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- 1815
- Brazil becomes a constituent kingdom of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves.
- 1878
- Uma District is established in Ehime Prefecture, Japan.
- 1904
- In Sweden, Sunne becomes a municipal community (Municipalsamhälle).
- 1937
- The Esquire Theater opens in Springfield, Illinois.
- 1958
- In the Philippines, the Manila Railroad Company's Cabanatuan Line is extended to San Miguel.
- 1994
- Goat Island (Noosa River) Conservation Park is established in Queensland.
- 2011
- The original Jurong East Bus Interchange closes in Singapore after 26 years in service.
- 2016
- Velvet Burger opens in Pavlodar, Kazakhstan.
This is a selection of establishments and disestablishments on December 16, based on OpenHistoricalMap data, that automatically appears on the OpenHistoricalMap page on December 16 of each year. This list highlights important changes in the world, as well as more mundane events that demonstrate the project's ambitious tendency toward micromapping history.
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