Historical Events In December - 16

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

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  On this day in history pres-elect Reagan announces Alexander Haig as secretary of state  

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1980  On December - 16 harland "Colonel" Sanders, founder Kentucky Fried Chicken, dies at 90  

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  Kusan Sunim, found Milae Sa temple/Bulsung Sa Zen in Korea, dies at 74 on December - 16.  

1985  On this day in history challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 51-L mission  

1985  On December - 16 paul Castellano Organized-crime chief shot dead by a NYC restaurant  

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

1988  On December - 16 h "Stork" Hendry, cricketer (11 Tests for Australia 1921-29), dies  

1989  On this day in history aileen Pringle, actress (Age of Consent, Convicted, Night Parade), dies  

1991  On this day in history 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  On this day in history israel orders deportation of 415 Palestinians after escalating terrorist activity  

1992  On December - 16 anton [Tom] Koolhaas, Dutch writer (Snow White), dies at 80  

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

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  On this day in history birth of john Selden, English jurist and oriental scholar (d. 1654)  

1614  Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1674) was born on December - 16.  

1622  Kurt S Adeler, Danish admiral/ship builder was born on December - 16.  

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

0714  Pippin II, of Héristal, Duke/prince of France, dies on December - 16.  

0867  Death of Eberhard of Friuli on this day in history.  

0875  Ado of Vienne, French archbishop of Vienne, dies at about 75 on December - 16.  

0882  John VIII, Italian Pope (872-82), dies on December - 16.  

0999  Adelheid the Saint, German empress of Otto I/saint, dies at about 68 on December - 16.  

1325  On December - 16 death of charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (b. 1270)  

1378  On December - 16 death of otto III of Montferrat