Historical Events In January - 16

1761  The British capture Pondicherry, India from the French on January - 16.   

1765  On this day in history charles Messier catalogs M41 (galactic cluster in Canis Major)   

1776  On this day in history continental Congress approves enlistment of free blacks   

1777  Vermont declares independence from NY on this day in history.   

1780  On January - 16 battle at Cape St Vincent Admiral Rodney beats Spanish fleet   

1780  On January - 16 battle at Cape St Vincent: admiral Rodney beats Spanish fleet   

1794  On January - 16 edward Gibbon, historian (Decline & Fall), dies in London at 56   

1795  French army under Pichegru occupies Utrecht Netherlands on January - 16.   

1795  On this day in history french army under Pichegru occupies Utrecht Neth   

1804  Karl August Krebs, composer on January - 16.   

1807  Charles Henry Davis, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1877 on January - 16.   

1809  On this day in history french forces defeat Sir John Moore and kill him in the Battle of Corunna January 16 Sir Arthur Wellesley succeeds Moore as commander of British forces in the Peninsular War   

1809  On January - 16 peninsular War: The British defeat the French at the Battle of La Coruña.   

1815  On January - 16 brazil is decreed a kingdom, independent from Portugal.   

1815  Adolph Trube, composer on this day in history.   

1817  On January - 16 antonin Josef Alois Volanek, composer, dies at 55   

1819  On January - 16 godert baron van der de Capellen becomes Governor of Dutch-Indies   

1832  Charles Darwin lands at San Tiago, Cape Verde on January - 16.   

1834  Albert Lindley Lee, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1907 on this day in history.   

1837  James Phillip Simms, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1887 on January - 16.   

1838  On this day in history aleksandr I Polezjajev, Russian poet (Sasjka), dies at 33 [OS]   

1842  Thomas Freanby, Norwegian landscape painter, dies on this day in history.   

1847  On January - 16 john C. Fremont is appointed Governor of the new California Territory.   

1849  On January - 16 wilhelm M L de Wette, German theologist, dies at 69   

1853  On this day in history the birth of Andre Michelin, French tiremaker   

1853  Andre Michelin, France, industrialist/tire manufacturer (Michelin) on January - 16.   

1863  On this day in history cruise of CSS Florida   

1863  -Aug 23rd) Cruise of CSS Florida on this day in history.   

1864  Heavy fighting takes place near Dandridge TN on January - 16.   

1864  Heavy fighting takes place near Dandridge, Tennessee on this day in history.   

1864  On this day in history frank Bacon, actor/author (Lightnin)   

1864  On this day in history anton Schindler, German violinist/biographer (Beethoven), dies at 68   

1865  On this day in history confederate Brigadier General John Pegram marries Hetty Cary   

1865  On this day in history drunken sailor attacks munitions at Fort Fisher NC, 40 die   

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

1409  René I of Naples (d. 1480) was born on this day in history.   

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

1501  On this day in history birth of anthony Denny, confidant of King Henry VIII of England (d. 1559)   

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

1616  On this day in history birth of françois de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort, French soldier (d. 1669)   

1626  On this day in history birth of lucas Achtschellinck, Flemish painter (d. 1699)   

1634  On January - 16 birth of dorthe Engelbrechtsdatter, Norwegian poet (d. 1716)   

0308  Marcellus I, Catholic Pope (-308), dies on January - 16.   

0429  Honoratius of Arles, bishop/saint, dies [or 430] on January - 16.   

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

1343  On this day in history robert of Anjou, king (Naples), dies   

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

1545  Death of George Spalatin, German reformer (b. 1484) on this day in history.   

1547  On January - 16 death of johannes Schöner, German astronomer and cartographer (b. 1477)   

1554  On January - 16 death of christiern Pedersen, Danish humanist (b. 1480)