Historical Events In December - 16
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1734 Georg Peter Weimar, composer on this day in history.
1740 Prussian Libya falls to Silezie on December - 16.
1748 Ferdinand-Philippe-Joseph Staes, composer on this day in history.
1761 On this day in history russian army occupies Kolberg
1765 Peter Frederick Haldimand, Swiss military officer and surveyor on December - 16.
1767 On this day in history van Ritter von Glucks opera "Alceste" premiers
1770 On this day in history ludwig Van Beethoven was born on Dec. 16, 1770 (baptized on Dec. 17, 1770)
1770 Ludwig van Beethoven, Bonn Germany, composer (5th Symphony, Ode to Joy) on this day in history.
1773 On this day in history big tea party in Boston harbor-Indians welcome
1773 On this day in history boston Tea Party' , when the 'Sons of Liberty' dumped 18,000 worth of tea in the Boston harbor
1773 The Boston Tea Party occurs when American colonists board a British ship and dump overboard more than 300 chests of tea to protest high taxes on this day in history.
1773 On December - 16 big tea party in Boston harbor-indians welcome (Boston Tea Party)
1774 Francois Quesnay, French personal physician of Louis XIV, dies at 80 on December - 16.
1775 The birth of Jane Austen, English novelist on this day in history.
1775 Francois-Adrien Boieldieu, composer on December - 16.
1777 On this day in history janos Fusz, composer
1781 Georg Simon Lohlein, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.
1783 On December - 16 johann Adolf Hasse, Dutch operatic composer (Sesostrate), dies at 84
1790 Ludwig August Lebrun, composer, dies at 38 on this day in history.
1809 Marriage between Napoleon Bonaparte and Josephine disolved after thirteen years on December - 16.
1809 Napoleon Bonaparte and the Empress Josephine are divorced by an act of the French Senate on December - 16.
1809 On this day in history napoleon Bonaparte divorces Empress Josephine by French Senate
1809 On December - 16 peter P van Bosse, Dutch attorney/liberal minister of Finance
1811 On this day in history most violent & prolonged quakes in US begins in Midwest region
1811 Earthquake hits New Madrid, Missouri, causing widespread damage on this day in history.
1812 William Grose, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1900 on this day in history.
1816 On December - 16 vincenzo Galeotti, [Tomazelli], Ital dancer/choreographer, dies at 73
1817 On this day in history leaders of Molukkas uprising hanged in Ambon
1819 Robert Selden Garnett, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1861 on this day in history.
1822 On December - 16 charles Edward Horsley, composer
1824 Great North Holland Canal opens on this day in history.
1825 On December - 16 henry Heth, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1899
1826 On December - 16 benjamin W. Edwards rides into Mexican controlled Nacogdoches, Texas and declares himself ruler of the Republic of Fredonia.
1827 John A C Oudemans, Dutch geographer/astronomer on this day in history.
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