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December 16 is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common December 2007 is the twelfth month of that year It began on a Saturday and 31 days later ended on a Monday PortalCurrent events News collections and sources See WikipediaNews collections and sources. December 2004: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September December 16, 2003 December 2003 - please do not remove the date header or category December 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - December 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - December 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 15 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion during the Tang Dynasty of China. Events By Place Europe Abd-ar-Rahman I lands in Spain, where the next year he will establish a new Umayyad dynasty Background and Name An Lushan's mother was of Tujue ethnicity from the Ashide clan and served as a sorceress The chancellor of the Tang Dynasty (唐朝宰相 was an office that was semi-formally designated for a number of high level officials at one time during the Chinese Yang Guozhong ( d July 15 756 né Yang Zhao (楊釗 was an official of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty, serving as a chancellor late Fanyang (trad ch 范陽 also called: Youzhou 幽州 for administrative purposes and Ji 薊 or Yānjīng 燕京 when the Capital of the Yan state The An Shi Rebellion ( took place in China during the Tang Dynasty, from December 16 755 to February 17 763. The Tang Dynasty ( Middle Chinese: dhɑng (June 18 618&ndashJune 4 907 was an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui Dynasty and followed by China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National
• 1392 - Nanboku-chō - Emperor Go-Kameyama abdicates in favor of rival claimant Go-Komatsu. The, spanning from 1336 to 1392, was a period that occurred during the early years of the Muromachi period of Japan 's history (c 1347 &ndash May 10, 1424) was the 99th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession Emperor Go-Komatsu (後小松天皇 Go-Komatsu-tennō) ( August 1, 1377 - December 1, 1433) was the 100th emperor
• 1431 - Henry VI of England is crowned King of France at Notre Dame in Paris. Henry VI (6 December 1421 &ndash 21 May 1471 was King of England 1422–1461 (though with a Regent until 1437 and then 1470–1471 and a claimant to the kingdom List of Queens and Empresses of France Wikipedia_talkFeatured_lists#Proposed_change_to_all_featured_lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below NotreDameFlyingButtressjpg|right|thumb|250px|Notre Dame de Paris Flying Buttress]] Notre Dame de Paris is a Gothic Cathedral on the eastern half of the Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city
• 1497 - Vasco da Gama rounds the Cape of Good Hope, the point where Bartolomeu Dias had previously turned back to Portugal. Dom Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira ('vaʃku dɐ 'gɐmɐ ( Sines or Vidigueira, Alentejo, Portugal, ca The Cape of Good Hope ( Afrikaans: Kaap die Goeie Hoop, Kaap de Goede Hoop Cabo da Boa Esperança Persian Language: دماغه امید نیک Bartolomeu Dias (baɾtuluˈmeu ˈdiɐʃ Anglicized Bartholomew Diaz) (c Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula.
• 1575 - The 1575 Valdivia earthquake takes place.
• 1598 - Seven Year War: Battle of Noryang Point - The final battle of the Seven Year War is fought between the Korean and Japanese navies, resulting in a decisive Korean victory. Two Japanese invasions of Korea and subsequent battles on the Korean peninsula took place during the years 1592-1598 The Battle of Noryang, the last major battle of the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592-1598, was fought between the Japanese navy and the combined Fleets
• 1653 - English Interregnum: The Protectorate - Oliver Cromwell becomes Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland. The English Interregnum was the period of Parliamentary and Military rule in the land occupied by modern-day England and Wales after the In British history, the Protectorate was the period 1653&ndash1659 during which the Commonwealth of England Scotland and Ireland was governed by a Lord Oliver Cromwell (25 April 1599 Old Style &ndash 3 September 1658 Old Style) was an English military and political leader best known Lord Protector is a particular British title for Heads of State with two meanings (and full styles at different periods of history The Commonwealth of England was the Republican government which ruled first England (including Wales) and then Ireland and Scotland Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world
• 1689 - Convention Parliament: The Declaration of Right is embodied in the Bill of Rights. The term Convention Parliament has been applied to three different English Parliaments of 1399 1660 and 1689 The Bill of Rights (or Declaration of Rights) is an act of the Parliament of England, with the Long title An Act Declaring the Rights and Liberties
• 1707 - Last recorded eruption of Mount Fuji in Japan. Year 1707 ( MDCCVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a is the highest Mountain in Japan at.An Active volcano that last erupted in 1707–08 it straddles the boundary of Shizuoka and For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
• 1761 - Seven Years' War: After four-month siege, the Russians under Pyotr Rumyantsev take the Prussian fortress of Kolobrzeg. Year 1761 ( MDCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Seven Years' War (1756&ndash1763 involved all of the major European powers of the period causing 900000 to 1400000 deaths The Rumyantsev family ( ru Румянцевы) were Russian Counts prominent in Russian imperial politics in the 18th and early 19th centuries Kołobrzeg (Kolberg Kòłobrzeg Cholbergensis is a City in Middle Pomerania in north-western Poland with some 50000 inhabitants (as of
• 1773 - American Revolution: Boston Tea Party - Members of the Sons of Liberty disguised as Mohawks dump crates of tea into Boston harbor as a protest against the Tea Act. Year 1773 ( MDCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" The Boston Tea Party was an act of Direct action protest by the American colonists against the British Government in which they destroyed many The Sons of Liberty was a Secret organization of American Patriots which originated in the Thirteen Colonies during the American Revolution. Mohawk ( Kanienkeh, Kanienkehaka or Kanien’Kahake, meaning "People of the Flint" are an indigenous people of North America The Tea Act was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain (13 Geo III c
• 1811 - The first two in a series of severe earthquakes occurs, in the vicinity of New Madrid, Missouri. Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer This article is about the seismic zone in southeastern Missouri
• 1826 - Benjamin W. Edwards rides into Mexican controlled Nacogdoches, Texas and declares himself ruler of the Republic of Fredonia. For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display Benjamin W Edwards (c1780–1837 was an American colonist in early Texas, and the leader of the Fredonian Rebellion. Nacogdoches (ˌnækəˈdoʊtʃɪs is a city in Nacogdoches County, Texas, in the United States. Fredonia was the name of a proposed Republic in Texas, in the region near Nacogdoches where Haden Edwards had a land grant
• 1838 - Battle of Blood River: Voortrekkers led by Andries Pretorius combat Zulu impis, led by Dambuza (Nzobo) and Ndlela kaSompisi in what is today KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common In the Battle of Blood River ( Afrikaans: Slag van Bloedrivier; Zulu: iMpi yaseNcome) on 16 December 1838 470 Voortrekkers Voortrekkers can also refer to a youth organization see Voortrekkers (youth organization. Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus Pretorius ( 27 November, 1798 &ndash 23 July 1853) was a leader of the Boers who was instrumental in the The Zulu ( IsiZulu: amaZulu) are the largest South African ethnic group of an estimated 10-11 million people who live mainly in the province of KwaZulu-Natal An Impi is an isiZulu word for any armed body of men However in English it is often used to refer to a Zulu Regiment, which is called an ibutho in Ndlela kaSompisi (died February 1840 was a key general to Zulu Kings Shaka and Dingane, and also served as Dingane's InDuna - his chief advisor KwaZulu-Natal (kwɑːˌzuːluː nəˈtɑːl often referred to as " KZN " is a province of South Africa. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa
