Historical Events for 16th December 2023
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Historical Events for 16th December 2023

1922 - NSW all out for 786 against South Australia Cricket 1924 - Hiram Bingham is elected as a Republican to serve in the US Senate forcing him to resign as Governor of Connecticut after serving only one day in office‚ the shortest term of any Connecticut Governor 1928 - National Football League Championship: Providence Steam Roller (8-1-2) win first past the post title 1944 - German V-2 strikes Antwerp bioscope (638 kill) 1948 - "Lend an Ear" opens at National Theater NYC for 460 performances 1972 - Miami Dolphins become 1st undefeated NFL team (14-0-0) 1995 - The official adoption of the name "Euro" 2012 - A gang rape of a woman on a bus in India that resulted in her death leads to national and international outrage 2012 - Corinthians defeat Chelsea 1-0 to win the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup 2020 - China blocks imports of coal‚ from Australia‚ the world's second biggest market for the world's biggest coal exporter More Historical Events »