Historical Events In December - 16

1973  On December - 16 o.J. Simpson becomes first NFLer to rush 2,000 yard in a season   

1973  Syd Barnes, cricketer (13 Tests for Australia 1938-48), dies on December - 16.   

1974  Kostas Varnalis, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1976  On December - 16 george a goose that lived to 49 years 8 months   

1976  Government halts swine flu vaccination program following reports of paralysis on this day in history.   

1976  On this day in history george, a goose that lived to 49 years 8 months, dies   

1978  Cleveland, Ohio, become the first city in the post-Depression era to default on its loans on December - 16.   

1978  On December - 16 ronald Reagan denounces President Jimmy Carter's recognition of China PR   

1978  On December - 16 blanche Calloway, US singer/dancer/radio hostess, dies at 76   

1980  Pres-elect Reagan announces Alexander Haig as secretary of state on this day in history.   

1980  Harland "Colonel" Sanders, founder Kentucky Fried Chicken, dies at 90 on December - 16.   

1982  Anthony C B Chapman, England, formula 1 racer, dies at 54 on December - 16.   

1983  On December - 16 riverside, Cal judge denies cerebral palsy victim Elizabeth Bouviato request to starve herself to death in a county hospital   

1983  On this day in history yogi Berra named Yankee manager for 2nd time   

1983  On this day in history kusan Sunim, found Milae Sa temple/Bulsung Sa Zen in Korea, dies at 74   

1985  On this day in history challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 51-L mission   

1985  Paul Castellano Organized-crime chief shot dead by a NYC restaurant on this day in history.   

1985  On this day in history dick Pollard, cricketer (England fast-medium bowler 1946-48), dies   

1987  On December - 16 roh Tae Woo wins Presidential Election in South Korea   

1987  Albert P Morano, (Rep-R-Conn, 1951-59), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1988  Political cult leader Lyndon LaRouche convicted of tax, mail fraud on this day in history.   

1988  H "Stork" Hendry, cricketer (11 Tests for Australia 1921-29), dies on this day in history.   

1989  Aileen Pringle, actress (Age of Consent, Convicted, Night Parade), dies on this day in history.   

1991  UN reverses ruling that Zionism is racism by 111-25 (13 abstain) vote on December - 16.   

1991  On December - 16 fred D Scott, actor (2 Gun Troubador), dies   

1992  IBM said it would make its first layoffs in fifty years. The company announced it would trim its staff by 25,000 employees and dispose of some of the assets of its mainframebusiness on this day in history.   

1992  Israel orders deportation of 415 Palestinians after escalating terrorist activity on December - 16.   

1992  On December - 16 anton [Tom] Koolhaas, Dutch writer (Snow White), dies at 80   

1993  On December - 16 bentri Seddik, Algerian court judge, murdered at 46   

1994  On December - 16 mary Durack, poet, dies at 81   

1996  On December - 16 iBM announced on this day in 1996 it would stop selling computers that used that PowerPC chip and ran Windows NT. IBM, Motorola, and Apple had teamed up to challenge Intel Corporation's dominance in chips and Microsoft's near monopoly on operating systems   

2005  On December - 16 43rd Mersenne prime found, 230,402,457 - 1. Discovered with the GIMPS project by Dr. Curtis Cooper and Dr. Steven Boone, professors at Central Missouri State University.   

2005  The West Wing Actor John Spencer dies at 58 on this day in history.   

2007  On December - 16 parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan.   

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1485  On December - 16 birth of catherine of Aragon, Spanish princess/1st wife of Henry VIII   

1584  On December - 16 birth of john Selden, English jurist and oriental scholar (d. 1654)   

1614  On December - 16 birth of eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1674)   

1622  Kurt S Adeler, Danish admiral/ship builder was born on this day in history.   

1652  On December - 16 birth of giovanni Maria Casini, composer   

1714  George Whitefield, English-born Methodist leader (d. 1770) was born on December - 16.   

1716  On this day in history birth of louis-Jules Mancini-Mazarini, Duc de Nivernais, French diplomat and writer (d. 1798)   

1717  Elizabeth Carter, English writer (d. 1806) was born on December - 16.   

0705  On December - 16 death of empress Wu of Zhou (b. 625)   

0714  On this day in history pippin II, of Héristal, Duke/prince of France, dies   

0867  On December - 16 death of eberhard of Friuli   

0875  On this day in history ado of Vienne, French archbishop of Vienne, dies at about 75   

0882  John VIII, Italian Pope (872-82), dies on this day in history.   

0999  On this day in history adelheid the Saint, German empress of Otto I/saint, dies at about 68   

1325  On this day in history death of charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (b. 1270)   

1378  On December - 16 death of otto III of Montferrat