• 1850 - History of New Zealand: The Charlotte-Jane and the Randolph bring the first of the Canterbury Pilgrims to Lyttelton. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link The history of New Zealand dates back at least 700 years to when it was discovered and settled by Polynesians who developed a distinct Māori culture centred on kinship The Charlotte-Jane was one of the first four Ships in 1850 to carry Emigrants from England to the new Colony of Canterbury Randolph was a 664-ton ship-rigged Merchant vessel constructed in 1849 in Sunderland. The Canterbury Association was formed in order to establish a colony in what is now the Canterbury Region in the South Island of New Zealand. Lyttelton ( is a Port Town on the north shore of Lyttelton Harbour next to Banks Peninsula, 12 km by road from Christchurch
• 1863 - American Civil War: Joseph E. Johnston replaces Braxton Bragg as commander of the Army of Tennessee. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South Joseph Eggleston Johnston (February 3 1807 &ndash March 21 1891 was a career U Braxton Bragg (March 22 1817 &ndash September 27 1876 was a career United States Army officer and then a General in the Confederate States Army, a The Army of Tennessee was the principal Confederate army operating between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River during the
• 1864 - American Civil War: Franklin-Nashville Campaign - Battle of Nashville - Major General George H. Thomas's Union forces defeat Lieutenant General John Bell Hood's Confederate Army of Tennessee. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South The Franklin-Nashville Campaign, also known as Hood's Tennessee Campaign, was a series of battles in the Western Theater, fought in the fall of 1864 in Alabama The Battle of Nashville was a two-day battle in the Franklin-Nashville Campaign that represented the end of large-scale fighting in the Western Theater of the George Henry Thomas ( July 31, 1816 &ndash March 28, 1870) was a career United States Army officer and a Union During the American Civil War, the Union was a name used to refer to the federal government of the United States, which was supported by the twenty-three John Bell Hood ( June 1 or June 29, 1831 &ndash August 30, 1879) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War The Army of Tennessee was the principal Confederate army operating between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River during the
• 1893 - Antonín Dvořák's Symphony No. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Antonín Leopold Dvořák ( (often pronounced in English as; DVOR-zhahk; September 8 1841 – May 1 1904 was a Czech composer of Romantic music, who employed 9 in E minor, Op. 95, "From The New World" was given its world premiere at Carnegie Hall. Carnegie Hall (generally ˌkɑrnɨgi ˈhɔːl is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east
• 1907 - Great White Fleet started its circumnavigation of the world
• 1910 - During a ground test of his Coandă-1910 plane, Henri Coandă, caught unaware by the power of the engine, finds himself briefly airborne and loses control of the machine which crashes to the ground. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Great White Fleet was the popular nickname for the United States Navy battle fleet that completed a Circumnavigation of the globe from December 16, Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Henri Marie Coandă (June 7 1886 &ndash November 25 1972 (IPA /ɐʁi maʁi kwandə/ was a Romanian inventor Aerodynamics pioneer and the builder of world's first
• 1914 - World War I: German battleships under Franz Von Hipper bombard the English ports of Hartlepool and Scarborough. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Hartlepool ('hɑːtlɪpuːl is a North Sea port in North East England Scarborough is a town on the North Sea coast of North Yorkshire, England.
• 1920 - The Haiyuan earthquake, magnitude 8. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar 1920 Haiyuan earthquake ( was an earthquake that occurred on December 16, 1920. 5, rocks the Gansu province in China, killing an estimated 200,000. ( is a province located in the northwest of the People's Republic of China. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National
• 1922 - President of Poland Gabriel Narutowicz is assassinated by Eligiusz Niewiadomski at the Zachęta Gallery in Warsaw. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The President of the Republic of Poland ( Polish: Prezydent Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, shorter form Prezydent RP) is the Polish Head of Gabriel Narutowicz ( March 17 1865 &ndash December 16 1922) was the first President of Poland. Eligiusz Niewiadomski ( Warsaw, December 1, 1869 – January 31, 1923, Warsaw) was a Polish Modernist Warsaw (Warszawa; also known by other names) is the Capital and Largest city of Poland.
• 1925 - Alpha Phi Omega national service fraternity is founded at Lafayette College. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alpha Phi Omega (commonly known as APO but also ΑΦΩ A-Phi-O and A-Phi-Q is the largest collegiate fraternity in the United States, with chapters at over 350 campuses an Lafayette College is a private Coeducational liberal arts and engineering college located in Easton, Pennsylvania, USA
• 1937 - 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. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Theodore Cole ( February 6, 1913 - c December 16, 1937 or later with Ralph Roe took part in the second documented escape attempt Ralph Roe (1909 - c December 16, 1937 or later along with Theodore Cole took part in the second escape attempt from Alcatraz. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Alcatraz Island, sometimes informally referred to as simply Alcatraz or locally as the Rock, is a small island located in the middle of San Francisco Bay San Francisco Bay is a shallow productive Estuary through which water draining from approximately forty percent of California, flowing in the Sacramento
• 1938 - Adolf Hitler institutes the Cross of Honor of the German Mother
• 1941 - World War II: Japanese occupy Miri, Sarawak
• 1942 - Holocaust: Porajmos - Heinrich Himmler orders that Roma candidates for extermination be deported to Auschwitz. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately The Cross of Honor of the German Mother ( German: Ehrenkreuz der deutschen Mutter or more colloquially Mutterkreuz) but often referred to simply as the Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Miri is a city in northern Sarawak, Malaysia, on the island of Borneo. Sarawak is one of two Malaysian states on the Island of Borneo. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Holocaust (from the Greek el ''ὁλόκαυστον'' (el-Latn holókauston holos, "completely" and kaustos, "burnt" also known as The Porajmos (also Porrajmos) literally Devouring, is a term considered to be coined by the Romani people to describe attempts by the regime in Heinrich Luitpold Himmler ( 7 October 1900 – 23 May 1945 was a Nazi German politician and head of the Schutzstaffel (SS. The Romani people (singular Rom, plural Roma as a Noun; also known as Romanies or Roma people) are an ethnic group with origins "Auschwitz" redirects here For the town see Oświęcim Auschwitz-Birkenau () was the largest of Nazi Germany
• 1944 - World War II: Battle of the Bulge - General Dwight D. Eisenhower's allied forces and Field Marshall Gerd von Rundstedt's German army engage in the Belgian Ardennes. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Ardennes Offensive (16 December 1944 – 25 January 1945 was a major German offensive launched towards the end of World War II through the forested Ardennes Mountains Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (October 14 1890 – March 28 1969 was President of the United States from 1953 until 1961 and a five-star general The Field-Marshalls were a range of British farm tractors manufactured by Marshall Sons & Co Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt ( December 12, 1875 - February 24, 1953) was a Generalfeldmarschall of the German Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers For the political subdivision of France see Ardennes (department.
