Editing December 16 (section)

===1601–1900===
*[[1653]] &ndash; [[Interregnum (England)|English Interregnum]]: [[The Protectorate]]: [[Oliver Cromwell]] becomes [[Lord Protector]] of the [[Commonwealth of England]], Scotland and Ireland.
*[[1689]] &ndash; [[Convention Parliament (1689)|Convention Parliament]]: The ''Declaration of Right'' is embodied in the ''[[Bill of Rights 1689|Bill of Rights]]''.
*[[1707]] &ndash; Most Recent [[Hōei eruption|Eruption of Mount Fuji]].<ref name="National Geographic">{{cite news|url=https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/last-eruption-mount-fuji/|title=Dec 16, 1707 CE: Most Recent Eruption of Mount Fuji|location=Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan|publisher=[[National Geographic Society]]|date=19 October 2023|language=en}}</ref>
*[[1761]] &ndash; [[Seven Years' War]]: After a [[Siege of Kolberg (Seven Years' War)|four-month siege]], the Russians under [[Pyotr Rumyantsev]] take the [[Prussia]]n fortress of [[Kołobrzeg]].
*[[1773]] &ndash; [[American Revolution]]: [[Boston Tea Party]]: Members of the [[Sons of Liberty]] disguised as [[Mohawk people|Mohawk Indians]] dump hundreds of crates of tea into [[Boston]] harbor as a protest against the [[Tea Act]].
*[[1777]] &ndash; Virginia becomes the first state to ratify the [[Articles of Confederation]]. [https://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/ho/time/ar/91719.htm]
*[[1782]] &ndash; [[British East India Company]]: [[Muharram Rebellion]]: Hada and Mada Miah lead the first anti-British uprising in [[the subcontinent]] against [[Robert Lindsay (Sylhet)|Robert Lindsay]] and his contingents in [[Sylhet Shahi Eidgah]].<ref name="shirsha">{{cite news|last=Ahmed|first=M Shamim|url=https://www.sheershakhobor.com/sylhet-news/2018/06/12/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%88%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9-%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE/|title=সিলেটের শাহী ঈদগাহ ইতিহাস ঐতিহ্য|location=Sylhet|publisher=Sheersha Khobor|date=12 June 2018|language=bn|access-date=1 February 2019|archive-date=2 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402194508/https://www.sheershakhobor.com/sylhet-news/2018/06/12/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%88%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9-%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE/|url-status=usurped}}</ref>
*[[1811]] &ndash; [[1811&ndash;12 New Madrid earthquakes|The first two in a series]] of four severe [[earthquake]]s occur in the vicinity of [[New Madrid Seismic Zone|New Madrid, Missouri]].
*[[1826]] &ndash; [[Benjamin W. Edwards]] rides into Mexican-controlled [[Nacogdoches, Texas]], and declares himself ruler of the [[Fredonian Rebellion|Republic of Fredonia]].
*[[1838]] &ndash; [[Great Trek]]: [[Battle of Blood River]]: ''[[Voortrekkers]]'' led by [[Andries Pretorius]] and [[Sarel Cilliers]] defeat [[Zulu people|Zulu]] ''[[impi]]s'', led by Dambuza (Nzobo) and [[Ndlela kaSompisi]] in what is today [[KwaZulu-Natal]], South Africa.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gov.za/about-sa/public-holidays#reconciliation|title=Public holidays in South Africa|publisher=Government of South Africa|access-date=3 May 2017}}</ref>
*[[1850]] &ndash; The ''[[Charlotte Jane]]'' and the ''[[Randolph (ship)|Randolph]]'' bring the first of the [[Canterbury Association|Canterbury Pilgrims]] to [[Lyttelton, New Zealand]].
*[[1863]] &ndash; [[American Civil War]]: [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] President [[Jefferson Davis]] appoints General [[Joseph E. Johnston]] to replace General [[Braxton Bragg]] as commander of the [[Army of Tennessee]].
*[[1864]] &ndash; American Civil War: The [[Battle of Nashville]] ends as the [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] [[Army of the Cumberland]] under General [[George Henry Thomas|George H. Thomas]] routs and destroys the Confederate Army of Tennessee under General [[John Bell Hood]], ending its effectiveness as a combat unit.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nashville Battle Facts and Summary|url=https://www.battlefields.org/learn/civil-war/battles/nashville|website=battlefields.org|publisher=American Battlefield Trust|access-date=January 4, 2025}}</ref>
*[[1880]] &ndash; Outbreak of the [[First Boer War]] between the [[Boer]] [[South African Republic]] and the [[British Empire]].
*[[1882]] &ndash; [[Wales national rugby union team|Wales]] and [[England national rugby union team|England]] contest the first Home Nations (now [[Six Nations Championship|Six Nations]]) rugby union match.
*[[1883]] &ndash; [[Tonkin Campaign]]: [[French Third Republic|French]] forces [[Sơn Tây Campaign|capture]] the [[Sơn Tây (Hanoi)|Sơn Tây]] citadel.