Page 3: Historical Events In January - 16

1865  On this day in history general William Sherman issues Field Order #15 (land for blacks)   

1865  Confederate brig-gen John Pegram marries Hetty Cary on January - 16.   

1868  Refrigerator car patented by William Davis, a fish dealer in Detroit on January - 16.   

1868  Cyril Metodej Hrazdira, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

1870  On this day in history wilhelm Normann, German chemist (hardening of oils)   

1871  Jefferson Long of Georgia sworn in as 2nd black congressman on this day in history.   

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

1873  On this day in history boyd Alexander, English explorer   

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

1876  Edmund H. Sears, author of It Came Upon A midnight Clear, dies on January - 16.   

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 January - 16.   

1878  On this day in history harry Carey Sr, Bronx NY, actor (Aces Wild, Border Cafe, Air Force)   

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 January - 16.   

1883  Pendleton Act creates basis of US Civil Service system on January - 16.   

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  On January - 16 cliff House damaged when schooner "Parallel"'s powder cargo explodes   

1887  John Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman) on this day in history.   

1889  On January - 16 128ºF (53ºC), Cloncurry, Queensland (Australian record)   

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 January - 16.   

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

1891  Clement-Philibert-Leo Delibes, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1892  Imakita Kosen, Zen teacher/abbot of Engagkuji monastery, dies on January - 16.   

1893  Johan Philip Koelman, painter/sculptor/architect, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1894  On January - 16 guy Chamberlin, early NFL end/coach (Canton, Frankford, Cards)   

1896  Defeat of Cymru Fydd at South Wales Liberal Federation AGM, Newport, Monmouthshire on January - 16.   

1897  John Dewey's essay "My Pedagogic Creed" appears in School Journal on this day in history.   

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

1501  On January - 16 birth of anthony Denny, confidant of King Henry VIII of England (d. 1559)   

1587  On January - 16 birth of alexander Adriaenssen, Flemish painter   

1616  François de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort, French soldier (d. 1669) was born on this day in history.   

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

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  Honoratius of Arles, bishop/saint, dies [or 430] on this day in history.   

0960  On this day in history death of polyeuctus, Patriarch of Constantinople   

1343  Robert of Anjou, king (Naples), dies on January - 16.   

1400  On this day in history death of john Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter, English politician (executed) (b. 1352)   

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

1547  On this day in history death of johannes Schöner, German astronomer and cartographer (b. 1477)   

1554  Death of Christiern Pedersen, Danish humanist (b. 1480) on this day in history.