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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
16 December – Cape Western – Van der Stel to Strand, 2 miles 6 chains (3.3 kilometres). [2] 16 December – Free State – Modderpoort to Ladybrand, 7 miles (11.3 kilometres). [1] Namaqualand 0-4-2T Britannia NGR Class A CSAR Rack 4-6-4RT. 18 December – Free State – Marseilles to Maseru in Basutoland, 16 miles 32 chains (26.4 kilometres ...
16 April – Angelique Gerber, actress; 20 April – Greg Smith, cricketer; 22 April – Claudia Henkel, Miss South Africa 2004; 16 May – Loyiso Gola, stand-up comedian and actor; 18 May – Warren Masemola, actor; 11 June – Wynand Olivier, rugby player; 12 June – Bryan Habana, rugby player, 2007 World Rugby Player of the Year
16 December – Instrument of Government: Britain's first written constitution, under which Oliver Cromwell becomes Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland, [3] [4] being advised by a remodelled Council of State.
The First Boer War, also known as the First Anglo-Boer War or the Transvaal War, was fought from 16 December 1880 until 23 March 1881 and was the first clash between the British and the South African Republic (Z.A.R.) Boers.
Circumstances of death Date of death Notes Reference 1 England: Edward Wright: Murdered in riots at Jamaica. [1] 23 November 1904: 2 Australia: Claude Tozer: Also a medical doctor, he was shot and killed by a patient. [2] 21 December 1920: 3 England: Robert Makant: Murdered whilst on duty in Kurdistan. [3] 18 June 1922: 4 South Africa: Norman Reid
The 19-year-old was bathing in the Yarra River when a tooth plate fell out and got lodged in his throat, choking him to death. [16] [17] Thomas Selfridge: 17 September 1908: Thomas Selfridge and Orville Wright were presenting the 1908 Wright Military Flyer to the US Army Signal Corps Division at Fort Myer.
"The 2021 South African unrest, also known as the July 2021 riots,[23] the Zuma unrest[24] or Zuma riots,[25] was a wave of civil unrest that occurred in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng provinces from 9 to 18 July 2021, sparked by the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma for contempt of court.[21]: 52 Resulting protests against ...