Historical Events In October - 16

1848  1st US homeopathic medical college opens in Pennsylvania on October - 16.   

1849  Avery College establishes in Allegheny, Pennsylvania on October - 16.   

1849  On October - 16 arnold Krug, composer   

1849  On this day in history george Washington Williams, 1st major black historian, dies   

1851  James Ten Eyck, champion rower/coach (Ten Eyck Trophy namesake) on this day in history.   

1852  Dutch Govt recognize Catholics right to organize on this day in history.   

1854  On October - 16 the birth of Oscar Wilde, Irish born novelist and playwright   

1854  Karl J Kautsky, Austrian marxist/socialist on October - 16.   

1855  Camille Looten, Belgian priest/literature historian on this day in history.   

1859  John Brown leads 20 in raid on federal arsenal, Harper's Ferry, Va on October - 16.   

1859  On October - 16 john Brown leads 21 in raid on federal arsenal, Harper's Ferry, Va   

1861  Confedercy starts selling postage stamps on October - 16.   

1861  Confederacy starts selling postage stamps on October - 16.   

1862  On this day in history george Burgwyn Anderson, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 31   

1863  Grant is given command of Union forces in West on October - 16.   

1863  Austen Chamberlain, British Foreign Secretary (Nobel 1925) on October - 16.   

1866  On this day in history pieter J Kromsigt, theologist/publicist (Troffel & Sword)   

1867  On October - 16 alaska adopts the Gregorian calendar   

1867  On this day in history alaska adopts Gregorian calendar, crosses intl date line   

1867  On this day in history salomon J Rappoport, Czech rabbi (Ereg miliem), dies   

1868  On this day in history franz X Ritter von Epp, German general (China)   

1869  On this day in history hotel in Boston becomes the first to have indoor plumbing   

1869  On October - 16 hotel in Boston becomes 1st to have indoor plumbing   

1870  On this day in history helge Rode, Danish poet/essayist   

1875  1st Quebec vs Ontario football game, Ontario wins on this day in history.   

1876  Race riot at Cainhoy SC (5 whites & 1 black killed) on October - 16.   

1877  John Zwijsen, archbishop of Utrecht, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1878  On October - 16 carlos Pedrell, composer   

1880  Edward Wolff, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1882  On this day in history the Nickel Plate Railroad opens for business.   

1885  Dorando di Desiderio Pietri, Italian marathoner (Olympic-DQ gold-1908) on this day in history.   

1886  On October - 16 armin T Wegner, writer   

1888  The birth of Eugene O'Neill, American playwright and Nobel prize winner for literature on this day in history.   

1888  On October - 16 eugene O'Neill, NYC, dramatist (Desire Under the Elms-Nobel 1936)   

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1396  On this day in history birth of william de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English soldier (d. 1450)   

1430  King James II of Scotland (d. 1460) was born on October - 16.   

1483  On October - 16 birth of gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (d. 1542)   

1535  On this day in history birth of niwa Nagahide, Japanese warlord (d. 1585)   

1605  On October - 16 birth of charles C Dassoucy, French writer/singer   

1663  Prince Eugene of Savoy, French-born Austrian general (d. 1736) was born on October - 16.   

1679  Jan Dismas Zelenka, composer was born on this day in history.   

1708  Albrecht von Haller, Switz, experimental physiology (Acad of Science) was born on this day in history.   

0775  Mansur, kalief of Abbasiden, dies on this day in history.   

1323  On October - 16 amadeus V the Great, count of Flanders/Savoy, dies at 74   

1333  On this day in history nicolaas V, [Pietro Rainalducci], Italian anti-Pope (1328-30), dies   

1355  On this day in history death of louis, King of Sicily, felled by the Black Death   

1473  On October - 16 reinoud II van Brederode, viscount of Utrecht, dies   

1553  Lucas Cranach Sr, German painter, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1555  Death of Hugh Latimer, royal chaplain of Anna Boley, burned at stake at 80 on October - 16.   

1570  Death of Baron van Montigny, Dutch earl of Horne, murdered on this day in history.