Historical Events In December - 16

1973  O.J. Simpson becomes first NFLer to rush 2,000 yard in a season on this day in history.   

1973  Syd Barnes, cricketer (13 Tests for Australia 1938-48), dies on this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history kostas Varnalis, writer, dies   

1976  On this day in history george a goose that lived to 49 years 8 months   

1976  On this day in history 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  Ronald Reagan denounces President Jimmy Carter's recognition of China PR on December - 16.   

1978  Blanche Calloway, US singer/dancer/radio hostess, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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

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

1982  On this day in history anthony C B Chapman, England, formula 1 racer, dies at 54   

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

1983  Kusan Sunim, found Milae Sa temple/Bulsung Sa Zen in Korea, dies at 74 on December - 16.   

1985  Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 51-L mission on December - 16.   

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

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  On this day in history albert P Morano, (Rep-R-Conn, 1951-59), dies at 79   

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

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

1989  On December - 16 aileen Pringle, actress (Age of Consent, Convicted, Night Parade), dies   

1991  UN reverses ruling that Zionism is racism by 111-25 (13 abstain) vote on December - 16.   

1991  Fred D Scott, actor (2 Gun Troubador), dies on December - 16.   

1992  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 on this day in history.   

1992  Israel orders deportation of 415 Palestinians after escalating terrorist activity on this day in history.   

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  Mary Durack, poet, dies at 81 on December - 16.   

1996  On this day in history 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   

2005  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 on this day in history.   

2005  The West Wing Actor John Spencer dies at 58 on December - 16.   

2007  Parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan on this day in history.   

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1485  On December - 16 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 this day in history birth of eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1674)   

1622  On December - 16 birth of kurt S Adeler, Danish admiral/ship builder   

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 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 this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history.   

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

1378  On December - 16 death of otto III of Montferrat