Historical Events In December - 16
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1877 On this day in history anton Bruckner's 3rd Symphony in D, premieres
1879 On December - 16 william Duncan, Scotland, actor (Thunder Trail)
1880 Republic of South-Africa forms on this day in history.
1882 The birth of Zoltan Kodaly, Hungarian composer on this day in history.
1882 On this day in history jack Hobbs, cricketer (1st-class runs, the most ever)
1883 Max Linder, Caverne France, actor/comic/director (Max Prend un Bain) on December - 16.
1884 Great Britain recognizes King Leopold II's Congo Free State on this day in history.
1886 Rift at Dutch Reformed Church over "Doleantie" on this day in history.
1888 On this day in history alphonse Juin, French marshal
1890 Negro Methodist Episcopal Church founded in Jackson, TN on this day in history.
1890 Harlan Sanders, founder/CEO (Kentucky Fried Chicken) on this day in history.
1892 Commencement of 1st Sheffield Shield cricket game, SA v NSW on this day in history.
1892 On this day in history a "Shon Nene" Morales, Antillean/Neth very old lady
1893 Anton Dvorak's "New World Symphony" premieres on December - 16.
1893 Vladimir Golschmann, Paris France, conductor with Immortal Downbeat on this day in history.
1895 Lidj Jasu, emperor of Ethiopia on this day in history.
1897 On this day in history the first submarine with an internal combustion engine demonstrated
1897 1st submarine with an internal combustion engine demonstrated on December - 16.
1897 On this day in history jacobus Petrus Duminy, cricketer (three Tests for S Africa 1927-29)
1897 On December - 16 alphonse Daudet, writer, dies at 57
1899 On December - 16 harold Walter Bailey, philologist
1900 On this day in history boer army under gen Kritzinger take Cape colony
1900 On this day in history victor S Pritchett, literary critic/author (Myth Makers)
1901 On December - 16 boer general Kritzinger captured
1901 On December - 16 margaret Mead, Phila, anthropologist (Coming of Age in Samoa)
1903 On December - 16 majestic Theater, New York NY, becomes first in US to employ women ushers
1903 Majestic Theater, NYC, becomes 1st in US to employ women ushers on this day in history.
1903 Hardie Albright, Pittsburgh, actress (Silver Streak, Scarlet Letter) on this day in history.
1904 On this day in history edward Morris Bernstein, economist
1905 On December - 16 "Variety," covering all phases of show business, first published
1905 On December - 16 "Variety," covering all phases of show business, 1st published
1905 Piet Hein, poet/inventor on December - 16.
1906 John Morrison, politician/landowner on this day in history.
1907 Great White Fleet sails from Hampton Downs on its World Cruise on December - 16.
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