Page 3: Historical Events In February - 16

1832  On this day in history camille Armand Jules Marie de Polignac, Mjr General (Confederate Army)   

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

1834  Ernst Heinrich Haeckel, Potsdam Germ, biologist (Causes of Evolution) on this day in history.   

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

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

1838  Kentucky passes law permitting women to attend school under conditions on this day in history.   

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

1838  On this day in history arnoldus Pannevis, South African ship's doctor/linguist   

1840  On February - 16 american Charles Wilkes discovers Shackleton Ice Shelf, Antarctica   

1846  On February - 16 battle of Sobraon ends first Sikh War in India   

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  Hugo de Vries, Dutch botanist (How species emerge) on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history studebaker Brothers wagon company, precursor of the automobile manufacturer, is established.   

1852  Charles Taze Russell, religion founder (Jehovah's Witnesses) on February - 16.   

1854  Franz Liszts symphony "Orpheus," premieres on this day in history.   

1854  Oscar Fetras, composer on February - 16.   

1856  Willem Kes, Dutch violinist/composer/conductor (Parkorkest Amsterdam) on this day in history.   

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

1857  On February - 16 auguste-Gaspard-Louis Desnoyers, French engraver, dies at 77   

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

1858  Georg F Creuzer, German philological/historian, dies at 86 on February - 16.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1860  On this day in history dutch Rochussen/Van Bosse govt resigns   

1862  Ft Donelson captured by General Grant (1,400 confederates surrender) on this day in history.   

1862  On February - 16 ft Donelson captured by Gen Grant (1,400 confederates surrender)   

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

1864  On February - 16 battle of Mobile, AL   

1864  On February - 16 vaclav Jindrich Veit, composer, dies at 58   

1866  The birth of Johann Strauss, Austrian composer on February - 16.   

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

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

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  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  Frederick William, Great Elector, founder of Brandenburg-Prussia was born on February - 16.   

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  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 this day in history death of heinrich Raspe, Landgrave of Thuringia (b. 1204)   

1279  On February - 16 afonso III, King of Portugal (1248-79), dies   

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

1531  Death of Johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1452) on this day in history.   

1538  On February - 16 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