Historical Events In December - 16
Saturday, 10 June 2023
1973 On this day in history o.J. Simpson becomes first NFLer to rush 2,000 yard in a season
1973 On this day in history syd Barnes, cricketer (13 Tests for Australia 1938-48), dies
1974 On this day in history kostas Varnalis, writer, dies
1976 On December - 16 george a goose that lived to 49 years 8 months
1976 On December - 16 government halts swine flu vaccination program following reports of paralysis
1976 On December - 16 george, a goose that lived to 49 years 8 months, dies
1978 Cleveland, Ohio, become the first city in the post-Depression era to default on its loans on December - 16.
1978 On December - 16 ronald Reagan denounces President Jimmy Carter's recognition of China PR
1978 On this day in history blanche Calloway, US singer/dancer/radio hostess, dies at 76
1980 Pres-elect Reagan announces Alexander Haig as secretary of state on December - 16.
1980 On December - 16 harland "Colonel" Sanders, founder Kentucky Fried Chicken, dies at 90
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 this day in history.
1983 On this day in history yogi Berra named Yankee manager for 2nd time
1983 On this day in history kusan Sunim, found Milae Sa temple/Bulsung Sa Zen in Korea, dies at 74
1985 On this day in history 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 Dick Pollard, cricketer (England fast-medium bowler 1946-48), dies on this day in history.
1987 On December - 16 roh Tae Woo wins Presidential Election in South Korea
1987 Albert P Morano, (Rep-R-Conn, 1951-59), dies at 79 on this day in history.
1988 On December - 16 political cult leader Lyndon LaRouche convicted of tax, mail fraud
1988 On December - 16 h "Stork" Hendry, cricketer (11 Tests for Australia 1921-29), dies
1989 Aileen Pringle, actress (Age of Consent, Convicted, Night Parade), dies on this day in history.
1991 UN reverses ruling that Zionism is racism by 111-25 (13 abstain) vote on this day in history.
1991 Fred D Scott, actor (2 Gun Troubador), dies on this day in history.
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 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 Mary Durack, poet, dies at 81 on December - 16.
1996 On December - 16 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
2005 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 on this day in history.
2005 On this day in history the West Wing Actor John Spencer dies at 58.
2007 On this day in history parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan.
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