• 1946 - Léon Blum becomes Prime Minister of France. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. André Léon Blum (9 April 1872 30 March 1950 was a French politician usually identified with the moderate left and three times the Prime Minister of France. The Prime Minister of France ( Premier ministre français) in Fifth Republic is the functional Head of the government and Council of Ministers
• 1947 - William Shockley, John Bardeen and Walter Brattain build the first practical point-contact transistor. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Bradford Shockley ( February 13, 1910 &ndash August 12, 1989) was a British -born American Physicist John Bardeen ( May 23 1908 – January 30 1991) was an American Physicist and Electrical engineer, who won Walter Houser Brattain ( February 10, 1902 – October 13, 1987) was an American physicist at Bell Labs who along with A point-contact transistor was the first type of solid-state electronic Transistor ever constructed
• 1949 - Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget, later knows as SAAB, is founded in Sweden. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Saab AB is an Aerospace and defense company based in Sweden. History "Svenska Aeroplan AB (aktiebolaget" ( Swedish for
• 1950 - President Harry S. Truman declares a state of emergency, after Chinese troops enter the fight with communist North Korea in the Korean War. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based North Korea is the commonly used short form name for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (or DPRK) a State located in East Asia, The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korean and South Korean regimes with major hostilities lasting from June 25 1950 until the
• 1957 - Sir Feroz Khan Noon replaces Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar as Prime Minister of Pakistan. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Malik Sir Feroz Khan Noon (1893-1970 was a Politician from Pakistan. Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar ( Urdu: ابراہیم اسماعیل چندریگر) (commonly known as I The Prime Minister of Pakistan, in Urdu وزیر اعظم Wazir-e- Azam meaning "Grand Minister", is the Head of Government
• 1960 - 1960 New York air disaster: While approaching New York's Idlewild Airport, a United Airlines Douglas DC-8 collides with a TWA Lockheed Super Constellation in a blinding snowstorm over Staten Island, killing 134. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The 1960 New York air disaster was a collision on December 16 1960 between two Airliners over Staten Island, New York City, New York, John F Kennedy International Airport is an International airport located in Queens County on Long Island in southeastern New York City about 12 miles (19 United Air Lines Inc, trading as United Airlines ( is a major airline of the United States. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Trans World Airlines ( TWA) renamed TWA Airlines LLC in 2001 was a major U WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout A winter storm is an event in which the dominant varieties of precipitation are forms that only occur at cold Temperatures such as Snow or Staten Island (ˌstætənˈaɪlənd is a borough of New York City situated primarily on the island of the same name
• 1965 - Vietnam War: General William Westmoreland sends U. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia William C Westmoreland ( March 26, 1914 &ndash July 18, 2005) was an American General who commanded American military S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara a request for 243,000 more men by the end of 1966. The United States Secretary of Defense ( SECDEF) is the head of the U Robert Strange McNamara (born June 9 1916 in Oakland, California) is an American business executive and former United States Secretary of Defense Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar.
• 1971 - Bangladesh War of Independence and Indo-Pakistani War of 1971: The surrender of the Pakistan army brings an end to both conflicts. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. The Bangladesh Liberation War (i ( Bengali: মুক্তিযুদ্ধ Muktijuddho) was an armed conflict between West Pakistan (later The Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 was a major military conflict between India and Pakistan. The Pakistan Army ( Urdu:) is the largest branch of the Pakistan military, and is mainly responsible for protection of the state borders the security of administered
• 1971 - Independence Day of the State of Bahrain from British Protectorate Status
• 1972 - Vietnam War: Henry Kissinger announces that North Vietnam has left private peace negotiations, in Paris. The Kingdom of Bahrain (in مملكة البحرين,, literally Kingdom of the Two Seas) is an Island country in the Persian Gulf In International law, a protectorate is a autonomous territory that is "protected" by a stronger state or entity hense the protector which engages to protect Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia Henry Alfred Kissinger (born Heinz Alfred Kissinger on May 27, 1923) is a German -born American bureaucrat diplomat and 1973 The Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN or less commonly Vietnamese Democratic Republic (Việt Nam Dân Chủ Cộng Hòa was a Country on the northern half of Vietnam Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city
• 1978 - Cleveland, Ohio becomes the first post-Depression era city to default on its loans, owing $14,000,000 to local banks. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state
• 1979 - Libya joins four other OPEC nations in raising crude oil prices, having an immediate dramatic effect on the United States. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Libya ( ليبيا ar-Latn Lībiyā; Libyan vernacular: Lībya; Amazigh:) officially the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries ( OPEC) is a Cartel of thirteen countries made up of Algeria, Angola, Ecuador The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 1982 - The Federal Reserve announces that the operating capacity of factories has gone down to 67. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) 8%.
• 1985 - Mafia: In New York City, Paul Castellano and Thomas Bilotti are shot dead on the orders of John Gotti, who assumes leadership of the Gambino family. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) The Mafia (also known as Cosa Nostra) is a Sicilian Criminal Secret society which is believed to have first developed in the mid-19th century The City of New York Constantino "Paul" Castellano ( June 26, 1915 &ndash December 16, 1985) also known as "The Howard Hughes of the Tommaso (Thomas Bilotti ( March 23, 1940 - December 16, 1985) was a New York mobster who served as a driver and then Underboss John Joseph Gotti Jr ( October 27, 1940 &ndash June 10, 2002) commonly known by the media as "The Dapper Don" and "The The Gambino crime family is one of the " Five Families " that controls Organized crime activities based in New York City, United States
• 1986 - Revolt in Kazakhstan against Communist party, known as Zheltoksan, which becomes the first sign of ethnic strife during Gorbachev's tenure
• 1989 - Protest breaks out in Timişoara in response to an attempt by the government to evict dissident Hungarian pastor, László Tőkés. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Kazakhstan, also Kazakstan ( Қазақстан, Qazaqstan, qɑzɑqˈstɑn Казахстан, Kazakhstán,) officially the A Political party described as a communist party includes those that advocate the application of the social principles of Communism through a communist form of Jeltoqsan ( Желтоқсан; English: December) Riot of 1986 was a spontaneous nationwide In the following days protests spread to Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev ( Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachyov;; born 2 March 1931 in Privolnoye Stavropol Krai) is a Russian politician Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Timişoara (pronunciation in Romanian: {{IPA|/timiˈʃo̯ara/}}; Hungarian: Temesvár, German: Temeschburg, Temeswar Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic László Tőkés ( born April 1, 1952, in Cluj) is an ethnic Hungarian politician in Romania, Bishop of the Romanian
• 1989 - Walter LeRoy Moody begins his terrorist bombing streak when he sends Judge Robert Smith Vance a bomb in the mail, instantly killing him near his house in Birmingham, Alabama. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Terrorism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion Robert Smith Vance ( May 10, 1931 &ndash December 16, 1989) was a federal Appellate Judge in the United States Birmingham (ˈbɝmɪŋhæm is the largest City in the US state of Alabama and is the County seat of Jefferson County.
• 1991 - United Nations General Assembly: UN General Assembly Resolution 4686 revokes UN General Assembly Resolution 3379 after Israel makes revocation of resolution 3379 a condition of its participation in the Madrid Peace Conference of 1991. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Membership For two articles dealing with membership in the General Assembly see General Assembly members United Nations General Assembly Resolution 46/86 passed on December 16, 1991, revoked Resolution 3379 with a vote of 111 to 25 with United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3379, adopted on November 10, 1975 by a vote of 72 to 35 (with 32 abstentions "determine that The Madrid Conference was hosted by the government of Spain and co-sponsored by the USA and the USSR
• 1991 - Independence of The Republic of Kazakhstan. Independence is the Self-government of a Nation, Country, or State by its residents and population or some portion thereof generally exercising Kazakhstan, also Kazakstan ( Қазақстан, Qazaqstan, qɑzɑqˈstɑn Казахстан, Kazakhstán,) officially the
• 1998 - Iraq disarmament crisis: Operation Desert Fox - The United States and United Kingdom bomb targets in Iraq. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The issue of Iraq's disarmament reached a crisis in 2002-2003 when U The December 1998 bombing of Iraq (code-named Operation Desert Fox) was a major four-day bombing campaign on Iraqi targets from December 16 - December 19 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics.

