Page 3: Historical Events In February - 16

1832  Camille Armand Jules Marie de Polignac, Mjr General (Confederate Army) on February - 16.   

1834  The birth of Ernst Haeckel, German naturalist on February - 16.   

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  Benjamin Edward Woolf, Dutch composer on February - 16.   

1838  On February - 16 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  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 this day in history battle of Sobraon ends first Sikh War in India   

1846  Battle of Sobraon ends 1st Sikh War in India on this day in history.   

1847  Ludwig Philipp Scharwenka, German composer (Album polonaise) on February - 16.   

1848  On this day in history hugo de Vries, Dutch botanist (How species emerge)   

1850  Octave Mirbeau, France, writer (Journal of a Lady's Maid) on this day in history.   

1851  On February - 16 anne Nagell van Ampsen, Dutch politician, dies at 95   

1852  On February - 16 studebaker Brothers wagon company, precursor of the automobile manufacturer, is established.   

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

1854  On February - 16 franz Liszts symphony "Orpheus," premieres   

1854  On this day in history oscar Fetras, composer   

1856  On this day in history willem Kes, Dutch violinist/composer/conductor (Parkorkest Amsterdam)   

1857  Gallaudet College (Natl Deaf Mute college) forms (Wash DC) on this day in history.   

1857  Auguste-Gaspard-Louis Desnoyers, French engraver, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1858  On February - 16 laurence "Lon" Myers, US, track star (top US miler)   

1858  On February - 16 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 this day in history.   

1860  Dutch Rochussen/Van Bosse government resigns on this day in history.   

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 this day in history ft Donelson captured by Gen Grant (1,400 confederates surrender)   

1864  Battle of Mobile, AL - operations by Union Army on this day in history.   

1864  On this day in history battle of Mobile, AL   

1864  Vaclav Jindrich Veit, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1866  On February - 16 the birth of Johann Strauss, Austrian composer.   

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

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1032  Emperor Yingzong of China (d. 1067) was born on February - 16.   

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

1543  Kano Eitoku, Japanese painter (d. 1590) was born on this day in history.   

1620  Frederick William, Great Elector, founder of Brandenburg-Prussia was born on February - 16.   

1643  John Sharp, English Archbishop of York (d. 1714) was born on this day in history.   

1669  On this day in history birth of arnold Boonen, Dutch portrait painter   

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 this day in history.   

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 February - 16.   

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  Death of Jean du Bellay, French Catholic cardinal and diplomat on this day in history.