Orthodox calendar
Saint John the Silent Day (558).
folk calendar
Silent.
Birthdays: Albina, Ivan, John, Savva, Fedor and Fedul.
Developments
December 16, 1773 – The Boston Tea Party. Bostonians disguised as Indians raided three British East India Company ships and threw 342 cases of tea overboard in protest of the duty-free importation of English tea into North America. The British government decided to close the port of Boston until the damage was fully repaired and sent warships to New England. These measures served as a signal for the general resistance of the North American colonies and, ultimately, the formation of the United States.
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America is revisiting its history
The collapse of the United States will begin with Texas?
On December 16, 1809, Napoleon divorced Empress Josephine.
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How Bagration defeated Napoleon on the love front
Love Stories: Napoleon and Josephine
On December 16, 1931, a professional gypsy theater “Romen” was organized on the basis of the studio at the Main Department of Arts of the People’s Commissariat of Education of the RSFSR.
We wrote: Gypsy musical. Song, not play
On December 16, 1942, in the region of Stalingrad and on the Central Front, Soviet troops continued to conduct offensive battles in the same directions.
Read all story posts “Victory in the Battle of Stalingrad – 72”
On December 16, 1957, the Soviet expedition reached the south geomagnetic pole of the Earth for the first time.
Read also: A step has been taken to curb “magnetic storms”
On December 16, 1985, Sylvester Stallone married Bridget Nielsen.
We wrote before: Sylvester Stallone is 60 years old. History of the “Italian stallion”
On December 16, 1995, at a meeting of the European Council held in Madrid, the name of the single European monetary unit, the euro, was adopted.which they decided to put into circulation (first in non-cash payments) from January 1, 1999.
We wrote: Single European currency – five years
Birthdays
December 16, 1485 was born Catherine of Aragon (Catherine of Aragon, Catalina de Aragon), first wife of King Henry VIII of England.
Read also: Henry VIII suffered from his blue blood
December 16, 1872 was born Anton Denikin, Lieutenant General, Commander-in-Chief of the Volunteer Army in the Civil War, then Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the South of Russia. After its defeat, he surrendered command to Baron Wrangel and left Russia.
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Anton Denikin: first a patriot, then a general
General Denikin on the betrayal of Poland and the “independence” of Ukraine
December 16, 1883 was born Max Linder (Gabriel Leuvielle / Max Linder (Gabriel Leuvielle)), French film actor.
We wrote before: In the company of Max Linder
December 16, 1896 was born Anna Anderson (Anna Anderson-Manahan), an impostor who spent 50 years trying to prove that she is Anastasia, the miraculously surviving daughter of the last Russian emperor.
We wrote before: FALSE ANASTASIA BRINGS TRILLION DOLLARS AND TROUBLES TO RUSSIA
December 16, 1917 was born Arthur Charles Clark (Arhur Charles Clarke), English science fiction writer, inventor and futurist.
Read also: Arthur Clarke’s Three Wishes
December 16, 1930 was born Albert TavkhelidzeGeorgian physicist, academician (1990).
Read also: Tea parties at the Academy: What do we find in Chaos?
December 16, 1932 was born Rodion Shchedrin, composer. Husband of ballerina Maya Plisetskaya.
We wrote:
Ave Maye, ballerina from Svalbard
Shchedrin gave his wife a book, and Plisetskaya gave her husband a dance
Maya Plisetskaya and Rodion Shchedrin: “We have known love”
The Chosen One of Music celebrates its anniversary
Rodion Shchedrin: The temperature of sensations should be, say, 39.7!
December 16, 1946 was born Benny Andersson (Benny Andersson), member of the Swedish band ABBA.
We wrote: ABBA is back… bye to the museum
December 16, 1948 was born Yuri NikolaevTV presenter.
Read also: Yuri Nikolaev: “Where there are no quarrels, there is no love either…”
Sorrowful dates
December 16, 1859 died Wilhelm Grimm, German philologist – famous storyteller. Jacob’s younger brother.
Read also: The Brothers Grimm are indebted to Rapunzel
December 16, 1898 died Pavel Tretyakoventrepreneur, philanthropist, founder of the famous art gallery, honorary citizen of Moscow.
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Tretyakov: dogs bark, but the caravan moves on
Tretyakov Gallery – a museum with a Russian scope
December 16, 1983 died Grigory Alexandrov (Mormonenko), film director.
Read also: Love stories: talent and noblewoman
