Historical Events In April - 16
Wednesday, 15 May 2024
1743 On April - 16 cornelis van Bijnkershoek, Dutch lawyer (Roman law), dies at 69
1746 Battle at Culloden: Troops of George II of Great Britain defeat Charles Stuart on this day in history.
1756 On this day in history jacques Cassini, Fr astronomer (Discover rings of Saturn), dies at 79
1760 On April - 16 laurence, 4th Earl Ferrers, executed for murder of his steward
1777 On April - 16 battle of Bennington-New England's Green Mountain Boys rout Brits
1780 On April - 16 the University of Münster in Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany is founded.
1787 1st American comedy, "The Contrast," made its debut in NYC on April - 16.
1789 On April - 16 george Washington heads for first presidential inauguration
1789 George Washington heads for 1st presidential inauguration on April - 16.
1799 Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Mount Tabor on April - 16.
1800 On April - 16 jozef Stefani, composer
1808 Caleb Blood Smith, Secy Int (Union), died in 1864 on this day in history.
1816 On this day in history edward "Old Allegheny" Johnson, Major General (Confederate Army)
1818 Senate ratifies Rush-Bagot ammendment (unarmed US-Canada border) on this day in history.
1818 Senate ratifies Rush-Bagot amendment (unarmed US-Canada border) on this day in history.
1820 On April - 16 georg Curtius, German classical linguist
1821 On April - 16 ford Maddox Brown, painter
1823 Mother Joseph, [Esther Pariseau], religious leader (US capitol) on this day in history.
1825 John Henry Fuseli, painter/art writer (Tracks in the Snow), dies at 84 on this day in history.
1828 On this day in history francisco Goya y Lucientes, Spanish painter/cartoonist, dies at 82
1832 On this day in history john A Neuhuys, painter
1838 On this day in history karel Bendl, composer
1844 On this day in history the birth of Anatole France, French writer
1844 On April - 16 anatole France, writer (Thaïs, Wickerwork Woman, Nobel 1921)
1846 Domenico Dragonetti, composer, dies at 83 on April - 16.
1849 M DeGasparis discovers the 10th asteroid, Hygeia [or 0412] on this day in history.
1849 On April - 16 the opera "Il Profeta" is produced (Paris)
1849 On this day in history opera "Il Profeta," premieres in Paris
1850 On this day in history herbert Baxter Adams, US, historian (American Historical Assn)
1850 Marie [Gresholtz] Tussaud, maker of wax figures, dies on this day in history.
1851 On this day in history ernst Josephson, Sweden, artist
1853 The first passenger rail opens in India, from Bori Bunder, Bombay to Thane on this day in history.
1854 On this day in history san Salvador destroyed by earthquake
1854 On this day in history steamer "Long Beach" sinks off Long Beach NY, 311 die
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