Page 6: Historical Events In December - 16

1925  On this day in history alpha Phi Omega national service fraternity is founded at Lafayette College.   

1926  On this day in history darius Milhauds opera "Le Pauvre Matelot," premieres in Paris   

1926  Alfred Koerppen, composer on December - 16.   

1927  Cricket 1st-class debut of Don Bradman, NSW v South Australia on December - 16.   

1927  G Randall P D Garrett, US, sci-fi writer (Takeoff (too)!) on this day in history.   

1927  Hugh Archibald Clarke, composer, dies at 88 on December - 16.   

1928  On December - 16 peter Nailor, civil servant/historian   

1929  On December - 16 the first NHL game at Chicago Stadium (Black Hawks)   

1929  Chic Blackhawks 1st game at Chicago Stadium, beat Pitts Pirates, 3-1 on this day in history.   

1929  On December - 16 ian Board, barkeeper   

1930  Golfer Bobby Jones wins James E Sullivan Award on December - 16.   

1931  German SPD begins Eiserne Front against fascism on December - 16.   

1931  Gustave J Waffelaert, Flemish theologist/bishop of Bruges, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1932  Heavy earthquake ravages Kansu China, 70,000 killed on December - 16.   

1932  On this day in history rodion Konstantinovich Schedrin, Moscow, composer (Humpback Horse)   

1933  On this day in history abe de Vries & Sipke Castelein win Elfstedentocht   

1935  On December - 16 thelma Todd, actress (Horse Feathers, Bohemian Girl), dies of 30   

1936  John Monks/Fred Finklehoff's "Brother Rat," premieres in NYC on December - 16.   

1936  On December - 16 morris Dees, founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center   

1937  On December - 16 theodore Cole and Ralph Roe attempt to escape from the American federal prison on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay; neither is ever seen again.   

1937  Jim Glaser, Spalding Neb, singer (Glaser Bros-Getting to Me Again) on this day in history.   

1938  Bradman scores 143 South Aust v NSW, 11 fours 91 singles on this day in history.   

1939  Bradman scores 251* SA v NSW, 271 minutes, 38 fours 2 sixes on December - 16.   

1940  On December - 16 british air raid on Mannheim   

1940  M Eugene F T Dubois, geologist/paleontologist (Wadjakmens), dies on December - 16.   

1941  On this day in history sarawak occupied by the Japanese   

1941  On December - 16 sarawak occupied by Japanese   

1942  On this day in history hitler orders combat against partisans in Russia & Balkan   

1943  "Tamiami Champion" trains collide, kills 73 & injures 200 on December - 16.   

1944  On December - 16 battle of the Bulge begins in Belgium   

1944  Germans begin Battle of the Bulge to strike back at U.S. troops on this day in history.   

1944  On December - 16 the Battle of the Bulge begins in WWII as Germany launches a surprise counter-attack against Allied forces in Belgium.   

1944  On this day in history battle of Bulge begins in Belgium   

1944  On this day in history glenn Miller, US jazz composer/orch leader (Danny boy), dies at 40   

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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 December - 16.   

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

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 this day in history death of empress Wu of Zhou (b. 625)   

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  On December - 16 ado of Vienne, French archbishop of Vienne, dies at about 75   

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  Death of Charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (b. 1270) on December - 16.   

1378  Death of Otto III of Montferrat on December - 16.