Page 3: Historical Events In January - 16

1865  On this day in history general William Sherman issues Field Order #15 (land for blacks)   

1865  On January - 16 confederate brig-gen John Pegram marries Hetty Cary   

1868  Refrigerator car patented by William Davis, a fish dealer in Detroit on January - 16.   

1868  Cyril Metodej Hrazdira, composer on January - 16.   

1870  Virginia becomes 8th state re-admitted to US after Civil War on this day in history.   

1870  Virginia becomes 8th state readmitted to US after Civil War on January - 16.   

1870  Wilhelm Normann, German chemist (hardening of oils) on January - 16.   

1871  On January - 16 jefferson Long of Georgia sworn in as 2nd black congressman   

1872  Edward G Craig, actor/director (On the art of theatre) on this day in history.   

1873  Boyd Alexander, English explorer on this day in history.   

1874  On this day in history robert Service, England, Canadian poet (Cremation of Sam McGee)   

1876  On January - 16 edmund H. Sears, author of It Came Upon A midnight Clear, dies.   

1877  Color organ (for light shows) patented, by Bainbridge Bishop on January - 16.   

1878  On this day in history captain Burago with a squadron of Russian Imperial army dragoons liberates Plovdiv from Ottoman rule.   

1878  On this day in history harry Carey Sr, Bronx NY, actor (Aces Wild, Border Cafe, Air Force)   

1879  On this day in history january record 13" of snow falls in New York City NY (broken Jan 7, 1996)   

1879  January record 13" of snow falls in NYC (broken Jan 7, 1996) on this day in history.   

1883  Congress passed a bill creating the civil service on this day in history.   

1883  Pendleton Act creates basis of US Civil Service system on this day in history.   

1883  On January - 16 the U.S. Civil Service Commission is established.   

1885  On this day in history wladyslaw Raczkiewicz, president of Poland (1939-40)   

1886  Amilcare Ponchielli, Italian composer (La Gioconda), dies at 51 on January - 16.   

1887  On January - 16 cliff House damaged when schooner "Parallel"'s powder cargo explodes   

1887  On this day in history john Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman)   

1889  128ºF (53ºC), Cloncurry, Queensland (Australian record) on this day in history.   

1889  On January - 16 cloncurry, Queensland, recorded temperature of 53.1 Celsius, highest known in Australia.   

1889  128°F (53°C), Cloncurry, Queensland (Australian record) on January - 16.   

1890  On January - 16 karl Freund, Czech/Austrian cameraman/director   

1891  Clement-Philibert-Leo Delibes, composer, dies at 54 on January - 16.   

1892  Imakita Kosen, Zen teacher/abbot of Engagkuji monastery, dies on this day in history.   

1893  Johan Philip Koelman, painter/sculptor/architect, dies at 74 on January - 16.   

1894  On January - 16 guy Chamberlin, early NFL end/coach (Canton, Frankford, Cards)   

1896  On this day in history defeat of Cymru Fydd at South Wales Liberal Federation AGM, Newport, Monmouthshire.   

1897  John Dewey's essay "My Pedagogic Creed" appears in School Journal on January - 16.   

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1245  On this day in history birth of edmund Crouchback, son of Henry III of England (d. 1296)   

1409  René I of Naples (d. 1480) was born on this day in history.   

1477  Johannes Schöner, German astronomer and cartographer (d. 1547) was born on January - 16.   

1501  On January - 16 birth of anthony Denny, confidant of King Henry VIII of England (d. 1559)   

1587  On this day in history birth of alexander Adriaenssen, Flemish painter   

1616  François de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort, French soldier (d. 1669) was born on this day in history.   

1626  On January - 16 birth of lucas Achtschellinck, Flemish painter (d. 1699)   

1634  On January - 16 birth of dorthe Engelbrechtsdatter, Norwegian poet (d. 1716)   

0308  On January - 16 marcellus I, Catholic Pope (-308), dies   

0429  On this day in history honoratius of Arles, bishop/saint, dies [or 430]   

0960  Death of Polyeuctus, Patriarch of Constantinople on January - 16.   

1343  Robert of Anjou, king (Naples), dies on this day in history.   

1400  Death of John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter, English politician (executed) (b. 1352) on this day in history.   

1545  Death of George Spalatin, German reformer (b. 1484) on this day in history.   

1547  On this day in history death of johannes Schöner, German astronomer and cartographer (b. 1477)   

1554  On January - 16 death of christiern Pedersen, Danish humanist (b. 1480)