16 December

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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.