December, 16th in History

[Spiritus Temporis]

Events

Tuesday 16, 2003:
Deborah Jin induces the formation of a fermionic condensate among fermionic atoms.

Saturday 16, 2000:
NASA announces that there is an ocean beneath Jupiter moon Ganymede's icy surface.

Thursday 16, 1999:
Mud streams kill thousands in Venezuela.

Wednesday 16, 1998:
Operation Desert Fox: American and British troops begin to bomb Iraqi targets after Iraq obstructs UN weapons inspectors.

Tuesday 16, 1997:
Super Typhoon Paka makes landfall on the island of Guam with 150 mph winds.

Monday 16, 1991:
United Nations reverses its 1975 resolution that Zionism is racism by a vote of 111-25, with 13 abstentions

Sunday 16, 1990:
Jean-Bertrand Aristide is elected president of Haiti

Saturday 16, 1989:
The Romanian Revolution begins in the city of Timişoara as a protest against an attempt to evict a dissident priest.

Monday 16, 1985:
In New York City, Mafia bosses Paul Castellano and Thomas Bilotti are shot dead , making hit organizer John Gotti the leader of the Gambino family.

Sunday 16, 1973:
O.J. Simpson becomes the first player in NFL history to rush for 2000 yards in one season.

Thursday 16, 1971:
The Pakistan Army surrenders, ending the Liberation War of Bangladesh and the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 simultaneously.

Wednesday 16, 1970:
Shipworkers in Gda?sk, Poland clash with government police and the seeds of the Solidarity movement are sown.

Friday 16, 1966:
Mao's Little Red Book is published in Beijing

Monday 16, 1963:
Park Chung-Hee is sworn in as South Korea's fifth president.

Friday 16, 1960:
A United Airlines DC-8 and a TWA Super-Constellation collide over New York City, killing 134

Tuesday 16, 1958:
A fire at a store in Bogotá, Colombia kills 83 people.

Monday 16, 1946:
Léon Blum becomes Prime Minister of France

Saturday 16, 1944:
World War II: A V-2 rocket hits the Rex Cinema in Antwerp killing 567 people.

Wednesday 16, 1942:
SS Chief Heinrich Himmler orders that the Roma (gypsy) people be sent to Auschwitz for extermination.

Saturday 16, 1922:
Poland's President Gabriel Narutowicz assassinated.

Friday 16, 1910:
Henri Coanda makes first short flight in aircraft with jet engine

Saturday 16, 1893:
World premiere of Antonin Dvorak's "New World Symphony".

Friday 16, 1864:
American Civil War: Union troops led by General George Thomas defeat Confederate troops in the Battle of Nashville.

Monday 16, 1850:
The first four ships arrive to settle Christchurch, New Zealand.

Sunday 16, 1838:
Boers defeat Zulu troops at Battle of Blood River, led by Dambuza and Nhlela, celebrated in South Africa as the day of the vow.

Monday 16, 1811:
The first of a series of severe earthquakes occurs, in the vicinity of New Madrid, Missouri in the United States.

Thursday 16, 1773:
The Boston Tea Party: a crowd of colonists disguised as Mohawk Indians dumps 342 crates of tea into Boston harbor as a protest against the British Tea tax.

Friday 16, 1689:
The English Parliament adopts the Bill of Rights.

Tuesday 16, 1653:
Oliver Cromwell becomes Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland.

Sunday 16, 1392:
Emperor Go-Kameyama of Japan abdicates in favor of rival claimant Go-Komatsu, ending the nanboku-cho period of competing imperial courts.

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/16-december/on-this-day.html


People born on December 16

1988:
Jared Bookman, Little League All-Star (b: December 16, 1988) (Biography of Jared Bookman)

1975:
Benjamin Kowalewicz, Canadian singer (Billy Talent) (b: December 16, 1975) (Biography of Benjamin Kowalewicz)

1974:
Justin Hall, proto-blogger (b: December 16, 1974) (Biography of Justin Hall)

1967:
Donovan Bailey, Canadian athlete (b: December 16, 1967) (Biography of Donovan Bailey)

1963:
Benjamin Bratt, American actor (b: December 16, 1963) (Biography of Benjamin Bratt)

