Page 2: Historical Events In November - 02
Monday, 16 March 2026
1785 Frederic Kalkbrenner, composer 

1795 James Knox Polk, NC, 11th Pres (D) (1845-1849). 

1804 Armand-Gaston Camus, French chairman of Council of 500, dies at 64 

1810 Andrew Atkinson Humphreys, Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1883 

1812 Abraham I van Lier, theater director (Gran Theatre-van Lier). 

1813 Treaty of Fulda 

1815 George Boole, mathematician (Boolean algebra) 

1822 James Byron Gordon, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864. 

1824 Popular presidential vote 1st recorded; Jackson beats J Q Adams 

1826 Robert Hopkins Hatton, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862. 

1828 Byron Grimes, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1880 

1835 2nd Seminole War begins in Osceola 

1841 Akbar Khan successfully revolts against Shah Shuja in Afghanistan 

1842 Otto Reubke, composer. 

1843 Caryl Florio, composer. 

1845 Chretien Urhan, composer, dies at 55. 

1846 Antonio Pena y Goni, composer 

1847 George Sorel, French Socialist thinker/author (violent revolutions). 

1851 Louis Napoleon takes power in France 

1852 Franklin Pierce elected as president of US. 

1854 Cobblestone paving of Washington St between Dupont and Kearny starts 

1857 Joseph F F Babinski, Polish/French neurologist (Babinski reflex). 

1861 American Civil War: Western Department Union General John C. Fremont is relieved of command and replaced by David Hunter 

1865 Warren Gamaliel Harding, Ohio, (R) 29th pres (1921-23). 

1868 In this year, Time zone: New Zealand officially formally adopts a standard time to be observed nationally. 

1875 Verney Cameroon reaches Benguela Angola, from Africa's east coast. 

1875 JWW Birch, 1st British resident of Perak Malakka, murdered 

1876 Eugeniusz Morawsky-Dabrowa, composer. 

1877 Claire McDowell, NYC, actress (Big Parade). 

1879 In a 6-day footrace a Mr Weston loses to a horse, 900 to 885 km 

1879 Jean Gilbert, [Max Winterfield], German composer (Prince Regent). 

1880 James A Garfield (R) elected President. 

1880 John Foulds, composer 

1881 Dutch New-Malthusiaanse Union forms. 

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