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December 16 Events in History - December 16 Birthdays - December 16 Deaths
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December 16, 1997 President Clinton names his Labrador retriever, "Buddy" December 16, 1994 Davy Jones (Monkees), charged with DWI December 16, 1993 "Red Shoes" opens at Gershwin Theater New York City for 5 performances December 16, 1993 Shannen Doherty (Brenda) is fired from Beverly Hills 90210 December 16, 1991 Florida Marlins sign their 1st player, 16 year old pitcher Clemente Nunez December 16, 1991 U.N. reverses ruling that Zionism is racism by 111-25 (13 abstain) vote December 16, 1990 Jean-Bertrand Aristide elected President of Haiti December 16, 1990 KUSW, Salt Lake City Utah, final shortwave radio transmissions December 16, 1989 Commencement of 1st Test Cricket play at Bellerive Oval, Hobart (v SL) December 16, 1989 Geoff Marsh completes 355* for WA against South Australia December 16, 1988 Political cult leader Lyndon LaRouche convicted of tax, mail fraud December 16, 1987 Roh Tae Woo elected president of South Korea December 16, 1985 Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 51-L mission December 16, 1983 Spokesperson for The Who announces the group is disbanding December 16, 1983 Yogi Berra named Yankee manager for 2nd time December 16, 1982 Tom Seaver agrees to new contract with Mets December 16, 1981 Dutch Van Agt's 2nd government falls December 16, 1980 Alexander Haig named Reagan's Secretary of State December 16, 1979 68th Davis Cup: USA beats Italy in San Francisco (5-0) December 16, 1979 QB Roger Staubach's last regular season game with the Dallas Cowboys December 16, 1978 Ronald Reagan denounces President Jimmy Carter's recognition of China PR December 16, 1976 Andrew Young named Ambassador and Chief U.S. Delegate to UN December 16, 1976 Charlie Finley's $10 million damage suit against Bowie Kuhn begins December 16, 1976 Government halts swine flu vaccination prog following reports of paralysis December 16, 1976 Liberian tanker stranded at Nantucket, 180,000 barrels oil in sea December 16, 1975 1st broadcast of "One Day at a Time" on CBS TV December 16, 1975 Bill Veeck buys 80% of White Sox from John Allyn December 16, 1974 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site December 16, 1974 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. December 16, 1973 O. J. Simpson becomes 1st NFLer to rush 2,000 yard in a season December 16, 1972 Bangladesh Constitution goes into effect December 16, 1972 Miami Dolphins become 1st undefeated NFL team (14-0-0) December 16, 1971 Bangladesh (East Pakistan) declares independence from Pakistan December 16, 1971 Don McLean's 8+ minute version of "American Pie" released December 16, 1971 India's army occupies Dacca, West Pakistani troops surrenders December 16, 1970 1st successful landing on Venus (U.S.S.R.) December 16, 1970 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site December 16, 1969 Brit House of Commons votes 343-185 abolishing the death penalty December 16, 1969 "War is Over! If You Want It, Happy Christmas from John and Yoko" posters begin appearing December 16, 1968 KFIZ TV channel 34 in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin begins broadcasting December 16, 1967 Wilt Chamberlain of NBA Philadelphia 76ers scores 68 points vs Chicago December 16, 1966 Beatles release "Everywhere its Christmas" in UK December 16, 1966 Jimi Hendrix Experience releases its 1st single, "Hey Joe," in the UK December 16, 1965 Gemini 6 returns to Earth December 16, 1965 Pioneer 6 launched into solar orbit December 16, 1965 Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, becomes King of Tonga December 16, 1964 U.S. performs nuclear test at Pacific Ocean December 16, 1962 David Lean's "Lawrence of Arabia" premieres December 16, 1962 New York Giant YA Title sets NFL season touchdown pass record at 33 with 6 touchdowns vs Dallas (41-31) December 16, 1962 Nepal gets constitution/becomes Constitutional Hindu Monarchy December 16, 1961 "Evening with Yves Montand" opens at John Golden New York City after 55 performances December 16, 1960 "Wildcat" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 172 performances December 16, 1960 TWA 266 and United 826 collide over Staten Island, kills 134 December 16, 1959 Snow falling in Lowarai Pass West Pakistan kills 48 December 16, 1958 Bogota warehouse fire kills 82 December 16, 1956 "Fanny" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 888 performances December 16, 1953 1st White House Press Conference (President Eisenhower and 161 reporters) December 16, 1953 Charles E Yeager fly > 2,575 kph in Bell X-1A December 16, 1950 "Let's Make an Opera" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 5 performances December 16, 1950 Truman proclaims state of emergency against "Communist imperialism" December 16, 1949 Sukarno becomes president Indonesia, Mokammed Hatta premier December 16, 1948 "Lend an Ear" opens at National Theater New York City for 460 performances December 16, 1945 