Page 3: Historical Events In January - 16

1865  On January - 16 general William Sherman issues Field Order #15 (land for blacks)   

1865  On this day in history confederate brig-gen John Pegram marries Hetty Cary   

1868  On this day in history refrigerator car patented by William Davis, a fish dealer in Detroit   

1868  On this day in history cyril Metodej Hrazdira, composer   

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  On this day in history wilhelm Normann, German chemist (hardening of oils)   

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 January - 16.   

1873  Boyd Alexander, English explorer on January - 16.   

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 this day in history.   

1878  On January - 16 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 January - 16.   

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

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

1883  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1886  Amilcare Ponchielli, Italian composer (La Gioconda), dies at 51 on this day in history.   

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

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  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  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 January - 16.   

1897  On January - 16 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  On this day in history birth of rené I of Naples (d. 1480)   

1477  On January - 16 birth of johannes Schöner, German astronomer and cartographer (d. 1547)   

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  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  Dorthe Engelbrechtsdatter, Norwegian poet (d. 1716) was born on this day in history.   

0308  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1343  On this day in history robert of Anjou, king (Naples), dies   

1400  Death of John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter, English politician (executed) (b. 1352) on January - 16.   

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

1547  Death of Johannes Schöner, German astronomer and cartographer (b. 1477) on January - 16.   

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