Historical Events In March - 16

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

1829  On March - 16 ohio authorizes high school night classes   

1830  London's re-organised police force (Scotland Yard) forms on March - 16.   

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  Charles Camp Doolittle, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteer) on this day in history.   

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

1833  Susan Hayhurst becomes 1st US woman grad of a pharmacy college on this day in history.   

1834  On this day in history hMS Beagle anchors at Berkeley Sound, Falkland Islands   

1836  Texas approves a constitution on March - 16.   

1836  On this day in history andrew S Hallidie, inventor (cable car)   

1838  Nathaniel Bowditch, astronomer/navigation expert, dies at 64 on March - 16.   

1839  On this day in history 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  James Douglas 1803-1877 starts construction of Fort Camosun [Victoria]; first Hudson's Bay Company post on Vancouver Island on this day in history.   

1843  Anton R Falck, Dutch minister of Education/Colonies, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1849  On March - 16 james E Smith, became father at 100 with woman 64 years younger   

1850  On March - 16 nathaniel Hawthorne's "Scarlet Letter" published   

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

1861  On this day in history arizona Territory votes to leave the Union   

1861  Confederate government appoints commissioners to Britain on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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  On March - 16 benjamin Hanby, composer, dies at 33   

1868  Maxim Gorki, USSR, playwright (The Lower Depths) [3/28 NS] on March - 16.   

1869  On March - 16 hiram R Revels makes the first official speech by a black in the Senate   

1869  Hiram R Revels makes 1st official speech by a black in the Senate on March - 16.   

1871  On this day in history 1st fertilizer law enacted   

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

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

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

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1338  On this day in history birth of thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick (d. 1401)   

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 this day in history.   

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 March - 16.   

1631  On this day in history birth of rené Le Bossu, French critic (d. 1680)   

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

0455  On this day in history death of valentinian III, Roman Emperor (b. 419)   

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

1037  On March - 16 death of robert I, Archbishop of Rouen   

1072  On March - 16 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  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.