Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/December 16

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December 16: National Day in Bahrain (1971), Victory Day in Bangladesh (1971), Independence Day in Kazakhstan (1991).

1598 - Admiral Yi Sun Sin's Korean navy defeated the Japanese fleet in the Battle of Noryang Point, the final naval battle of the Seven Year War.
1653 - The Protectorate: Oliver Cromwell (pictured) became Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland.
1773 - Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty attended the Boston Tea Party.
1971 - Pakistani forces in East Pakistan surrendered, ending the Indo-Pakistani War and the Bangladesh Liberation War.
1989 - The Romanian Revolution began as a protest in the city of Timişoara against an attempt by the government to evict dissident priest László Tőkés. Rioting ensued.