Births

• 1485 - Catherine of Aragon, Queen of England (d. Catherine of Aragon (16 December 1485 – 7 January 1536 also known as Catharine, Katherine or Katharine ( Castilian Infanta Catalina 1536)
• 1584 - John Selden, English jurist and oriental scholar (d. John Selden ( December 16, 1584 &ndash November 30, 1654) was an English Jurist, scholar of England's ancient laws 1654)
• 1614 - Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg (d. Eberhard III Duke of Württemberg (16 December 1614 &ndash 2 July 1674 ruled as Duke of Württemberg from 1628 until his death in 1674 1674)

• 1714 - George Whitefield, English-born Methodist leader (d. Year 1714 ( MDCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Early life He was born at the Bell Inn Southgate Street Gloucester, England. 1770)
• 1716 - Louis-Jules Mancini-Mazarini, Duc de Nivernais, French diplomat and writer (d. Year 1770 ( MDCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Friday Year 1716 ( MDCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Louis-Jules Mancini-Mazarini duc de Nivernais ( December 16, 1716 &ndash February 25, 1798) French Diplomat and 1798)
• 1717 - Elizabeth Carter, English writer (d. Year 1798 ( MDCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1717 ( MDCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Elizabeth Carter, ( December 16 1717 &ndash February 19 1806) was a poet classicist writer and translator and a prominent and learned member 1806)
• 1742 - Gebhard Fürst Blücher von Wahlstatt, German Field Marshal (d. Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1742 ( MDCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher Fürst (Prince von Wahlstatt (gɛphaɐt lebəʁɛçt fɔn blyçɐ December 16 1742 - September 12 1819 1819)
• 1770 - Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer (d. Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1770 ( MDCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Friday Ludwig van Beethoven ( English ˈlʊdvɪg væn ˈbeɪtoʊvən, 16 December 1770 &ndash 26 March 1827 was a German Composer and Pianist. 1827)
• 1775 - Jane Austen, English writer (d. Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Jane Austen (16 1817)
• 1775 - François-Adrien Boïeldieu, French composer (d. Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common François-Adrien Boieldieu ( December 16, 1775 in Rouen &ndash October 8, 1834 in Varennes-Jarcy, Essonne 1834)
• 1776 - Johann Wilhelm Ritter, German physicist (d. Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1776 ( MDCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Johann Wilhelm Ritter ( December 16, 1776 – January 23, 1810) was a German Chemist and Physicist. 1810)
• 1790 - King Léopold I of Belgium (d. Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Leopold I ( Leopold George Christian Frederick (in German Leopold Georg Christian Friedrich) Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, later 1865)
• 1804 - Viktor Bunyakovsky, Russian mathematician (d. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Victor Yakovlevich Bunyakovsky (Виктор Яковлевич Буняковский, Bar Ukraine &ndash, St 1889)
• 1834 - Léon Walras, French economist (d. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Marie-Esprit-Léon Walras ( December 16, 1834 in Évreux, France - January 5, 1910 in Clarens near Montreux 1910)
• 1861 - Antonio de La Gandara, French painter (d. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Antonio de La Gandara ( December 16, 1861 - June 30, 1917) was a painter Pastellist and draughtsman 1917)
• 1863 - George Santayana, Spanish philosopher and writer (d. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common George Santayana ( December 16, 1863, Madrid &ndash September 26, 1952, Rome) was a Philosopher, Essayist 1952)
• 1865 - Olavo Bilac, Brazilian poet (d. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Olavo Brás Martins dos Guimarães Bilac ( born 16 December 1865, died 28 December 1918) was a Brazilian Poet of the 1918)
• 1866 (N.S.) - Wassily Kandinsky, Russian-born French abstract painter (d. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Wassily Kandinsky (Russian Василий Кандинский first name pronounced as) ( – 13 December 1944 was a Russian painter, Printmaker 1944)
• 1867 - Amy Carmichael, missionary in Dohnavur, India (d. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Early life Amy Carmichael was born in the small village of Millisle, County Down, Ireland to David and Catherine Carmichael India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country 1951)
• 1869 - Hristo Tatarchev, Bulgarian revolutionary (d. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Hristo Tatarchev (Христо Татарчев December 16 1869 - January 5 1952) was a revolutionary and leader of the revolutionary 1952)
• 1872 - Anton Ivanovich Denikin, Russian general (d. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Anton Ivanovich Denikin (Анто́н Ива́нович Дени́кин ( December 16, 1872 – August 8, 1947) was Lieutenant General 1947)
• 1882 - Sir Jack Hobbs, English cricketer (d. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sir John Berry Hobbs ( 16 December 1882 - 21 December 1963) generally known as Jack Hobbs, played Cricket for Surrey 1963)
• 1882 - Zoltán Kodály, Hungarian composer (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Zoltán Kodály ( Hungarian: Kodály Zoltán, ˈkodaːj ˈzoltaːn December 16 1882 &ndash March 6 1967 was a Hungarian Composer, Ethnomusicologist 1967)
• 1882 - Walther Meissner, German physicist (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Fritz Walther Meißner (or Meissner ( December 16, 1882, Berlin &ndash November 16, 1974, Munich) was a German technical 1974)
• 1883 - Max Linder, French pioneer of silent film (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Max Linder ( December 16, 1883 &ndash October 31, 1925) was an influential French pioneer of Silent film. 1925)
• 1888 - King Alexander I of Yugoslavia (d. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The title Aleksandar of Yugoslavia also has other uses. Alexander I also called Alexander the Unificator ( Serbo-Croatian 1934)
• 1888 - Alphonse Juin, marshall of France (d. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alphonse Pierre Juin ( 16 December 1888 &ndash 27 January 1967) was a Marshal of France. The Marshal of France (Maréchal de France and pl Maréchaux de France is a military distinction in contemporary France, not a Military rank. 1967)
• 1899 - Sir Noel Coward, English playwright, actor and composer (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sir Noël Peirce Coward ( 16 December 1899 26 March 1973) was an English Actor, Playwright 1973)
• 1900 - V. S. Pritchett, English author and critic (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Sir Victor Sawdon Pritchett CH CBE ( December 16, 1900 - March 20, 1997) was a British writer and critic 1997)
• 1901 - Margaret Mead, American anthropologist (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Margaret Mead ( December 16, 1901, Philadelphia &ndash November 15, 1978, New York City) was an American 1978)
• 1902 - Rafael Alberti, Spanish poet (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Rafael Alberti Merello ( El Puerto de Santa María, December 16, 1902 - October 28, 1999) was a Spanish poet a member 1999)
• 1905 - Piet Hein, Danish mathematician and inventor (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Piet Hein ( December 16, 1905 &ndash April 17, 1996) was a Danish Scientist, Mathematician, Inventor, 1996)
• 1906 - Barbara Kent, Canadian actress
• 1915 - Turk Murphy, American trombonist (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Barbara Kent (born December 16, 1906) is a former popular actress in Silent movies. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Melvin Edward Alton “Turk” Murphy (born Palermo California, December 16, 1915; died San Francisco California May 30, 1987) 1987)
