Page 4: Historical Events In December - 16

1877  On December - 16 anton Bruckner's 3rd Symphony in D, premieres   

1879  On December - 16 william Duncan, Scotland, actor (Thunder Trail)   

1880  Republic of South-Africa forms on December - 16.   

1882  The birth of Zoltan Kodaly, Hungarian composer on December - 16.   

1882  On this day in history jack Hobbs, cricketer (1st-class runs, the most ever)   

1883  Max Linder, Caverne France, actor/comic/director (Max Prend un Bain) on this day in history.   

1884  On this day in history great Britain recognizes King Leopold II's Congo Free State   

1886  On December - 16 rift at Dutch Reformed Church over "Doleantie"   

1888  Alphonse Juin, French marshal on December - 16.   

1890  On this day in history negro Methodist Episcopal Church founded in Jackson, TN   

1890  On this day in history harlan Sanders, founder/CEO (Kentucky Fried Chicken)   

1892  Commencement of 1st Sheffield Shield cricket game, SA v NSW on this day in history.   

1892  A "Shon Nene" Morales, Antillean/Neth very old lady on December - 16.   

1893  Anton Dvorak's "New World Symphony" premieres on this day in history.   

1893  Vladimir Golschmann, Paris France, conductor with Immortal Downbeat on December - 16.   

1895  Lidj Jasu, emperor of Ethiopia on December - 16.   

1897  The first submarine with an internal combustion engine demonstrated on December - 16.   

1897  On December - 16 1st submarine with an internal combustion engine demonstrated   

1897  On this day in history jacobus Petrus Duminy, cricketer (three Tests for S Africa 1927-29)   

1897  Alphonse Daudet, writer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1899  Harold Walter Bailey, philologist on December - 16.   

1900  On this day in history boer army under gen Kritzinger take Cape colony   

1900  On this day in history victor S Pritchett, literary critic/author (Myth Makers)   

1901  On December - 16 boer general Kritzinger captured   

1901  On this day in history margaret Mead, Phila, anthropologist (Coming of Age in Samoa)   

1903  Majestic Theater, New York NY, becomes first in US to employ women ushers on this day in history.   

1903  On this day in history majestic Theater, NYC, becomes 1st in US to employ women ushers   

1903  On this day in history hardie Albright, Pittsburgh, actress (Silver Streak, Scarlet Letter)   

1904  On December - 16 edward Morris Bernstein, economist   

1905  On this day in history "Variety," covering all phases of show business, first published   

1905  "Variety," covering all phases of show business, 1st published on this day in history.   

1905  On December - 16 piet Hein, poet/inventor   

1906  John Morrison, politician/landowner on this day in history.   

1907  Great White Fleet sails from Hampton Downs on its World Cruise on this day in history.   

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1485  On this day in history birth of catherine of Aragon, Spanish princess/1st wife of Henry VIII   

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 this day in history.   

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

1652  Giovanni Maria Casini, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 December - 16.   

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 December - 16 death of eberhard of Friuli   

0875  On this day in history ado of Vienne, French archbishop of Vienne, dies at about 75   

0882  John VIII, Italian Pope (872-82), dies on this day in history.   

0999  On December - 16 adelheid the Saint, German empress of Otto I/saint, dies at about 68   

1325  Death of Charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (b. 1270) on December - 16.   

1378  Death of Otto III of Montferrat on December - 16.