Historical Events In January - 16

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

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

1868  Refrigerator car patented by William Davis, a fish dealer in Detroit on this day in history.   

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

1870  On January - 16 virginia becomes 8th state re-admitted to US after Civil War   

1870  On January - 16 virginia becomes 8th state readmitted to US after Civil War   

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

1871  On January - 16 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  On this day in history boyd Alexander, English explorer   

1874  Robert Service, England, Canadian poet (Cremation of Sam McGee) on this day in history.   

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

1877  On January - 16 color organ (for light shows) patented, by Bainbridge Bishop   

1878  On January - 16 captain Burago with a squadron of Russian Imperial army dragoons liberates Plovdiv from Ottoman rule.   

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

1879  January record 13" of snow falls in New York City NY (broken Jan 7, 1996) on this day in history.   

1879  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1885  On January - 16 wladyslaw Raczkiewicz, president of Poland (1939-40)   

1886  Amilcare Ponchielli, Italian composer (La Gioconda), dies at 51 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1889  Cloncurry, Queensland, recorded temperature of 53.1 Celsius, highest known in Australia on this day in history.   

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

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  On this day in history defeat of Cymru Fydd at South Wales Liberal Federation AGM, Newport, Monmouthshire.   

1897  On January - 16 john Dewey's essay "My Pedagogic Creed" appears in School Journal   

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1245  On January - 16 birth of edmund Crouchback, son of Henry III of England (d. 1296)   

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

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  Lucas Achtschellinck, Flemish painter (d. 1699) was born on this day in history.   

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

0308  On this day in history marcellus I, Catholic Pope (-308), dies   

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

0960  On January - 16 death of polyeuctus, Patriarch of Constantinople   

1343  Robert of Anjou, king (Naples), dies on this day in history.   

1400  On this day in history 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  Death of Christiern Pedersen, Danish humanist (b. 1480) on January - 16.