Page 3: Historical Events In October - 16

1848  On this day in history 1st US homeopathic medical college opens in Pennsylvania   

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

1849  Arnold Krug, composer on this day in history.   

1849  George Washington Williams, 1st major black historian, dies on October - 16.   

1851  On October - 16 james Ten Eyck, champion rower/coach (Ten Eyck Trophy namesake)   

1852  Dutch Govt recognize Catholics right to organize on October - 16.   

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 October - 16.   

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

1859  John Brown leads 21 in raid on federal arsenal, Harper's Ferry, Va on this day in history.   

1861  On this day in history confedercy starts selling postage stamps   

1861  Confederacy starts selling postage stamps on October - 16.   

1862  On October - 16 george Burgwyn Anderson, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 31   

1863  On this day in history grant is given command of Union forces in West   

1863  Austen Chamberlain, British Foreign Secretary (Nobel 1925) on this day in history.   

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

1867  On October - 16 alaska adopts the Gregorian calendar   

1867  On October - 16 alaska adopts Gregorian calendar, crosses intl date line   

1867  Salomon J Rappoport, Czech rabbi (Ereg miliem), dies on this day in history.   

1868  Franz X Ritter von Epp, German general (China) on this day in history.   

1869  Hotel in Boston becomes the first to have indoor plumbing on this day in history.   

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

1870  Helge Rode, Danish poet/essayist on this day in history.   

1875  1st Quebec vs Ontario football game, Ontario wins on October - 16.   

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

1877  On this day in history john Zwijsen, archbishop of Utrecht, dies at 83   

1878  Carlos Pedrell, composer on October - 16.   

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

1882  The Nickel Plate Railroad opens for business on this day in history.   

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

1886  Armin T Wegner, writer on this day in history.   

1888  On October - 16 the birth of Eugene O'Neill, American playwright and Nobel prize winner for literature   

1888  Eugene O'Neill, NYC, dramatist (Desire Under the Elms-Nobel 1936) on October - 16.   

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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  On this day in history birth of king James II of Scotland (d. 1460)   

1483  Gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (d. 1542) was born on October - 16.   

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  On this day in history birth of prince Eugene of Savoy, French-born Austrian general (d. 1736)   

1679  On this day in history birth of jan Dismas Zelenka, composer   

1708  On October - 16 birth of albrecht von Haller, Switz, experimental physiology (Acad of Science)   

0775  Mansur, kalief of Abbasiden, dies on October - 16.   

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

1333  On October - 16 nicolaas V, [Pietro Rainalducci], Italian anti-Pope (1328-30), dies   

1355  Death of Louis, King of Sicily, felled by the Black Death on October - 16.   

1473  Reinoud II van Brederode, viscount of Utrecht, dies on this day in history.   

1553  On October - 16 lucas Cranach Sr, German painter, dies at 81   

1555  Death of Hugh Latimer, royal chaplain of Anna Boley, burned at stake at 80 on this day in history.   

1570  On October - 16 death of baron van Montigny, Dutch earl of Horne, murdered