Historical Events In December - 16

1945  On December - 16 cleveland Rams win NFL championship  

1945  On this day in history fumimaro Konu, Japanese prince/PM (1937-39, 40-41), commits harakiri  

1946  On this day in history thailand joins the United Nations.  

1948  On December - 16 "Lend an Ear" opens at National Theater NYC for 460 performances  

1949  Swedish Carmaker DebutsA Swedish company by the name of Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget produced its first motorcar. In 1965 the concern changed its name to Saab Aktiebolag, and a few years later simply to Saab. The first Saab automobiles were engineered with the precision of fighter planes--the company's other main product on December - 16.  

1949  On this day in history sukarno becomes president Indonesia, Mokammed Hatta premier  

1949  Traitsjo Kostov, Bulgarian communist vice-premier, executed on this day in history.  

1950  On December - 16 truman proclaims state of emergency against "Communist imperialism"  

1950  "Let's Make an Opera" closes at John Golden Theater NYC after 5 perfs on this day in history.  

1950  On December - 16 otto Vrieslander, composer, dies at 70  

1952  Lord Mountbatten appointed as chief of Allied forces in the Mediterranean on December - 16.  

1953  The Delaware Water Gap Bridge, linking New Jersey with Pennsylvania, opens to traffic on this day in history.  

1953  1st White House Press Conference (Pres Eisenhower & 161 reporters) on this day in history.  

1956  On December - 16 "Fanny" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 888 performances  

1957  On this day in history sir Feroz Khan Noon replaces Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar as Prime Minister of Pakistan.  

1958  Bogota warehouse fire kills 82 on this day in history.  

1959  On this day in history snow falling in Lowarai Pass West Pakistan kills 48  

1960  134 die when a United DC-8 and a TWA Super Constellation collide in the skies over New York City on this day in history.  

1960  On December - 16 "Wildcat" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 172 performances  

1960  On December - 16 anna Luther, silent screen actress (Sinners in Silk), dies at 63  

1961  On this day in history "Evening with Yves Montand" opens at John Golden NYC after 55 perfs  

1961  Boris Semyonovich Shekhter, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

1962  On December - 16 constitutional Monarchical Hindu State of Nep l adopts new constitution  

1962  David Lean's "Lawrence of Arabia" premieres on December - 16.  

1963  Kenya joins the United Nations on this day in history.  

1965  On this day in history gemini 6 returns to Earth  

1965  On this day in history pioneer 6 launched into solar orbit  

1965  W Somerset Maugham English author ("Of Human Bondage"), dies at 91 on this day in history.  

1965  William Somerset Maugham, English author (Razor's Edge), dies at 91 on December - 16.  

1966  On December - 16 beatles release "Everywhere it's Christmas" in the UK  

1969  "War is Over! If You Want It, Happy Christmas from John & Yoko" posters begin appearing on December - 16.  

1970  On this day in history the first successful landing on Venus (USSR)  

1971  On December - 16 pakistan army surrenders to Indian army in Bangladesh  

1972  Miami Dolphins become first undefeated NFL team (14-0-0) on this day in history.  

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1485  On this day in history birth of catherine of Aragon, Spanish princess/1st wife of Henry VIII  

1584  On December - 16 birth of john Selden, English jurist and oriental scholar (d. 1654)  

1614  Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1674) was born on December - 16.  

1622  On December - 16 birth of kurt S Adeler, Danish admiral/ship builder  

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  On December - 16 death of empress Wu of Zhou (b. 625)  

0714  On December - 16 pippin II, of Héristal, Duke/prince of France, dies  

0867  On December - 16 death of eberhard of Friuli  

0875  Ado of Vienne, French archbishop of Vienne, dies at about 75 on December - 16.  

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  Death of Otto III of Montferrat on this day in history.