dunsbyowl1867 Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 December 16 16 December 1793 Meeting on an open piece of ground in the Park, of the friends of freedom and Parliamentary reform ; declaration drawn up in favour of reform, and in disapprobation of Government prosecutions for seditious writings and libels. 16 December 1848 First railway engine travelled on the Sheffield & Lincolnshire Line, from Sheffield to Beighton. 16 December 1839 Ebenezer Rhodes died. Topographer and scissor/razor maker. master Cutler in 1808. 16 December 1856 St Vincent's Church opened at a cost of £3,300. 16 December 1916 parlimentary by-election in Hallam. Herbert Fisher elected and as a Liberal was the first non-Conservative to hold the seat. The set was retaken by the Conservatives in 1918. 16 December 1916 Death of L/C. ERNEST BURROWS, Y & L, beloved husband of EDITH BURROWS, who died at Pontefract Decr 16th 1916, aged 41 years. Buried in Burngreave Cemetery. 16 December 1978 Sheffield Wednesday drew 1-1 with Tranmere in the FA Cup. This was their 3rd FA cup match that season and would eventually play eight match and not get past the 3rd round. 16 December 1995 Sheffield Wednesday beat Leeds 6-2! 16 December 2000 Sheffield United draw 1-1 with Sheffield Wednesday in front of 25,156 at Bramall Lane. 16 December 2003 Death of Peter Hardy, MP for Rother Valley and then Wentworth from 1970-1997. Made a life peer and given the title Baron of Wath of Wath on Dearne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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