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  Johann Heinse, German Sturm und Drang novelist/art critic on this day in history.   

1751  On this day in history 1st publication of Gray's "Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard"   

1754  Richard Mead, physician, dies on this day in history.   

1760  On this day in history native American hostages killed in Ft Prince George SC   

1771  On this day in history messier presents his original list of 45 M-objects to French Academy   

1774  On this day in history pierre Rode, composer   

1777  Messier adds M53 to his catalog (globular cluster in Coma Berenice) on this day in history.   

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

1787  On this day in history andreas Schelfhout, Dutch painter/etcher/lithographer   

1788  Juan van Halen, Dutch/Spanish officer/adventurer on this day in history.   

1790  Chretien Urhan, composer on February - 16.   

1791  On February - 16 richard earl d'Alton, Austria general of S Neth, commits suicide at 58   

1799  Charles Theoby, ruler (Palts & Bayern), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history lysander Cutler, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1866   

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 this day in history.   

1815  USS Constitution captures British Susannah on February - 16.   

1821  On February - 16 heinrich Barth, Hamburg Germany, geographer/explorer (Central Africa)   

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 this day in history johann Gottfried Schict, composer, dies at 69   

1824  Athenaeum founded on this day in history.   

1825  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 on this day in history.   

1825  On February - 16 george Gerson, composer, dies at 34   

1826  Franz von Holstein, composer on February - 16.   

1829  Francois-Joseph Gossec, Belg/Fr composer (Messe of Morts), dies at 95 on this day in history.   

1831  On this day in history nikolai Leskow, writer   

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 this day in history.   

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1032  On this day in history birth of emperor Yingzong of China (d. 1067)   

1075  Ordericus Vitalis, French monk/historian/poet was born on this day in history.   

1497  On this day in history birth of philipp Melanchthon, Germ, Protestant reformer (Augsburgse Confessie)   

1519  Gaspard de Coligny, Huguenot leader/French admiral was born on February - 16.   

1543  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of john Sharp, English Archbishop of York (d. 1714)   

1669  Arnold Boonen, Dutch portrait painter was born on February - 16.   

0309  Death of Pamphilus van Caesarea, Palestinian scholar/martyr, beheaded on February - 16.   

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

1247  Death of Heinrich Raspe, Landgrave of Thuringia (b. 1204) on this day in history.   

1279  On this day in history afonso III, King of Portugal (1248-79), dies   

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

1531  On this day in history death of johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1452)   

1538  Everhard/Erardus van de Mark, prince-bishop of Liege, dies at 65 on February - 16.   

1560  Death of Jean du Bellay, French Catholic cardinal and diplomat on February - 16.