Page 3: Historical Events In January - 16

1865  General William Sherman issues Field Order #15 (land for blacks) on this day in history.   

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 January - 16 virginia becomes 8th state re-admitted to US after Civil War   

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

1870  Wilhelm Normann, German chemist (hardening of oils) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1873  On January - 16 boyd Alexander, English explorer   

1874  On January - 16 robert Service, England, Canadian poet (Cremation of Sam McGee)   

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

1877  On January - 16 color organ (for light shows) patented, by Bainbridge Bishop   

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

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 January - 16 pendleton Act creates basis of US Civil Service system   

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

1885  Wladyslaw Raczkiewicz, president of Poland (1939-40) on January - 16.   

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

1887  Cliff House damaged when schooner "Parallel"'s powder cargo explodes on this day in history.   

1887  John Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman) on this day in history.   

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

1889  Cloncurry, Queensland, recorded temperature of 53.1 Celsius, highest known in Australia on this day in history.   

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

1890  Karl Freund, Czech/Austrian cameraman/director on January - 16.   

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

1892  Imakita Kosen, Zen teacher/abbot of Engagkuji monastery, dies on January - 16.   

1893  Johan Philip Koelman, painter/sculptor/architect, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1894  Guy Chamberlin, early NFL end/coach (Canton, Frankford, Cards) on January - 16.   

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

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

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1245  Edmund Crouchback, son of Henry III of England (d. 1296) was born on this day in history.   

1409  On January - 16 birth of rené I of Naples (d. 1480)   

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 this day in history.   

1616  On January - 16 birth of françois de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort, French soldier (d. 1669)   

1626  Lucas Achtschellinck, Flemish painter (d. 1699) was born on January - 16.   

1634  On this day in history birth of dorthe Engelbrechtsdatter, Norwegian poet (d. 1716)   

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

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

0960  On January - 16 death of polyeuctus, Patriarch of Constantinople   

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

1400  On this day in history death of john Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter, English politician (executed) (b. 1352)   

1545  On January - 16 death of george Spalatin, German reformer (b. 1484)   

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

1554  Death of Christiern Pedersen, Danish humanist (b. 1480) on this day in history.