On This Day - 16th December

On This Day - 16th December quiz round
 
10 trivia questions about things that happened on this day in history - 16th December
 
A great round for a weekly quiz night.
 
Example questions;
 

Stella Rimington became the first ever female head of which government department on this day in 1991?

Which English novelist and author of the books Mansfield Park and Emma was born on this day in 1775?