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GEBEURTENISSEN OP 16 DECEMBER
1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes
Jaar:
1811
The first two in a series of four severe earthquakes occur in the vicinity of New Madrid, Missouri.
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East India Company
Jaar:
1782
British East India Company: Muharram Rebellion: Hada and Mada Miah lead the first anti-British uprising in the subcontinent against Robert Lindsay and his contingents in Sylhet Shahi Eidgah.
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Articles of Confederation
Jaar:
1777
Virginia becomes the first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
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Great Trek
Jaar:
1838
Great Trek: Battle of Blood River: Voortrekkers led by Andries Pretorius and Sarel Cilliers defeat Zulu impis, led by Dambuza (Nzobo) and Ndlela kaSompisi in what is today KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
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American Civil War
Jaar:
1863
American Civil War: Confederate President Jefferson Davis appoints General Joseph E. Johnston to replace General Braxton Bragg as commander of the Army of Tennessee.
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Wales national rugby union team
Jaar:
1882
Wales and England contest the first Home Nations (now Six Nations) rugby union match.
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First Boer War
Jaar:
1880
Outbreak of the First Boer War between the Boer South African Republic and the British Empire.
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Battle of Nashville
Jaar:
1864
American Civil War: The Battle of Nashville ends as the Union Army of the Cumberland under General George H. Thomas routs and destroys the Confederate Army of Tennessee under General John Bell Hood, ending its effectiveness as a combat unit.
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American Revolution
Jaar:
1773
American Revolution: Boston Tea Party: Members of the Sons of Liberty disguised as Mohawk Indians dump hundreds of crates of tea into Boston harbor as a protest against the Tea Act.
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Seven Years' War
Jaar:
1761
Seven Years' War: After a four-month siege, the Russians under Pyotr Rumyantsev take the Prussian fortress of Kołobrzeg.
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GEBOORTEN OP 16 DECEMBER
Sam Most
Geboortejaar:
1930
Sam Most, American flute player and saxophonist (died 2013)
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Lin Zhao
Geboortejaar:
1932
Lin Zhao, Chinese dissident and Christian executed during the Cultural Revolution (died 1968)
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Bill Young (Florida politician)
Geboortejaar:
1930
Bill Young, American sergeant and politician (died 2013)
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Nicholas Courtney
Geboortejaar:
1929
Nicholas Courtney, Egyptian-English actor (died 2011)
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Terry Carter
Geboortejaar:
1928
Terry Carter, American actor, director, and producer (died 2024)
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Grace Alele-Williams
Geboortejaar:
1932
Grace Alele-Williams, Nigerian mathematician and academic (died 2022)
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Morris Dees
Geboortejaar:
1936
Morris Dees, American lawyer and activist, co-founded the Southern Poverty Law Center
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Frank Deford
Geboortejaar:
1938
Frank Deford, American journalist and author (died 2017)
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Philip Langridge
Geboortejaar:
1939
Philip Langridge, English tenor (died 2010)
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Liv Ullmann
Geboortejaar:
1938
Liv Ullmann, Norwegian actress, director, and screenwriter
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OVERLIJDENS OP 16 DECEMBER
Frank Eugene
Sterfjaar:
1936
Frank Eugene, American-German photographer and educator (born 1865)
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Thelma Todd
Sterfjaar:
1935
Thelma Todd, American actress and comedian (born 1905)
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Billy Hamilton (baseball, born 1866)
Sterfjaar:
1940
Billy Hamilton, American baseball player and manager (born 1866)
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Eugène Dubois
Sterfjaar:
1940
Eugène Dubois, Dutch paleoanthropologist (born 1858)
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Betsie ten Boom
Sterfjaar:
1944
Betsie ten Boom, Dutch Holocaust victim (born 1885)
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Elinor Wylie
Sterfjaar:
1928
Elinor Wylie, American poet and author (born 1885)
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Gabriel Narutowicz
Sterfjaar:
1922
Gabriel Narutowicz, Lithuanian–Polish engineer and politician, 1st President of the Republic of Poland (born 1865)
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Pavel Tretyakov
Sterfjaar:
1898
Pavel Tretyakov, Russian businessman and art collector (born 1832)
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American Horse
Sterfjaar:
1908
American Horse, American tribal leader and educator (born 1840)
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Frank Gotch
Sterfjaar:
1917
Frank Gotch, American wrestler (born 1878)
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FEESTDAGEN OP 16 DECEMBER
National day
National Day, celebrates the withdrawal of United Kingdom from Bahrain, making Bahrain an independent emirate in 1971.
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Las Posadas
The beginning of the nine-day celebration beginning December 16 and ending December 24, celebrating the trials which Mary and Joseph endured before finding a place to stay where Jesus could be born (Hispanidad): The first day of Las Posadas (Mexico, Latin America)
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Simbang Gabi
The beginning of the nine-day celebration beginning December 16 and ending December 24, celebrating the trials which Mary and Joseph endured before finding a place to stay where Jesus could be born (Hispanidad): The first day of the Simbang Gabi novena of masses (Philippines)
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Victory Day (Bangladesh)
Victory Day observances, celebration of the Indo-Bangla allied victory over Pakistan armed forces and the Liberation of Bangladesh. (Bangladesh and India[a])
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Adelaide of Italy
Christian feast day: Adelaide of Italy
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Independence Day (Kazakhstan)
Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Kazakhstan from the Soviet Union in 1991.
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Haggai
Christian feast day: Haggai
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Ralph Adams Cram
Christian feast day: Ralph Adams Cram, Richard Upjohn and John La Farge (Episcopal Church (USA))
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December 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast day: December 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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Day of Reconciliation
Day of Reconciliation, formerly celebrated as Day of the Vow by the Afrikaners (South Africa)
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