Historical Events In January - 16
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1865 On January - 16 general William Sherman issues Field Order #15 (land for blacks)
1865 Confederate brig-gen John Pegram marries Hetty Cary on this day in history.
1868 Refrigerator car patented by William Davis, a fish dealer in Detroit on January - 16.
1868 On this day in history cyril Metodej Hrazdira, composer
1870 On this day in history virginia becomes 8th state re-admitted to US after Civil War
1870 On this day in history virginia becomes 8th state readmitted to US after Civil War
1870 On January - 16 wilhelm Normann, German chemist (hardening of oils)
1871 On January - 16 jefferson Long of Georgia sworn in as 2nd black congressman
1872 On this day in history edward G Craig, actor/director (On the art of theatre)
1873 On this day in history boyd Alexander, English explorer
1874 On this day in history robert Service, England, Canadian poet (Cremation of Sam McGee)
1876 Edmund H. Sears, author of It Came Upon A midnight Clear, dies on January - 16.
1877 Color organ (for light shows) patented, by Bainbridge Bishop on this day in history.
1878 On this day in history captain Burago with a squadron of Russian Imperial army dragoons liberates Plovdiv from Ottoman rule.
1878 Harry Carey Sr, Bronx NY, actor (Aces Wild, Border Cafe, Air Force) on January - 16.
1879 On January - 16 january record 13" of snow falls in New York City NY (broken Jan 7, 1996)
1879 January record 13" of snow falls in NYC (broken Jan 7, 1996) on January - 16.
1883 Congress passed a bill creating the civil service on this day in history.
1883 Pendleton Act creates basis of US Civil Service system on this day in history.
1883 On this day in history the U.S. Civil Service Commission is established.
1885 On this day in history wladyslaw Raczkiewicz, president of Poland (1939-40)
1886 On January - 16 amilcare Ponchielli, Italian composer (La Gioconda), dies at 51
1887 On January - 16 cliff House damaged when schooner "Parallel"'s powder cargo explodes
1887 On this day in history john Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman)
1889 128ºF (53ºC), Cloncurry, Queensland (Australian record) on January - 16.
1889 On this day in history cloncurry, Queensland, recorded temperature of 53.1 Celsius, highest known in Australia.
1889 On this day in history 128°F (53°C), Cloncurry, Queensland (Australian record)
1890 Karl Freund, Czech/Austrian cameraman/director on January - 16.
1891 On this day in history clement-Philibert-Leo Delibes, composer, dies at 54
1892 Imakita Kosen, Zen teacher/abbot of Engagkuji monastery, dies on January - 16.
1893 Johan Philip Koelman, painter/sculptor/architect, dies at 74 on January - 16.
1894 Guy Chamberlin, early NFL end/coach (Canton, Frankford, Cards) on January - 16.
1896 Defeat of Cymru Fydd at South Wales Liberal Federation AGM, Newport, Monmouthshire on January - 16.
1897 John Dewey's essay "My Pedagogic Creed" appears in School Journal on this day in history.
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