Historical Events In January - 16

1865  General William Sherman issues Field Order #15 (land for blacks) on this day in history.   

1865  On this day in history confederate brig-gen John Pegram marries Hetty Cary   

1868  On this day in history refrigerator car patented by William Davis, a fish dealer in Detroit   

1868  Cyril Metodej Hrazdira, composer on January - 16.   

1870  Virginia becomes 8th state re-admitted to US after Civil War on this day in history.   

1870  Virginia becomes 8th state readmitted to US after Civil War on January - 16.   

1870  Wilhelm Normann, German chemist (hardening of oils) on this day in history.   

1871  On this day in history jefferson Long of Georgia sworn in as 2nd black congressman   

1872  Edward G Craig, actor/director (On the art of theatre) on January - 16.   

1873  Boyd Alexander, English explorer on January - 16.   

1874  Robert Service, England, Canadian poet (Cremation of Sam McGee) on January - 16.   

1876  On this day in history edmund H. Sears, author of It Came Upon A midnight Clear, dies.   

1877  On this day in history color organ (for light shows) patented, by Bainbridge Bishop   

1878  Captain Burago with a squadron of Russian Imperial army dragoons liberates Plovdiv from Ottoman rule on this day in history.   

1878  Harry Carey Sr, Bronx NY, actor (Aces Wild, Border Cafe, Air Force) on this day in history.   

1879  On January - 16 january record 13" of snow falls in New York City NY (broken Jan 7, 1996)   

1879  On January - 16 january record 13" of snow falls in NYC (broken Jan 7, 1996)   

1883  Congress passed a bill creating the civil service on this day in history.   

1883  Pendleton Act creates basis of US Civil Service system on this day in history.   

1883  The U.S. Civil Service Commission is established on January - 16.   

1885  Wladyslaw Raczkiewicz, president of Poland (1939-40) on January - 16.   

1886  On this day in history amilcare Ponchielli, Italian composer (La Gioconda), dies at 51   

1887  Cliff House damaged when schooner "Parallel"'s powder cargo explodes on January - 16.   

1887  John Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman) on January - 16.   

1889  128ºF (53ºC), Cloncurry, Queensland (Australian record) on this day in history.   

1889  On January - 16 cloncurry, Queensland, recorded temperature of 53.1 Celsius, highest known in Australia.   

1889  128°F (53°C), Cloncurry, Queensland (Australian record) on this day in history.   

1890  On January - 16 karl Freund, Czech/Austrian cameraman/director   

1891  On this day in history clement-Philibert-Leo Delibes, composer, dies at 54   

1892  Imakita Kosen, Zen teacher/abbot of Engagkuji monastery, dies on this day in history.   

1893  On this day in history johan Philip Koelman, painter/sculptor/architect, dies at 74   

1894  On this day in history guy Chamberlin, early NFL end/coach (Canton, Frankford, Cards)   

1896  Defeat of Cymru Fydd at South Wales Liberal Federation AGM, Newport, Monmouthshire on this day in history.   

1897  On this day in history john Dewey's essay "My Pedagogic Creed" appears in School Journal   

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1245  Edmund Crouchback, son of Henry III of England (d. 1296) was born on January - 16.   

1409  On January - 16 birth of rené I of Naples (d. 1480)   

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

1501  Anthony Denny, confidant of King Henry VIII of England (d. 1559) was born on this day in history.   

1587  Alexander Adriaenssen, Flemish painter was born on this day in history.   

1616  François de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort, French soldier (d. 1669) was born on January - 16.   

1626  Lucas Achtschellinck, Flemish painter (d. 1699) was born on January - 16.   

1634  Dorthe Engelbrechtsdatter, Norwegian poet (d. 1716) was born on this day in history.   

0308  On January - 16 marcellus I, Catholic Pope (-308), dies   

0429  On January - 16 honoratius of Arles, bishop/saint, dies [or 430]   

0960  Death of Polyeuctus, Patriarch of Constantinople on January - 16.   

1343  On January - 16 robert of Anjou, king (Naples), dies   

1400  On January - 16 death of john Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter, English politician (executed) (b. 1352)   

1545  On this day in history death of george Spalatin, German reformer (b. 1484)   

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)