Page 2: Historical Events In March - 16

1731  Treaty of Vienna Emperor Charles VI of England &Netherlands on March - 16.   

1731  Treaty of Vienna: Emperor Charles VI of England & Netherlands on this day in history.   

1731  Treaty of Vienna: Emperor Charles VI of England &Netherlands on this day in history.   

1736  Giovanni B Pergolesi, Italian composer (Stabat Mater), dies at 26 on March - 16.   

1738  Georg Baehr, German master builder (Frauenkirche, Dresden), dies at 72 on March - 16.   

1739  On March - 16 george Clymer, US merchant (signed Decl of Ind, Constitution)   

1745  On March - 16 johann Wilhelm Cornelius von Konigslow, composer   

1750  On this day in history caroline Lucretia Herchel, Hanover, Germany, 1st mod woman astronomer   

1751  The birth of James Madison, Former (4th) American President on March - 16.   

1751  On March - 16 james Madison, Port Conway Va, (D-R), 4th US president (1809-17)   

1757  Bengt Lidner, Swedish poet (Medea, Yttersa Domen) on this day in history.   

1774  Matthew Flinders, English navigator/cartographer (coast Australia) on March - 16.   

1776  On March - 16 johan G Verstolk van Soelen, Dutch minister of Foreign Affairs   

1787  Georg Simon Ohm, physicist (discovered Ohm's Law) on March - 16.   

1792  On March - 16 murder attempt on King Gustavus III by count Ankarstrom at opera   

1800  In Quebec, Jean-Joseph Casot 1728-1800, last Jesuit survivor of the French regime, dies at Quebec; the property of the order in Canada appropriates to the Crown on this day in history.   

1802  Law signed to establish US Military Academy (West Point NY) on this day in history.   

1802  On March - 16 uS army Corps of Engineers established (2nd time)   

1802  On March - 16 west Point, the first United States Military Academy, opens its doors   

1802  Law signed to establish US Milt Academy (West Point, NY) on this day in history.   

1802  George Archibald McCall, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1868 on this day in history.   

1804  On this day in history francisco marquis Albergati Capacelli, Italian playwright, dies at 75   

1806  Norbert Rillieux, inventor (sugar refiner) on this day in history.   

1806  Giuseppe Colla, composer, dies at 74 on March - 16.   

1812  Henry Dwight Terry, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1869 on this day in history.   

1814  On this day in history jules Eugene Abraham Alary, composer   

1815  On March - 16 willem I proclaimed king of the Netherlands, including Belgium   

1818  On this day in history second Battle of Cancha Rayada   

1819  Nicolas Sejan, composer, dies at 73 on March - 16.   

1821  Ernest Feydeau, French author (Georges Feydeau) on this day in history.   

1822  Composer Gioacchino Rossini marries Spanish soprano on this day in history.   

1822  On March - 16 john Pope, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1892   

1823  William Henry Monk, composer on March - 16.   

1827  On March - 16 uS black newspaper, "Freedom's Journal" (New York NY), begins publishing   

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1338  Thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick (d. 1401) was born on this day in history.   

1445  On this day in history birth of johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, Swiss-born preacher (d. 1510)   

1473  On this day in history birth of henry IV the Pious, Duke of Saxony (d. 1541)   

1581  Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Dutch historian and writer (d. 1647) was born on March - 16.   

1585  On March - 16 birth of gerbrant A Bredero, Holland, poet/playwright (Klucht van de Koe)   

1609  On this day in history birth of michael Franck, composer   

1631  René Le Bossu, French critic (d. 1680) was born on March - 16.   

1634  Contessa Marie Madeleine La Fayette, novelist was born on this day in history.   

0455  On March - 16 death of valentinian III, Roman Emperor (b. 419)   

1021  Death of Heribert of Cologne, Archbishop of Cologne and Chancellor of Emperor Otto III on this day in history.   

1037  Death of Robert I, Archbishop of Rouen on March - 16.   

1072  On this day in history adalbert, archbishop of Bremen-Hamburg, dies   

1322  On March - 16 death of humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford, English soldier (b. 1276)   

1410  Death of John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset (b. 1373) on this day in history.   

1485  Death of Anne Neville, queen of Richard III of England (b. 1456) on March - 16.   

1536  Death of Ibrahim Pasha, grand-visier of Osmaanse Rich, murdered at about 45 on this day in history.