Historical Events In January - 16

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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1245  Edmund Crouchback, son of Henry III of England (d. 1296) was born on this day in history.   

1409  On this day in history birth of rené I of Naples (d. 1480)   

1477  On this day in history birth of johannes Schöner, German astronomer and cartographer (d. 1547)   

1501  Anthony Denny, confidant of King Henry VIII of England (d. 1559) was born on January - 16.   

1587  On January - 16 birth of alexander Adriaenssen, Flemish painter   

1616  On January - 16 birth of françois de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort, French soldier (d. 1669)   

1626  On January - 16 birth of lucas Achtschellinck, Flemish painter (d. 1699)   

1634  Dorthe Engelbrechtsdatter, Norwegian poet (d. 1716) was born on this day in history.   

0308  On January - 16 marcellus I, Catholic Pope (-308), dies   

0429  On January - 16 honoratius of Arles, bishop/saint, dies [or 430]   

0960  Death of Polyeuctus, Patriarch of Constantinople on January - 16.   

1343  On this day in history robert of Anjou, king (Naples), dies   

1400  On this day in history death of john Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter, English politician (executed) (b. 1352)   

1545  On January - 16 death of george Spalatin, German reformer (b. 1484)   

1547  On January - 16 death of johannes Schöner, German astronomer and cartographer (b. 1477)   

1554  On this day in history death of christiern Pedersen, Danish humanist (b. 1480)