Page 3: Historical Events In December - 16

1828  On December - 16 john Beatty, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1914   

1830  On this day in history john Frederick Hartranft, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1889   

1833  Friedrich August Kanne, composer, dies at 55 on December - 16.   

1834  On December - 16 leon Walras, French economist (border use theory)   

1835  On this day in history disaster struck Wall Street on this day in 1835, as a fire ravaged the hub of the financial community in lower Manhattan. The inside of the Merchants' Exchange building was nearly destroyed by the fire, leaving the New York Stock and Exchange Board without a home   

1835  Fire consumes over 600 buildings in New York NY on December - 16.   

1835  The Wall Street area of New York City is destroyed by fire on this day in history.   

1835  On this day in history fire consumes over 600 buildings in NYC   

1838  On December - 16 boers beat Zulu chieftain Dingaan in South Africa   

1838  The Boers defeat the Zulus in South Africa on this day in history.   

1847  Augusta Mary Anne Holmes, composer on this day in history.   

1850  On December - 16 history of New Zealand: The Charlotte-Jane and the Randolph bring the first of the Canterbury Pilgrims to Lyttelton.   

1850  On December - 16 fred Morley, cricketer (legendary Notts & England bowler 1880-83)   

1851  Theodoor H de Meester, Dutch premier (1905-08) on December - 16.   

1852  The Evening Star newspaper begins publication in Washington, DC on December - 16.   

1852  Andries H Potgieter, South African/Transvaal explorer, dies at 59 on December - 16.   

1857  On December - 16 earthquake in Naples, Italy   

1857  On this day in history the birth of Edward Emerson Barnard, US astronomer   

1857  On December - 16 edward Emerson Barnard, Tenn, astronomer (Jupiter's 5th satellite)   

1858  Dutch govt decides to vacate Schokland Island on December - 16.   

1858  On December - 16 richard Bright, British Dr (Bright's disease/nephritis), dies at 69   

1859  Wilhelm Grimm, writer, dies at 73 on December - 16.   

1861  On December - 16 karol Joseph Lipinski, composer, dies at 71   

1862  On this day in history kingdom of Nepal accepts its constitution   

1862  On December - 16 eugene Demolder, Belgian writer (Sous la robe)   

1863  George Santayana, Spain, philosopher/poet/humanist (Last Puritan) on December - 16.   

1864  Battle of Nashville on December - 16.   

1864  Battle of Nashville ends after 4400 casualities on December - 16.   

1865  On this day in history victor Rousseau, Belgian sculptor   

1869  Albert F Pollard, British historian (Dict of natural biography) on this day in history.   

1870  On December - 16 the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is lit for the first time.   

1870  On December - 16 stanislaw Duniecki, composer, dies at 31   

1871  On December - 16 willibald Alexis, German writer (Schloss Avalon), dies at 73   

1874  On this day in history abraham Capadose, physician/missionary, dies at 79   

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

1584  On December - 16 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  On this day in history birth of kurt S Adeler, Danish admiral/ship builder   

1652  Giovanni Maria Casini, composer was born on December - 16.   

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

1716  Louis-Jules Mancini-Mazarini, Duc de Nivernais, French diplomat and writer (d. 1798) was born on December - 16.   

1717  On December - 16 birth of elizabeth Carter, English writer (d. 1806)   

0705  Death of Empress Wu of Zhou (b. 625) on December - 16.   

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

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

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  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