Page 3: Historical Events In January - 16

1865  On January - 16 general William Sherman issues Field Order #15 (land for blacks)   

1865  On January - 16 confederate brig-gen John Pegram marries Hetty Cary   

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 January - 16 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  Wilhelm Normann, German chemist (hardening of oils) on January - 16.   

1871  On this day in history 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 January - 16 boyd Alexander, English explorer   

1874  On January - 16 robert Service, England, Canadian poet (Cremation of Sam McGee)   

1876  On this day in history edmund H. Sears, author of It Came Upon A midnight Clear, dies.   

1877  On this day in history color organ (for light shows) patented, by Bainbridge Bishop   

1878  Captain Burago with a squadron of Russian Imperial army dragoons liberates Plovdiv from Ottoman rule on this day in history.   

1878  On January - 16 harry Carey Sr, Bronx NY, actor (Aces Wild, Border Cafe, Air Force)   

1879  January record 13" of snow falls in New York City NY (broken Jan 7, 1996) on this day in history.   

1879  January record 13" of snow falls in NYC (broken Jan 7, 1996) on this day in history.   

1883  On January - 16 congress passed a bill creating the civil service.   

1883  On January - 16 pendleton Act creates basis of US Civil Service system   

1883  On January - 16 the U.S. Civil Service Commission is established.   

1885  On this day in history wladyslaw Raczkiewicz, president of Poland (1939-40)   

1886  Amilcare Ponchielli, Italian composer (La Gioconda), dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1887  Cliff House damaged when schooner "Parallel"'s powder cargo explodes on January - 16.   

1887  John Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman) on this day in history.   

1889  128ºF (53ºC), Cloncurry, Queensland (Australian record) on January - 16.   

1889  On January - 16 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  On this day in history karl Freund, Czech/Austrian cameraman/director   

1891  Clement-Philibert-Leo Delibes, composer, dies at 54 on January - 16.   

1892  On this day in history imakita Kosen, Zen teacher/abbot of Engagkuji monastery, dies   

1893  On this day in history johan Philip Koelman, painter/sculptor/architect, dies at 74   

1894  Guy Chamberlin, early NFL end/coach (Canton, Frankford, Cards) on January - 16.   

1896  On this day in history defeat of Cymru Fydd at South Wales Liberal Federation AGM, Newport, Monmouthshire.   

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 January - 16.   

1409  René I of Naples (d. 1480) was born on this day in history.   

1477  Johannes Schöner, German astronomer and cartographer (d. 1547) was born on this day in history.   

1501  On January - 16 birth of anthony Denny, confidant of King Henry VIII of England (d. 1559)   

1587  Alexander Adriaenssen, Flemish painter was born on January - 16.   

1616  François de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort, French soldier (d. 1669) was born on this day in history.   

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

1634  On this day in history birth of dorthe Engelbrechtsdatter, Norwegian poet (d. 1716)   

0308  Marcellus I, Catholic Pope (-308), dies on this day in history.   

0429  Honoratius of Arles, bishop/saint, dies [or 430] on this day in history.   

0960  On this day in history death of polyeuctus, Patriarch of Constantinople   

1343  Robert of Anjou, king (Naples), dies on January - 16.   

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 this day in history death of johannes Schöner, German astronomer and cartographer (b. 1477)   

1554  Death of Christiern Pedersen, Danish humanist (b. 1480) on this day in history.