Historical Events for 16th December 2023

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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

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