Page 8: Historical Events In December - 16

1973  O.J. Simpson becomes first NFLer to rush 2,000 yard in a season on this day in history.   

1973  On December - 16 syd Barnes, cricketer (13 Tests for Australia 1938-48), dies   

1974  Kostas Varnalis, writer, dies on December - 16.   

1976  George a goose that lived to 49 years 8 months on this day in history.   

1976  Government halts swine flu vaccination program following reports of paralysis on December - 16.   

1976  On December - 16 george, a goose that lived to 49 years 8 months, dies   

1978  On this day in history cleveland, Ohio, become the first city in the post-Depression era to default on its loans.   

1978  On this day in history ronald Reagan denounces President Jimmy Carter's recognition of China PR   

1978  Blanche Calloway, US singer/dancer/radio hostess, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1980  Pres-elect Reagan announces Alexander Haig as secretary of state on December - 16.   

1980  Harland "Colonel" Sanders, founder Kentucky Fried Chicken, dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1982  On December - 16 anthony C B Chapman, England, formula 1 racer, dies at 54   

1983  On December - 16 riverside, Cal judge denies cerebral palsy victim Elizabeth Bouviato request to starve herself to death in a county hospital   

1983  Yogi Berra named Yankee manager for 2nd time on this day in history.   

1983  On this day in history kusan Sunim, found Milae Sa temple/Bulsung Sa Zen in Korea, dies at 74   

1985  On December - 16 challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 51-L mission   

1985  Paul Castellano Organized-crime chief shot dead by a NYC restaurant on this day in history.   

1985  On December - 16 dick Pollard, cricketer (England fast-medium bowler 1946-48), dies   

1987  Roh Tae Woo wins Presidential Election in South Korea on December - 16.   

1987  On December - 16 albert P Morano, (Rep-R-Conn, 1951-59), dies at 79   

1988  On December - 16 political cult leader Lyndon LaRouche convicted of tax, mail fraud   

1988  On this day in history h "Stork" Hendry, cricketer (11 Tests for Australia 1921-29), dies   

1989  On December - 16 aileen Pringle, actress (Age of Consent, Convicted, Night Parade), dies   

1991  On December - 16 uN reverses ruling that Zionism is racism by 111-25 (13 abstain) vote   

1991  Fred D Scott, actor (2 Gun Troubador), dies on December - 16.   

1992  On December - 16 iBM said it would make its first layoffs in fifty years. The company announced it would trim its staff by 25,000 employees and dispose of some of the assets of its mainframebusiness.   

1992  Israel orders deportation of 415 Palestinians after escalating terrorist activity on December - 16.   

1992  Anton [Tom] Koolhaas, Dutch writer (Snow White), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1993  Bentri Seddik, Algerian court judge, murdered at 46 on December - 16.   

1994  On December - 16 mary Durack, poet, dies at 81   

1996  IBM announced on this day in 1996 it would stop selling computers that used that PowerPC chip and ran Windows NT. IBM, Motorola, and Apple had teamed up to challenge Intel Corporation's dominance in chips and Microsoft's near monopoly on operating systems on this day in history.   

2005  On this day in history 43rd Mersenne prime found, 230,402,457 - 1. Discovered with the GIMPS project by Dr. Curtis Cooper and Dr. Steven Boone, professors at Central Missouri State University.   

2005  The West Wing Actor John Spencer dies at 58 on this day in history.   

2007  On December - 16 parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan.   

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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  On this day in history 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  Giovanni Maria Casini, composer was born on December - 16.   

1714  George Whitefield, English-born Methodist leader (d. 1770) was born on this day in history.   

1716  On this day in history birth of louis-Jules Mancini-Mazarini, Duc de Nivernais, French diplomat and writer (d. 1798)   

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

0705  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

0875  On December - 16 ado of Vienne, French archbishop of Vienne, dies at about 75   

0882  John VIII, Italian Pope (872-82), dies on this day in history.   

0999  On December - 16 adelheid the Saint, German empress of Otto I/saint, dies at about 68   

1325  Death of Charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (b. 1270) on December - 16.   

1378  Death of Otto III of Montferrat on this day in history.