Historical Events In December - 16

1945  On December - 16 cleveland Rams win NFL championship   

1945  Fumimaro Konu, Japanese prince/PM (1937-39, 40-41), commits harakiri on December - 16.   

1946  Thailand joins the United Nations on December - 16.   

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

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  Traitsjo Kostov, Bulgarian communist vice-premier, executed on December - 16.   

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

1950  On December - 16 "Let's Make an Opera" closes at John Golden Theater NYC after 5 perfs   

1950  Otto Vrieslander, composer, dies at 70 on December - 16.   

1952  Lord Mountbatten appointed as chief of Allied forces in the Mediterranean on this day in history.   

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

1953  On December - 16 1st White House Press Conference (Pres Eisenhower & 161 reporters)   

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

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

1958  On this day in history bogota warehouse fire kills 82   

1959  Snow falling in Lowarai Pass West Pakistan kills 48 on December - 16.   

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  On this day in history "Wildcat" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 172 performances   

1960  On this day in history anna Luther, silent screen actress (Sinners in Silk), dies at 63   

1961  "Evening with Yves Montand" opens at John Golden NYC after 55 perfs on December - 16.   

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 December - 16.   

1965  On this day in history gemini 6 returns to Earth   

1965  On December - 16 pioneer 6 launched into solar orbit   

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  On this day in history beatles release "Everywhere it's Christmas" in the UK   

1969  On December - 16 "War is Over! If You Want It, Happy Christmas from John & Yoko" posters begin appearing   

1970  On this day in history the first successful landing on Venus (USSR)   

1971  Pakistan army surrenders to Indian army in Bangladesh on December - 16.   

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  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 this day in history.   

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

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  Elizabeth Carter, English writer (d. 1806) was born on December - 16.   

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

0714  Pippin II, of Héristal, Duke/prince of France, dies on December - 16.   

0867  Death of Eberhard of Friuli on December - 16.   

0875  On December - 16 ado of Vienne, French archbishop of Vienne, dies at about 75   

0882  John VIII, Italian Pope (872-82), dies on December - 16.   

0999  Adelheid the Saint, German empress of Otto I/saint, dies at about 68 on this day in history.   

1325  On December - 16 death of charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (b. 1270)   

1378  On this day in history death of otto III of Montferrat