Page 3: Historical Events In March - 12
Saturday, 16 May 2026
1832 Daniel Friedrich Kuhlau, German/Danish opera composer, dies at 45. 

1834 Karl W Feuerbach, mathematician (circle of Feuerbach), dies at 33. 

1835 Simon Newcomb, US, scientist/mathematician/astronomer 

1837 Felix Alexandre Guilmant, composer 

1838 William Perkin, inventor (1st artificial dye). 

1840 Friedrich Westenholz, composer, dies at 61 

1848 Second republic established in France. 

1848 2nd republic established in France 

1848 Cyrill Kistler, composer. 

1849 The inaugural gold seekers arrive in Nicaragua en route to California 

1849 1st gold seekers arrive in Nicaragua en route to Calif. 

1850 US $20 gold piece inaugural issued. 

1850 1st US $20 gold piece issued 

1852 Juan Bros y Bertomel, composer, dies at 75. 

1855 John White, composer. 

1857 A Great Western Railway train breaks an axle while crossing a swing bridge and plunges into the Desjardins Canal near Hamilton. 59 people are killed 

1857 Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Simon Boccanegra," premieres in Venice 

1859 Josef Cyril Sychra, composer. 

1860 Congress accepts Pre-emption Bill; free land in West for colonists 

1860 Congress accepts Pre-emption Bill: free land in West for colonists. 

1860 Salvatore Di Giacomo, composer. 

1862 Jane Delano, US, nurse/teacher/founder (Red Cross). 

1863 Adolf A Wolfschoon, Curacao, poet 

1865 Affair near Lone Jack, Missouri. 

1867 Last French troops leave Mexico. 

1868 Congress abolishes manufacturer's tax. 

1868 Great Britain annexes Basutoland in Africa 

1868 Britain annexed Basutoland in Africa. 

1874 Edmund Eysler, Austrian composer. 

1875 Julio Garreta, composer. 

1877 Great Britain annexes Walvis Bay at Cape colony 

1877 British annex Walvis Bay in southern Africa. 

1877 Wilhelm Frick, German protector of Bohemia/Moravia. 

1877 Crystobal Oudrid y Segura, composer, dies at 52 

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