Historical Events In December - 16

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

1926  Darius Milhauds opera "Le Pauvre Matelot," premieres in Paris on this day in history.  

1926  Alfred Koerppen, composer on December - 16.  

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

1927  On December - 16 g Randall P D Garrett, US, sci-fi writer (Takeoff (too)!)  

1927  On this day in history hugh Archibald Clarke, composer, dies at 88  

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

1929  The first NHL game at Chicago Stadium (Black Hawks) on December - 16.  

1929  On this day in history chic Blackhawks 1st game at Chicago Stadium, beat Pitts Pirates, 3-1  

1929  Ian Board, barkeeper on December - 16.  

1930  On this day in history golfer Bobby Jones wins James E Sullivan Award  

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

1931  On this day in history gustave J Waffelaert, Flemish theologist/bishop of Bruges, dies at 82  

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

1932  Rodion Konstantinovich Schedrin, Moscow, composer (Humpback Horse) on this day in history.  

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  Morris Dees, founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center on December - 16.  

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  On December - 16 jim Glaser, Spalding Neb, singer (Glaser Bros-Getting to Me Again)  

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 this day in history british air raid on Mannheim  

1940  On this day in history m Eugene F T Dubois, geologist/paleontologist (Wadjakmens), dies  

1941  Sarawak occupied by the Japanese on December - 16.  

1941  Sarawak occupied by Japanese on December - 16.  

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  Battle of the Bulge begins in Belgium on December - 16.  

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

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  Glenn Miller, US jazz composer/orch leader (Danny boy), dies at 40 on this day in history.  

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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  On December - 16 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 December - 16.  

1716  Louis-Jules Mancini-Mazarini, Duc de Nivernais, French diplomat and writer (d. 1798) was born on this day in history.  

1717  On December - 16 birth of elizabeth Carter, English writer (d. 1806)  

0705  On December - 16 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 December - 16.  

0875  Ado of Vienne, French archbishop of Vienne, dies at about 75 on this day in history.  

0882  On December - 16 john VIII, Italian Pope (872-82), dies  

0999  Adelheid the Saint, German empress of Otto I/saint, dies at about 68 on this day in history.  

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