Page 5: Historical Events In December - 16

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

1907  On this day in history ray C Bliss, (R) Ohio State Republican Chairman   

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

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

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

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  On December - 16 the first US postage stamp picturing an airplane, $0.20 parcel post, issued   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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  On December - 16 grigori Rasputin, a powerful Russian monk, murdered   

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

1918  Jack Dempsey KOs Carl Morris in 14 seconds on this day in history.   

1918  On this day in history henry Clarke, fashion photographer   

1919  On December - 16 manke Nelis, [Cornelis Pieters], Dutch folk vocalist (Small Yodel Boy)   

1920  Over 180,000 die when earthquake destroys 15,000 miles (Kansu China) on December - 16.   

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

1920  Ma, the Benovelent, Chinese muslim rebel (holy war), dies on December - 16.   

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

1921  On December - 16 charles Camille Saint-Saens, French composer, dies at 86   

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

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 this day in history.   

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 December - 16 pongrac Kacsoh, composer, dies at 50   

1924  Noel Coward's "Vortex," premieres in London on December - 16.   

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1485  On December - 16 birth of catherine of Aragon, Spanish princess/1st wife of Henry VIII   

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

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

1622  On December - 16 birth of kurt S Adeler, Danish admiral/ship builder   

1652  Giovanni Maria Casini, composer was born on December - 16.   

1714  On December - 16 birth of george Whitefield, English-born Methodist leader (d. 1770)   

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  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  On this day in history death of eberhard of Friuli   

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

0882  On December - 16 john VIII, Italian Pope (872-82), dies   

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  On this day in history death of otto III of Montferrat