On this day: December 16
Events
War of the Austrian SuccessionDecember 16, 1740 – October 18, 1748 · Wars & Conflicts
First Silesian WarDecember 16, 1740 – June 11, 1742 · Wars & Conflicts
United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the AlgarvesDecember 16, 1815 – September 7, 1822 · World History
Launch of VarietyDecember 16, 1905 · Internet
Lithuanian Soviet Socialist RepublicDecember 16, 1918 – February 27, 1919 · World History- 1920 Haiyuan earthquakeDecember 16, 1920 · Geography
Operation GreifDecember 16, 1944 · Wars & Conflicts
Release of There's No Business Like Show BusinessDecember 16, 1954 · Film
Release of Hello, Dolly!December 16, 1969 · Film
Toyota WarDecember 16, 1986 – September 11, 1987 · Wars & Conflicts
Release of Godzilla vs. BiollanteDecember 16, 1989 · Film
Founding of CJ ENMDecember 16, 1994 · Companies- Release of Harvest Moon: Back to NatureDecember 16, 1999 · Gaming
Release of Battle RoyaleDecember 16, 2000 · Film- Release of The ProducersDecember 16, 2005 · Film
- Release of Sherlock Holmes: A Game of ShadowsDecember 16, 2011 · Film
2012 Japanese general electionDecember 16, 2012 · Politics- Release of Five Nights at Freddy's: Security BreachDecember 16, 2021 · Gaming
Born on this day
Ludwig van BeethovenDecember 16, 1770 – March 26, 1827 · Music
François Adrien BoieldieuDecember 16, 1775 – October 8, 1834 · Music
Johann Wilhelm RitterDecember 16, 1776 – January 23, 1810 · Science
Viktor BunyakovskyDecember 16, 1804 – November 30, 1889 · Science
Giovanni Battista DonatiDecember 16, 1826 – September 1873 · Science
Wilhelm Julius FoersterDecember 16, 1832 – January 18, 1921 · Science
Károly LotzDecember 16, 1833 – October 13, 1904 · Art
Léon WalrasDecember 16, 1834 – January 5, 1910 · Science
Augusta HolmèsDecember 16, 1847 – January 28, 1903 · Music
Bertha WegmannDecember 16, 1847 – February 22, 1926 · Art
Roberto FerruzziDecember 16, 1853 – February 16, 1934 · Art
Edward Emerson BarnardDecember 16, 1857 – February 6, 1923 · Science
George SantayanaDecember 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952 · Culture
Walther MeissnerDecember 16, 1882 – November 16, 1974 · Science
Vladimir TatlinDecember 16, 1885 – May 31, 1953 · Culture
Johann RadonDecember 16, 1887 – May 25, 1956 · Science
Ted WildeDecember 16, 1889 – December 17, 1929 · Film
Ivan MerzDecember 16, 1896 – May 10, 1928 · Culture
Noël CowardDecember 16, 1899 – March 26, 1973 · Film
Margaret MeadDecember 16, 1901 – November 15, 1978 · Film
Rafael AlbertiDecember 16, 1902 – October 28, 1999 · Art
Piet HeinDecember 16, 1905 – April 17, 1996 · Technology
Georgy SviridovDecember 16, 1915 – January 6, 1998 · Music
Arthur C. ClarkeDecember 16, 1917 – March 19, 2008 · Science
Philip K. DickDecember 16, 1928 – March 2, 1982 · Culture
Bruce N. AmesDecember 16, 1928 – October 5, 2024 · Science
Rodion ShchedrinDecember 16, 1932 – August 29, 2025 · Music
Grace Alele-WilliamsDecember 16, 1932 – March 25, 2022 · Science
Ed RuschaDecember 16, 1937 – present · Art
Liv UllmannDecember 16, 1938 – present · Film
John AbercrombieDecember 16, 1944 – August 22, 2017 · Music
Abdolkarim SoroushDecember 16, 1945 – present · Culture
Benny AnderssonDecember 16, 1946 – present · Music
Martyn PoliakoffDecember 16, 1947 – present · Science
Billy GibbonsDecember 16, 1949 – present · Music
Robben FordDecember 16, 1951 – present · Music
Shane BlackDecember 16, 1961 – present · Film
James MangoldDecember 16, 1963 – present · Film
Lalah HathawayDecember 16, 1968 – present · Music
Adam RiessDecember 16, 1969 – present · Science
Paul van DykDecember 16, 1971 – present · Music
Scott StorchDecember 16, 1973 – present · Music
Ryusuke HamaguchiDecember 16, 1978 – present · Film
Gaby MorenoDecember 16, 1981 – present · Music
Mei FinegoldDecember 16, 1982 – present · Music