Historical Events In December - 16

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

1907  Ray C Bliss, (R) Ohio State Republican Chairman on this day in history.   

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 December - 16.   

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

1912  On this day in history the first US postage stamp picturing an airplane, $0.20 parcel post, issued   

1912  On December - 16 1st US postage stamp picturing an airplane, 20 cent parcel post, issued   

1913  On this day in history charlie Chaplin began his film career at Keystone for $150 a week   

1914  On this day in history french offensive in Artois (Pétain)   

1914  Ivan Zajc, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1915  On this day in history albert Einstein publishes his "General Theory of Relativity"   

1915  On this day in history georgi Sviridov, composer   

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

1916  On December - 16 theo Bitter, Dutch painter/set designer   

1916  Grigori Rasputin, a powerful Russian monk, murdered on this day in history.   

1917  Arthur C[harles] Clarke, sci-fi author (2001, 2010, Childhood's End) on this day in history.   

1918  On December - 16 jack Dempsey KOs Carl Morris in 14 seconds   

1918  Henry Clarke, fashion photographer on December - 16.   

1919  On this day in history manke Nelis, [Cornelis Pieters], Dutch folk vocalist (Small Yodel Boy)   

1920  Over 180,000 die when earthquake destroys 15,000 miles (Kansu China) on December - 16.   

1920  8.6 earthquake destroys 15,000 square miles and kills over 180,000 in Kansu China on this day in history.   

1920  On December - 16 ma, the Benovelent, Chinese muslim rebel (holy war), dies   

1920  Haiyuan earthquake in China killing 273,400 people on this day in history.   

1921  On this day in history charles Camille Saint-Saens, French composer, dies at 86   

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

1922  On this day in history gabriel Narutowicz first President of Polish Republic assassinated   

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  On this day in history gabriel Narutowicz, 1st pres of Poland (Dec 7-16, 1922), assassinated   

1923  Tip [Silvio A] Marugg, Antillian writer (Weekend pilgrimage) on December - 16.   

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

1924  On December - 16 noel Coward's "Vortex," premieres in London   

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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 this day in history.   

1652  Giovanni Maria Casini, composer was born on this day in history.   

1714  On this day in history birth of george Whitefield, English-born Methodist leader (d. 1770)   

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

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

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

0999  Adelheid the Saint, German empress of Otto I/saint, dies at about 68 on this day in history.   

1325  On December - 16 death of charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (b. 1270)   

1378  Death of Otto III of Montferrat on December - 16.