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  Ray C Bliss, (R) Ohio State Republican Chairman on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1912  On this day in history 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.  

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1914  On December - 16 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 this day in history.  

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 December - 16.  

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

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  Henry Clarke, fashion photographer on this day in history.  

1919  On this day in history manke Nelis, [Cornelis Pieters], Dutch folk vocalist (Small Yodel Boy)  

1920  On this day in history 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  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  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 this day in history.  

1922  On this day in history gabriel Narutowicz first President of Polish Republic assassinated  

1922  Mutual Assn of Eastern Colored Baseball Clubs) formally organizes on this day in history.  

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

1922  Gabriel Narutowicz, 1st pres of Poland (Dec 7-16, 1922), assassinated on December - 16.  

1923  On December - 16 tip [Silvio A] Marugg, Antillian writer (Weekend pilgrimage)  

1923  Pongrac Kacsoh, composer, dies at 50 on December - 16.  

1924  On December - 16 noel Coward's "Vortex," premieres in London  

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1485  Catherine of Aragon, Spanish princess/1st wife of Henry VIII was born on December - 16.  

1584  On this day in history birth of john Selden, English jurist and oriental scholar (d. 1654)  

1614  On this day in history birth of eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1674)  

1622  On this day in history birth of kurt S Adeler, Danish admiral/ship builder  

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

1717  On this day in history birth of elizabeth Carter, English writer (d. 1806)  

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  On this day in history death of eberhard of Friuli  

0875  On this day in history ado of Vienne, French archbishop of Vienne, dies at about 75  

0882  John VIII, Italian Pope (872-82), dies on December - 16.  

0999  On December - 16 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 this day in history death of otto III of Montferrat