Page 2: Historical Events In August - 16

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

1812  On August - 16 gen Hull surrenders Detroit and Michigan territory to England   

1812  On this day in history gen Hull surrenders Detroit & Michigan territory to England   

1816  Joseph Robinson, composer on this day in history.   

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

1819  Manchester Massacre; English police charge unemployed demonstrators on August - 16.   

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

1828  On this day in history joseph Bradford Carr, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

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

1829  Siamese twins Chang & Eng Bunker arrive in Boston to be exhibited on August - 16.   

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

1831  On August - 16 eduard Brendler, composer, dies at 30   

1832  On August - 16 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  Emile A H Seipgens, Dutch priest/beer brewer on this day in history.   

1845  On August - 16 gabriel Lippmann, French physicist   

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

1846  Justus van Maurik, Dutch cigar manufacturer/writer/editor (Groene) on this day in history.   

1854  On August - 16 duncan Phyfe, furniture maker, dies   

1858  Britain's Queen Victoria telegraphs President James Buchanan on August - 16.   

1860  Jules Laforgue, Uruguay, French poet (Les Complaintas) on this day in history.   

1861  Pres Lincoln prohibits Union states from trading with Confederacy on August - 16.   

1862  On this day in history amos Alonzo Stagg, football pioneer, inventor (tackling dummy)   

1863  On this day in history emancipation Proclamation signed   

1863  On August - 16 chickamauga campaign GA   

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 this day in history.   

1864  John Randolph Chambliss Jr, planter/Confederate, dies in battle at 31 on this day in history.   

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  Antonio Nobre, Portuguese poet (Lonely) on August - 16.   

1868  Bernard MacFadden, publisher (Physical Culture, True Romances) on August - 16.   

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

1870  On August - 16 fred Goldsmith demonstrates curve ball isn't an optical illusion   

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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  On this day in history birth of albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany   

1401  On August - 16 birth of jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut, dauphine of France (d. 1436)   

1550  Carolus Gallus, [Karel de Haan], Dutch lawyer/pastor/vicar was born on August - 16.   

1557  On August - 16 birth of agostino Carracci, Italian artist (d. 1602)   

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

1596  On this day in history birth of frederick V, Elector Palatine (d. 1632)   

1027  On this day in history death of giorgi I, King of Georgia (b. 998)   

1297  On this day in history death of john II of Trebizond (b. 1262)   

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

1358  On this day in history death of duke Albert II of Austria (b. 1298)   

1419  Death of Wenceslaus, King of the Romans, King of Bohemia (b. 1361) on August - 16.   

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

1445  Death of Margaret of Scotland (Dauphine of France), wife of the future King Louis XI (b. 1424) on this day in history.   

1508  On August - 16 henry van Stolberg & Wernigerode, Ger viceroy of Friesland, dies at 41