Page 5: Historical Events In December - 16

1907  Eugene H Farrar is 1st to sing on radio (Bkln Navy Yard NY) on December - 16.   

1907  On December - 16 ray C Bliss, (R) Ohio State Republican Chairman   

1908  1st credit union in US forms (Manchester NH) on December - 16.   

1909  On December - 16 uS pressure forces Nicaraguan President Jose Santos Zelaya from office   

1909  US pressure forces Nicaraguan Pres Jose Santos Zelaya from office on this day in history.   

1909  Henricus Verbunt, civil servant/resistance fighter on this day in history.   

1910  Freddie Brown, Peru, cricketer ("Lettuces! Hearts as big as ") on this day in history.   

1912  On December - 16 the first US postage stamp picturing an airplane, $0.20 parcel post, issued   

1912  On this day in history 1st US postage stamp picturing an airplane, 20 cent parcel post, issued   

1913  Charlie Chaplin began his film career at Keystone for $150 a week on December - 16.   

1914  French offensive in Artois (Pétain) on December - 16.   

1914  On this day in history ivan Zajc, composer, dies at 82   

1915  Albert Einstein publishes his "General Theory of Relativity" on December - 16.   

1915  Georgi Sviridov, composer on December - 16.   

1916  On December - 16 gregory Rasputin, a monk with considerable influence over the Russian court, is murdered by noblemen.   

1916  On this day in history theo Bitter, Dutch painter/set designer   

1916  On this day in history grigori Rasputin, a powerful Russian monk, murdered   

1917  On December - 16 arthur C[harles] Clarke, sci-fi author (2001, 2010, Childhood's End)   

1918  On this day in history jack Dempsey KOs Carl Morris in 14 seconds   

1918  On December - 16 henry Clarke, fashion photographer   

1919  On December - 16 manke Nelis, [Cornelis Pieters], Dutch folk vocalist (Small Yodel Boy)   

1920  On December - 16 over 180,000 die when earthquake destroys 15,000 miles (Kansu China)   

1920  On December - 16 8.6 earthquake destroys 15,000 square miles and kills over 180,000 in Kansu China   

1920  Ma, the Benovelent, Chinese muslim rebel (holy war), dies on December - 16.   

1920  Haiyuan earthquake in China killing 273,400 people on December - 16.   

1921  Charles Camille Saint-Saens, French composer, dies at 86 on December - 16.   

1922  On December - 16 florence E. Allen becomes the first woman justice of a state supreme court (Ohio).   

1922  Gabriel Narutowicz first President of Polish Republic assassinated on this day in history.   

1922  On this day in history mutual Assn of Eastern Colored Baseball Clubs) formally organizes   

1922  Pierre Chany, writer/cycling journalist on this day in history.   

1922  Gabriel Narutowicz, 1st pres of Poland (Dec 7-16, 1922), assassinated on December - 16.   

1923  Tip [Silvio A] Marugg, Antillian writer (Weekend pilgrimage) on this day in history.   

1923  On December - 16 pongrac Kacsoh, composer, dies at 50   

1924  Noel Coward's "Vortex," premieres in London on December - 16.   

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1485  On this day in history 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 December - 16.   

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

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

1652  Giovanni Maria Casini, composer was born on December - 16.   

1714  On December - 16 birth of george Whitefield, English-born Methodist leader (d. 1770)   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

0867  On this day in history death of eberhard of Friuli   

0875  Ado of Vienne, French archbishop of Vienne, dies at about 75 on December - 16.   

0882  John VIII, Italian Pope (872-82), dies on December - 16.   

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  On December - 16 death of otto III of Montferrat