Historical Events In February - 16
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1832 Camille Armand Jules Marie de Polignac, Mjr General (Confederate Army) on this day in history.
1834 On this day in history the birth of Ernst Haeckel, German naturalist
1834 On February - 16 ernst Heinrich Haeckel, Potsdam Germ, biologist (Causes of Evolution)
1834 On February - 16 lionel Lukin, life boat pioneer, dies
1836 On February - 16 benjamin Edward Woolf, Dutch composer
1838 Kentucky passes law permitting women to attend school under conditions on February - 16.
1838 The British Parliament passes an act suspending the constitution in Lower Canada on this day in history.
1838 On this day in history arnoldus Pannevis, South African ship's doctor/linguist
1840 On this day in history american Charles Wilkes discovers Shackleton Ice Shelf, Antarctica
1846 Battle of Sobraon ends first Sikh War in India on February - 16.
1846 On February - 16 battle of Sobraon ends 1st Sikh War in India
1847 Ludwig Philipp Scharwenka, German composer (Album polonaise) on this day in history.
1848 Hugo de Vries, Dutch botanist (How species emerge) on this day in history.
1850 Octave Mirbeau, France, writer (Journal of a Lady's Maid) on this day in history.
1851 On February - 16 anne Nagell van Ampsen, Dutch politician, dies at 95
1852 On February - 16 studebaker Brothers wagon company, precursor of the automobile manufacturer, is established.
1852 On this day in history charles Taze Russell, religion founder (Jehovah's Witnesses)
1854 Franz Liszts symphony "Orpheus," premieres on this day in history.
1854 On this day in history oscar Fetras, composer
1856 On February - 16 willem Kes, Dutch violinist/composer/conductor (Parkorkest Amsterdam)
1857 Gallaudet College (Natl Deaf Mute college) forms (Wash DC) on this day in history.
1857 Auguste-Gaspard-Louis Desnoyers, French engraver, dies at 77 on this day in history.
1858 On February - 16 laurence "Lon" Myers, US, track star (top US miler)
1858 On February - 16 georg F Creuzer, German philological/historian, dies at 86
1859 The French Government passes a law to set the A-note above middle C to a frequency of 435 Hz, in an attempt to standardize the pitch on February - 16.
1860 On this day in history dutch Rochussen/Van Bosse government resigns
1860 Dutch Rochussen/Van Bosse govt resigns on this day in history.
1862 On this day in history ft Donelson captured by General Grant (1,400 confederates surrender)
1862 On this day in history ft Donelson captured by Gen Grant (1,400 confederates surrender)
1864 On this day in history battle of Mobile, AL - operations by Union Army
1864 On February - 16 battle of Mobile, AL
1864 Vaclav Jindrich Veit, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.
1866 On this day in history the birth of Johann Strauss, Austrian composer.
1866 Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington becomes the British Secretary of State for War on February - 16.
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