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  On this day in history refrigerator car patented by William Davis, a fish dealer in Detroit   

1868  Cyril Metodej Hrazdira, composer on January - 16.   

1870  Virginia becomes 8th state re-admitted to US after Civil War on this day in history.   

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 this day in history jefferson Long of Georgia sworn in as 2nd black congressman   

1872  Edward G Craig, actor/director (On the art of theatre) on this day in history.   

1873  Boyd Alexander, English explorer on this day in history.   

1874  Robert Service, England, Canadian poet (Cremation of Sam McGee) on this day in history.   

1876  On January - 16 edmund H. Sears, author of It Came Upon A midnight Clear, dies.   

1877  Color organ (for light shows) patented, by Bainbridge Bishop on January - 16.   

1878  Captain Burago with a squadron of Russian Imperial army dragoons liberates Plovdiv from Ottoman rule on January - 16.   

1878  Harry Carey Sr, Bronx NY, actor (Aces Wild, Border Cafe, Air Force) on this day in history.   

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

1879  On January - 16 january record 13" of snow falls in NYC (broken Jan 7, 1996)   

1883  On this day in history congress passed a bill creating the civil service.   

1883  Pendleton Act creates basis of US Civil Service system on January - 16.   

1883  On this day in history the U.S. Civil Service Commission is established.   

1885  On January - 16 wladyslaw Raczkiewicz, president of Poland (1939-40)   

1886  On this day in history amilcare Ponchielli, Italian composer (La Gioconda), dies at 51   

1887  On this day in history cliff House damaged when schooner "Parallel"'s powder cargo explodes   

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

1889  On this day in history 128ºF (53ºC), Cloncurry, Queensland (Australian record)   

1889  Cloncurry, Queensland, recorded temperature of 53.1 Celsius, highest known in Australia on this day in history.   

1889  128°F (53°C), Cloncurry, Queensland (Australian record) on January - 16.   

1890  Karl Freund, Czech/Austrian cameraman/director on January - 16.   

1891  Clement-Philibert-Leo Delibes, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

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  On January - 16 guy Chamberlin, early NFL end/coach (Canton, Frankford, Cards)   

1896  Defeat of Cymru Fydd at South Wales Liberal Federation AGM, Newport, Monmouthshire on January - 16.   

1897  On this day in history john Dewey's essay "My Pedagogic Creed" appears in School Journal   

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

1409  On January - 16 birth of rené I of Naples (d. 1480)   

1477  Johannes Schöner, German astronomer and cartographer (d. 1547) was born on January - 16.   

1501  Anthony Denny, confidant of King Henry VIII of England (d. 1559) was born on this day in history.   

1587  On this day in history birth of alexander Adriaenssen, Flemish painter   

1616  François de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort, French soldier (d. 1669) was born on January - 16.   

1626  Lucas Achtschellinck, Flemish painter (d. 1699) was born on this day in history.   

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

0308  On this day in history marcellus I, Catholic Pope (-308), dies   

0429  On this day in history honoratius of Arles, bishop/saint, dies [or 430]   

0960  Death of Polyeuctus, Patriarch of Constantinople on this day in history.   

1343  Robert of Anjou, king (Naples), dies on this day in history.   

1400  Death of John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter, English politician (executed) (b. 1352) on this day in history.   

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 January - 16.