December 16 Holidays

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Monthly Holidays that include December 16

Famous Birthdays Today

<div role="listitem" class="single-holiday w-dyn-item"><div class="position-relative---z-index-1"><div class="card card-image-top team-member-link-card"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/park-seo-joon" class="card-link-image---image-wrapper border-radius-32px w-inline-block" target="_blank"><div class="holiday-card-image w-embed"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/lCsODh8EJUNDijZLbbcSWQ/2b396524-05ec-4e3a-c914-4252651c9400/mediumsquare" loading="lazy" alt="Park Seo-joon" class="holiday-card-image"></div></a><div class="flex-date"><div class="badge-primary small team-member-job-title-badge">TV Actor</div></div><div class="pd-left-and-right-20px pd-left-and-right-12px-mbp"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/park-seo-joon" class="holiday-card-title-block w-inline-block" target="_blank"><h3 class="card-link-title---hover-secondary-1 display-4 mg-bottom-2px">Park Seo-joon</h3></a></div></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="single-holiday w-dyn-item"><div class="position-relative---z-index-1"><div class="card card-image-top team-member-link-card"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/kai-cenat" class="card-link-image---image-wrapper border-radius-32px w-inline-block" target="_blank"><div class="holiday-card-image w-embed"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/lCsODh8EJUNDijZLbbcSWQ/720c1ad0-80e3-4111-825b-c9351602f000/mediumsquare" loading="lazy" alt="Kai Cenat" class="holiday-card-image"></div></a><div class="flex-date"><div class="badge-primary small team-member-job-title-badge">Instagram Star</div></div><div class="pd-left-and-right-20px pd-left-and-right-12px-mbp"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/kai-cenat" class="holiday-card-title-block w-inline-block" target="_blank"><h3 class="card-link-title---hover-secondary-1 display-4 mg-bottom-2px">Kai Cenat</h3></a></div></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="single-holiday w-dyn-item"><div class="position-relative---z-index-1"><div class="card card-image-top team-member-link-card"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/ludwig-van-beethoven" class="card-link-image---image-wrapper border-radius-32px w-inline-block" target="_blank"><div class="holiday-card-image w-embed"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/lCsODh8EJUNDijZLbbcSWQ/3dd65b9a-1ca9-4dc4-1588-311170f15200/mediumsquare" loading="lazy" alt="Ludwig van Beethoven" class="holiday-card-image"></div></a><div class="flex-date"><div class="badge-primary small team-member-job-title-badge">Composer</div></div><div class="pd-left-and-right-20px pd-left-and-right-12px-mbp"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/ludwig-van-beethoven" class="holiday-card-title-block w-inline-block" target="_blank"><h3 class="card-link-title---hover-secondary-1 display-4 mg-bottom-2px">Ludwig van Beethoven</h3></a></div></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="single-holiday w-dyn-item"><div class="position-relative---z-index-1"><div class="card card-image-top team-member-link-card"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/zara-larsson" class="card-link-image---image-wrapper border-radius-32px w-inline-block" target="_blank"><div class="holiday-card-image w-embed"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/lCsODh8EJUNDijZLbbcSWQ/87c6f37d-6b32-4a22-065d-2b841f61ba00/mediumsquare" loading="lazy" alt="Zara Larsson" class="holiday-card-image"></div></a><div class="flex-date"><div class="badge-primary small team-member-job-title-badge">Pop Singer</div></div><div class="pd-left-and-right-20px pd-left-and-right-12px-mbp"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/zara-larsson" class="holiday-card-title-block w-inline-block" target="_blank"><h3 class="card-link-title---hover-secondary-1 display-4 mg-bottom-2px">Zara Larsson</h3></a></div></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="single-holiday w-dyn-item"><div class="position-relative---z-index-1"><div class="card card-image-top team-member-link-card"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/theo-james" class="card-link-image---image-wrapper border-radius-32px w-inline-block" target="_blank"><div class="holiday-card-image w-embed"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/lCsODh8EJUNDijZLbbcSWQ/d5b1fe64-de56-4b9f-7444-30645bcc4300/mediumsquare" loading="lazy" alt="Theo James" class="holiday-card-image"></div></a><div class="flex-date"><div class="badge-primary small team-member-job-title-badge">Movie Actor</div></div><div class="pd-left-and-right-20px pd-left-and-right-12px-mbp"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/theo-james" class="holiday-card-title-block w-inline-block" target="_blank"><h3 class="card-link-title---hover-secondary-1 display-4 mg-bottom-2px">Theo James</h3></a></div></div></div></div>

This Day in History

<div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>714</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Pepin of Herstal's Succession</div><div class='timeline-text'>Pepin of Herstal, mayor of the Merovingian palace, passes away and is succeeded by his infant grandson Theudoald.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1431</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Henry VI Crowned King of France</div><div class='timeline-text'>During the Hundred Years' War, Henry VI of England is crowned King of France at Notre Dame in Paris.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1497</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Vasco da Gama Encounters Great Fish River</div><div class='timeline-text'>Vasco da Gama, the Portuguese explorer, passes the Great Fish River where Bartolomeu Dias had previously turned back to Portugal.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1773</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Boston Tea Party Takes Place</div><div class='timeline-text'>Members of the Sons of Liberty protest against the Tea Act by dumping hundreds of crates of tea into Boston harbor.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1777</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Virginia Ratifies the Articles of Confederation</div><div class='timeline-text'>Virginia becomes the first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation, paving the way for the creation of the United States of America.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1850</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Canterbury Pilgrims Arrival in New Zealand</div><div class='timeline-text'>The Charlotte Jane and the Randolph bring the first of the Canterbury Pilgrims to Lyttelton, New Zealand marking the beginning of European colonization of the island.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1882</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>First Home Nations Rugby Match</div><div class='timeline-text'>Wales and England contest the first Home Nations rugby union match, marking a new chapter in sports history.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1905</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Rugby Union's "Match of the Century"</div><div class='timeline-text'>"Match of the Century" is played between Wales and New Zealand at Cardiff Arms Park, a key moment in Rugby Union history.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1968</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Revocation of the Edict of Expulsion</div><div class='timeline-text'>The Second Vatican Council officially revokes the Edict of Expulsion of Jews from Spain.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1971</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Bahrain's Independence Recognized</div><div class='timeline-text'>The United Kingdom recognizes the independence of Bahrain, celebrated annually as Bahrain's National Day.</div></div></div>

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