Page 3: Historical Events In February - 16

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

1834  On this day in history the birth of Ernst Haeckel, German naturalist   

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

1834  On this day in history 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 February - 16.   

1838  On February - 16 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  American Charles Wilkes discovers Shackleton Ice Shelf, Antarctica on February - 16.   

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 February - 16.   

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

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

1850  On this day in history 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 February - 16 studebaker Brothers wagon company, precursor of the automobile manufacturer, is established.   

1852  Charles Taze Russell, religion founder (Jehovah's Witnesses) on this day in history.   

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

1854  On this day in history oscar Fetras, composer   

1856  On February - 16 willem Kes, Dutch violinist/composer/conductor (Parkorkest Amsterdam)   

1857  Gallaudet College (Natl Deaf Mute college) forms (Wash DC) on February - 16.   

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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history dutch Rochussen/Van Bosse government resigns   

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

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

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  Battle of Mobile, AL on this day in history.   

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

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

1620  On February - 16 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  On this day in history birth of arnold Boonen, Dutch portrait painter   

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 February - 16.   

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

1391  On February - 16 johannes V Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantium (1341-91), dies   

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

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

1560  On this day in history death of jean du Bellay, French Catholic cardinal and diplomat