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Page 6: Historical Events In December - 16

Sunday, 15 June 2025

1925  Alpha Phi Omega national service fraternity is founded at Lafayette College on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1926  Darius Milhauds opera "Le Pauvre Matelot," premieres in Paris on December - 16.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1926  Alfred Koerppen, composer on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1927  Cricket 1st-class debut of Don Bradman, NSW v South Australia on December - 16.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1927  On December - 16 g Randall P D Garrett, US, sci-fi writer (Takeoff (too)!)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1927  On December - 16 hugh Archibald Clarke, composer, dies at 88  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1928  On this day in history peter Nailor, civil servant/historian  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1929  On this day in history the first NHL game at Chicago Stadium (Black Hawks)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1929  On this day in history chic Blackhawks 1st game at Chicago Stadium, beat Pitts Pirates, 3-1  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1929  On this day in history ian Board, barkeeper  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1930  On December - 16 golfer Bobby Jones wins James E Sullivan Award  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1931  German SPD begins Eiserne Front against fascism on December - 16.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1931  Gustave J Waffelaert, Flemish theologist/bishop of Bruges, dies at 82 on December - 16.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1932  Heavy earthquake ravages Kansu China, 70,000 killed on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1932  Rodion Konstantinovich Schedrin, Moscow, composer (Humpback Horse) on December - 16.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1933  On this day in history abe de Vries & Sipke Castelein win Elfstedentocht  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1935  Thelma Todd, actress (Horse Feathers, Bohemian Girl), dies of 30 on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1936  On December - 16 john Monks/Fred Finklehoff's "Brother Rat," premieres in NYC  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1936  On December - 16 morris Dees, founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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 December - 16.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1937  Jim Glaser, Spalding Neb, singer (Glaser Bros-Getting to Me Again) on December - 16.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1938  Bradman scores 143 South Aust v NSW, 11 fours 91 singles on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1939  On this day in history bradman scores 251* SA v NSW, 271 minutes, 38 fours 2 sixes  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1940  On this day in history british air raid on Mannheim  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1940  On this day in history m Eugene F T Dubois, geologist/paleontologist (Wadjakmens), dies  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1941  Sarawak occupied by the Japanese on December - 16.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1941  Sarawak occupied by Japanese on December - 16.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1942  Hitler orders combat against partisans in Russia & Balkan on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1943  "Tamiami Champion" trains collide, kills 73 & injures 200 on December - 16.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1944  Battle of the Bulge begins in Belgium on December - 16.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1944  Germans begin Battle of the Bulge to strike back at U.S. troops on December - 16.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1944  Battle of Bulge begins in Belgium on December - 16.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1944  Glenn Miller, US jazz composer/orch leader (Danny boy), dies at 40 on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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Famous Birthdays In December - 16

Famous People Born On This Day In History

1485  On this day in history birth of catherine of Aragon, Spanish princess/1st wife of Henry VIII  Click To Send On Messenger 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 Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1614  On this day in history birth of eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1674)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1622  On this day in history birth of kurt S Adeler, Danish admiral/ship builder  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1652  On December - 16 birth of giovanni Maria Casini, composer  Click To Send On Messenger 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 Messenger 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 Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1717  On this day in history birth of elizabeth Carter, English writer (d. 1806)  Click To Send On Messenger 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 Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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

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

0875  Ado of Vienne, French archbishop of Vienne, dies at about 75 on December - 16.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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

0999  Adelheid the Saint, German empress of Otto I/saint, dies at about 68 on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1325  Death of Charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (b. 1270) on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1378  On December - 16 death of otto III of Montferrat  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard


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