Historical Events In August - 16

1807  On this day in history claude C Saunier, French furniture maker, dies at about 72  

1812  Gen Hull surrenders Detroit and Michigan territory to England on August - 16.  

1812  Gen Hull surrenders Detroit & Michigan territory to England on August - 16.  

1816  On this day in history joseph Robinson, composer  

1817  On this day in history henry Winter Davis, MC (Union), died in 1865  

1819  Manchester Massacre; English police charge unemployed demonstrators on this day in history.  

1819  Manchester Massacre: English police charge unemployed demonstrators on this day in history.  

1828  Joseph Bradford Carr, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) on this day in history.  

1829  Siamese twins Chang and Eng Bunker arrive in Boston to be exhibited on this day in history.  

1829  On this day in history siamese twins Chang & Eng Bunker arrive in Boston to be exhibited  

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1831  Edward Payson Chapin, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1863 on August - 16.  

1831  On this day in history eduard Brendler, composer, dies at 30  

1832  On this day in history wilhelm Wundt, German physiologist/psychologist/philosopher  

1834  On August - 16 charles Darwin climbs Mt Campana in Chile  

1836  John Farmer, composer on this day in history.  

1837  On August - 16 emile A H Seipgens, Dutch priest/beer brewer  

1845  On August - 16 gabriel Lippmann, French physicist  

1846  On this day in history gioacchino Rossini marries Olympe Pélissier in Paris  

1846  On August - 16 justus van Maurik, Dutch cigar manufacturer/writer/editor (Groene)  

1854  Duncan Phyfe, furniture maker, dies on August - 16.  

1858  On August - 16 britain's Queen Victoria telegraphs President James Buchanan  

1860  Jules Laforgue, Uruguay, French poet (Les Complaintas) on August - 16.  

1861  On this day in history pres Lincoln prohibits Union states from trading with Confederacy  

1862  On August - 16 amos Alonzo Stagg, football pioneer, inventor (tackling dummy)  

1863  On this day in history emancipation Proclamation signed  

1863  Chickamauga campaign GA on this day in history.  

1864  On this day in history 4th day of battle at Deep Bottom Run Virginia, Federal assault  

1864  Ferdinand C S Schiller, British philosopher (Riddles of the Sphinx) on August - 16.  

1864  John Randolph Chambliss Jr, planter/Confederate, dies in battle at 31 on August - 16.  

1865  Restoration Day in the Dominican Republic: The Dominican Republic regains its independence after 4 years of fighting against the Spanish Annexation on this day in history.  

1867  On August - 16 antonio Nobre, Portuguese poet (Lonely)  

1868  On this day in history bernard MacFadden, publisher (Physical Culture, True Romances)  

1869  On August - 16 battle of Acosta Ñu: A Paraguay battalion made up of children is massacred by the Brazilian Army during the War of the Triple Alliance.  

1870  Fred Goldsmith demonstrates curve ball isn't an optical illusion on this day in history.  

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1355  On this day in history birth of philippa Plantagenet, Countess of Ulster  

1378  On August - 16 birth of hongxi Emperor of China (d. 1425)  

1397  Albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany was born on August - 16.  

1401  On this day in history birth of jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut, dauphine of France (d. 1436)  

1550  On August - 16 birth of carolus Gallus, [Karel de Haan], Dutch lawyer/pastor/vicar  

1557  On this day in history birth of agostino Carracci, Italian artist (d. 1602)  

1573  Anna of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1598) was born on August - 16.  

1596  Frederick V, Elector Palatine (d. 1632) was born on this day in history.  

1027  On August - 16 death of giorgi I, King of Georgia (b. 998)  

1297  Death of John II of Trebizond (b. 1262) on this day in history.  

1327  On this day in history death of roch, French saint (b. 1295)  

1358  On August - 16 death of duke Albert II of Austria (b. 1298)  

1419  On August - 16 death of wenceslaus, King of the Romans, King of Bohemia (b. 1361)  

1443  On August - 16 death of ashikaga Yoshikatsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1434)  

1445  On this day in history death of margaret of Scotland (Dauphine of France), wife of the future King Louis XI (b. 1424)  

1508  Henry van Stolberg & Wernigerode, Ger viceroy of Friesland, dies at 41 on August - 16.