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

1622  On this day in history birth of kurt S Adeler, Danish admiral/ship builder   

1652  On this day in history birth of giovanni Maria Casini, composer   

1714  On this day in history birth of george Whitefield, English-born Methodist leader (d. 1770)   

1716  Louis-Jules Mancini-Mazarini, Duc de Nivernais, French diplomat and writer (d. 1798) was born on this day in history.   

1717  On this day in history birth of elizabeth Carter, English writer (d. 1806)   

0705  On this day in history death of empress Wu of Zhou (b. 625)   

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

0867  On this day in history death of eberhard of Friuli   

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

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  On this day in history death of otto III of Montferrat