Historical Events In February - 16

1742  On February - 16 earl of Wilmington becomes British premier   

1746  Government forces under Lord Louden attempted to capture Prince Charles Edward stewart at Moy Hall but were surprised and routed by a handful of Jacobites. The only death in the Rout of Moy was Duncan Bam MacCrimmon, Hereditory Piper to the MacLeods of Dunvegan, who took the Hanoverian side in the 45 on this day in history.   

1746  Johann Heinse, German Sturm und Drang novelist/art critic on February - 16.   

1751  1st publication of Gray's "Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard" on February - 16.   

1754  On February - 16 richard Mead, physician, dies   

1760  Native American hostages killed in Ft Prince George SC on February - 16.   

1771  Messier presents his original list of 45 M-objects to French Academy on February - 16.   

1774  Pierre Rode, composer on this day in history.   

1777  Messier adds M53 to his catalog (globular cluster in Coma Berenice) on February - 16.   

1779  On this day in history william Boyce, English organist/composer (Cathedral Music), dies   

1787  Andreas Schelfhout, Dutch painter/etcher/lithographer on February - 16.   

1788  Juan van Halen, Dutch/Spanish officer/adventurer on February - 16.   

1790  Chretien Urhan, composer on February - 16.   

1791  On this day in history richard earl d'Alton, Austria general of S Neth, commits suicide at 58   

1799  Charles Theoby, ruler (Palts & Bayern), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1803  Jan V clav Stich, Bohemian composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1804  On February - 16 lieutenant Stephen Decatur, with volunteers from frigate Constitution and schooner Enterprise, enters Tripoli harbor by night in the ketch Intrepid to burn the captured frigate Philadelphia. Decatur's raid succeeds without American losses. England's Lord Nelson calls this "the most daring act of the age."   

1804  Lt Stephen Decatur raids Tripoli Harbor & burns Navy frigate "Philadelphia" after pirates seized it on February - 16.   

1807  Lysander Cutler, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1866 on February - 16.   

1812  Henry Wilson, (R) 18th VP (1873-75) on this day in history.   

1813  Joseph Reid Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army) died in 1892 on February - 16.   

1815  USS Constitution captures British Susannah on this day in history.   

1821  Heinrich Barth, Hamburg Germany, geographer/explorer (Central Africa) on February - 16.   

1822  On this day in history francis Galton, Birmingham England, anthropologist & geneticist   

1823  On this day in history john Daniel Imboden, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1895   

1823  On this day in history johann Gottfried Schict, composer, dies at 69   

1824  Athenaeum founded on February - 16.   

1825  Explorer John Franklin 1786-1847 leaves England on second expedition, with George Back, John Richardson, and surveyor Edward Kendall, to explore from the Mackenzie Delta on this day in history.   

1825  On this day in history george Gerson, composer, dies at 34   

1826  On February - 16 franz von Holstein, composer   

1829  On February - 16 francois-Joseph Gossec, Belg/Fr composer (Messe of Morts), dies at 95   

1831  Nikolai Leskow, writer on February - 16.   

1832  On February - 16 hMS Beagle/Charles Darwin reaches St-Pauls (1ºN, 29ºW)   

1832  HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin reaches St-Pauls (1°N, 29°W) on February - 16.   

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1032  On this day in history birth of emperor Yingzong of China (d. 1067)   

1075  Ordericus Vitalis, French monk/historian/poet was born on this day in history.   

1497  On this day in history birth of philipp Melanchthon, Germ, Protestant reformer (Augsburgse Confessie)   

1519  On February - 16 birth of gaspard de Coligny, Huguenot leader/French admiral   

1543  On this day in history birth of kano Eitoku, Japanese painter (d. 1590)   

1620  Frederick William, Great Elector, founder of Brandenburg-Prussia was born on February - 16.   

1643  John Sharp, English Archbishop of York (d. 1714) was born on this day in history.   

1669  Arnold Boonen, Dutch portrait painter was born on this day in history.   

0309  On this day in history death of pamphilus van Caesarea, Palestinian scholar/martyr, beheaded   

0923  On this day in history abu Dja'far Mohammed Djarir al-Tabari, islamic historian, dies at 83   

1247  Death of Heinrich Raspe, Landgrave of Thuringia (b. 1204) on February - 16.   

1279  Afonso III, King of Portugal (1248-79), dies on February - 16.   

1391  Johannes V Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantium (1341-91), dies on this day in history.   

1531  Death of Johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1452) on this day in history.   

1538  Everhard/Erardus van de Mark, prince-bishop of Liege, dies at 65 on February - 16.   

1560  On February - 16 death of jean du Bellay, French Catholic cardinal and diplomat