from office  

1909  On this day in history uS pressure forces Nicaraguan Pres Jose Santos Zelaya from office  

1909  Henricus Verbunt, civil servant/resistance fighter on this day in history.  

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 December - 16.  

1913  On December - 16 charlie Chaplin began his film career at Keystone for $150 a week  

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

1914  Ivan Zajc, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

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

1915  On December - 16 georgi Sviridov, composer  

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

1916  On December - 16 theo Bitter, Dutch painter/set designer  

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

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

1918  Jack Dempsey KOs Carl Morris in 14 seconds on December - 16.  

1918  On December - 16 henry Clarke, fashion photographer  

1919  Manke Nelis, [Cornelis Pieters], Dutch folk vocalist (Small Yodel Boy) on December - 16.  

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

1920  On this day in history 8.6 earthquake destroys 15,000 square miles and kills over 180,000 in Kansu China  

1920  On December - 16 ma, the Benovelent, Chinese muslim rebel (holy war), dies  

1920  Haiyuan earthquake in China killing 273,400 people on this day in history.  

1921  Charles Camille Saint-Saens, French composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.  

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 December - 16.  

1922  On December - 16 mutual Assn of Eastern Colored Baseball Clubs) formally organizes  

1922  Pierre Chany, writer/cycling journalist on this day in history.  

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

1923  Tip [Silvio A] Marugg, Antillian writer (Weekend pilgrimage) on December - 16.  

1923  On December - 16 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 December - 16.  

1584  John Selden, English jurist and oriental scholar (d. 1654) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1652  On this day in history 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 December - 16.  

1717  Elizabeth Carter, English writer (d. 1806) was born on December - 16.  

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

0714  Pippin II, of Héristal, Duke/prince of France, dies on December - 16.  

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

0875  Ado of Vienne, French archbishop of Vienne, dies at about 75 on this day in history.  

0882  On December - 16 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  On December - 16 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.