Page 3: Historical Events In January - 16

1865  General William Sherman issues Field Order #15 (land for blacks) on January - 16.   

1865  Confederate brig-gen John Pegram marries Hetty Cary on this day in history.   

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

1868  Cyril Metodej Hrazdira, composer on January - 16.   

1870  On this day in history virginia becomes 8th state re-admitted to US after Civil War   

1870  On January - 16 virginia becomes 8th state readmitted to US after Civil War   

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

1871  Jefferson Long of Georgia sworn in as 2nd black congressman on January - 16.   

1872  Edward G Craig, actor/director (On the art of theatre) on January - 16.   

1873  On January - 16 boyd Alexander, English explorer   

1874  Robert Service, England, Canadian poet (Cremation of Sam McGee) on January - 16.   

1876  On this day in history 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  Harry Carey Sr, Bronx NY, actor (Aces Wild, Border Cafe, Air Force) on this day in history.   

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

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

1883  On January - 16 congress passed a bill creating the civil service.   

1883  On this day in history pendleton Act creates basis of US Civil Service system   

1883  The U.S. Civil Service Commission is established on January - 16.   

1885  On January - 16 wladyslaw Raczkiewicz, president of Poland (1939-40)   

1886  On this day in history amilcare Ponchielli, Italian composer (La Gioconda), dies at 51   

1887  On this day in history cliff House damaged when schooner "Parallel"'s powder cargo explodes   

1887  John Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman) on January - 16.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1890  Karl Freund, Czech/Austrian cameraman/director on this day in history.   

1891  On this day in history clement-Philibert-Leo Delibes, composer, dies at 54   

1892  On January - 16 imakita Kosen, Zen teacher/abbot of Engagkuji monastery, dies   

1893  On this day in history johan Philip Koelman, painter/sculptor/architect, dies at 74   

1894  Guy Chamberlin, early NFL end/coach (Canton, Frankford, Cards) on this day in history.   

1896  Defeat of Cymru Fydd at South Wales Liberal Federation AGM, Newport, Monmouthshire on January - 16.   

1897  On this day in history john Dewey's essay "My Pedagogic Creed" appears in School Journal   

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1245  On January - 16 birth of edmund Crouchback, son of Henry III of England (d. 1296)   

1409  René I of Naples (d. 1480) was born on January - 16.   

1477  Johannes Schöner, German astronomer and cartographer (d. 1547) was born on this day in history.   

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

1587  Alexander Adriaenssen, Flemish painter was born on January - 16.   

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

1626  Lucas Achtschellinck, Flemish painter (d. 1699) was born on this day in history.   

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

0308  Marcellus I, Catholic Pope (-308), dies on January - 16.   

0429  Honoratius of Arles, bishop/saint, dies [or 430] on this day in history.   

0960  On this day in history death of polyeuctus, Patriarch of Constantinople   

1343  On January - 16 robert of Anjou, king (Naples), dies   

1400  On January - 16 death of john Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter, English politician (executed) (b. 1352)   

1545  Death of George Spalatin, German reformer (b. 1484) on January - 16.   

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

1554  On this day in history death of christiern Pedersen, Danish humanist (b. 1480)