Page 3: Historical Events In February - 16

1832  Camille Armand Jules Marie de Polignac, Mjr General (Confederate Army) on this day in history.   

1834  The birth of Ernst Haeckel, German naturalist on this day in history.   

1834  On this day in history ernst Heinrich Haeckel, Potsdam Germ, biologist (Causes of Evolution)   

1834  On February - 16 lionel Lukin, life boat pioneer, dies   

1836  On this day in history benjamin Edward Woolf, Dutch composer   

1838  On this day in history kentucky passes law permitting women to attend school under conditions   

1838  The British Parliament passes an act suspending the constitution in Lower Canada on this day in history.   

1838  Arnoldus Pannevis, South African ship's doctor/linguist on February - 16.   

1840  American Charles Wilkes discovers Shackleton Ice Shelf, Antarctica on February - 16.   

1846  Battle of Sobraon ends first Sikh War in India on February - 16.   

1846  Battle of Sobraon ends 1st Sikh War in India on February - 16.   

1847  Ludwig Philipp Scharwenka, German composer (Album polonaise) on this day in history.   

1848  On February - 16 hugo de Vries, Dutch botanist (How species emerge)   

1850  On February - 16 octave Mirbeau, France, writer (Journal of a Lady's Maid)   

1851  Anne Nagell van Ampsen, Dutch politician, dies at 95 on this day in history.   

1852  Studebaker Brothers wagon company, precursor of the automobile manufacturer, is established on this day in history.   

1852  On February - 16 charles Taze Russell, religion founder (Jehovah's Witnesses)   

1854  On this day in history franz Liszts symphony "Orpheus," premieres   

1854  On this day in history oscar Fetras, composer   

1856  Willem Kes, Dutch violinist/composer/conductor (Parkorkest Amsterdam) on February - 16.   

1857  On this day in history gallaudet College (Natl Deaf Mute college) forms (Wash DC)   

1857  On this day in history auguste-Gaspard-Louis Desnoyers, French engraver, dies at 77   

1858  Laurence "Lon" Myers, US, track star (top US miler) on February - 16.   

1858  On this day in history georg F Creuzer, German philological/historian, dies at 86   

1859  The French Government passes a law to set the A-note above middle C to a frequency of 435 Hz, in an attempt to standardize the pitch on February - 16.   

1860  Dutch Rochussen/Van Bosse government resigns on February - 16.   

1860  On February - 16 dutch Rochussen/Van Bosse govt resigns   

1862  Ft Donelson captured by General Grant (1,400 confederates surrender) on February - 16.   

1862  Ft Donelson captured by Gen Grant (1,400 confederates surrender) on February - 16.   

1864  On this day in history battle of Mobile, AL - operations by Union Army   

1864  Battle of Mobile, AL on February - 16.   

1864  On this day in history vaclav Jindrich Veit, composer, dies at 58   

1866  The birth of Johann Strauss, Austrian composer on this day in history.   

1866  Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington becomes the British Secretary of State for War on February - 16.   

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

1075  On this day in history birth of ordericus Vitalis, French monk/historian/poet   

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

1519  On February - 16 birth of gaspard de Coligny, Huguenot leader/French admiral   

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  John Sharp, English Archbishop of York (d. 1714) was born on February - 16.   

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

0309  On February - 16 death of pamphilus van Caesarea, Palestinian scholar/martyr, beheaded   

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  On this day in history johannes V Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantium (1341-91), dies   

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

1538  On this day in history everhard/Erardus van de Mark, prince-bishop of Liege, dies at 65   

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