• 1917 - Nabi Bux Khan Baloch, Sindhi scholar
• 1917 - Sir Arthur C. Clarke, English writer (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Dr Nabi Bux Khan Baloch ( Sindhi:نبي بخش خان بلوچ is a Scholar of the Sindhi, Persian, Arabic, and Urdu languages Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, CBE (16 December 1917–19 March 2008 was a British Science fiction Author, Inventor, and 2008)
• 1918 - Pierre Delanoë, French songwriter and lyricist (d. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Pierre Delanoë ( December 16 1918 - December 27 2006) born Pierre Leroyer, was a French Songwriter / Lyricist 2006)
• 1922 - Cy Leslie, American music and video executive (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Seymour Marvin "Cy" Leslie ( December 16 1922 &ndash January 6 2008) was the founder of Pickwick Records, and the first 2008)
• 1926 - James McCracken, American tenor (d. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James McCracken ( December 16, 1926 &ndash April 29, 1988) was an American tenor 1988)
• 1927 - Randall Garrett, American writer (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Randall Garrett ( December 16, 1927 - December 31, 1987) was an American Science fiction and Fantasy author 1987)
• 1928 - Philip K. Dick, American writer (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Philip Kindred Dick (December 16 – March 2) was an American Science fiction Novelist and Short story Writer. 1982)
• 1929 - Nicholas Courtney, English actor
• 1932 - Rodion Shchedrin, Soviet/Russian composer
• 1934 - Elgin Gay Baylor, NBA Hall of Famer
• 1936 - Morris Dees, founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center
• 1937 - Joyce Bulifant, American actress
• 1938 - Frank Deford, American sportswriter
• 1938 - Liv Ullmann, Norwegian actress
• 1941 - Lesley Stahl, American journalist
• 1942 - Donald Carcieri, American politician, governor of Rhode Island
• 1943 - Steven Bochco, American television producer and writer
• 1943 - Tony Hicks, English guitarist (The Hollies)
• 1945 - Patti Deutsch, American actress and Match Game panelist
• 1945 - Bobby George, English professional darts player
• 1945 - Yukio Hattori, Japanese Iron Chef commentator
• 1946 - Benny Andersson, Swedish musician, singer and songwriter (ABBA)
• 1946 - Trevor Pinnock, English conductor and harpsichordist
• 1947 - Ben Cross, English actor
• 1947 - Vincent Matthews, American sprinter
• 1948 - Christopher Biggins, English actor
• 1949 - Billy Gibbons, American guitarist (ZZ Top)
• 1950 - Claudia Cohen, American gossip columnist and socialite (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nicholas Courtney (born William Nicholas Stone Courtney on 16 December 1929) is a British Television Actor, most famous Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Rodion Konstantinovich Shchedrin (Родион Константинович Щедрин Scientific transliteration: Rodion Konstantinovič Ščedrin; born December Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Elgin Gay Baylor (born September 16 1934 in Washington DC) is a retired American basketball player who played Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Morris Seligman Dees Jr (born December 16 1936 is the co-founder and chief trial counsel for the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC and former direct mail marketeer The Southern Poverty Law Center ( SPLC) is an American Non-profit legal organization internationally known for its tolerance education programs its legal Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joyce Bulifant (born December 16 1937) is an American Television Actress, notable for her sunny "little girl"-like Southern Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Frank Deford (born December 16, 1938, in Baltimore Maryland) is a senior contributing writer for Sports Illustrated, Author Liv Johanne Ullmann (born December 16 1938 in Tokyo Japan is a Norwegian actress and was the beloved muse of Swedish Academy Award winning director Ingmar Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lesley Rene Stahl In 1977 Stahl married author Aaron Latham. The couple currently lives in New York. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Donald L "Don" Carcieri (born December 16, 1942) is the Governor of the U Rhode Island ( officially named the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, is a state in the New England region of the United States Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Steven Ronald Bochco (born December 16, 1943) is an American Television producer and writer The Hollies are an English Rock and roll band formed in the early 1960s. The Hollies are an English Rock and roll band formed in the early 1960s. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Patti Deutsch (born December 16, 1945 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania) is a comic actress who was a frequent panelist on Match Game. Match Game also called The Match Game was an American Television Game show that celebrities and contestants answering Bobby George (born December 16, 1945) is an English Darts player and pundit who is known as one of the leading characters in the game for Yukio Hattori (服部 幸應 Hattori Yukio, (born December 16, 1945) is best known as an expert commentator on the Japanese television show Iron Iron Chef is a Japanese television program produced by FujiTV. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Göran Bror Benny Andersson (born in Stockholm, Sweden on December 16, 1946) is a Swedish Musician, Composer WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Trevor David Pinnock CBE (born 16 December 1946 is an English Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ben Cross (born Harry Bernard Cross on December 16, 1947 in London) is an English Actor of the stage and screen best Vincent ("Vince" Edward Matthews (born December 16, 1947) is an African American former athlete, winner of two gold Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Frederick (Billy Gibbons (born December 16, 1949) Nicknamed the Reverend Willie G, is best known as the Guitarist for ZZ Top (ˌziːziːˈtɒp is an American rock band formed in late 1969 in Houston Texas. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Claudia Lynn Cohen ( December 16 1950 &ndash June 15 2007) was an American gossip columnist socialite and television reporter 2007)
• 1950 - Roy Schuiten, Dutch cyclist (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Roy Schuiten (b 16 December 1950 Zandvoort, Netherlands - d 19 September 2006 Praia do Corveiro Portugal) 2006)
• 1951 - Robben Ford, American guitarist
• 1952 - Joel Garner, Barbadian West Indies cricketer
• 1952 - Francesco Graziani, Italian footballer
• 1955 - Xander Berkeley, American actor
• 1955 - Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este
• 1960 - Pat Van Den Hauwe, Belgian footballer
• 1961 - Bill Hicks, American comedian (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Robben Ford (born December 16 1951, Woodlake, California) is an American Blues, Jazz and rock Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joel Garner (born December 16, 1952 in Christ Church Barbados) also known as "Big Joel" or "Big Bird" is a former West Indian The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as The Windies or The West Indies, is a multi-national Cricket team representing Francesco "Ciccio" Graziani (born December 16, 1952) is an Italy football manager and former player Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Alexander Harper Berkeley (born December 16, 1955) is an American Actor. Early life and marriage Prince Lorenz was born in Clinique du Belvédère Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France as the second child of Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Patrick "Pat" Van Den Hauwe (born 16 December, 1960 in Dendermonde, Belgium) is a former professional footballer. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Melvin Hicks ( December 16, 1961 – February 26, 1994) was an American stand-up comedian. 1994)
