Historical Events In December - 16
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1907 On this day in history eugene H Farrar is 1st to sing on radio (Bkln Navy Yard NY)
1907 Ray C Bliss, (R) Ohio State Republican Chairman on this day in history.
1908 1st credit union in US forms (Manchester NH) on December - 16.
1909 US pressure forces Nicaraguan President Jose Santos Zelaya from office on this day in history.
1909 On December - 16 uS pressure forces Nicaraguan Pres Jose Santos Zelaya from office
1909 Henricus Verbunt, civil servant/resistance fighter on December - 16.
1910 On this day in history freddie Brown, Peru, cricketer ("Lettuces! Hearts as big as ")
1912 The first US postage stamp picturing an airplane, $0.20 parcel post, issued on this day in history.
1912 1st US postage stamp picturing an airplane, 20 cent parcel post, issued on December - 16.
1913 Charlie Chaplin began his film career at Keystone for $150 a week on this day in history.
1914 On this day in history french offensive in Artois (Pétain)
1914 Ivan Zajc, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.
1915 Albert Einstein publishes his "General Theory of Relativity" on this day in history.
1915 Georgi Sviridov, composer on this day in history.
1916 On December - 16 gregory Rasputin, a monk with considerable influence over the Russian court, is murdered by noblemen.
1916 Theo Bitter, Dutch painter/set designer on this day in history.
1916 Grigori Rasputin, a powerful Russian monk, murdered on this day in history.
1917 Arthur C[harles] Clarke, sci-fi author (2001, 2010, Childhood's End) on this day in history.
1918 Jack Dempsey KOs Carl Morris in 14 seconds on December - 16.
1918 On December - 16 henry Clarke, fashion photographer
1919 On December - 16 manke Nelis, [Cornelis Pieters], Dutch folk vocalist (Small Yodel Boy)
1920 On this day in history over 180,000 die when earthquake destroys 15,000 miles (Kansu China)
1920 8.6 earthquake destroys 15,000 square miles and kills over 180,000 in Kansu China on this day in history.
1920 On this day in history ma, the Benovelent, Chinese muslim rebel (holy war), dies
1920 On this day in history haiyuan earthquake in China killing 273,400 people
1921 On this day in history charles Camille Saint-Saens, French composer, dies at 86
1922 Florence E. Allen becomes the first woman justice of a state supreme court (Ohio) on December - 16.
1922 On December - 16 gabriel Narutowicz first President of Polish Republic assassinated
1922 On December - 16 mutual Assn of Eastern Colored Baseball Clubs) formally organizes
1922 Pierre Chany, writer/cycling journalist on this day in history.
1922 On December - 16 gabriel Narutowicz, 1st pres of Poland (Dec 7-16, 1922), assassinated
1923 On December - 16 tip [Silvio A] Marugg, Antillian writer (Weekend pilgrimage)
1923 On December - 16 pongrac Kacsoh, composer, dies at 50
1924 Noel Coward's "Vortex," premieres in London on this day in history.
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