16 December

History of the Doctor Who Universe

 * 1773 - The Doctor is present at the Boston Tea Party (DW: The Unquiet Dead)

History of Doctor Who

 * 1929 - Nicholas Courtney is born.


 * 1967 - DW: The Ice Warriors, Episode 6 is first broadcast.


 * 1974 - SP: Doctor Who and the Daleks in The Seven Keys to Doomsday premieres at the Adelphi Theatre.


 * 1978 - DW: The Androids of Tara, Episode 4 is first broadcast.


 * 1995 - Tony Then, who appeared as Lee in DW: The Talons of Weng-Chiang, dies in Singapore.


 * 2003 - Alfred Lynch, who appeared as Commander Millington in DW: The Curse of Fenric, dies from cancer.