Historical Events In October - 16

1848  On this day in history 1st US homeopathic medical college opens in Pennsylvania   

1849  On October - 16 avery College establishes in Allegheny, Pennsylvania   

1849  Arnold Krug, composer on October - 16.   

1849  On this day in history george Washington Williams, 1st major black historian, dies   

1851  James Ten Eyck, champion rower/coach (Ten Eyck Trophy namesake) on this day in history.   

1852  Dutch Govt recognize Catholics right to organize on October - 16.   

1854  The birth of Oscar Wilde, Irish born novelist and playwright on October - 16.   

1854  On this day in history karl J Kautsky, Austrian marxist/socialist   

1855  On October - 16 camille Looten, Belgian priest/literature historian   

1859  On October - 16 john Brown leads 20 in raid on federal arsenal, Harper's Ferry, Va   

1859  John Brown leads 21 in raid on federal arsenal, Harper's Ferry, Va on this day in history.   

1861  On October - 16 confedercy starts selling postage stamps   

1861  Confederacy starts selling postage stamps on October - 16.   

1862  On this day in history george Burgwyn Anderson, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 31   

1863  On this day in history grant is given command of Union forces in West   

1863  Austen Chamberlain, British Foreign Secretary (Nobel 1925) on this day in history.   

1866  On October - 16 pieter J Kromsigt, theologist/publicist (Troffel & Sword)   

1867  On October - 16 alaska adopts the Gregorian calendar   

1867  Alaska adopts Gregorian calendar, crosses intl date line on this day in history.   

1867  Salomon J Rappoport, Czech rabbi (Ereg miliem), dies on October - 16.   

1868  Franz X Ritter von Epp, German general (China) on October - 16.   

1869  Hotel in Boston becomes the first to have indoor plumbing on this day in history.   

1869  On October - 16 hotel in Boston becomes 1st to have indoor plumbing   

1870  On October - 16 helge Rode, Danish poet/essayist   

1875  1st Quebec vs Ontario football game, Ontario wins on this day in history.   

1876  Race riot at Cainhoy SC (5 whites & 1 black killed) on this day in history.   

1877  On this day in history john Zwijsen, archbishop of Utrecht, dies at 83   

1878  On this day in history carlos Pedrell, composer   

1880  On this day in history edward Wolff, composer, dies at 64   

1882  The Nickel Plate Railroad opens for business on October - 16.   

1885  On this day in history dorando di Desiderio Pietri, Italian marathoner (Olympic-DQ gold-1908)   

1886  On this day in history armin T Wegner, writer   

1888  The birth of Eugene O'Neill, American playwright and Nobel prize winner for literature on this day in history.   

1888  On October - 16 eugene O'Neill, NYC, dramatist (Desire Under the Elms-Nobel 1936)   

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1396  William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English soldier (d. 1450) was born on this day in history.   

1430  King James II of Scotland (d. 1460) was born on October - 16.   

1483  On this day in history birth of gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (d. 1542)   

1535  On October - 16 birth of niwa Nagahide, Japanese warlord (d. 1585)   

1605  Charles C Dassoucy, French writer/singer was born on October - 16.   

1663  Prince Eugene of Savoy, French-born Austrian general (d. 1736) was born on October - 16.   

1679  On October - 16 birth of jan Dismas Zelenka, composer   

1708  Albrecht von Haller, Switz, experimental physiology (Acad of Science) was born on October - 16.   

0775  Mansur, kalief of Abbasiden, dies on this day in history.   

1323  Amadeus V the Great, count of Flanders/Savoy, dies at 74 on October - 16.   

1333  Nicolaas V, [Pietro Rainalducci], Italian anti-Pope (1328-30), dies on October - 16.   

1355  On this day in history death of louis, King of Sicily, felled by the Black Death   

1473  On October - 16 reinoud II van Brederode, viscount of Utrecht, dies   

1553  Lucas Cranach Sr, German painter, dies at 81 on October - 16.   

1555  On October - 16 death of hugh Latimer, royal chaplain of Anna Boley, burned at stake at 80   

1570  On this day in history death of baron van Montigny, Dutch earl of Horne, murdered