• 1961 - Jon Tenney, American actor
• 1962 - Maruschka Detmers, Dutch actress
• 1962 - William "The Refrigerator" Perry, American football player
• 1963 - Benjamin Bratt, American actor
• 1963 - Jeff Carson, American singer
• 1963 - James Mangold, American film director and screenwriter
• 1964 - Heike Drechsler, East German-born sprinter
• 1964 - Georgie Parker, Australian actress
• 1964 - Billy Ripken, American baseball player
• 1965 - Chris Jones, American baseball player
• 1965 - Melanie Sloan, American attorney
• 1965 - Nancy Valen, American actress
• 1966 - Clifford Robinson, American basketball player
• 1966 - Dennis Wise, English footballer
• 1967 - Donovan Bailey, Jamaican-born Canadian sprinter
• 1967 - Miranda Otto, Australian actress
• 1971 - Michael McCary, American singer (Boyz II Men)
• 1971 - Paul van Dyk, German DJ
• 1972 - Angela Bloomfield, New Zealand actress
• 1972 - Charles Gipson, American baseball player
• 1972 - Željko Kalac, Australian soccer player
• 1973 - Themba Mnguni, South African footballer
• 1973 - Scott Storch, Canadian-American hip-hop producer
• 1974 - Frida Hallgren, Swedish actress
• 1975 - Valentin Bădoi, Romanian footballer
• 1975 - Nawo Kawakita, Japanese drummer (Maximum the Hormone)
• 1975 - Benjamin Kowalewicz, Canadian musician (Billy Talent)
• 1975 - Jonathan Scarfe, Canadian actor
• 1977 - Éric Bélanger, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1977 - Sylvain Distin, French footballer
• 1978 - Gunter Van Handenhoven, Belgian footballer
• 1978 - Kaine, American rapper (Ying Yang Twins)
• 1979 - Mihai Trăistariu, Romanian singer
• 1979 - Jessie Ward, American professional wrestler
• 1979 - Trevor Immelman, South African golfer
• 1981 - Flo Rida, American rapper
• 1981 - Anna Sedokova, Ukrainian singer
• 1981 - Took Leng How, Malaysian criminal (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Jonathan F W Tenney (born December 16, 1961) is an American Actor. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Maruschka Detmers (born 16 December 1962, Schoonebeek) is a Dutch Actress. William Perry (born December 16 1962 in Aiken South Carolina) is a former professional American football player and brother of former professional football player Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Benjamin G Bratt (born December 16, 1963) is an Emmy Award -nominated American Actor. Jeff Carson (born December 16 1963 in Tulsa Oklahoma) is an American Country music artist James Mangold ( New York City, 16 December 1963) is an American Film director and Screenwriter. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Heike Gabriela Drechsler née Daute (born December 16, 1964 in Gera, then East Germany) is a German Track and field athlete Georgina Parker (born 16 December, 1964 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian Television and William Oliver Ripken (born December 16 1964 in Havre de Grace Maryland) is a radio personality for XM Satellite Radio and is a former Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Christopher Carlos Jones (born December 16, 1965, in Suffern New York) was a Major League Baseball outfielder Melanie Sloan (born 16 December 1965) is the Executive Director of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. Nancy Valen (born December 16, 1965 in Hallandale Beach Florida) is an American actress Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Clifford Ralph Robinson (referred to as Clifford (or Cliff) Robinson) (born December 16 1966, in Buffalo New York) is Dennis Frank Wise (born 16 December 1966 in Kensington, West London) is an English former football manager and player and is Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Donovan Bailey (born December 16, 1967) is a retired Canadian sprinter who once held the world record for the 100 metre race following Miranda Otto (born 16 December 1967 is an Australian actress. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Michael Sean McCary (born December 16 1971, in Philadelphia) is an American R&B Singer, best known as the bass singer Boyz II Men is a four-time Grammy Award -winning American R&B / soul singing group from Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Paul van Dyk (born Matthias Paul; in Eisenhüttenstadt, Brandenburg, Germany) is one of the world's leading electronic dance music DJs Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Angela Bloomfield is a New Zealand actress and director She starred in Shortland Street for nine years transforming Rachel McKenna from Charles Wells Gipson Jr the father of Dillon Kane Gipson and Charlee Rose Gipson (born December 16, 1972 in Orange California) was an Outfielder Zeljko Kalac ( Croatian: Željko Kalac) ˈʒɛʎkɔ ˈkalats] (born December 16, 1972 in Sydney, New South Wales) Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Themba Mnguni (born December 16, 1973) is a South African football player Scott Storch (born December 16 1973) is a Canadian Record producer. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Frida Sophia Hallgren (born December 16, 1974 in Stockholm) is a Swedish actress internationally known from As It Is in Heaven Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Valentin Emanoil Bădoi (born 16 December, 1975 in Turnu Măgurele) is a Romanian football full back who as of early simply known as, is the Drummer and backup vocalist of Japanese rock band Maximum the Hormone. is a four-member Japanese Nu metal band History 1998-2001 Maximum the Hormone was created in 1998 with Daisuke Tsuda and Nao Benjamin Kowalewicz (ˈkɔːvælɛvɪtʃ is the Lead singer of the Canadian rock group Billy Talent. Billy Talent (formerly known as Pezz and often shortened to BT) is a Canadian Punk Rock band formed in 1993 in Mississauga Ontario Jonathan Scarfe is a Canadian actor born December 16, 1975 in Toronto, Ontario. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Éric Bélanger (born December 16, 1977 in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian Professional hockey Sylvain Distin (born 16 December 1977 in Bagnolet, France) is a French footballer who currently plays for Portsmouth, having Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Gunter Van Handenhoven (born December 16, 1978) is a Belgian footballer currently on the books of Al Ahli Club in Qatar The Ying Yang Twins are an Atlanta -based American Crunk rap duo consisting of Kaine (born Eric Jackson on December The Ying Yang Twins are an Atlanta -based American Crunk rap duo consisting of Kaine (born Eric Jackson on December Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Mihai Trăistariu (born December 16, 1979 in Piatra Neamţ) (mi'haj trəj See also Jessie Ward (actress Jessie Lynn Ward is an American former professional wrestler who was forced to retire after being diagnosed with Biography Immelman was born in Cape Town, South Africa Born into a golfing family (his father Johan is the former commissioner of the Sunshine Tour in South Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Tramar Dillard, better known by his stage name Flo Rida is an American rapper Took Leng How ( December 16, 1981 - November 3, 2006) ( Chinese: 卓良豪 or 杜龍豪 Pinyin: Dù Lóngháo 2006)
• 1981 - Gareth Williams, Scottish footballer
• 1982 - Garnon Davies, Welsh actor
• 1982 - Antrel Rolle, National Football League defensive back
• 1983 - Kelenna Azubuike, English basketball player
• 1983 - Danielle Lloyd, English model
• 1985 - Keita Tachibana, member of Japanese boy band w-inds.
