Historical Events In December - 16

1945  Cleveland Rams win NFL championship on December - 16.  

1945  On December - 16 fumimaro Konu, Japanese prince/PM (1937-39, 40-41), commits harakiri  

1946  On December - 16 thailand joins the United Nations.  

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

1949  On December - 16 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.  

1949  On December - 16 sukarno becomes president Indonesia, Mokammed Hatta premier  

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

1950  On this day in history truman proclaims state of emergency against "Communist imperialism"  

1950  "Let's Make an Opera" closes at John Golden Theater NYC after 5 perfs on December - 16.  

1950  Otto Vrieslander, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1952  Lord Mountbatten appointed as chief of Allied forces in the Mediterranean on this day in history.  

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

1953  On December - 16 1st White House Press Conference (Pres Eisenhower & 161 reporters)  

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

1957  On December - 16 sir Feroz Khan Noon replaces Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar as Prime Minister of Pakistan.  

1958  On this day in history bogota warehouse fire kills 82  

1959  Snow falling in Lowarai Pass West Pakistan kills 48 on December - 16.  

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  "Wildcat" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 172 performances on this day in history.  

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

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

1961  On December - 16 boris Semyonovich Shekhter, composer, dies at 61  

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

1962  On December - 16 david Lean's "Lawrence of Arabia" premieres  

1963  On this day in history kenya joins the United Nations.  

1965  Gemini 6 returns to Earth on this day in history.  

1965  Pioneer 6 launched into solar orbit on December - 16.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

1970  On December - 16 the first successful landing on Venus (USSR)  

1971  On this day in history pakistan army surrenders to Indian army in Bangladesh  

1972  Miami Dolphins become first undefeated NFL team (14-0-0) on December - 16.  

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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 this day in history 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  Elizabeth Carter, English writer (d. 1806) was born on December - 16.  

0705  Death of Empress Wu of Zhou (b. 625) on December - 16.  

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

0867  Death of Eberhard of Friuli on this day in history.  

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

0882  On this day in history 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  On December - 16 death of charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (b. 1270)  

1378  On December - 16 death of otto III of Montferrat