Page 7: Historical Events In December - 16

1945  On this day in history cleveland Rams win NFL championship   

1945  On December - 16 fumimaro Konu, Japanese prince/PM (1937-39, 40-41), commits harakiri   

1946  On December - 16 thailand joins the United Nations.   

1948  On December - 16 "Lend an Ear" opens at National Theater NYC for 460 performances   

1949  On this day in history swedish Carmaker DebutsA Swedish company by the name of Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget produced its first motorcar. In 1965 the concern changed its name to Saab Aktiebolag, and a few years later simply to Saab. The first Saab automobiles were engineered with the precision of fighter planes--the company's other main product.   

1949  On December - 16 sukarno becomes president Indonesia, Mokammed Hatta premier   

1949  On December - 16 traitsjo Kostov, Bulgarian communist vice-premier, executed   

1950  Truman proclaims state of emergency against "Communist imperialism" on December - 16.   

1950  On this day in history "Let's Make an Opera" closes at John Golden Theater NYC after 5 perfs   

1950  On December - 16 otto Vrieslander, composer, dies at 70   

1952  On December - 16 lord Mountbatten appointed as chief of Allied forces in the Mediterranean   

1953  The Delaware Water Gap Bridge, linking New Jersey with Pennsylvania, opens to traffic on this day in history.   

1953  On this day in history 1st White House Press Conference (Pres Eisenhower & 161 reporters)   

1956  "Fanny" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 888 performances on December - 16.   

1957  On December - 16 sir Feroz Khan Noon replaces Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar as Prime Minister of Pakistan.   

1958  Bogota warehouse fire kills 82 on December - 16.   

1959  Snow falling in Lowarai Pass West Pakistan kills 48 on this day in history.   

1960  On December - 16 134 die when a United DC-8 and a TWA Super Constellation collide in the skies over New York City.   

1960  "Wildcat" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 172 performances on December - 16.   

1960  Anna Luther, silent screen actress (Sinners in Silk), dies at 63 on December - 16.   

1961  "Evening with Yves Montand" opens at John Golden NYC after 55 perfs on this day in history.   

1961  On this day in history boris Semyonovich Shekhter, composer, dies at 61   

1962  Constitutional Monarchical Hindu State of Nep l adopts new constitution on this day in history.   

1962  On December - 16 david Lean's "Lawrence of Arabia" premieres   

1963  Kenya joins the United Nations on this day in history.   

1965  On December - 16 gemini 6 returns to Earth   

1965  Pioneer 6 launched into solar orbit on this day in history.   

1965  On December - 16 w Somerset Maugham English author ("Of Human Bondage"), dies at 91   

1965  On December - 16 william Somerset Maugham, English author (Razor's Edge), dies at 91   

1966  Beatles release "Everywhere it's Christmas" in the UK on December - 16.   

1969  On this day in history "War is Over! If You Want It, Happy Christmas from John & Yoko" posters begin appearing   

1970  The first successful landing on Venus (USSR) on December - 16.   

1971  Pakistan army surrenders to Indian army in Bangladesh on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history miami Dolphins become first undefeated NFL team (14-0-0)   

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1485  On December - 16 birth of catherine of Aragon, Spanish princess/1st wife of Henry VIII   

1584  John Selden, English jurist and oriental scholar (d. 1654) was born on December - 16.   

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

0882  On December - 16 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  On this day in history death of charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (b. 1270)   

1378  On December - 16 death of otto III of Montferrat