Page 3: Historical Events In December - 16

1828  On December - 16 john Beatty, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1914   

1830  John Frederick Hartranft, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1889 on December - 16.   

1833  Friedrich August Kanne, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1834  On this day in history leon Walras, French economist (border use theory)   

1835  Disaster struck Wall Street on this day in 1835, as a fire ravaged the hub of the financial community in lower Manhattan. The inside of the Merchants' Exchange building was nearly destroyed by the fire, leaving the New York Stock and Exchange Board without a home on December - 16.   

1835  On this day in history fire consumes over 600 buildings in New York NY   

1835  On this day in history the Wall Street area of New York City is destroyed by fire.   

1835  Fire consumes over 600 buildings in NYC on December - 16.   

1838  On this day in history boers beat Zulu chieftain Dingaan in South Africa   

1838  On December - 16 the Boers defeat the Zulus in South Africa.   

1847  On this day in history augusta Mary Anne Holmes, composer   

1850  History of New Zealand: The Charlotte-Jane and the Randolph bring the first of the Canterbury Pilgrims to Lyttelton on this day in history.   

1850  On December - 16 fred Morley, cricketer (legendary Notts & England bowler 1880-83)   

1851  On December - 16 theodoor H de Meester, Dutch premier (1905-08)   

1852  The Evening Star newspaper begins publication in Washington, DC on December - 16.   

1852  On this day in history andries H Potgieter, South African/Transvaal explorer, dies at 59   

1857  On this day in history earthquake in Naples, Italy   

1857  The birth of Edward Emerson Barnard, US astronomer on December - 16.   

1857  On December - 16 edward Emerson Barnard, Tenn, astronomer (Jupiter's 5th satellite)   

1858  On December - 16 dutch govt decides to vacate Schokland Island   

1858  Richard Bright, British Dr (Bright's disease/nephritis), dies at 69 on December - 16.   

1859  Wilhelm Grimm, writer, dies at 73 on December - 16.   

1861  On December - 16 karol Joseph Lipinski, composer, dies at 71   

1862  Kingdom of Nepal accepts its constitution on this day in history.   

1862  Eugene Demolder, Belgian writer (Sous la robe) on this day in history.   

1863  George Santayana, Spain, philosopher/poet/humanist (Last Puritan) on this day in history.   

1864  Battle of Nashville on this day in history.   

1864  Battle of Nashville ends after 4400 casualities on December - 16.   

1865  Victor Rousseau, Belgian sculptor on this day in history.   

1869  On December - 16 albert F Pollard, British historian (Dict of natural biography)   

1870  The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is lit for the first time on this day in history.   

1870  Stanislaw Duniecki, composer, dies at 31 on December - 16.   

1871  Willibald Alexis, German writer (Schloss Avalon), dies at 73 on December - 16.   

1874  Abraham Capadose, physician/missionary, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

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1485  Catherine of Aragon, Spanish princess/1st wife of Henry VIII was born on December - 16.   

1584  On this day in history birth of john Selden, English jurist and oriental scholar (d. 1654)   

1614  Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1674) was born on this day in history.   

1622  Kurt S Adeler, Danish admiral/ship builder was born on December - 16.   

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  Louis-Jules Mancini-Mazarini, Duc de Nivernais, French diplomat and writer (d. 1798) was born on December - 16.   

1717  On December - 16 birth of elizabeth Carter, English writer (d. 1806)   

0705  On this day in history death of empress Wu of Zhou (b. 625)   

0714  Pippin II, of Héristal, Duke/prince of France, dies on December - 16.   

0867  Death of Eberhard of Friuli on this day in history.   

0875  On December - 16 ado of Vienne, French archbishop of Vienne, dies at about 75   

0882  On December - 16 john VIII, Italian Pope (872-82), dies   

0999  On December - 16 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  Death of Otto III of Montferrat on this day in history.