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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history charles Camp Doolittle, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteer)   

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 this day in history.   

1836  Texas approves a constitution on this day in history.   

1836  Andrew S Hallidie, inventor (cable car) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1849  On March - 16 james E Smith, became father at 100 with woman 64 years younger   

1850  Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Scarlet Letter" published on March - 16.   

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

1861  Arizona Territory votes to leave the Union on March - 16.   

1861  On March - 16 confederate government appoints commissioners to Britain   

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

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

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

1865  Battle of Averasboro NC (1,500 casualities) on this day in history.   

1867  On March - 16 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 March - 16 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  Hiram R Revels makes 1st official speech by a black in the Senate on March - 16.   

1871  1st fertilizer law enacted on March - 16.   

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

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 this day in history birth of pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Dutch historian and writer (d. 1647)   

1585  On March - 16 birth of gerbrant A Bredero, Holland, poet/playwright (Klucht van de Koe)   

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 this day in history death of valentinian III, Roman Emperor (b. 419)   

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  On March - 16 adalbert, archbishop of Bremen-Hamburg, dies   

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 March - 16.   

1485  On this day in history death of anne Neville, queen of Richard III of England (b. 1456)   

1536  Death of Ibrahim Pasha, grand-visier of Osmaanse Rich, murdered at about 45 on March - 16.