All Events

Historical Events on December 16

  • Boston Tea Party

    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.

  • 1811-12 New Madrid earthquakes

    1811

    The first two in a series of four severe earthquakes occur in the vicinity of New Madrid, Missouri.

  • Joseph E. Johnston

    1863

    American Civil War: Joseph E. Johnston replaces Braxton Bragg as commander of the Confederate Army of Tennessee.

  • Battle of Nashville

    1864

    American Civil War: Battle of Nashville: Major General George Thomas's Union forces defeat Lieutenant General John Bell Hood's Confederate Army of Tennessee.

  • Miri, Malaysia

    1941

    World War II: Japanese forces occupy Miri, Sarawak.

  • Battle of the Bulge

    1944

    World War II: The Battle of the Bulge begins with the surprise offensive of three German armies through the Ardennes forest.

  • Alhambra Decree

    1968

    Second Vatican Council: Official revocation of the Edict of Expulsion of Jews from Spain.

  • OPEC

    1979

    Libya joins four other OPEC nations in raising crude oil prices, which has an immediate, dramatic effect on the United States.

  • 2013 Manila Skyway bus accident

    2013

    A bus falls from an elevated highway in the Philippines capital Manila killing at least 18 people with 20 injured.

All Births

Famous Birthdays on December 16

All Deaths

Famous Deaths on December 16

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