December 16th, 1930

Born on December 16th, 1930

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What happened on December 16th, 1930?

December 16th, 1930

German-American gangster Herman Lamm killed himself during a botched robbery attempt in Clinton, Indiana, to avoid being captured by police.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman_Lamm

What else happened on December 16th?

December 16th, 2014

A hostage crisis in a Lindt chocolate café in Sydney, Australia, ended with police storming the building, killing the perpetrator and one of the hostages.

December 16th, 2012

A woman was gang-raped and fatally assaulted on a bus in Delhi, generating protests across India against inadequate security for women.

December 16th, 1997

Amid an outbreak of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, the British government banned the sale of beef on the bone for human consumption.

December 16th, 1971

The surrender of Pakistani forces in Dacca, East Pakistan, concluded the Bangladesh Liberation War and the Indo-Pakistani War.

December 16th, 1942

World War II: Americans engaged Imperial Japanese forces at the Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse in the hills near the Matanikau River area on Guadalcanal during the Guadalcanal campaign.

December 16th, 1938

Adolf Hitler instituted the Cross of Honour of the German Mother as an order of merit for German mothers with at least four children.

December 16th, 1922

Gabriel Narutowicz, the first president of Poland, was assassinated only five days after having taken office.

December 16th, 1918

Vincas Mickevičius-Kapsukas declared the formation of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic, a puppet state created by Soviet Russia to justify the Lithuanian–Soviet War.

December 16th, 1914

First World War: The Imperial German Navy attacked ports in northern England, resulting in hundreds of civilian casualties.

December 16th, 1901

English writer Beatrix Potter privately published 250 copies of The Tale of Peter Rabbit (illustration shown) after several publishers' rejections.

December 16th, 1893

Czech composer Antonín Dvořák's New World Symphony (audio featured) premiered at Carnegie Hall in New York City.

December 16th, 1850

Settlers of the Canterbury Association (poster pictured) aboard Randolph and Charlotte Jane arrived to establish a colony at Christchurch, New Zealand.

December 16th, 1811

The first two in a series of four severe earthquakes struck the Midwestern United States and made the Mississippi River appear to run backward.

December 16th, 1773

American Revolution: A group of colonists threw chests of tea into Boston Harbor (pictured) to protest British taxation without representation.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on December 16th

Born on December 16th, 1930

86

Josef Jochum

German theatre director and stage actor (1930-2017)

*December 16th, 1930, Satchinez †April 15th, 2017, Wilhermsdorf

60

Ronald Allen

English actor (1930-1991)

*December 16th, 1930, Reading †June 18th, 1991, London

82

Sam Most

American jazz flautist, clarinetist, and tenor saxophonist

*December 16th, 1930, Atlantic City †June 13th, 2013, Los Angeles

82

Bill Young

American politician (1930-2013)

*December 16th, 1930, Harmarville †October 18th, 2013, Bethesda

73

Norbert Schlottmann

German politician

*December 16th, 1930, Herne †January 11th, 2004, Herne

71

Benjamin Harkarvy

American choreographer

*December 16th, 1930, New York City †March 30th, 2002

81

Bill Brittain

American children's writer (1930-2011)

*December 16th, 1930, Rochester †December 16th, 2011, Asheville

52

Le Grand Kallé

Was a Congolese singer and bandleader, considered the father of modern Congolese music.

*December 16th, 1930, Matadi †February 11th, 1983, Paris

85

Alfred Hubertus Neuhaus

German politician (1930-2016)

*December 16th, 1930, Heidelberg †February 28th, 2016

93

Alan Trustman

American lawyer, screenwriter, pari-mutuel operator and currency trader

*December 16th, 1930, Boston

85

Heinz Kimmerle

German philosopher

*December 16th, 1930, Solingen †January 17th, 2016, Leiden

87

Johnny Hubbard

Association footballer (1930-2018)

*December 16th, 1930, Pretoria †June 21st, 2018

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26

Zara Larsson

Swedish singer and songwriter

*December 16th, 1997, Solna Municipality

91

Karl Heinz Oppel

German actor and voice actor

*December 16th, 1924, Dresden †October 27th, 2016, Berlin

83

Norbert Kunisch

German classical archaeologist

*December 16th, 1934, Dortmund †May 2nd, 2018, Oxford

35

Mats Hummels

German association football player

*December 16th, 1988, Bergisch Gladbach

56

Ludwig van Beethoven

German composer (1770–1827)

*December 16th, 1770, Bonn †March 26th, 1827, Vienna

87

Egill Jacobsen

Danish painter (1910-1998)