1961:
Bill Hicks, American comedian (b: December 16, 1961 ; d: February 26, 1994) (Biography of Bill Hicks)

1952:
Joel Garner, West Indian cricketer (b: December 16, 1952) (Biography of Joel Garner)

1951:
Robben Ford, American guitarist (b: December 16, 1951) (Biography of Robben Ford)

1947:
Vincent Matthews, American athlete (b: December 16, 1947) (Biography of Vincent Matthews)

1946:
Benny Andersson, Swedish singer and songwriter (ABBA) (b: December 16, 1946) (Biography of Benny Andersson)
Trevor Pinnock, English conductor and harpsichordist (b: December 16, 1946) (Biography of Trevor Pinnock)

1943:
Steven Bochco, American television producer and writer (b: December 16, 1943) (Biography of Steven Bochco)

1941:
Lesley Stahl, American journalist (b: December 16, 1941) (Biography of Lesley Stahl)

1938:
Liv Ullmann, Norwegian actress (b: December 16, 1938) (Biography of Liv Ullmann)

1934:
Elgin Baylor, American basketball player (b: December 16, 1934) (Biography of Elgin Baylor)

1929:
Nicholas Courtney, British actor (b: December 16, 1929) (Biography of Nicholas Courtney)

1928:
Philip K. Dick, American writer (b: December 16, 1928 ; d: March 2, 1982) (Biography of Philip K. Dick)

1927:
Randall Garrett, American writer (b: December 16, 1927) (Biography of Randall Garrett)

1926:
James McCracken, American tenor (b: December 16, 1926 ; d: April 29, 1988) (Biography of James McCracken)

1917:
Sir Arthur C. Clarke, British writer (b: December 16, 1917) (Biography of Arthur C. Clarke)

1905:
Piet Hein, Danish mathematician and inventor (b: December 16, 1905 ; d: April 18, 1996) (Biography of Piet Hein (Denmark))

1901:
Margaret Mead, American anthropologist (b: December 16, 1901 ; d: November 15, 1978) (Biography of Margaret Mead)

1899:
Noel Coward, English playwright (b: December 16, 1899 ; d: March 26, 1973) (Biography of Noel Coward)

1888:
King Alexander of Yugoslavia (b: December 16, 1888) (Biography of Alexander of Yugoslavia)

1882:
Zoltán Kodály, Hungarian composer (b: December 16, 1882 ; d: March 6, 1967) (Biography of Zoltán Kodály)
Walther Meissner, German physicist (b: December 16, 1882) (Biography of Walther Meissner)

1865:
Olavo Bilac, Brazilian poet (b: December 16, 1865 ; d: December 28, 1918) (Biography of Olavo Bilac)

1863:
George Santayana, philosopher, poet (b: December 16, 1863 ; d: September 26, 1952) (Biography of George Santayana)

1861:
Antonio de La Gandara, French painter (b: December 16, 1861) (Biography of Antonio de La Gandara)

1790:
King Léopold I of Belgium (b: December 16, 1790 ; d: December 10, 1865) (Biography of Léopold I of Belgium)

1776:
Johann Wilhelm Ritter, German physicist (b: December 16, 1776) (Biography of Johann Wilhelm Ritter)

1775:
Jane Austen, English writer (b: December 16, 1775 ; d: July 18, 1817) (Biography of Jane Austen)
François-Adrien Boieldieu, French composer (b: December 16, 1775 ; d: October 8, 1834) (Biography of François-Adrien Boieldieu)

1770:
Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer (b: December 16, 1770 ; d: March 26, 1827) (Biography of Ludwig van Beethoven)

1742:
Gebhard Fürst Blücher von Wahlstatt, German field marshal (b: December 16, 1742) (Biography of Gebhard Furst Blucher von Wahlstatt)

1614:
Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg (b: December 16, 1614 ; d: July 2, 1674) (Biography of Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg)

1584:
John Selden, English jurist and oriental scholar (b: December 16, 1584 ; d: November 30, 1654) (Biography of John Selden)

1485:
Catherine of Aragon, Queen of England (b: December 16, 1485 ; d: January 7, 1536) (Biography of Catherine of Aragon)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/16-december/births.html

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They left us on December 16

2004:
Ted Abernathy, baseball player (b: March 6, 1933 ; d: December 16, 2004) (Biography of Ted Abernathy)

