Page 3: Historical Events In January - 16
Sunday, 13 July 2025
1865 General William Sherman issues Field Order #15 (land for blacks) on this day in history.
1865 On this day in history 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 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 this day in history.
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 Robert Service, England, Canadian poet (Cremation of Sam McGee) on this day in history.
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 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 On this day in history january record 13" of snow falls in New York City NY (broken Jan 7, 1996)
1879 On January - 16 january record 13" of snow falls in NYC (broken Jan 7, 1996)
1883 Congress passed a bill creating the civil service on January - 16.
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 Wladyslaw Raczkiewicz, president of Poland (1939-40) on January - 16.
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 this day in history.
1887 On January - 16 john Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman)
1889 128ºF (53ºC), Cloncurry, Queensland (Australian record) on this day in history.
1889 Cloncurry, Queensland, recorded temperature of 53.1 Celsius, highest known in Australia on January - 16.
1889 128°F (53°C), Cloncurry, Queensland (Australian record) on January - 16.
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 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 On this day in history defeat of Cymru Fydd at South Wales Liberal Federation AGM, Newport, Monmouthshire.
1897 On this day in history john Dewey's essay "My Pedagogic Creed" appears in School Journal
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