Page 3: Historical Events In March - 16

1827  1st US black newspaper, "Freedom's Journal" (NYC), begins publishing on this day in history.   

1829  Ohio authorizes high school night classes on March - 16.   

1830  On March - 16 london's re-organised police force (Scotland Yard) forms   

1830  On this day in history new York Stock Exchange slowest day ever (31 shares traded)   

1830  On this day in history london's re-organised police force (Scotland Yard)   

1832  Charles Camp Doolittle, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteer) on March - 16.   

1833  Susan Hayhurst becomes first US woman grad of a pharmacy college on this day in history.   

1833  Susan Hayhurst becomes 1st US woman grad of a pharmacy college on March - 16.   

1834  HMS Beagle anchors at Berkeley Sound, Falkland Islands on this day in history.   

1836  Texas approves a constitution on this day in history.   

1836  On this day in history andrew S Hallidie, inventor (cable car)   

1838  Nathaniel Bowditch, astronomer/navigation expert, dies at 64 on March - 16.   

1839  René F Armand Sully-Prudhomme, France, poet, 1st Nobel winner (1901) on this day in history.   

1841  Félix Savart, French surgeon/physicist, dies at 49 on March - 16.   

1843  James Douglas 1803-1877 starts construction of Fort Camosun [Victoria]; first Hudson's Bay Company post on Vancouver Island on this day in history.   

1843  On March - 16 anton R Falck, Dutch minister of Education/Colonies, dies at 65   

1849  On this day in history james E Smith, became father at 100 with woman 64 years younger   

1850  On this day in history nathaniel Hawthorne's "Scarlet Letter" published   

1856  E Louis YY Napoleon Bonaparte, French/English prince on March - 16.   

1861  On this day in history arizona Territory votes to leave the Union   

1861  On this day in history confederate government appoints commissioners to Britain   

1862  On March - 16 battle at Pound Gap KY Confederates separate battles   

1862  Battle at Pound Gap Kentucky: Confederates separate battles on March - 16.   

1862  On March - 16 battle at Pound Gap KY: Confederates separate battles   

1865  Battle of Averasboro NC (1,500 casualities) on March - 16.   

1867  On this day in history first publication of an article by Joseph Lister outlining the discovery of antiseptic surgery, in The Lancet.   

1867  On March - 16 benjamin Hanby, composer, dies at 33   

1868  On this day in history maxim Gorki, USSR, playwright (The Lower Depths) [3/28 NS]   

1869  Hiram R Revels makes the first official speech by a black in the Senate on this day in history.   

1869  On March - 16 hiram R Revels makes 1st official speech by a black in the Senate   

1871  1st fertilizer law enacted on March - 16.   

1872  The first FA Cup Final Wanderers-Royal Engineers 1-0 in Bolton on March - 16.   

1872  1st FA Cup Final: Wanderers-Royal Engineers 1-0 in Bolton on this day in history.   

1872  On March - 16 the first FA Cup Final: Wanderers-Royal Engineers 1-0 in Bolton   

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1338  On this day in history birth of thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick (d. 1401)   

1445  On March - 16 birth of johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, Swiss-born preacher (d. 1510)   

1473  On this day in history birth of henry IV the Pious, Duke of Saxony (d. 1541)   

1581  On March - 16 birth of pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Dutch historian and writer (d. 1647)   

1585  Gerbrant A Bredero, Holland, poet/playwright (Klucht van de Koe) was born on March - 16.   

1609  Michael Franck, composer was born on this day in history.   

1631  René Le Bossu, French critic (d. 1680) was born on this day in history.   

1634  On March - 16 birth of contessa Marie Madeleine La Fayette, novelist   

0455  On March - 16 death of valentinian III, Roman Emperor (b. 419)   

1021  On this day in history death of heribert of Cologne, Archbishop of Cologne and Chancellor of Emperor Otto III   

1037  On this day in history death of robert I, Archbishop of Rouen   

1072  On this day in history adalbert, archbishop of Bremen-Hamburg, dies   

1322  Death of Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford, English soldier (b. 1276) on March - 16.   

1410  On this day in history death of john Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset (b. 1373)   

1485  On March - 16 death of anne Neville, queen of Richard III of England (b. 1456)   

1536  On March - 16 death of ibrahim Pasha, grand-visier of Osmaanse Rich, murdered at about 45