📅 December 16 in the Time Tunnel
What happened on December 16? Travel back in time and find out — then test yourself with the quiz.
⏳ On this day in history
- 1707Mount Fuji in Japan erupted — its last eruption so far
- 1773The Boston Tea Party: colonists dumped British tea into Boston Harbor to protest taxes
- 1893Dvořák’s "New World Symphony" was performed for the first time at Carnegie Hall
- 1968Spain officially canceled its 1492 order expelling Jews
🎂 Born on December 16
- 🎹 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770) — composer (baptized December 17)
- 📖 Jane Austen (1775) — author of "Pride and Prejudice"
- 🚀 Arthur C. Clarke (1917) — science-fiction author
See everyone born on December 16 →
December 16 quiz
In what year? 🗻 Mount Fuji in Japan erupted — its last eruption so far
In what year? ☕ The Boston Tea Party: colonists dumped British tea into Boston Harbor to protest taxes
In what year? 🎻 Dvořák’s "New World Symphony" was performed for the first time at Carnegie Hall
Which famous person was born on December 16?