2003:
Robert Stanfield, Premier of Nova Scotia (b: April 11, 1914 ; d: December 16, 2003) (Biography of Robert Stanfield)
Gary Stewart, American singer (b: May 28, 1945 ; d: December 16, 2003) (Biography of Gary Stewart (singer))

1996:
Quentin Bell (d: December 16, 1996) (Biography of Quentin Bell)

1995:
Mariele Ventre, Italian choir director (b: July 16, 1939 ; d: December 16, 1995) (Biography of Mariele Ventre)

1993:
Tanaka Kakuei, Japanese political leader (b: May 4, 1918 ; d: December 16, 1993) (Biography of Tanaka Kakuei)
Moses Gunn, African-American actor (b: October 2, 1929 ; d: December 16, 1993) (Biography of Moses Gunn)

1989:
Lee Van Cleef, American actor (b: January 9, 1925 ; d: December 16, 1989) (Biography of Lee Van Cleef)
Aileen Pringle, American actress (b: July 23, 1895 ; d: December 16, 1989) (Biography of Aileen Pringle)

1985:
Paul Castellano (d: December 16, 1985) (Biography of Paul Castellano)

1982:
Colin Chapman, English engineer and automobile manufacturer (b: May 9, 1928 ; d: December 16, 1982) (Biography of Colin Chapman)

1980:
Hellmuth Walter, German engineer and inventor (b: August 26, 1900 ; d: December 16, 1980) (Biography of Hellmuth Walter)
Colonel Sanders (d: December 16, 1980) (Biography of Colonel Sanders)

1977:
Risto Jarva, Finnish filmmaker (b: July 15, 1934 ; d: December 16, 1977) (Biography of Risto Jarva)

1965:
W. Somerset Maugham (d: December 16, 1965) (Biography of W. Somerset Maugham)

1956:
Nina Hamnett, Welsh artist (b: February 14, 1890 ; d: December 16, 1956) (Biography of Nina Hamnett)

1949:
Sidney Olcott, Canadian film director (b: September 20, 1873 ; d: December 16, 1949) (Biography of Sidney Olcott)

1945:
Giovanni Agnelli, Italian industrialist (b: August 13, 1866 ; d: December 16, 1945) (Biography of Giovanni Agnelli)
Fumimaro Konoye (d: December 16, 1945) (Biography of Fumimaro Konoye)

1928:
Elinor Wylie, American writer (b: September 7, 1885 ; d: December 16, 1928) (Biography of Elinor Wylie)

1922:
Gabriel Narutowicz (d: December 16, 1922) (Biography of Gabriel Narutowicz)

1921:
Camille Saint-Saëns, French composer (b: October 9, 1835 ; d: December 16, 1921) (Biography of Camille Saint-Saëns)

1914:
Ivan Zajc, Croatian composer (b: August 3, 1832 ; d: December 16, 1914) (Biography of Ivan Zajc)

1859:
Wilhelm Grimm, German philologist and folklorist (b: February 24, 1786 ; d: December 16, 1859) (Biography of Wilhelm Grimm)

1783:
Johann A. Hasse (d: December 16, 1783) (Biography of Johann A. Hasse)
William James (naval commander) (d: December 16, 1783) (Biography of William James (naval commander))

1774:
François Quesnay, French economist (b: June 4, 1694 ; d: December 16, 1774) (Biography of François Quesnay)

1751:
Leopold II of Anhalt-Dessau, Prussian general (b: December 25, 1700 ; d: December 16, 1751) (Biography of Leopold II of Anhalt-Dessau)

1687:
William Petty, English scientist and philosopher (b: May 27, 1623 ; d: December 16, 1687) (Biography of William Petty)

1669:
Nathaniel Fiennes (d: December 16, 1669) (Biography of Nathaniel Fiennes)

1515:
Alfonso d'Albuquerque (d: December 16, 1515) (Biography of Alfonso d'Albuquerque)

1470:
John II, Duke of Lorraine (d: December 16, 1470) (Biography of John II, Duke of Lorraine)

999:
Adelaide of Italy (d: December 16, 999) (Biography of Adelaide of Italy)

714:
Pippin of Herstal (d: December 16, 714) (Biography of Pippin of Herstal)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/16-december/deaths.html