Page 2: Historical Events In February - 16

1742  On this day in history earl of Wilmington becomes British premier   

1746  Government forces under Lord Louden attempted to capture Prince Charles Edward stewart at Moy Hall but were surprised and routed by a handful of Jacobites. The only death in the Rout of Moy was Duncan Bam MacCrimmon, Hereditory Piper to the MacLeods of Dunvegan, who took the Hanoverian side in the 45 on February - 16.   

1746  On February - 16 johann Heinse, German Sturm und Drang novelist/art critic   

1751  1st publication of Gray's "Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard" on February - 16.   

1754  On this day in history richard Mead, physician, dies   

1760  Native American hostages killed in Ft Prince George SC on February - 16.   

1771  Messier presents his original list of 45 M-objects to French Academy on this day in history.   

1774  On February - 16 pierre Rode, composer   

1777  On February - 16 messier adds M53 to his catalog (globular cluster in Coma Berenice)   

1779  William Boyce, English organist/composer (Cathedral Music), dies on February - 16.   

1787  Andreas Schelfhout, Dutch painter/etcher/lithographer on February - 16.   

1788  On February - 16 juan van Halen, Dutch/Spanish officer/adventurer   

1790  Chretien Urhan, composer on February - 16.   

1791  Richard earl d'Alton, Austria general of S Neth, commits suicide at 58 on February - 16.   

1799  On this day in history charles Theoby, ruler (Palts & Bayern), dies at 74   

1803  On February - 16 jan V clav Stich, Bohemian composer, dies at 56   

1804  Lieutenant Stephen Decatur, with volunteers from frigate Constitution and schooner Enterprise, enters Tripoli harbor by night in the ketch Intrepid to burn the captured frigate Philadelphia. Decatur's raid succeeds without American losses. England's Lord Nelson calls this "the most daring act of the age." on February - 16.   

1804  Lt Stephen Decatur raids Tripoli Harbor & burns Navy frigate "Philadelphia" after pirates seized it on this day in history.   

1807  Lysander Cutler, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1866 on February - 16.   

1812  Henry Wilson, (R) 18th VP (1873-75) on this day in history.   

1813  Joseph Reid Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army) died in 1892 on February - 16.   

1815  USS Constitution captures British Susannah on this day in history.   

1821  Heinrich Barth, Hamburg Germany, geographer/explorer (Central Africa) on February - 16.   

1822  Francis Galton, Birmingham England, anthropologist & geneticist on February - 16.   

1823  On February - 16 john Daniel Imboden, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1895   

1823  On February - 16 johann Gottfried Schict, composer, dies at 69   

1824  Athenaeum founded on February - 16.   

1825  On this day in history explorer John Franklin 1786-1847 leaves England on second expedition, with George Back, John Richardson, and surveyor Edward Kendall, to explore from the Mackenzie Delta   

1825  On this day in history george Gerson, composer, dies at 34   

1826  On February - 16 franz von Holstein, composer   

1829  Francois-Joseph Gossec, Belg/Fr composer (Messe of Morts), dies at 95 on February - 16.   

1831  Nikolai Leskow, writer on this day in history.   

1832  HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin reaches St-Pauls (1ºN, 29ºW) on this day in history.   

1832  HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin reaches St-Pauls (1°N, 29°W) on February - 16.   

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1032  Emperor Yingzong of China (d. 1067) was born on this day in history.   

1075  On February - 16 birth of ordericus Vitalis, French monk/historian/poet   

1497  On February - 16 birth of philipp Melanchthon, Germ, Protestant reformer (Augsburgse Confessie)   

1519  On this day in history birth of gaspard de Coligny, Huguenot leader/French admiral   

1543  On February - 16 birth of kano Eitoku, Japanese painter (d. 1590)   

1620  On this day in history birth of frederick William, Great Elector, founder of Brandenburg-Prussia   

1643  On February - 16 birth of john Sharp, English Archbishop of York (d. 1714)   

1669  Arnold Boonen, Dutch portrait painter was born on this day in history.   

0309  Death of Pamphilus van Caesarea, Palestinian scholar/martyr, beheaded on this day in history.   

0923  Abu Dja'far Mohammed Djarir al-Tabari, islamic historian, dies at 83 on February - 16.   

1247  On February - 16 death of heinrich Raspe, Landgrave of Thuringia (b. 1204)   

1279  Afonso III, King of Portugal (1248-79), dies on this day in history.   

1391  Johannes V Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantium (1341-91), dies on this day in history.   

1531  On February - 16 death of johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1452)   

1538  Everhard/Erardus van de Mark, prince-bishop of Liege, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1560  On February - 16 death of jean du Bellay, French Catholic cardinal and diplomat