Page 6: Historical Events In December - 16

1925  On December - 16 alpha Phi Omega national service fraternity is founded at Lafayette College.   

1926  On this day in history darius Milhauds opera "Le Pauvre Matelot," premieres in Paris   

1926  On this day in history alfred Koerppen, composer   

1927  On this day in history cricket 1st-class debut of Don Bradman, NSW v South Australia   

1927  G Randall P D Garrett, US, sci-fi writer (Takeoff (too)!) on this day in history.   

1927  Hugh Archibald Clarke, composer, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1928  On this day in history peter Nailor, civil servant/historian   

1929  The first NHL game at Chicago Stadium (Black Hawks) on December - 16.   

1929  On December - 16 chic Blackhawks 1st game at Chicago Stadium, beat Pitts Pirates, 3-1   

1929  Ian Board, barkeeper on this day in history.   

1930  Golfer Bobby Jones wins James E Sullivan Award on this day in history.   

1931  German SPD begins Eiserne Front against fascism on December - 16.   

1931  Gustave J Waffelaert, Flemish theologist/bishop of Bruges, dies at 82 on December - 16.   

1932  Heavy earthquake ravages Kansu China, 70,000 killed on December - 16.   

1932  On this day in history rodion Konstantinovich Schedrin, Moscow, composer (Humpback Horse)   

1933  On December - 16 abe de Vries & Sipke Castelein win Elfstedentocht   

1935  Thelma Todd, actress (Horse Feathers, Bohemian Girl), dies of 30 on December - 16.   

1936  John Monks/Fred Finklehoff's "Brother Rat," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

1936  On this day in history morris Dees, founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center   

1937  On December - 16 theodore Cole and Ralph Roe attempt to escape from the American federal prison on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay; neither is ever seen again.   

1937  Jim Glaser, Spalding Neb, singer (Glaser Bros-Getting to Me Again) on this day in history.   

1938  Bradman scores 143 South Aust v NSW, 11 fours 91 singles on December - 16.   

1939  On December - 16 bradman scores 251* SA v NSW, 271 minutes, 38 fours 2 sixes   

1940  On this day in history british air raid on Mannheim   

1940  On this day in history m Eugene F T Dubois, geologist/paleontologist (Wadjakmens), dies   

1941  Sarawak occupied by the Japanese on this day in history.   

1941  On this day in history sarawak occupied by Japanese   

1942  Hitler orders combat against partisans in Russia & Balkan on December - 16.   

1943  "Tamiami Champion" trains collide, kills 73 & injures 200 on December - 16.   

1944  Battle of the Bulge begins in Belgium on this day in history.   

1944  Germans begin Battle of the Bulge to strike back at U.S. troops on this day in history.   

1944  The Battle of the Bulge begins in WWII as Germany launches a surprise counter-attack against Allied forces in Belgium on this day in history.   

1944  Battle of Bulge begins in Belgium on December - 16.   

1944  On this day in history glenn Miller, US jazz composer/orch leader (Danny boy), dies at 40   

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

0867  Death of Eberhard of Friuli on December - 16.   

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

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

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

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