On This Day in History
Discover key historical events within the Genesis range (1950–2049) that occurred on this calendar day, and claim their commemorative registry plaques.
December 16
5 historical milestones registered between 1950 and 2049
The surrender of Pakistani forces in Dacca, East Pakistan, concluded the Bangladesh Liberation War and the India-Pakistan War.
Wikipedia: Pakistan
Amid an outbreak of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, the British government banned the sale of beef on the bone for human consumption.
Wikipedia: United Kingdom BSE outbreak
"Dennō Senshi Porygon", an episode of the Japanese television series Pokémon, induced epileptic seizures in 685 children.
Wikipedia: Dennō Senshi Porygon
A woman was gang-raped and fatally assaulted on a bus in Delhi, generating protests across India against inadequate security for women.
Wikipedia: 2012 Delhi gang rape and murder
A hostage crisis in a Lindt chocolate café in Sydney, Australia, ended with police storming the building, killing the perpetrator and one of the hostages.
Wikipedia: Lindt Cafe siege