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

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

1976  On this day in history george, a goose that lived to 49 years 8 months, dies  

1978  On December - 16 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 December - 16.  

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

1982  Anthony C B Chapman, England, formula 1 racer, dies at 54 on December - 16.  

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 December - 16 yogi Berra named Yankee manager for 2nd time  

1983  On December - 16 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 December - 16.  

1985  On this day in history dick Pollard, cricketer (England fast-medium bowler 1946-48), dies  

1987  On this day in history roh Tae Woo wins Presidential Election in South Korea  

1987  On this day in history 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  H "Stork" Hendry, cricketer (11 Tests for Australia 1921-29), dies on this day in history.  

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

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

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 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 this day in history 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  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  On December - 16 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  On December - 16 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  On December - 16 birth of giovanni Maria Casini, composer  

1714  George Whitefield, English-born Methodist leader (d. 1770) was born on December - 16.  

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  On December - 16 death of empress Wu of Zhou (b. 625)  

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

0882  On this day in history john VIII, Italian Pope (872-82), dies  

0999  On this day in history adelheid the Saint, German empress of Otto I/saint, dies at about 68  

1325  On this day in history death of charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (b. 1270)  

1378  On December - 16 death of otto III of Montferrat