Page 3: Historical Events In March - 16

1827  1st US black newspaper, "Freedom's Journal" (NYC), begins publishing on this day in history.   

1829  On March - 16 ohio authorizes high school night classes   

1830  London's re-organised police force (Scotland Yard) forms on March - 16.   

1830  New York Stock Exchange slowest day ever (31 shares traded) on this day in history.   

1830  London's re-organised police force (Scotland Yard) on March - 16.   

1832  Charles Camp Doolittle, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteer) on March - 16.   

1833  Susan Hayhurst becomes first US woman grad of a pharmacy college on this day in history.   

1833  Susan Hayhurst becomes 1st US woman grad of a pharmacy college on March - 16.   

1834  HMS Beagle anchors at Berkeley Sound, Falkland Islands on March - 16.   

1836  On March - 16 texas approves a constitution   

1836  Andrew S Hallidie, inventor (cable car) on March - 16.   

1838  Nathaniel Bowditch, astronomer/navigation expert, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1839  On March - 16 rené F Armand Sully-Prudhomme, France, poet, 1st Nobel winner (1901)   

1841  Félix Savart, French surgeon/physicist, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1843  James Douglas 1803-1877 starts construction of Fort Camosun [Victoria]; first Hudson's Bay Company post on Vancouver Island on this day in history.   

1843  On March - 16 anton R Falck, Dutch minister of Education/Colonies, dies at 65   

1849  On this day in history james E Smith, became father at 100 with woman 64 years younger   

1850  On this day in history nathaniel Hawthorne's "Scarlet Letter" published   

1856  On this day in history e Louis YY Napoleon Bonaparte, French/English prince   

1861  On this day in history arizona Territory votes to leave the Union   

1861  Confederate government appoints commissioners to Britain on March - 16.   

1862  Battle at Pound Gap KY Confederates separate battles on this day in history.   

1862  Battle at Pound Gap Kentucky: Confederates separate battles on March - 16.   

1862  On March - 16 battle at Pound Gap KY: Confederates separate battles   

1865  On March - 16 battle of Averasboro NC (1,500 casualities)   

1867  First publication of an article by Joseph Lister outlining the discovery of antiseptic surgery, in The Lancet on this day in history.   

1867  Benjamin Hanby, composer, dies at 33 on this day in history.   

1868  Maxim Gorki, USSR, playwright (The Lower Depths) [3/28 NS] on this day in history.   

1869  Hiram R Revels makes the first official speech by a black in the Senate on March - 16.   

1869  On this day in history hiram R Revels makes 1st official speech by a black in the Senate   

1871  1st fertilizer law enacted on March - 16.   

1872  On March - 16 the first FA Cup Final Wanderers-Royal Engineers 1-0 in Bolton   

1872  1st FA Cup Final: Wanderers-Royal Engineers 1-0 in Bolton on March - 16.   

1872  The first FA Cup Final: Wanderers-Royal Engineers 1-0 in Bolton on March - 16.   

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1338  On March - 16 birth of thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick (d. 1401)   

1445  On March - 16 birth of johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, Swiss-born preacher (d. 1510)   

1473  On this day in history birth of henry IV the Pious, Duke of Saxony (d. 1541)   

1581  Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Dutch historian and writer (d. 1647) was born on this day in history.   

1585  Gerbrant A Bredero, Holland, poet/playwright (Klucht van de Koe) was born on March - 16.   

1609  On this day in history birth of michael Franck, composer   

1631  On this day in history birth of rené Le Bossu, French critic (d. 1680)   

1634  On March - 16 birth of contessa Marie Madeleine La Fayette, novelist   

0455  Death of Valentinian III, Roman Emperor (b. 419) on this day in history.   

1021  Death of Heribert of Cologne, Archbishop of Cologne and Chancellor of Emperor Otto III on this day in history.   

1037  On March - 16 death of robert I, Archbishop of Rouen   

1072  On this day in history adalbert, archbishop of Bremen-Hamburg, dies   

1322  On this day in history death of humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford, English soldier (b. 1276)   

1410  Death of John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset (b. 1373) on March - 16.   

1485  Death of Anne Neville, queen of Richard III of England (b. 1456) on March - 16.   

1536  Death of Ibrahim Pasha, grand-visier of Osmaanse Rich, murdered at about 45 on this day in history.