Hisdates•ComHistorical Events In December - 16
Thursday, 07 July 2022
1973 On December - 16 o.J. Simpson becomes first NFLer to rush 2,000 yard in a season 
1973 Syd Barnes, cricketer (13 Tests for Australia 1938-48), dies on this day in history.
1974 Kostas Varnalis, writer, dies on this day in history.
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 George, a goose that lived to 49 years 8 months, dies on this day in history.
1978 On this day in history cleveland, Ohio, become the first city in the post-Depression era to default on its loans.
1978 Ronald Reagan denounces President Jimmy Carter's recognition of China PR on December - 16.
1978 Blanche Calloway, US singer/dancer/radio hostess, dies at 76 on December - 16.
1980 Pres-elect Reagan announces Alexander Haig as secretary of state on this day in history.
1980 Harland "Colonel" Sanders, founder Kentucky Fried Chicken, dies at 90 on this day in history.
1982 On this day in history anthony C B Chapman, England, formula 1 racer, dies at 54
1983 Riverside, Cal judge denies cerebral palsy victim Elizabeth Bouviato request to starve herself to death in a county hospital on December - 16.
1983 On this day in history yogi Berra named Yankee manager for 2nd time
1983 Kusan Sunim, found Milae Sa temple/Bulsung Sa Zen in Korea, dies at 74 on this day in history.
1985 Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 51-L mission on this day in history.
1985 On this day in history paul Castellano Organized-crime chief shot dead by a NYC restaurant
1985 Dick Pollard, cricketer (England fast-medium bowler 1946-48), dies on this day in history.
1987 Roh Tae Woo wins Presidential Election in South Korea on December - 16.
1987 Albert P Morano, (Rep-R-Conn, 1951-59), dies at 79 on December - 16.
1988 On this day in history political cult leader Lyndon LaRouche convicted of tax, mail fraud
1988 H "Stork" Hendry, cricketer (11 Tests for Australia 1921-29), dies on this day in history.
1989 On this day in history 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 this day in history 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 this day in history.
1992 Anton [Tom] Koolhaas, Dutch writer (Snow White), dies at 80 on this day in history.
1993 On this day in history bentri Seddik, Algerian court judge, murdered at 46
1994 Mary Durack, poet, dies at 81 on this day in history.
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 December - 16 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 On December - 16 the West Wing Actor John Spencer dies at 58.
2007 On December - 16 parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan.
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