1431 - Henry VI of England is crowned King of France at Notre Dame in Paris, France.
1497 - Vasco da Gama rounds the Cape of Good Hope, the point where Bartolomeu Dias had previously turned back to Portugal.
1598 - Seven Year War: Battle of Noryang – The final battle of the Seven Year War is fought between the China and the Korean Allied Forces and Japanese navies, resulting in a decisive Allied Forces victory.
1653 - English Interregnum: The Protectorate – Oliver Cromwell becomes Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland.
1770 - Ludwig van Beethoven is born
1773 - American Revolution: Boston Tea Party – Members of the Sons of Liberty disguised as Mohawks dump crates of tea into Boston harbor as a protest against the Tea Act.
1826 - Benjamin W. Edwards rides into Mexican controlled Nacogdoches, Texas and declares himself ruler of the Republic of Fredonia.
1864 - American Civil War: Franklin–Nashville Campaign – Battle of Nashville – Major General George Thomas's Union forces defeat Lieutenant General John Bell Hood's Confederate Army of Tennessee.
1903 - Taj Mahal Palace & Tower first opened its doors to the guests.
1912 - First Balkan War: The Battle of Elli takes place.
1914 - World War I: German battleships under Franz von Hipper bombard the English ports of Hartlepool and Scarborough.
1938 - Adolf Hitler institutes the Cross of Honor of the German Mother
1941 - World War II: Japanese forces occupy Miri, Sarawak
1942 - Holocaust: Porajmos – Heinrich Himmler orders that Roma candidates for extermination be deported to Auschwitz.
1946 - Thailand joins the United Nations.
1950 - US President Harry S. Truman declares a state of emergency, after Chinese troops enter the fight with communist North Korea in the Korean War.
1971 - Bangladesh Liberation War and Indo-Pakistani War of 1971: The surrender of the Pakistan Army brings an end to both conflicts.
1971 - "National Day" of the Kingdom of Bahrain is celebrated. Not to be confused with Bahrain Independence Day which took place on August 15, 1971.
1972 - Vijay Diwas: (Victory Day) is commemorated every 16 December in India as it marks its military victory over Pakistan in 1971 during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
1979 - Libya joins four other OPEC nations in raising crude oil prices, having an immediate dramatic effect on the United States.
1986 - Revolt in Kazakhstan against Communist Party of Kazakhstan, known as Jeltoqsan, which becomes the first sign of ethnic strife during Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev's tenure
1991 - Independence of Kazakhstan.
1998 - Iraq disarmament crisis: Operation Desert Fox – The United States and United Kingdom bomb targets in Iraq.
Famous Birthdays:
1485 - Catherine of Aragon, 1st consort of Henry VIII of England
1614 - Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg
1775 - Jane Austen, writer
1790 - King Leopold I of Belgium
1888 - King Alexander I of Yugoslavia
1928 - Terry Carter, actor
1945 - Bobby George, professional darts player
1955 - HIH Lorenz Archduke of Austria-Este, Prince of Belgium
1964 - Gail Harris, actress
1979 - Trevor Immelman, golfer
1979 - Flo Rida, rapper and singer
1984 - Theo James, actor
1999 - Bryce Robinson, actor
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