Historical Events In April - 16
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1743 On this day in history cornelis van Bijnkershoek, Dutch lawyer (Roman law), dies at 69
1746 On April - 16 battle at Culloden: Troops of George II of Great Britain defeat Charles Stuart
1756 On April - 16 jacques Cassini, Fr astronomer (Discover rings of Saturn), dies at 79
1760 Laurence, 4th Earl Ferrers, executed for murder of his steward on this day in history.
1777 On April - 16 battle of Bennington-New England's Green Mountain Boys rout Brits
1780 The University of Münster in Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany is founded on April - 16.
1787 On April - 16 1st American comedy, "The Contrast," made its debut in NYC
1789 George Washington heads for first presidential inauguration on April - 16.
1789 George Washington heads for 1st presidential inauguration on April - 16.
1799 On this day in history napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Mount Tabor
1800 On April - 16 jozef Stefani, composer
1808 On April - 16 caleb Blood Smith, Secy Int (Union), died in 1864
1816 On this day in history edward "Old Allegheny" Johnson, Major General (Confederate Army)
1818 Senate ratifies Rush-Bagot ammendment (unarmed US-Canada border) on April - 16.
1818 Senate ratifies Rush-Bagot amendment (unarmed US-Canada border) on April - 16.
1820 On April - 16 georg Curtius, German classical linguist
1821 On April - 16 ford Maddox Brown, painter
1823 Mother Joseph, [Esther Pariseau], religious leader (US capitol) on April - 16.
1825 John Henry Fuseli, painter/art writer (Tracks in the Snow), dies at 84 on this day in history.
1828 On this day in history francisco Goya y Lucientes, Spanish painter/cartoonist, dies at 82
1832 John A Neuhuys, painter on April - 16.
1838 On April - 16 karel Bendl, composer
1844 The birth of Anatole France, French writer on this day in history.
1844 Anatole France, writer (Thaïs, Wickerwork Woman, Nobel 1921) on this day in history.
1846 On this day in history domenico Dragonetti, composer, dies at 83
1849 On this day in history m DeGasparis discovers the 10th asteroid, Hygeia [or 0412]
1849 The opera "Il Profeta" is produced (Paris) on this day in history.
1849 Opera "Il Profeta," premieres in Paris on this day in history.
1850 Herbert Baxter Adams, US, historian (American Historical Assn) on April - 16.
1850 Marie [Gresholtz] Tussaud, maker of wax figures, dies on this day in history.
1851 Ernst Josephson, Sweden, artist on this day in history.
1853 On April - 16 the first passenger rail opens in India, from Bori Bunder, Bombay to Thane.
1854 On April - 16 san Salvador destroyed by earthquake
1854 On this day in history steamer "Long Beach" sinks off Long Beach NY, 311 die
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