Page 3: Historical Events In March - 16

1827  1st US black newspaper, "Freedom's Journal" (NYC), begins publishing on March - 16.   

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

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

1830  New York Stock Exchange slowest day ever (31 shares traded) on this day in history.   

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

1832  Charles Camp Doolittle, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteer) on this day in history.   

1833  On this day in history susan Hayhurst becomes first US woman grad of a pharmacy college   

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  On this day in history texas approves a constitution   

1836  Andrew S Hallidie, inventor (cable car) on March - 16.   

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 March - 16.   

1841  On March - 16 félix Savart, French surgeon/physicist, dies at 49   

1843  On March - 16 james Douglas 1803-1877 starts construction of Fort Camosun [Victoria]; first Hudson's Bay Company post on Vancouver Island.   

1843  Anton R Falck, Dutch minister of Education/Colonies, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

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

1850  On March - 16 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 March - 16 confederate government appoints commissioners to Britain   

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

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

1862  On this day in history battle at Pound Gap KY: Confederates separate battles   

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

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

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

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

1869  Hiram R Revels makes the first official speech by a black in the Senate on March - 16.   

1869  On this day in history hiram R Revels makes 1st official speech by a black in the Senate   

1871  1st fertilizer law enacted on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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1338  Thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick (d. 1401) was born on March - 16.   

1445  Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, Swiss-born preacher (d. 1510) was born on this day in history.   

1473  Henry IV the Pious, Duke of Saxony (d. 1541) was born on this day in history.   

1581  Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Dutch historian and writer (d. 1647) was born on this day in history.   

1585  Gerbrant A Bredero, Holland, poet/playwright (Klucht van de Koe) was born on this day in history.   

1609  On this day in history birth of michael Franck, composer   

1631  On this day in history birth of rené Le Bossu, French critic (d. 1680)   

1634  Contessa Marie Madeleine La Fayette, novelist was born on this day in history.   

0455  Death of Valentinian III, Roman Emperor (b. 419) on this day in history.   

1021  Death of Heribert of Cologne, Archbishop of Cologne and Chancellor of Emperor Otto III on this day in history.   

1037  Death of Robert I, Archbishop of Rouen on this day in history.   

1072  Adalbert, archbishop of Bremen-Hamburg, dies on March - 16.   

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

1410  Death of John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset (b. 1373) on this day in history.   

1485  Death of Anne Neville, queen of Richard III of England (b. 1456) on March - 16.   

1536  On this day in history death of ibrahim Pasha, grand-visier of Osmaanse Rich, murdered at about 45