• 1987 - Hallee Hirsh, American actress
• 1988 - Anna Popplewell, English actress

Deaths

• 705 - Empress Wu of Zhou (b. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Gareth John Williams (born 16 December 1981 is a Scottish professional footballer of Welsh descent who currently plays for Watford. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Garnon Davies is a Welsh Actor who plays Elliot Bevan in the Channel 4 teen soap Hollyoaks. Antrel Rocelious Rolle (born December 16, 1982 in Homestead Florida) is an American football Free safety, drafted eighth overall Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Kelenna David Azubuike (born December 16 1983 in London, England, UK) is a British -born Nigerian professional Danielle Lloyd (born 16 December 1983 is an English fashion and glamour model. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) (born December 16 1985) is a Japanese Musician. He is the lead Singer of the J-Pop Boy band W-inds is a Japanese pop vocal/dance group. They are popular in Japan and have performed in shows such as the annual, a Japanese TV program that invites only Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Hallee Leah Hirsh (born December 16, 1987, in Omaha Nebraska) is an American actress best known for her roles as Daley in the children's Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Anna Katherine Popplewell (born 16 December 1988) is an English actress. Alternate meanings Area code 705; Project 705; Life 705 Events By Place Asia February 20 Wu Zetian ( (625 – December 16, 705 In 705 she was overthrown in a coup and Emperor Zhongzong was returned to the throne 625)
• 714 - Pippin of Herstal, Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia
• 867 - Eberhard of Friuli
• 999 - Saint Adelaide of Italy (b. Events By Topic Religion March 23 - Battle of Uhud ( Muhammad retreats against the inhabitants of Mecca Events By Place Asia February 28 — An Earthquake strikes Syria Pepin (also Pippin, Pipin, or Peppin) of Herstal (c 635 &ndash 16 December 714) was the Mayor of the Palace Events By Place Byzantine Empire September — Basil I becomes sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire. Eberhard (c 815 &ndash 16 December 866) was the Frankish Duke of Friuli from 846 For the emergency number see 999 (emergency telephone number. Saint Adelaide of Italy, also called Adelaide of Burgundy (931/932 &ndash 16 December 999) was perhaps the most prominent European woman of the 10th 931)
• 1325 - Charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (b. Events By Place Europe Ramiro II of Leon becomes the King of León. Charles of Valois ( March 12, 1270 &ndash December 16, 1325) was the fourth son of Philip III of France and Isabella of Aragon Philip the Bold Philip III ( 30 April 1245 &ndash 5 October 1285) called the Bold ( French: le Hardi) was 1270)
• 1378 - Otto III of Montferrat
• 1379 - John Fitzalan, Marshal of England
• 1470 - John II, Duke of Lorraine (b. John II of Anjou ( Nancy, 1425 &ndash December 16, 1470, Barcelona) was Duke of Lorraine from 1453 to his death 1425)
• 1515 - Afonso de Albuquerque Portuguese naval general (b. Dom Afonso de Albuquerque (or Afonso d'Albuquerque - disused (ɐˈfõsu dɨ aɫbuˈkɛɾk(ɨ (1453 Alhandra - Goa, December 16 1515 was a Portuguese 1453)
• 1598 - Yi Sun-sin, Korean admiral (b. Yi Sun-sin (April 28 1545 – December 16 1598 also commonly transliterated Yi Soon-shin or Lee Sun-shin, Korean:이순신 was a Korean 1545)
• 1669 - Nathaniel Fiennes, English politician (b. Nathaniel Fiennes (c 1608 - December 16, 1669) English Politician, second son of William Fiennes 1st Viscount Saye and Sele circa 1608)
• 1687 - William Petty, English scientist and philosopher (b. Sir William Petty ( May 27 1623 – December 16 1687) was an English Economist, scientist and Philosopher 1623)
• 1751 - Leopold II of Anhalt-Dessau, Prussian general (b. Year 1751 ( MDCCLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leopold II Maximilian Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (b Dessau, 25 December 1700 - d 1700)
• 1765 - Peter Frederick Haldimand, Swiss military officer and surveyor
• 1774 - François Quesnay, French economist (b. Year 1765 ( MDCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Lieutenant Peter Frederick Haldimand (b 1741 or 1742 in Switzerland - d Year 1774 ( MDCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a François Quesnay ( June 4, 1694 - December 16, 1774) was a French Economist of the Physiocratic school 1694)
• 1783 - Johann A. Hasse, German composer (b. Year 1783 ( MDCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Johann Adolph Hasse (baptised in Bergedorf, near Hamburg, on 25 March 1699 &ndash died in Venice on 16 December 1699)
• 1783 - Sir William James, British naval commander (b. Commodore Sir William James 1st Baronet, FRS (c1721 &ndash 16 December 1783) was a British naval commander known for his successful 1720)
• 1809 - Antoine François, comte de Fourcroy, French chemist (b. Year 1720 ( MDCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Antoine François comte de Fourcroy ( June 15, 1755 &ndash December 16, 1809) was a French Chemist and a contemporary 1755)
• 1859 - Wilhelm Grimm, German writer and folklorist (b. Year 1755 ( MDCCLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Wilhelm Carl Grimm ( February 24, 1786 &ndash December 16 1859) was a German author the younger of the Brothers Grimm 1786)
• 1897 - Alphonse Daudet, French novelist and short story writer (b. Year 1786 ( MDCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Alphonse Daudet ( 13 May 1840 &ndash 16 December 1897) was a French Novelist. 1840)
• 1898 - Pavel Tretyakov, Russian businessman and art collector (b. Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Pavel Mikhailovich Tretyakov (Па́вел Миха́йлович Третьяко́в ( December 27, 1832 – December 16, 1898) was 1832)
• 1914 - Ivan Zajc, Croatian composer (b. Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Ivan pl Zajc (ǐʋan zâjʦ ( August 3, 1832 &ndash December 16, 1914) was a prolific Croatian composer conductor director and 1832)
• 1921 - Camille Saint-Saëns, French composer (b. Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns (/ʃaʁl kamij sɛ̃sɑ̃s/ (9 October 1835 &ndash 16 December 1921 was a French Composer, Organist, conductor, and 1835)
• 1922 - Gabriel Narutowicz, first President of Poland (b. Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Gabriel Narutowicz ( March 17 1865 &ndash December 16 1922) was the first President of Poland. The President of the Republic of Poland ( Polish: Prezydent Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, shorter form Prezydent RP) is the Polish Head of 1865)
• 1928 - Elinor Wylie, American poet and writer (b. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Elinor Morton Wylie née Hoyt ( September 7, 1885 &ndash December 16, 1928) was an American poet and novelist 1885)
• 1935 - Thelma Todd, American actress (b. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Thelma Todd ( July 29, 1905 – December 16, 1935) was an American actress of the late 1920s and early 1930s film 1905)
• 1940 - Billy Hamilton, American baseball player (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Robert "Sliding Billy" Hamilton (b February 16, 1866, d 1866)
• 1945 - Giovanni Agnelli, Italian automobile manufacturer (b. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Giovanni Agnelli ( 13 August 1866 - 16 December 1945) was an Italian entepreneur who founded Fiat car manufacturing in 1899 1866)
• 1945 - Fumimaro Konoye, Prime Minister of Japan (b. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Fumimaro Konoe 3rd Prince Konoe ( Kyūjitai: 近衞 文麿 Shinjitai: 近衛 文麿 Konoe Fumimaro) ( sometimes Konoye, October 12 The is the usual English-language term used for the Head of government of Japan, although the literal translation of the Japanese name for the office is Prime 1891)
• 1949 - Sidney Olcott, Canadian film director (b. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sidney Olcott ( September 20, 1873 - December 16, 1949) was a Canadian -born Film producer, director, Actor 1873)
• 1956 - Nina Hamnett, Welsh artist (b. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nina Hamnett ( 14 February 1890 &ndash 16 December 1956) was a Welsh artist and writer and an expert on sailors' chanteys who 1890)
• 1965 - W. Somerset Maugham, English writer (b. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. William Somerset Maugham, CH ( January 25 1874 &ndash December 16 1965) was an English Playwright, 1874)
