December 16

Saturday 16, 1989:

The Romanian Revolution begins in the city of Timişoara as a protest against an attempt to evict a dissident priest.

Tuesday 16, 1958:

A fire at a store in Bogotá, Colombia kills 83 people.

Monday 16, 1946:

Léon Blum becomes Prime Minister of France

Friday 16, 1864:

American Civil War: Union troops led by General George Thomas defeat Confederate troops in the Battle of Nashville.

Sunday 16, 1392:

Emperor Go-Kameyama of Japan abdicates in favor of rival claimant Go-Komatsu, ending the nanboku-cho period of competing imperial courts.

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