Events & Holidays In December - 16

Boston Tea Party (United States of America)

Day of the Vow and Reconciliation Day (South Africa)

Independence Day (Kazakhstan)

Las Posadas (9 days) (Mexico)

National Day (Bahrain)

Victory Day (Bangladesh)

1485  Catherine of Aragon, Spanish princess/1st wife of Henry VIII was born on this day in history.   

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

1614  On this day in history 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  Giovanni Maria Casini, composer was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history death of empress Wu of Zhou (b. 625)   

0714  On this day in history pippin II, of Héristal, Duke/prince of France, dies   

0867  On this day in history death of eberhard of Friuli   

0875  On this day in history 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  Adelheid the Saint, German empress of Otto I/saint, dies at about 68 on this day in history.   

1325  Death of Charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (b. 1270) on this day in history.   

1378  Death of Otto III of Montferrat on this day in history.