Page 6: Historical Events In December - 16

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

1926  Darius Milhauds opera "Le Pauvre Matelot," premieres in Paris on December - 16.   

1926  On December - 16 alfred Koerppen, composer   

1927  Cricket 1st-class debut of Don Bradman, NSW v South Australia on this day in history.   

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

1927  Hugh Archibald Clarke, composer, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1928  Peter Nailor, civil servant/historian on this day in history.   

1929  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1931  On December - 16 gustave J Waffelaert, Flemish theologist/bishop of Bruges, dies at 82   

1932  On December - 16 heavy earthquake ravages Kansu China, 70,000 killed   

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

1933  Abe de Vries & Sipke Castelein win Elfstedentocht on this day in history.   

1935  Thelma Todd, actress (Horse Feathers, Bohemian Girl), dies of 30 on December - 16.   

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

1936  On this day in history morris Dees, founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center   

1937  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 on this day in history.   

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

1938  On this day in history bradman scores 143 South Aust v NSW, 11 fours 91 singles   

1939  On this day in history bradman scores 251* SA v NSW, 271 minutes, 38 fours 2 sixes   

1940  On December - 16 british air raid on Mannheim   

1940  M Eugene F T Dubois, geologist/paleontologist (Wadjakmens), dies on this day in history.   

1941  Sarawak occupied by the Japanese on December - 16.   

1941  Sarawak occupied by Japanese on December - 16.   

1942  Hitler orders combat against partisans in Russia & Balkan on December - 16.   

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

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

1944  On December - 16 germans begin Battle of the Bulge to strike back at U.S. troops.   

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

1944  On December - 16 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 December - 16 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 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 this day in history.   

0705  Death of Empress Wu of Zhou (b. 625) on this day in history.   

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

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

0999  Adelheid the Saint, German empress of Otto I/saint, dies at about 68 on December - 16.   

1325  On December - 16 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