Page 8: Historical Events In December - 16

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  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 December - 16.   

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  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 December - 16 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  Yogi Berra named Yankee manager for 2nd time on this day in history.   

1983  On December - 16 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 December - 16.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1988  Political cult leader Lyndon LaRouche convicted of tax, mail fraud on December - 16.   

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

1989  Aileen Pringle, actress (Age of Consent, Convicted, Night Parade), dies on December - 16.   

1991  On this day in history uN reverses ruling that Zionism is racism by 111-25 (13 abstain) vote   

1991  On December - 16 fred D Scott, actor (2 Gun Troubador), dies   

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 this day in history.   

1992  On this day in history anton [Tom] Koolhaas, Dutch writer (Snow White), dies at 80   

1993  On this day in history bentri Seddik, Algerian court judge, murdered at 46   

1994  Mary Durack, poet, dies at 81 on December - 16.   

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  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 December - 16 the West Wing Actor John Spencer dies at 58.   

2007  Parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan on December - 16.   

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1485  Catherine of Aragon, Spanish princess/1st wife of Henry VIII was born on December - 16.   

1584  John Selden, English jurist and oriental scholar (d. 1654) was born on this day in history.   

1614  Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1674) was born on this day in history.   

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

1652  On December - 16 birth of giovanni Maria Casini, composer   

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

0705  Death of Empress Wu of Zhou (b. 625) on this day in history.   

0714  Pippin II, of Héristal, Duke/prince of France, dies on this day in history.   

0867  Death of Eberhard of Friuli on December - 16.   

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

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 December - 16.