Page 4: Historical Events In December - 16
Saturday, 18 January 2025
1877 On December - 16 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 On December - 16 the birth of Zoltan Kodaly, Hungarian composer
1882 On December - 16 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 On this day in history great Britain recognizes King Leopold II's Congo Free State
1886 Rift at Dutch Reformed Church over "Doleantie" on this day in history.
1888 Alphonse Juin, French marshal on December - 16.
1890 Negro Methodist Episcopal Church founded in Jackson, TN on this day in history.
1890 Harlan Sanders, founder/CEO (Kentucky Fried Chicken) on December - 16.
1892 On this day in history commencement of 1st Sheffield Shield cricket game, SA v NSW
1892 A "Shon Nene" Morales, Antillean/Neth very old lady on December - 16.
1893 Anton Dvorak's "New World Symphony" premieres on December - 16.
1893 On December - 16 vladimir Golschmann, Paris France, conductor with Immortal Downbeat
1895 On this day in history lidj Jasu, emperor of Ethiopia
1897 On December - 16 the first submarine with an internal combustion engine demonstrated
1897 On this day in history 1st submarine with an internal combustion engine demonstrated
1897 Jacobus Petrus Duminy, cricketer (three Tests for S Africa 1927-29) on this day in history.
1897 Alphonse Daudet, writer, dies at 57 on this day in history.
1899 Harold Walter Bailey, philologist on this day in history.
1900 Boer army under gen Kritzinger take Cape colony on this day in history.
1900 On this day in history victor S Pritchett, literary critic/author (Myth Makers)
1901 On this day in history 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 On December - 16 hardie Albright, Pittsburgh, actress (Silver Streak, Scarlet Letter)
1904 Edward Morris Bernstein, economist on December - 16.
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 this day in history.
1906 On December - 16 john Morrison, politician/landowner
1907 Great White Fleet sails from Hampton Downs on its World Cruise on December - 16.
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