Page 6: Historical Events In December - 16

1925  On this day in history alpha Phi Omega national service fraternity is founded at Lafayette College.   

1926  On December - 16 darius Milhauds opera "Le Pauvre Matelot," premieres in Paris   

1926  On December - 16 alfred Koerppen, composer   

1927  Cricket 1st-class debut of Don Bradman, NSW v South Australia on this day in history.   

1927  On this day in history g Randall P D Garrett, US, sci-fi writer (Takeoff (too)!)   

1927  Hugh Archibald Clarke, composer, dies at 88 on December - 16.   

1928  Peter Nailor, civil servant/historian on December - 16.   

1929  The first NHL game at Chicago Stadium (Black Hawks) on December - 16.   

1929  On this day in history chic Blackhawks 1st game at Chicago Stadium, beat Pitts Pirates, 3-1   

1929  Ian Board, barkeeper on December - 16.   

1930  On this day in history golfer Bobby Jones wins James E Sullivan Award   

1931  German SPD begins Eiserne Front against fascism on December - 16.   

1931  Gustave J Waffelaert, Flemish theologist/bishop of Bruges, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1932  Heavy earthquake ravages Kansu China, 70,000 killed on this day in history.   

1932  Rodion Konstantinovich Schedrin, Moscow, composer (Humpback Horse) on this day in history.   

1933  Abe de Vries & Sipke Castelein win Elfstedentocht on December - 16.   

1935  Thelma Todd, actress (Horse Feathers, Bohemian Girl), dies of 30 on December - 16.   

1936  On this day in history john Monks/Fred Finklehoff's "Brother Rat," premieres in NYC   

1936  On December - 16 morris Dees, founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center   

1937  On December - 16 theodore Cole and Ralph Roe attempt to escape from the American federal prison on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay; neither is ever seen again.   

1937  Jim Glaser, Spalding Neb, singer (Glaser Bros-Getting to Me Again) on this day in history.   

1938  Bradman scores 143 South Aust v NSW, 11 fours 91 singles on December - 16.   

1939  On December - 16 bradman scores 251* SA v NSW, 271 minutes, 38 fours 2 sixes   

1940  British air raid on Mannheim on December - 16.   

1940  On December - 16 m Eugene F T Dubois, geologist/paleontologist (Wadjakmens), dies   

1941  On this day in history sarawak occupied by the Japanese   

1941  Sarawak occupied by Japanese on this day in history.   

1942  On this day in history hitler orders combat against partisans in Russia & Balkan   

1943  "Tamiami Champion" trains collide, kills 73 & injures 200 on December - 16.   

1944  Battle of the Bulge begins in Belgium on December - 16.   

1944  Germans begin Battle of the Bulge to strike back at U.S. troops on this day in history.   

1944  On December - 16 the Battle of the Bulge begins in WWII as Germany launches a surprise counter-attack against Allied forces in Belgium.   

1944  On December - 16 battle of Bulge begins in Belgium   

1944  On December - 16 glenn Miller, US jazz composer/orch leader (Danny boy), dies at 40   

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1485  On this day in history birth of catherine of Aragon, Spanish princess/1st wife of Henry VIII   

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

0705  On December - 16 death of empress Wu of Zhou (b. 625)   

0714  On December - 16 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 this day in history john VIII, Italian Pope (872-82), dies   

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

1325  On this day in history death of charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (b. 1270)   

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