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Birthday December 16, 1485 Catherine of Aragon, 1st wife of Henry VIII |
Birthday December 16, 1770 Ludwig von Beethoven, Bonn Germany, composer |
Birthday December 16, 1775 Jane Austen, English novelist (Pride and Prejudice) |
Birthday December 16, 1863 George Santayana, philosopher, poet, humanist |
Birthday December 16, 1899 Sir Noel Coward, playwright |
Birthday December 16, 1900 V.S. Pritchett, literary critic |
Birthday December 16, 1901 Margaret Mead, anthropologist (Coming of Age in Samoa) |
Birthday December 16, 1917 Arthur C. Clarke, science-fiction author (2001, Childhood's End) |
Birthday December 16, 1926 James McCracken, dramatic tenor |
Birthday December 16, 1939 Liv Ullman, in Tokyo Japan (Cries and Whispers) |
Birthday December 16, 1941 Leslie Stahl, TV newsperson |
Birthday December 16, 1952 Elayne Boosler, Comedian |
Birthday December 16, 1962 William Perry, Chicago Bears (The Refrigerator) |
History December 16, 1689 English Parliament adopts Bill of Rights after Glorious Revolution |
History December 16, 1773 Big Tea Party in Boston Harbor Indians welcome |
History December 16, 1773 Sons of Liberty dump British tea |
History December 16, 1775 Jane Austen's birthday |
History December 16, 1811 Earthquake rocks the American wilderness |
History December 16, 1826 Edwards declares the Texas Republic of Fredonia |
History December 16, 1857 Earthquake in Naples Italy |
History December 16, 1863 Johnston named commander of Army of Tennessee |
History December 16, 1893 Anton Dvorak's "New World Symphony" premieres |
History December 16, 1893 Antonin Dvorak's New World Symphony receives its world premiere in New York City |
History December 16, 1905 Variety covering all phases of show business 1st published |
History December 16, 1907 Great White Fleet sails from Hampton Downs on it's World Cruise |
History December 16, 1909 US pressure forces Nicaraguan Pres Jos‚ Santos Zelaya from office |
History December 16, 1911 South Pole 1st reached by Norwegian Roald Amundsen |
History December 16, 1914 Germans bombard English ports of Hartlepool and Scarborough |
History December 16, 1920 Earthquake devastates Gansu province of China |
History December 16, 1944 Battle of the Bulge begins |
History December 16, 1944 Battle of the Bulge |
History December 16, 1944 Battle of the Bulge began |
History December 16, 1950 Truman declares state of emergency |
History December 16, 1960 Two airplanes collide over New York City |
History December 16, 1965 Gemini VI returns to Earth |
History December 16, 1965 Westmoreland asks for more troops |
History December 16, 1971 Pakistani forces defeated in Bangladesh |
History December 16, 1972 Kissinger announces that North Vietnamese left negotiations |
History December 16, 1973 OJ Simpson rushes record 2,000 yards in a season |
History December 16, 1977 Saturday Night Fever turns Travolta into movie star |
History December 16, 1979 OPEC states raise oil prices |
History December 16, 1983 Yogi Berra named Yankee manager for 2nd time |
History December 16, 1989 A terrorist bomber begins his deadly rampage |
History December 16, 1998 Clinton orders air attack on Iraq |
History December 16, 2010 Larry King Live ends after 25 years on CNN |