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Historical Events In December - 16

Thursday, 08 June 2023

1907  Eugene H Farrar is 1st to sing on radio (Bkln Navy Yard NY) on December - 16.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1907  Ray C Bliss, (R) Ohio State Republican Chairman on December - 16.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1908  1st credit union in US forms (Manchester NH) on December - 16.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1909  On this day in history uS pressure forces Nicaraguan President Jose Santos Zelaya from office  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1909  On this day in history uS pressure forces Nicaraguan Pres Jose Santos Zelaya from office  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1909  Henricus Verbunt, civil servant/resistance fighter on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1910  On this day in history freddie Brown, Peru, cricketer ("Lettuces! Hearts as big as ")  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1912  The first US postage stamp picturing an airplane, $0.20 parcel post, issued on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1912  1st US postage stamp picturing an airplane, 20 cent parcel post, issued on December - 16.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1913  On December - 16 charlie Chaplin began his film career at Keystone for $150 a week  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1914  On December - 16 french offensive in Artois (Pétain)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1914  Ivan Zajc, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1915  Albert Einstein publishes his "General Theory of Relativity" on December - 16.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1915  On December - 16 georgi Sviridov, composer  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1916  Gregory Rasputin, a monk with considerable influence over the Russian court, is murdered by noblemen on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1916  On December - 16 theo Bitter, Dutch painter/set designer  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1916  Grigori Rasputin, a powerful Russian monk, murdered on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1917  On December - 16 arthur C[harles] Clarke, sci-fi author (2001, 2010, Childhood's End)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1918  Jack Dempsey KOs Carl Morris in 14 seconds on December - 16.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1918  On December - 16 henry Clarke, fashion photographer  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1919  Manke Nelis, [Cornelis Pieters], Dutch folk vocalist (Small Yodel Boy) on December - 16.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1920  Over 180,000 die when earthquake destroys 15,000 miles (Kansu China) on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1920  On this day in history 8.6 earthquake destroys 15,000 square miles and kills over 180,000 in Kansu China  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1920  On December - 16 ma, the Benovelent, Chinese muslim rebel (holy war), dies  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1920  Haiyuan earthquake in China killing 273,400 people on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1921  Charles Camille Saint-Saens, French composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1922  Florence E. Allen becomes the first woman justice of a state supreme court (Ohio) on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1922  Gabriel Narutowicz first President of Polish Republic assassinated on December - 16.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1922  On December - 16 mutual Assn of Eastern Colored Baseball Clubs) formally organizes  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1922  Pierre Chany, writer/cycling journalist on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1922  Gabriel Narutowicz, 1st pres of Poland (Dec 7-16, 1922), assassinated on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1923  Tip [Silvio A] Marugg, Antillian writer (Weekend pilgrimage) on December - 16.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1923  On December - 16 pongrac Kacsoh, composer, dies at 50  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1924  Noel Coward's "Vortex," premieres in London on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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Days In December

List Of Important Days In December

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Famous Birthdays In December - 16

Famous People Born On This Day In History

1485  Catherine of Aragon, Spanish princess/1st wife of Henry VIII was born on December - 16.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1584  John Selden, English jurist and oriental scholar (d. 1654) was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1614  On December - 16 birth of eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1674)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1622  Kurt S Adeler, Danish admiral/ship builder was born on December - 16.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1652  On this day in history birth of giovanni Maria Casini, composer  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1714  George Whitefield, English-born Methodist leader (d. 1770) was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1716  Louis-Jules Mancini-Mazarini, Duc de Nivernais, French diplomat and writer (d. 1798) was born on December - 16.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1717  Elizabeth Carter, English writer (d. 1806) was born on December - 16.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Famous Deaths In December - 16

Famous People Died On This Day In History

0705  Death of Empress Wu of Zhou (b. 625) on December - 16.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

0714  Pippin II, of Héristal, Duke/prince of France, dies on December - 16.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

0867  Death of Eberhard of Friuli on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

0875  Ado of Vienne, French archbishop of Vienne, dies at about 75 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

0882  On December - 16 john VIII, Italian Pope (872-82), dies  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

0999  On December - 16 adelheid the Saint, German empress of Otto I/saint, dies at about 68  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1325  On December - 16 death of charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (b. 1270)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1378  Death of Otto III of Montferrat on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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