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December 16 is the 350th day of the year ... later queen consort of England (d. 1536) 1534 – Hans Bol, Flemish artist ... Historical Events on December 16
Bobby Moore, who remains England's youngest men's captain and the only England captain to have lifted the World Cup, reached 90 captaincies in 1973, sharing the record with Wright. Steph Houghton has the record for captaincies of the women's team, and outright fourth-most caps as captain (72) behind Wright and Moore, and Kane. Seven male ...
Roy Hodgson announced England's 23-man squad on 16 May 2012, along with a five-man stand-by list. [6] The England team is the only squad to consist entirely of players from their domestic league. On 25 May, John Ruddy was ruled out with a broken finger; Jack Butland was called up as his replacement. [7]
England England won by 131 runs Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg [14] 1957 Australia: Match drawn [15] 1961 New Zealand: Match drawn [16] 1964 England: Match drawn [17] 1966 Australia South Africa won by 233 runs [18] 1992 India South Africa won by 9 wickets St George's Park, Port Elizabeth [19] 1994 New Zealand South Africa won by 8 wickets
During the Apartheid era, 16 December continued to be celebrated as the Day of the Vow [21] and the Day of the Covenant. [22] In 1952, Dingane's Day was changed to Day of the Covenant and in 1980 was changed to The Day of the Vow. [22] The Voortrekker Monument in Pretoria was erected on 16 December 1949 to commemorate Dingane's Day. [23] [24]
Russell's ability to stay at the wicket was again demonstrated on 4 December 1995 against South Africa in Johannesburg where he shared a stand of 119 with Michael Atherton to help England save the match. He batted for 4 hours 34 mins scoring just 29 off 235 balls, and of those scoring runs from only 14 of those balls.
Air pollution in Johannesburg reaches annual mean of 41 PM2.5 and 85 PM10, more than recommended. [41] Population: 4,434,827. [37] 2013 10 February: 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Final football contest played in Johannesburg. 5 December: Nelson Mandela dies in Johannesburg. 2015 – October: #FeesMustFall protest. [42]
The Raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby on 16 December 1914 was an attack by the Imperial German Navy on the British ports of Scarborough, Hartlepool, West Hartlepool and Whitby. The bombardments caused hundreds of civilian casualties and resulted in public outrage in Britain against the German Navy for the raid and the Royal Navy for ...