Today in History for 16th December 2016:
Historical Events
1886 – Rift at Dutch Reformed Church over “Doleantie”
1903 – Majestic Theater, NYC, becomes 1st in US to employ women ushers
1938 – Adolf Hitler institutes the state decoration and civil order of merit, Cross of Honour of the German Mother
1961 – “Evening with Yves Montand” opens at John Golden NYC after 55 performances
1980 – President-elect Reagan announces Alexander Haig as secretary of state
1983 – Yogi Berra named Yankee manager for 2nd time
Famous Birthdays
1622 – Kurt S Adeler, Danish admiral/ship builder
1882 – Jack Hobbs, cricketer (1st-class runs, the most ever)
1883 – Max Linder, Caverne France, actor/comic/director (Max Prend un Bain)
1967 – Miranda Otto, Australian actress
1972 – Angela Bloomfield, New Zealand actress
1978 – Kaine, American rapper (Ying Yang Twins)
Famous Deaths
1325 – Charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (b. 1270)
1781 – Georg Simon Lohlein, composer, dies at 56
1898 – Pavel Tretyakov, Russian businessman and art collector, dies at 65
1927 – Hugh Archibald Clarke, composer, dies at 88
1993 – Moses Gunn, actor (Roots), dies of asthma at 64
2006 – Don Jardine, Canadian professional wrestler (b. 1940)