Page 3: Historical Events In March - 16

1827  1st US black newspaper, "Freedom's Journal" (NYC), begins publishing on this day in history.   

1829  Ohio authorizes high school night classes on this day in history.   

1830  On this day in history london's re-organised police force (Scotland Yard) forms   

1830  On this day in history new York Stock Exchange slowest day ever (31 shares traded)   

1830  London's re-organised police force (Scotland Yard) on this day in history.   

1832  On March - 16 charles Camp Doolittle, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteer)   

1833  On March - 16 susan Hayhurst becomes first US woman grad of a pharmacy college   

1833  Susan Hayhurst becomes 1st US woman grad of a pharmacy college on March - 16.   

1834  On March - 16 hMS Beagle anchors at Berkeley Sound, Falkland Islands   

1836  Texas approves a constitution on March - 16.   

1836  Andrew S Hallidie, inventor (cable car) on this day in history.   

1838  Nathaniel Bowditch, astronomer/navigation expert, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1839  On March - 16 rené F Armand Sully-Prudhomme, France, poet, 1st Nobel winner (1901)   

1841  Félix Savart, French surgeon/physicist, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1843  On this day in history james Douglas 1803-1877 starts construction of Fort Camosun [Victoria]; first Hudson's Bay Company post on Vancouver Island.   

1843  Anton R Falck, Dutch minister of Education/Colonies, dies at 65 on March - 16.   

1849  James E Smith, became father at 100 with woman 64 years younger on March - 16.   

1850  Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Scarlet Letter" published on this day in history.   

1856  E Louis YY Napoleon Bonaparte, French/English prince on this day in history.   

1861  On March - 16 arizona Territory votes to leave the Union   

1861  On this day in history confederate government appoints commissioners to Britain   

1862  Battle at Pound Gap KY Confederates separate battles on this day in history.   

1862  On March - 16 battle at Pound Gap Kentucky: Confederates separate battles   

1862  On March - 16 battle at Pound Gap KY: Confederates separate battles   

1865  On March - 16 battle of Averasboro NC (1,500 casualities)   

1867  On this day in history first publication of an article by Joseph Lister outlining the discovery of antiseptic surgery, in The Lancet.   

1867  Benjamin Hanby, composer, dies at 33 on March - 16.   

1868  On this day in history maxim Gorki, USSR, playwright (The Lower Depths) [3/28 NS]   

1869  Hiram R Revels makes the first official speech by a black in the Senate on March - 16.   

1869  Hiram R Revels makes 1st official speech by a black in the Senate on this day in history.   

1871  1st fertilizer law enacted on this day in history.   

1872  The first FA Cup Final Wanderers-Royal Engineers 1-0 in Bolton on March - 16.   

1872  On this day in history 1st FA Cup Final: Wanderers-Royal Engineers 1-0 in Bolton   

1872  The first FA Cup Final: Wanderers-Royal Engineers 1-0 in Bolton on this day in history.   

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

1445  Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, Swiss-born preacher (d. 1510) was born on March - 16.   

1473  On March - 16 birth of henry IV the Pious, Duke of Saxony (d. 1541)   

1581  On March - 16 birth of pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Dutch historian and writer (d. 1647)   

1585  Gerbrant A Bredero, Holland, poet/playwright (Klucht van de Koe) was born on this day in history.   

1609  Michael Franck, composer was born on this day in history.   

1631  On March - 16 birth of rené Le Bossu, French critic (d. 1680)   

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

0455  Death of Valentinian III, Roman Emperor (b. 419) on March - 16.   

1021  On this day in history death of heribert of Cologne, Archbishop of Cologne and Chancellor of Emperor Otto III   

1037  Death of Robert I, Archbishop of Rouen on this day in history.   

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

1322  Death of Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford, English soldier (b. 1276) on this day in history.   

1410  Death of John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset (b. 1373) on March - 16.   

1485  On March - 16 death of anne Neville, queen of Richard III of England (b. 1456)   

1536  On March - 16 death of ibrahim Pasha, grand-visier of Osmaanse Rich, murdered at about 45