Page 3: Historical Events In March - 16

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

1829  On this day in history ohio authorizes high school night classes   

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 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 March - 16.   

1833  On this day in history susan Hayhurst becomes 1st US woman grad of a pharmacy college   

1834  HMS Beagle anchors at Berkeley Sound, Falkland Islands on March - 16.   

1836  On March - 16 texas approves a constitution   

1836  On March - 16 andrew S Hallidie, inventor (cable car)   

1838  On this day in history nathaniel Bowditch, astronomer/navigation expert, dies at 64   

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

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

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

1843  Anton R Falck, Dutch minister of Education/Colonies, dies at 65 on March - 16.   

1849  On March - 16 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  On March - 16 e Louis YY Napoleon Bonaparte, French/English prince   

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

1861  Confederate government appoints commissioners to Britain on this day in history.   

1862  Battle at Pound Gap KY Confederates separate battles on this day in history.   

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

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

1865  On March - 16 battle of Averasboro NC (1,500 casualities)   

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

1867  Benjamin Hanby, composer, dies at 33 on March - 16.   

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

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

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

1871  On March - 16 1st fertilizer law enacted   

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 March - 16.   

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  On this day in history birth of johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, Swiss-born preacher (d. 1510)   

1473  On March - 16 birth of henry IV the Pious, Duke of Saxony (d. 1541)   

1581  Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Dutch historian and writer (d. 1647) was born on March - 16.   

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

1609  On March - 16 birth of michael Franck, composer   

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  Death of Valentinian III, Roman Emperor (b. 419) on March - 16.   

1021  Death of Heribert of Cologne, Archbishop of Cologne and Chancellor of Emperor Otto III on March - 16.   

1037  On March - 16 death of robert I, Archbishop of Rouen   

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 this day in history.   

1410  Death of John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset (b. 1373) on March - 16.   

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