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== Events ==
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* [[1773]] - The Doctor was present at the [[Boston Tea Party]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Unquiet Dead]]'')
'''16 December''' was a [[Calendar date|date]].


== Behind the scenes ==
==Holidays and observances==
* [[1929]] - [[Nicholas Courtney]], who played [[Bret Vyon]] in [[DW]] ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'' and more famously, [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]], was born.
16 [[December]] was the [[calendar date|date]] of the [[Trickster Festival of Might Have Been]] in the [[Janus systems]], a [[winter celebration]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Time Traveller's Diary (novel)}})


* [[1930]] - [[Ronald Allen]] ([[Rago]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Dominators]]'' and [[Ralph Cornish]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Ambassadors of Death]]'') was born.
==Events==
In [[2006]], aboard the [[SS Elysium|SS ''Elysium'']], [[Ruby Duvall]] came across a [[book]] by [[Lao Tzu]] in the ship's [[library]]. She also noticed an extra light on the [[lift]] control panel that required a code to activate; there was a whole other floor down below. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Iceberg (novel)}})


* [[1946]] - [[Richard Ireson]] was born.
==Births and deaths==
On [[Friday]] 16 [[December]] [[2011]], [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]] died in [[hospital]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Acceptance, and then Understanding (short story)}}, [[TV]]: {{cs|The Wedding of River Song (TV story)}}, {{cs|The Power of Three (TV story)}}, {{cs|Death in Heaven (TV story)}}, [[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Day of the Doctor (novelisation)}}) The Brigadier was with his daughter, [[Kate Stewart]], when he passed, discussing the possibility that [[the Doctor]] might come to visit him. His last words were, "Maybe tomorrow". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Day of the Doctor (novelisation)}})


* [[1967]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Ice Warriors]]'', Episode 6 was first broadcast.
==Other==
According to a [[calendar]] on the [[Snowcap]] base, 16 December [[1986]] was a [[Tuesday]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Tenth Planet (TV story)}})


* [[1974]] - [[SP]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Daleks in The Seven Keys to Doomsday]]'' premiered at the [[Wikipedia:Adelphi Theatre|Adelphi Theatre]].
== Behind the scenes ==
 
In the real world, [[Nicholas Courtney]], who played the Brigadier, was born on [[16 December (people)|16 December]].
* [[1978]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Androids of Tara]]'', Episode 4 was first broadcast.
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* [[1995]] - [[Tony Then]], who appeared as [[Lee]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'', died in Singapore.
 
* [[2003]] - [[Alfred Lynch]], who appeared as Commander [[Millington]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Curse of Fenric]]'', died from cancer.
 
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Revision as of 21:13, 17 May 2024

A calendar showing December 1986. (TV: The Tenth Planet [+]Loading...["The Tenth Planet (TV story)"])
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16 December was a date.

Holidays and observances

16 December was the date of the Trickster Festival of Might Have Been in the Janus systems, a winter celebration. (PROSE: Time Traveller's Diary [+]Loading...["Time Traveller's Diary (novel)"])

Events

In 2006, aboard the SS Elysium, Ruby Duvall came across a book by Lao Tzu in the ship's library. She also noticed an extra light on the lift control panel that required a code to activate; there was a whole other floor down below. (PROSE: Iceberg [+]Loading...["Iceberg (novel)"])

Births and deaths

On Friday 16 December 2011, Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart died in hospital. (PROSE: Acceptance, and then Understanding [+]Loading...["Acceptance, and then Understanding (short story)"], TV: The Wedding of River Song [+]Loading...["The Wedding of River Song (TV story)"], The Power of Three [+]Loading...["The Power of Three (TV story)"], Death in Heaven [+]Loading...["Death in Heaven (TV story)"], PROSE: The Day of the Doctor [+]Loading...["The Day of the Doctor (novelisation)"]) The Brigadier was with his daughter, Kate Stewart, when he passed, discussing the possibility that the Doctor might come to visit him. His last words were, "Maybe tomorrow". (PROSE: The Day of the Doctor [+]Loading...["The Day of the Doctor (novelisation)"])

Other

According to a calendar on the Snowcap base, 16 December 1986 was a Tuesday. (TV: The Tenth Planet [+]Loading...["The Tenth Planet (TV story)"])

Behind the scenes

In the real world, Nicholas Courtney, who played the Brigadier, was born on 16 December.