Page 3: Historical Events In October - 16

1848  On October - 16 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 this day in history.   

1851  James Ten Eyck, champion rower/coach (Ten Eyck Trophy namesake) on October - 16.   

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

1854  On this day in history the birth of Oscar Wilde, Irish born novelist and playwright   

1854  On October - 16 karl J Kautsky, Austrian marxist/socialist   

1855  On this day in history camille Looten, Belgian priest/literature historian   

1859  John Brown leads 20 in raid on federal arsenal, Harper's Ferry, Va on this day in history.   

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

1861  Confedercy starts selling postage stamps on this day in history.   

1861  On October - 16 confederacy starts selling postage stamps   

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

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

1863  On this day in history austen Chamberlain, British Foreign Secretary (Nobel 1925)   

1866  Pieter J Kromsigt, theologist/publicist (Troffel & Sword) on this day in history.   

1867  Alaska adopts the Gregorian calendar on October - 16.   

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

1867  Salomon J Rappoport, Czech rabbi (Ereg miliem), dies on October - 16.   

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

1869  On October - 16 hotel in Boston becomes the first to have indoor plumbing   

1869  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1876  Race riot at Cainhoy SC (5 whites & 1 black killed) on this day in history.   

1877  On October - 16 john Zwijsen, archbishop of Utrecht, dies at 83   

1878  Carlos Pedrell, composer on this day in history.   

1880  On October - 16 edward Wolff, composer, dies at 64   

1882  On October - 16 the Nickel Plate Railroad opens for business.   

1885  On this day in history dorando di Desiderio Pietri, Italian marathoner (Olympic-DQ gold-1908)   

1886  On this day in history armin T Wegner, writer   

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

1888  On this day in history 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  On October - 16 birth of king James II of Scotland (d. 1460)   

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  On October - 16 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 this day in history birth of albrecht von Haller, Switz, experimental physiology (Acad of Science)   

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  Nicolaas V, [Pietro Rainalducci], Italian anti-Pope (1328-30), dies on October - 16.   

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  On this day in history 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 this day in history death of baron van Montigny, Dutch earl of Horne, murdered