*December 16th, 1910, Copenhagen †April 21st, 1998, Copenhagen

77

Benny Andersson

Swedish musician and composer

*December 16th, 1946, Stockholm

76

Margaret Mead

American anthropologist (1901—1978)

*December 16th, 1901, Philadelphia †November 15th, 1978, New York City

53

Philip K. Dick

American science fiction author (1928–1982)

*December 16th, 1928, Chicago †March 2nd, 1982, Santa Ana

90

Arthur C. Clarke

British science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist (1917-2008)

*December 16th, 1917, Minehead †March 19th, 2008, Colombo

91

Quentin Blake

English cartoonist, illustrator and children's writer

*December 16th, 1932, Sidcup

85

Liv Ullmann

Norwegian actress and director

*December 16th, 1938, Tokyo

68

Nancy Andrews

American actress and singer (1924-1989)

*December 16th, 1920, Minneapolis †July 29th, 1989, Queens

73

Noël Coward

English playwright, composer, director, actor, and singer

*December 16th, 1899, Teddington †March 26th, 1973, Firefly Estate

91

Rodion Shchedrin

Soviet and Russian composer and pianist

*December 16th, 1932, Moscow

77

Barbara Smith

American activist and academic (born 1946)

*December 16th, 1946, Cleveland

70

Rebecca Forstadt

American voice actress

*December 16th, 1953, Denver

62

LaChanze

American actress, singer, and dancer

*December 16th, 1961, St. Augustine

89

Grace Alele-Williams

Mathematician

*December 16th, 1932, Warri †March 25th, 2022, Lagos

54

Simon Grayson

English footballer and manager (born 1969)

*December 16th, 1969, Ripon

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74

Kjell Bækkelund

Norwegian musician (1930-2004)

*May 6th, 1930, Oslo †May 13th, 2004, Oslo

82

Neil Armstrong

American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–2012)

*August 5th, 1930, Wapakoneta †August 25th, 2012, Cincinnati

93

José Luis Álvarez Álvarez

Spanish politician and diplomat (1930-2023)

*April 4th, 1930, Madrid †August 23rd, 2023, Cartagena

86

Magdalena Abakanowicz

Polish textile artist and sculptor (1930–2017)

*June 20th, 1930, Falenty †April 20th, 2017, Warsaw

90

Sean Connery

Scottish actor (1930–2020)

*August 25th, 1930, Edinburgh †October 31st, 2020, Lyford Cay

88

Jean Guillou

French composer, organist, pianist

*April 18th, 1930, Angers †January 26th, 2019, Paris

86

Mildred Dresselhaus

American physicist (1930-2017)

*November 11th, 1930, The Bronx †February 20th, 2017, Mount Auburn Hospital

87

Helmut Kohl

Chancellor of West Germany and reunified Germany (1930–2017)

*April 3rd, 1930, Friesenheim †June 16th, 2017, Oggersheim

93

Armin Mueller-Stahl

German actor

*December 17th, 1930, Sovetsk

71

Joan Sims

English actress (1930-2001)

*May 9th, 1930, Basildon †June 27th, 2001, London

50

Preben Kaas

Danish actor, screenwriter, recording artist, lyricist

*March 30th, 1930, Aalborg †March 27th, 1981, Copenhagen

80

Egon Klepsch

German politician

*January 30th, 1930, Děčín †September 18th, 2010, Koblenz

78

Erika Uitz

German historian of middle ages

*November 30th, 1930, Chemnitz †January 1st, 2009, Berlin

73

Dietz-Otto Edzard

German Assyriologist

*August 28th, 1930, Bremen †June 2nd, 2004, Munich

82

Chinua Achebe

Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic

*November 16th, 1930, Ogidi †March 21st, 2013, Boston

80

Anne Francis

American actress

*September 16th, 1930, Ossining †January 2nd, 2011, Santa Barbara

86

Günter Siebert

German footballer (1930–2017)

*December 15th, 1930, Kassel †June 16th, 2017, Eckernförde

89

Robert Evans

American film producer (1930–2019)

*June 29th, 1930, New York City †October 26th, 2019, Beverly Hills

91

Jean-Luc Godard

French-Swiss film director (1930–2022)

*December 3rd, 1930, 7th arrondissement of Paris †September 13th, 2022, Rolle

94

Buzz Aldrin

American astronaut

*January 20th, 1930, Glen Ridge

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on December 16th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, The beginning of the nine-day celebration beginning December 16 and ending December 24, celebrating the trials which Mary and Joseph endured before finding a place to stay where Jesus could be born) which are celebrated on December 16th.

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Born on December 16th, 1930
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1930 is a normal year and no leap year.

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