Page 3: Historical Events In January - 16

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

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 this day in history.   

1868  On January - 16 cyril Metodej Hrazdira, composer   

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

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

1870  On this day in history wilhelm Normann, German chemist (hardening of oils)   

1871  Jefferson Long of Georgia sworn in as 2nd black congressman on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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 January - 16 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 January - 16.   

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

1883  Pendleton Act creates basis of US Civil Service system on January - 16.   

1883  On this day in history the U.S. Civil Service Commission is established.   

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  Cliff House damaged when schooner "Parallel"'s powder cargo explodes on January - 16.   

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

1889  On January - 16 128ºF (53ºC), Cloncurry, Queensland (Australian record)   

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

1889  On this day in history 128°F (53°C), Cloncurry, Queensland (Australian record)   

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

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

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

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

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

1896  On January - 16 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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

1501  Anthony Denny, confidant of King Henry VIII of England (d. 1559) was born on January - 16.   

1587  Alexander Adriaenssen, Flemish painter was born on this day in history.   

1616  On this day in history birth of françois de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort, French soldier (d. 1669)   

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

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  Honoratius of Arles, bishop/saint, dies [or 430] on January - 16.   

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

1343  Robert of Anjou, king (Naples), dies on January - 16.   

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

1545  On this day in history death of george Spalatin, German reformer (b. 1484)   

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

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