Today In History. What Happened This Day In History
A Timeline Of Events That Occurred On This Day In History
A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on this day in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened today in history.
Today in History
December 16
| 1431 | Henry VI of England is crowned King of France. | |
| 1653 | Oliver Cromwell takes on dictatorial powers with the title of "Lord Protector." | |
| 1773 | To protest the tax on tea from England, a group of young Americans, disguised as Indians, throw chests of tea from British ships in Boston Harbor. | |
| 1835 | A fire in New York City destroys property estimated to be worth $20,000,000. It lasts two days, ravages 17 blocks, and destroys 674 buildings including the Stock Exchange, Merchants' Exchange, Post Office, and the South Dutch Church. | |
| 1863 | Confederate General Joseph Johnston takes command of the Army of Tennessee. | |
| 1864 | Union forces under General George H. Thomas win the battle at Nashville, smashing an entire Confederate army. | |
| 1930 | In Spain, a general strike is called in support of the revolution. | |
| 1939 | The National Women's Party urges immediate congressional action on equal rights. | |
| 1940 | British troops carry out an air raid on Italian Somalia. | |
| 1944 | Germany mounts a major offensive in the Ardennes Forest in Belgium. As the center of the Allied line falls back, it creates a bulge, leading to the name–the Battle of the Bulge. | |
| 1949 | Chinese Communist leader Mao Tse-tung is received at the Kremlin in Moscow. | |
| 1950 | President Harry Truman declares a state of National Emergency as Chinese communists invade deeper into South Korea. | |
| 1976 | President Jimmy Carter appoints Andrew Young as Ambassador to the United Nations. | |
| 1978 | Cleveland becomes the first U.S. city to default since the depression. | |
| 1998 | The United States launches a missile attack on Iraq for failing to comply with United Nations weapons inspectors. | |
| Born on December 16 | ||
| 1485 | Catherine of Argon, first wife of Henry VIII, who bore him five children. | |
| 1770 | Ludwig Van Beethoven, German composer best known for his 9th Symphony. | |
| 1775 | Jane Austen, novelist (Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice). | |
| 1917 | Arthur C. Clarke, English science fiction writer (2001: A Space Odyssey) | |
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It is awesome to see what events happened on my birthday in history, thanks for collecting the data.
~Jamin