Page 5: Historical Events In December - 16

1907  On this day in history 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  On December - 16 1st credit union in US forms (Manchester NH)   

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

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

1913  Charlie Chaplin began his film career at Keystone for $150 a week on this day in history.   

1914  On this day in history 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 December - 16 theo Bitter, Dutch painter/set designer   

1916  On this day in history 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 this day in history manke Nelis, [Cornelis Pieters], Dutch folk vocalist (Small Yodel Boy)   

1920  On December - 16 over 180,000 die when earthquake destroys 15,000 miles (Kansu China)   

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

1921  On this day in history charles Camille Saint-Saens, French composer, dies at 86   

1922  On December - 16 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 this day in history.   

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

1922  On December - 16 gabriel Narutowicz, 1st pres of Poland (Dec 7-16, 1922), assassinated   

1923  Tip [Silvio A] Marugg, Antillian writer (Weekend pilgrimage) on this day in history.   

1923  On December - 16 pongrac Kacsoh, composer, dies at 50   

1924  On this day in history noel Coward's "Vortex," premieres in London   

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1485  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1622  Kurt S Adeler, Danish admiral/ship builder was born on this day in history.   

1652  On this day in history birth of giovanni Maria Casini, composer   

1714  On this day in history 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  Death of Empress Wu of Zhou (b. 625) on this day in history.   

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

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

0999  On this day in history adelheid the Saint, German empress of Otto I/saint, dies at about 68   

1325  Death of Charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (b. 1270) on this day in history.   

1378  On December - 16 death of otto III of Montferrat