Page 3: Historical Events In January - 16

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  On January - 16 refrigerator car patented by William Davis, a fish dealer in Detroit   

1868  On this day in history 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 January - 16.   

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  On this day in history edward G Craig, actor/director (On the art of theatre)   

1873  On January - 16 boyd Alexander, English explorer   

1874  On January - 16 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  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 January - 16.   

1879  January record 13" of snow falls in New York City NY (broken Jan 7, 1996) on January - 16.   

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

1883  Congress passed a bill creating the civil service on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1886  On January - 16 amilcare Ponchielli, Italian composer (La Gioconda), dies at 51   

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  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 this day in history.   

1890  On this day in history karl Freund, Czech/Austrian cameraman/director   

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  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 January - 16.   

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

1897  John Dewey's essay "My Pedagogic Creed" appears in School Journal on this day in history.   

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1245  On this day in history 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  Johannes Schöner, German astronomer and cartographer (d. 1547) was born on this day in history.   

1501  Anthony Denny, confidant of King Henry VIII of England (d. 1559) was born on this day in history.   

1587  On this day in history birth of alexander Adriaenssen, Flemish painter   

1616  François de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort, French soldier (d. 1669) was born on January - 16.   

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

1634  Dorthe Engelbrechtsdatter, Norwegian poet (d. 1716) was born on January - 16.   

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

0429  On this day in history honoratius of Arles, bishop/saint, dies [or 430]   

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  Death of George Spalatin, German reformer (b. 1484) on this day in history.   

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.