Page 8: Historical Events In December - 16

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

1973  On December - 16 syd Barnes, cricketer (13 Tests for Australia 1938-48), dies   

1974  Kostas Varnalis, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1976  George a goose that lived to 49 years 8 months on this day in history.   

1976  Government halts swine flu vaccination program following reports of paralysis on this day in history.   

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  Ronald Reagan denounces President Jimmy Carter's recognition of China PR on this day in history.   

1978  On December - 16 blanche Calloway, US singer/dancer/radio hostess, dies at 76   

1980  Pres-elect Reagan announces Alexander Haig as secretary of state on this day in history.   

1980  On December - 16 harland "Colonel" Sanders, founder Kentucky Fried Chicken, dies at 90   

1982  Anthony C B Chapman, England, formula 1 racer, dies at 54 on December - 16.   

1983  Riverside, Cal judge denies cerebral palsy victim Elizabeth Bouviato request to starve herself to death in a county hospital on this day in history.   

1983  On December - 16 yogi Berra named Yankee manager for 2nd time   

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

1985  On this day in history challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 51-L mission   

1985  Paul Castellano Organized-crime chief shot dead by a NYC restaurant on this day in history.   

1985  On December - 16 dick Pollard, cricketer (England fast-medium bowler 1946-48), dies   

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 this day in history.   

1988  On December - 16 political cult leader Lyndon LaRouche convicted of tax, mail fraud   

1988  H "Stork" Hendry, cricketer (11 Tests for Australia 1921-29), dies on this day in history.   

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

1991  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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  Israel orders deportation of 415 Palestinians after escalating terrorist activity on this day in history.   

1992  On this day in history anton [Tom] Koolhaas, Dutch writer (Snow White), dies at 80   

1993  On this day in history bentri Seddik, Algerian court judge, murdered at 46   

1994  On December - 16 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 December - 16 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 this day in history.   

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

1584  John Selden, English jurist and oriental scholar (d. 1654) was born on this day in history.   

1614  Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1674) was born on December - 16.   

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

1652  On this day in history birth of giovanni Maria Casini, composer   

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  Elizabeth Carter, English writer (d. 1806) was born on December - 16.   

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 December - 16.   

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  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 December - 16.