Page 8: Historical Events In December - 16

1973  O.J. Simpson becomes first NFLer to rush 2,000 yard in a season on December - 16.   

1973  Syd Barnes, cricketer (13 Tests for Australia 1938-48), dies on December - 16.   

1974  On December - 16 kostas Varnalis, writer, dies   

1976  George a goose that lived to 49 years 8 months on December - 16.   

1976  On December - 16 government halts swine flu vaccination program following reports of paralysis   

1976  George, a goose that lived to 49 years 8 months, dies on December - 16.   

1978  Cleveland, Ohio, become the first city in the post-Depression era to default on its loans on December - 16.   

1978  On this day in history ronald Reagan denounces President Jimmy Carter's recognition of China PR   

1978  On this day in history blanche Calloway, US singer/dancer/radio hostess, dies at 76   

1980  On this day in history pres-elect Reagan announces Alexander Haig as secretary of state   

1980  Harland "Colonel" Sanders, founder Kentucky Fried Chicken, dies at 90 on December - 16.   

1982  Anthony C B Chapman, England, formula 1 racer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1983  On December - 16 riverside, Cal judge denies cerebral palsy victim Elizabeth Bouviato request to starve herself to death in a county hospital   

1983  Yogi Berra named Yankee manager for 2nd time on December - 16.   

1983  On this day in history kusan Sunim, found Milae Sa temple/Bulsung Sa Zen in Korea, dies at 74   

1985  Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 51-L mission on this day in history.   

1985  On this day in history paul Castellano Organized-crime chief shot dead by a NYC restaurant   

1985  Dick Pollard, cricketer (England fast-medium bowler 1946-48), dies on this day in history.   

1987  On this day in history roh Tae Woo wins Presidential Election in South Korea   

1987  Albert P Morano, (Rep-R-Conn, 1951-59), dies at 79 on December - 16.   

1988  Political cult leader Lyndon LaRouche convicted of tax, mail fraud on this day in history.   

1988  H "Stork" Hendry, cricketer (11 Tests for Australia 1921-29), dies on December - 16.   

1989  Aileen Pringle, actress (Age of Consent, Convicted, Night Parade), dies on December - 16.   

1991  On December - 16 uN reverses ruling that Zionism is racism by 111-25 (13 abstain) vote   

1991  Fred D Scott, actor (2 Gun Troubador), dies on this day in history.   

1992  On December - 16 iBM said it would make its first layoffs in fifty years. The company announced it would trim its staff by 25,000 employees and dispose of some of the assets of its mainframebusiness.   

1992  On this day in history israel orders deportation of 415 Palestinians after escalating terrorist activity   

1992  On December - 16 anton [Tom] Koolhaas, Dutch writer (Snow White), dies at 80   

1993  On December - 16 bentri Seddik, Algerian court judge, murdered at 46   

1994  On this day in history mary Durack, poet, dies at 81   

1996  IBM announced on this day in 1996 it would stop selling computers that used that PowerPC chip and ran Windows NT. IBM, Motorola, and Apple had teamed up to challenge Intel Corporation's dominance in chips and Microsoft's near monopoly on operating systems on this day in history.   

2005  On this day in history 43rd Mersenne prime found, 230,402,457 - 1. Discovered with the GIMPS project by Dr. Curtis Cooper and Dr. Steven Boone, professors at Central Missouri State University.   

2005  The West Wing Actor John Spencer dies at 58 on this day in history.   

2007  Parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan on December - 16.   

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1485  On December - 16 birth of catherine of Aragon, Spanish princess/1st wife of Henry VIII   

1584  On this day in history birth of john Selden, English jurist and oriental scholar (d. 1654)   

1614  On this day in history birth of eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1674)   

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

1652  On December - 16 birth of giovanni Maria Casini, composer   

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 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  Death of Eberhard of Friuli on this day in history.   

0875  On December - 16 ado of Vienne, French archbishop of Vienne, dies at about 75   

0882  John VIII, Italian Pope (872-82), dies on this day in history.   

0999  On this day in history 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  Death of Otto III of Montferrat on December - 16.