December 16
This day in history:
- 2022 – A landslide occurs at a camp at an organic farm near the town of Batang Kali in Selangor, Malaysia, trapping 92 people and killing 31.
- 2014 – Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan militants attack an Army Public School in Peshawar, Pakistan, killing 150 people, 132 of them schoolchildren.
- 1863 – American Civil War: Joseph E. Johnston replaces Braxton Bragg as commander of the Confederate Army of Tennessee.
- 1883 – Tonkin Campaign: French forces capture the Sơn Tây citadel.
Births:
- 1982 – Anna Sedokova, Ukrainian singer, actress and television presenter
- 1714 – George Whitefield, English Anglican priest (d. 1770)
- 1978 – Gunter Van Handenhoven, Belgian footballer and manager
Deaths:
- 1669 – Nathaniel Fiennes, English soldier and politician (b. 1608)
- 1378 – Secondotto, marquess of Montferrat (b. 1360)
- 867 – Eberhard of Friuli, Frankish duke (b. 815)
Holidays:
- National Day, celebrates the withdrawal of United Kingdom from Bahrain, making Bahrain an independent emirate in 1971.
- Day of Reconciliation, formerly celebrated as Day of the Vow by the Afrikaners (South Africa)
- National Sports Day (Thailand)
Random Article of the day:
1986 Taça de Portugal final
The 1986 Taça de Portugal final was the final match of the 1985–86 Taça de Portugal, which was the 46th season of the Taça de Portugal, the premier Portuguese football cup competition, organized by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). The match was played on 27 April 1986, at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and opposed two Primeira Liga sides: Belenenses and Benfica. Benfica defeated Belenenses 2–0 to claim the Taça de Portugal for a twentieth time.
In Portugal, the final was televised live on RTP. As a result of Benfica winning the Taça de Portugal, the Águias qualified for the 1986 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira where they took on 1985–86 Primeira Divisão winners Porto.
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