December 16
December 16
Events
- 1782 – British East India Company: Muharram Rebellion: Hada and Mada Miah lead the first anti-British uprising in the subcontinent against Robert Lindsay and his contingents in Sylhet Shahi Eidgah.[2]
- 1912 – First Balkan War: The Royal Hellenic Navy defeats the Ottoman Navy at the Battle of Elli.
- 1968 – Second Vatican Council: Official revocation of the Edict of Expulsion of Jews from Spain.[5]
- 1971 – Bangladesh Liberation War and Indo-Pakistani War of 1971: The ceasefire of the Pakistan Army brings an end to both conflicts. This is commemorated annually as Victory Day in Bangladesh, and as Vijay Diwas in India.
- 1971 – The United Kingdom recognizes Bahrain's independence, which is commemorated annually as Bahrain's National Day.
- 1979 – Libya joins four other OPEC nations in raising crude oil prices, which has an immediate, dramatic effect on the United States.
- 1991 – Kazakhstan declares independence from the Soviet Union.[6]
Births
- 1951 – Aykut Barka, Turkish scientist (d. 2002)
- 1971 – Seyhan Kurt, French-Turkish poet and sociologist
Deaths
- 1474 – Ali Qushji, Uzbek astronomer, mathematician, and physicist (b. 1403)
- 1968 – Muhammad Suheimat, Jordanian general and politician (b. 1916)
Holidays and Observances
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