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What happened in history on this day: December 16?
On December 16 in ...
- 1877 - Anton Bruckner's third Symphony in D, premieres.
- 1893 - Anton Dvorak's "New World Symphony" premieres.
Births on December 16
- 1770 - Birth of Ludwig van Beethoven in Bonn (Germany), composer (Ode to Joy).
- 1893 - Birth of Vladimir Golschmann in Paris, France; conductor with Immortal Downbeat.
- 1919 - Birth of Cornelis Pieters AKA Manke Nelis; Dutch folk vocalist (Small Yodel Boy).
- 1926 - Birth of James McCracken in Gary, Indiana, USA; dramatic tenor (Rodolfo - La Bohéme).
- 1937 - Birth of Jim Glaser in Spalding, Nebraska, USA; singer (Tompall and the Glaser Brothers - "Getting to Me Again").
- 1943 - Birth of Anthony Hicks; rock guitarist (Hollies - The Air That I Breathe).
- 1946 - Birth of Benny Andersson in Stockholm, Sweden; singer (ABBA - "Money! Money! Money!", "Dancing Queen", "Waterloo", "Mamma Mia").
- 1949 - Birth of Billy Gibbons in Houston, Texas, USA; jazz guitarist (Moving Sidewalks, ZZ Top).
- 1951 - Birth of Bill Bateman; rock musician (The Blasters).
- 1959 - Birth of Steven Irvine; rock drummer (Lloyd Cole and The Commotions).
- 1971 - Birth of Michael S McCary [Boss] in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; rapper (Boyz II Men).
Deaths on December 16
- 1997 - Death of Nicolette Larson at age 45 from brain swelling; singer ("Lotta Love").
- 2007 - Death of Dan Fogelberg at age 56 of prostate cancer at his home in Maine, USA; singer, songwriter ("Leader of the Band", "Same Old Lang Syne").
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