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  On this day in history 1st credit union in US forms (Manchester NH)   

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

1909  US pressure forces Nicaraguan Pres Jose Santos Zelaya from office on December - 16.   

1909  Henricus Verbunt, civil servant/resistance fighter on December - 16.   

1910  On December - 16 freddie Brown, Peru, cricketer ("Lettuces! Hearts as big as ")   

1912  The first US postage stamp picturing an airplane, $0.20 parcel post, issued on this day in history.   

1912  On December - 16 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 this day in history.   

1914  On December - 16 french offensive in Artois (Pétain)   

1914  Ivan Zajc, composer, dies at 82 on December - 16.   

1915  On December - 16 albert Einstein publishes his "General Theory of Relativity"   

1915  Georgi Sviridov, composer on December - 16.   

1916  On this day in history gregory Rasputin, a monk with considerable influence over the Russian court, is murdered by noblemen.   

1916  Theo Bitter, Dutch painter/set designer on this day in history.   

1916  On December - 16 grigori Rasputin, a powerful Russian monk, murdered   

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

1918  Jack Dempsey KOs Carl Morris in 14 seconds on this day in history.   

1918  Henry Clarke, fashion photographer on this day in history.   

1919  Manke Nelis, [Cornelis Pieters], Dutch folk vocalist (Small Yodel Boy) on December - 16.   

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

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

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

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

1922  On December - 16 gabriel Narutowicz first President of Polish Republic assassinated   

1922  Mutual Assn of Eastern Colored Baseball Clubs) formally organizes on this day in history.   

1922  Pierre Chany, writer/cycling journalist on December - 16.   

1922  Gabriel Narutowicz, 1st pres of Poland (Dec 7-16, 1922), assassinated on this day in history.   

1923  On this day in history tip [Silvio A] Marugg, Antillian writer (Weekend pilgrimage)   

1923  Pongrac Kacsoh, composer, dies at 50 on December - 16.   

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

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1485  Catherine of Aragon, Spanish princess/1st wife of Henry VIII was born on this day in history.   

1584  On December - 16 birth of john Selden, English jurist and oriental scholar (d. 1654)   

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 December - 16 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 December - 16.   

1717  On this day in history birth of elizabeth Carter, English writer (d. 1806)   

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 this day in history.   

0867  Death of Eberhard of Friuli on December - 16.   

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

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

0999  Adelheid the Saint, German empress of Otto I/saint, dies at about 68 on December - 16.   

1325  Death of Charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (b. 1270) on this day in history.   

1378  Death of Otto III of Montferrat on this day in history.