Page 3: Historical Events In December - 16

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

1830  On December - 16 john Frederick Hartranft, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1889   

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

1834  On December - 16 leon Walras, French economist (border use theory)   

1835  On December - 16 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   

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

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

1835  Fire consumes over 600 buildings in NYC on this day in history.   

1838  Boers beat Zulu chieftain Dingaan in South Africa on this day in history.   

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

1847  Augusta Mary Anne Holmes, composer on this day in history.   

1850  History of New Zealand: The Charlotte-Jane and the Randolph bring the first of the Canterbury Pilgrims to Lyttelton on December - 16.   

1850  On this day in history fred Morley, cricketer (legendary Notts & England bowler 1880-83)   

1851  Theodoor H de Meester, Dutch premier (1905-08) on December - 16.   

1852  The Evening Star newspaper begins publication in Washington, DC on this day in history.   

1852  On December - 16 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  Edward Emerson Barnard, Tenn, astronomer (Jupiter's 5th satellite) on this day in history.   

1858  On this day in history dutch govt decides to vacate Schokland Island   

1858  Richard Bright, British Dr (Bright's disease/nephritis), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1859  On this day in history wilhelm Grimm, writer, dies at 73   

1861  Karol Joseph Lipinski, composer, dies at 71 on December - 16.   

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

1862  On December - 16 eugene Demolder, Belgian writer (Sous la robe)   

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

1864  Battle of Nashville on December - 16.   

1864  On December - 16 battle of Nashville ends after 4400 casualities   

1865  Victor Rousseau, Belgian sculptor on December - 16.   

1869  Albert F Pollard, British historian (Dict of natural biography) on this day in history.   

1870  The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is lit for the first time on December - 16.   

1870  Stanislaw Duniecki, composer, dies at 31 on this day in history.   

1871  On December - 16 willibald Alexis, German writer (Schloss Avalon), dies at 73   

1874  On December - 16 abraham Capadose, physician/missionary, dies at 79   

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

1584  John Selden, English jurist and oriental scholar (d. 1654) was born on this day in history.   

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  Giovanni Maria Casini, composer was born on December - 16.   

1714  George Whitefield, English-born Methodist leader (d. 1770) was born on this day in history.   

1716  Louis-Jules Mancini-Mazarini, Duc de Nivernais, French diplomat and writer (d. 1798) was born on this day in history.   

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

0705  Death of Empress Wu of Zhou (b. 625) on this day in history.   

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

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

0875  Ado of Vienne, French archbishop of Vienne, dies at about 75 on this day in history.   

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 December - 16 death of charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (b. 1270)   

1378  On this day in history death of otto III of Montferrat