Cleveland Rams win NFL championship December 16, 1944 Battle of Bulge begins in Belgium December 16, 1944 Gen Eisenhower's clerk Rickey marries corporal Pearlie December 16, 1944 German V-2 strikes Antwerp bioscope (638 kill) December 16, 1944 US 2nd Inf division occupies "Heartbreak Crossroads" Wahlerscheid December 16, 1943 "Tamiami Champion" trains collide, kills 73 and injures 200 December 16, 1942 Hitler orders combat against partisans in Russia and Balkan December 16, 1941 Sarawak occupied by Japanese December 16, 1940 British air raid on Mannheim December 16, 1940 Joe Louis KOs Al McCoy in 6 for heavyweight boxing title in Chicago December 16, 1939 Bradman scores 251* SA vs. NSW, 271 minutes, 38 fours 2 sixes December 16, 1938 Bradman scores 143 South Aust vs. NSW, 11 fours 91 singles December 16, 1936 John Monks/Fred Finklehoff's "Brother Rat," premieres in New York City December 16, 1933 Abe de Vries and Sipke Castelein win Elfstedentocht December 16, 1932 Heavy earthquake ravages Kansu China, 70,000 killed December 16, 1931 German SPD begins Eiserne Front against fascism December 16, 1930 Golfer Bobby Jones wins James E Sullivan Award December 16, 1929 Chicago Blackhawks 1st game at Chicago Stadium, beat Pittsburgh Pirates, 3-1 December 16, 1927 Cricket 1st-class debut of Don Bradman, NSW vs. South Australia December 16, 1926 Darius Milhauds opera "Le Pauvre Matelot," premieres in Paris December 16, 1926 Kenesaw Mountain Landis renewed 7-years as baseball commissioner December 16, 1926 WOW-AM in Omaha NE begins radio transmissions December 16, 1924 Noel Coward's "Vortex," premieres in London December 16, 1922 Mutual Association of Eastern Colored Baseball Clubs) formally organizes December 16, 1922 NSW all out for 786 against South Australia Cricket December 16, 1920 8.6 earthquake destroys 15,000 miles (Kansu China); Over 180,000 die December 16, 1918 Jack Dempsey KOs Carl Morris in 14 seconds December 16, 1915 Albert Einstein publishes the General Theory of Relativity December 16, 1914 French offensive in Artois (Petain) December 16, 1913 Charlie Chaplin began his film career at Keystone for $150 a week December 16, 1912 1st U.S. postage stamp picturing an airplane, 20 cent parcel post, issued December 16, 1912 Austria-Hungary engage in conflict with Serbia December 16, 1909 US pressure forces Nicaraguan President Jose Santos Zelaya from office December 16, 1908 1st credit union in U.S. forms (Manchester NH) December 16, 1907 Eugene H Farrar is 1st to sing on radio (Brooklyn Navy Yard New York) December 16, 1907 Great White Fleet sails from Hampton Downs on it's World Cruise December 16, 1905 "Variety," covering all phases of show business, 1st published December 16, 1903 Majestic Theater, New York City, becomes 1st in U.S. to employ women ushers December 16, 1901 Boer general Kritzinger captured December 16, 1900 Boer army under gen Kritzinger take Cape colony December 16, 1897 1st submarine with an internal combustion engine demonstrated December 16, 1893 Anton Dvorak's "New World Symphony" premieres December 16, 1892 Commencement of 1st Sheffield Shield cricket game, SA vs. NSW December 16, 1890 Negro Methodist Episcopal Church founded in Jackson, TN December 16, 1886 Rift at Dutch Reformed Church over "Doleantie" December 16, 1884 Great Britain recognizes King Leopold II's Congo Free State December 16, 1880 Republic of South-Africa forms December 16, 1877 Anton Bruckner's 3rd Symphony in D, premieres December 16, 1864 Battle of Nashville ends after 4400 casualities December 16, 1862 Kingdom of Nepal accepts its constitution December 16, 1858 Dutch government decides to vacate Schokland Island December 16, 1857 Earthquake in Naples, Italy December 16, 1838 Boers beat Zulu chieftain Dingaan in South Africa December 16, 1835 Fire consumes over 600 buildings in New York City December 16, 1824 Great North Holland Canal opens December 16, 1817 Leaders of Molukkas uprising hanged in Ambon December 16, 1811 8.0 earthquake shakes New Madrid, Missouri December 16, 1809 Napoleon Bonaparte divorces Empress Josephine by French Senate December 16, 1773 Big tea party in Boston harbor-indians welcome (Boston Tea Party) December 16, 1767 Van Ritter von Glucks opera "Alceste" premiers December 16, 1761 Russian army occupies Kolberg December 16, 1740 Prussian Libya falls to Silezie December 16, 1689 English Parliament adopts Bill of Rights after Glorious Revolution December 16, 1659 General Monck demands free parliamentary election in Scotland December 16, 1653 Oliver Cromwell sworn in as English Lord Protector December 16, 1631 Mount Vesuvious, Italy erupts, destroys 6 villages and kills 4,000 December 16, 1617 Spanish viceroy Hernando Arias de Saavedra founds provinces Rio de la Plata (Argentina)/Guaira (Paraguay) December 16, 1577 Danzig surrenders to troops of Polish king Istvan Bathory December 16, 1538 King Francois I orders renewed pursuit of Protestants December 16, 1431 King Henry VI of England crowned king of France December 16, 882 Marinus I begins his reign as Catholic Pope succeeding John VIII |