Page 5: 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 December - 16.   

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

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

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

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

1910  Freddie Brown, Peru, cricketer ("Lettuces! Hearts as big as ") on December - 16.   

1912  On this day in history the first US postage stamp picturing an airplane, $0.20 parcel post, issued   

1912  1st US postage stamp picturing an airplane, 20 cent parcel post, issued on December - 16.   

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

1914  French offensive in Artois (Pétain) on December - 16.   

1914  On this day in history ivan Zajc, composer, dies at 82   

1915  On this day in history albert Einstein publishes his "General Theory of Relativity"   

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  Theo Bitter, Dutch painter/set designer on this day in history.   

1916  Grigori Rasputin, a powerful Russian monk, murdered on December - 16.   

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

1918  On this day in history 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  On this day in history over 180,000 die when earthquake destroys 15,000 miles (Kansu China)   

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

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

1920  Haiyuan earthquake in China killing 273,400 people on December - 16.   

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 December - 16.   

1922  On December - 16 gabriel Narutowicz first President of Polish Republic assassinated   

1922  On this day in history mutual Assn of Eastern Colored Baseball Clubs) formally organizes   

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

1922  On this day in history gabriel Narutowicz, 1st pres of Poland (Dec 7-16, 1922), assassinated   

1923  On this day in history tip [Silvio A] Marugg, Antillian writer (Weekend pilgrimage)   

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  On December - 16 birth of catherine of Aragon, Spanish princess/1st wife of Henry VIII   

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 December - 16.   

1622  On December - 16 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  On this day in history birth of louis-Jules Mancini-Mazarini, Duc de Nivernais, French diplomat and writer (d. 1798)   

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

0705  On December - 16 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  Ado of Vienne, French archbishop of Vienne, dies at about 75 on this day in history.   

0882  John VIII, Italian Pope (872-82), dies on this day in history.   

0999  Adelheid the Saint, German empress of Otto I/saint, dies at about 68 on December - 16.   

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.