• 1976 - Réal Caouette, French Canadian politician (Social Credit Party of Canada) (b. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Réal Caouette ( September 26, 1917 - December 16, 1976) was a Canadian Politician The Social Credit Party of Canada ( French: Parti Crédit social du Canada) was a conservative - Populist political party in 1917)
• 1977 - Risto Jarva, Finnish filmmaker (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Risto Antero Jarva ( July 15 1934 - December 16 1977) was a Finnish Filmmaker. 1934)
• 1980 - Colonel Sanders, American fast food entrepreneur (b. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Harland David Sanders, better known as Colonel Sanders ( September 9, 1890 &ndash December 16, 1980) was an American entrepreneur 1890)
• 1980 - Hellmuth Walter, German engineer and inventor (b. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Hellmuth Walter ( 26 August 1900 in Wedel near Hamburg – 16 December 1980 in Upper Montclair New Jersey) was 1900)
• 1982 - Colin Chapman, English engineer and automobile manufacturer, founder of Lotus Cars (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Anthony Colin Bruce Chapman ( 19 May 1928 - 16 December 1982) was an influential British designer inventor and builder in the automotive Lotus Cars is a British manufacturer of sports and racing cars based at Hethel, Norfolk, England. 1928)
• 1984 - Debs Garms, American baseball player (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Debs C Garms ( June 26, 1907 in Bangs Texas - December 16, 1984 in Glen Rose Texas) was a professional baseball 1907)
• 1985 - Thomas Bilotti, American mafioso (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Tommaso (Thomas Bilotti ( March 23, 1940 - December 16, 1985) was a New York mobster who served as a driver and then Underboss 1940)
• 1985 - Paul Castellano, American mafioso (b. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Constantino "Paul" Castellano ( June 26, 1915 &ndash December 16, 1985) also known as "The Howard Hughes of the 1915)
• 1988 - Sylvester, American singer (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) 1948)
• 1989 - Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, Argentine racing driver (b. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Oscar Alfredo Gálvez ( San Martín August 17, 1913 - December 16, 1989) was a Racing driver from Argentina. 1913)
• 1989 - Silvana Mangano, Italian actress (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Silvana Mangano ( April 21, 1930 &ndash December 16, 1989) was an Italian actress 1930)
• 1989 - Aileen Pringle, American actress (b. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Aileen Pringle ( July 23, 1895 – December 16, 1989) was an American stage and film Actress during the Silent film 1895)
• 1989 - Lee Van Cleef, American actor (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Lee Van Cleef ( January 9 1925 &ndash December 16 1989) was an American film actor who appeared mostly in Western and action pictures 1925)
• 1990 - Douglas Campbell, American pilot (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Douglas Campbell ( June 7, 1896 – December 16, 1990) was an American Aviator and World War I Flying 1896)
• 1993 - Moses Gunn, American actor (b. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Moses Gunn ( 2 October 1929 - 16 December 1993) was an American actor 1929)
• 1993 - Tanaka Kakuei, Prime Minister of Japan (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. was a Japanese Politician and the 64th and 65th Prime Minister of Japan from July 7, 1972 to December The is the usual English-language term used for the Head of government of Japan, although the literal translation of the Japanese name for the office is Prime 1918)
• 1993 - Charizma, American Hip-Hop MC (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Charles Hicks (1973 &ndash December 18 1993 aka Charizma was an MC from Milpitas, California, United States. 1973)
• 1995 - Johnny Moss, American poker player (b. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Johnny Moss ( May 14, 1907 &ndash December 16, 1995) was a long-time gambler and professional Poker player 1907)
• 1995 - Mariele Ventre, Italian choir director (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Maria Rachele Ventre ( July 16, 1939 - December 16 1995) was an Italian musician and singer the 1939)
• 1996 - Quentin Bell, English art historian (b. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Quentin Claudian Stephen Bell ( 19 August 1910 in London – 16 December 1996 in Sussex) was an English art historian 1910)
• 1997 - Nicolette Larson, American singer (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Nicolette Larson ( July 17, 1952 – December 16, 1997) was an American Singer best known for her 1979 Cover version 1952)
• 1998 - William Gaddis, American writer (b. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) William Gaddis ( December 29, 1922 – December 16, 1998) was an American novelist 1922)
• 2001 - Stuart Adamson, English-born Scottish musician (The Skids, Big Country) (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Stuart Adamson (born William Stuart Adamson, 11 April 1958 – 16 December 2001) was an English -born Scottish The Skids were an Art-punk / Punk rock and new wave band from Dunfermline, Scotland, founded in 1977 by Stuart Big Country are a rock band from Dunfermline, Scotland, popular in the early to mid-1980s but still releasing material for a Cult 1958)
• 2001 - Stefan Heym, German author (b. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Helmut Flieg ( April 10, 1913 - December 16, 2001) was a German - Jewish Writer, known by his Pseudonym 1913)
• 2003 - Robert Stanfield, Premier of Nova Scotia (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Lorne Stanfield, PC, QC ( April 11, 1914 – December 16, 2003) was Premier of Nova Scotia 1914)
• 2003 - Gary Stewart, American musician and songwriter (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Gary Stewart ( May 28, 1944 – December 16, 2003) was a Country musician and Songwriter known for his distinctive Vibrato 1945)
• 2004 - Ted Abernathy, American baseball player (b. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Theodore Wade "Ted" Abernathy ( March 6, 1933 - December 16, 2004) was a Major League Baseball Relief pitcher. 1933)
• 2005 - Kenneth Bulmer, English author (b. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Henry Kenneth Bulmer, ( January 14, 1921 – December 16, 2005) born in London, England, was a British author 1921)
• 2005 - Ed Hansen, American film director and editor (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Edward Hansen ( 30 January 1937 in Minnesota - 16 December 2005 in Antioch California) was an American film writer director 1937)
• 2005 - John Spencer, American actor (b. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Spencer ( December 20 1946 – December 16 2005) was an Emmy - and Screen Actors Guild Award -winning American 1946)
• 2006 - Don Jardine, Canadian professional wrestler (b. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Don Jardine ( 24 March 1940 in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada &ndash 16 December 2006 in Wetaskiwin Alberta 1940)
• 2006 - Taliep Petersen, South African singer and composer (b. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Taliep Petersen (1950 - 16 December, 2006) was a South African singer composer and director of a number of popular musicals. 1950)
• 2006 - Pnina Salzman, Israeli pianist (b. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pnina Salzman (b February 24 1922, Tel Aviv, Palestine - d December 16 2006, Tel Aviv Israel) was an 1922)
• 2007 - Dan Fogelberg, American singer/songwriter (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Daniel Grayling Fogelberg ( August 13 1951 &ndash December 16 2007) was an American singer songwriter and Multi-instrumentalist 1951)

Holidays and observances

• Bahrain - National Day
• Bangladesh - Victory Day
• India - Vijay Divas (Victory Day)
• Kazakhstan - Independence Day
• South Africa - Day of Reconciliation
• Afrikaners (South Africa) - Day of the Vow
• Mexico - First day of Las Posadas
• Philippines - First day of Misa de Gallo
• St. Adelaide
• St. Eusebius of Vercelli

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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