Page 3: Historical Events In March - 16

1827  1st US black newspaper, "Freedom's Journal" (NYC), begins publishing on March - 16.   

1829  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1832  On this day in history charles Camp Doolittle, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteer)   

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 this day in history.   

1834  On March - 16 hMS Beagle anchors at Berkeley Sound, Falkland Islands   

1836  Texas approves a constitution on March - 16.   

1836  Andrew S Hallidie, inventor (cable car) on this day in history.   

1838  Nathaniel Bowditch, astronomer/navigation expert, dies at 64 on March - 16.   

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

1841  On this day in history félix Savart, French surgeon/physicist, dies at 49   

1843  On March - 16 james Douglas 1803-1877 starts construction of Fort Camosun [Victoria]; first Hudson's Bay Company post on Vancouver Island.   

1843  On this day in history anton R Falck, Dutch minister of Education/Colonies, dies at 65   

1849  James E Smith, became father at 100 with woman 64 years younger on March - 16.   

1850  Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Scarlet Letter" published on this day in history.   

1856  On March - 16 e Louis YY Napoleon Bonaparte, French/English prince   

1861  Arizona Territory votes to leave the Union on March - 16.   

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

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

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  Battle of Averasboro NC (1,500 casualities) on March - 16.   

1867  On March - 16 first publication of an article by Joseph Lister outlining the discovery of antiseptic surgery, in The Lancet.   

1867  On March - 16 benjamin Hanby, composer, dies at 33   

1868  Maxim Gorki, USSR, playwright (The Lower Depths) [3/28 NS] on March - 16.   

1869  Hiram R Revels makes the first official speech by a black in the Senate on this day in history.   

1869  Hiram R Revels makes 1st official speech by a black in the Senate on this day in history.   

1871  1st fertilizer law enacted on March - 16.   

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

1872  1st FA Cup Final: Wanderers-Royal Engineers 1-0 in Bolton on this day in history.   

1872  The first FA Cup Final: Wanderers-Royal Engineers 1-0 in Bolton on this day in history.   

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1338  Thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick (d. 1401) was born on this day in history.   

1445  Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, Swiss-born preacher (d. 1510) was born on March - 16.   

1473  Henry IV the Pious, Duke of Saxony (d. 1541) was born on this day in history.   

1581  Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Dutch historian and writer (d. 1647) was born on March - 16.   

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  Contessa Marie Madeleine La Fayette, novelist was born on March - 16.   

0455  Death of Valentinian III, Roman Emperor (b. 419) on March - 16.   

1021  On this day in history death of heribert of Cologne, Archbishop of Cologne and Chancellor of Emperor Otto III   

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

1072  Adalbert, archbishop of Bremen-Hamburg, dies on this day in history.   

1322  On March - 16 death of humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford, English soldier (b. 1276)   

1410  On March - 16 death of john Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset (b. 1373)   

1485  Death of Anne Neville, queen of Richard III of England (b. 1456) on this day in history.   

1536  On March - 16 death of ibrahim Pasha, grand-visier of Osmaanse Rich, murdered at about 45