What happened on December 16

45 documented historical events happened on December 16, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Led by Admiral Yi Sun-sin, the Korean navy were victorious at Battle of Noryang, ending the Japanese invasions of Korea. On the same day, in another year: Oliver Cromwell became Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on December 16, including James McCracken, A. N. R. Robinson, Jeffrey Stone. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

115 people with a Wikipedia article died on December 16, including Chen Shubao, Wu Zetian, Pepin of Herstal. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

13 observances are celebrated on December 16 around the world: Christian feast day: Adelaide of Italy, Christian feast day: Haggai, Christian feast day: Blessed Marianna Fontanella, Christian feast day: Blessed Philip Siphong Onphitak, Christian feast day: Ralph Adams Cram, Richard Upjohn and John La Farge (Episcopal Church (USA)), Christian feast day: December 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics). The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.