405 Historic Events for October 16
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| 1829 |
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Tremont Hotel, 1st US modern hotel opens (Boston)
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| 1830 |
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Ferdinand van der Haeghen, Flemish librarian/bibliography
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| 1832 |
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George Crockett Strong, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1863
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| 1832 |
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Vicente Riva Palacio, Mexico, writer/diplomat
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| 1834 |
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London parliament catches fire; historic documents burn
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| 1836 |
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Friedrich Theodor Frohlich, composer, dies at 33
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| 1837 |
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John Francis Barnett, composer
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| 1841 |
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Queens University in Kingston is chartered
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| 1846 |
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Dentist William T Morton demonstrates effectiveness of ether
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| 1847 |
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Charlotte Bronte's book "Jane Eyre" published
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| 1848 |
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1st US homeopathic medical college opens in Pennsylvania
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| 1849 |
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Geoirge Washington Williams, famous African
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| 1849 |
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Charles Harford Lloyd, composer
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| 1849 |
Birth |
Arnold Krug, composer
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| 1849 |
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British seize Tigre Island in Gulf of Fonseca from Honduras
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| 1849 |
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George Washington Williams, 1st major black historian, dies
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| 1849 |
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Avery College establishes in Allegheny, Pennsylvania
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| 1851 |
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James Ten Eyck, champion rower/coach (Ten Eyck Trophy namesake)
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| 1852 |
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Dutch Govt recognize Catholics right to organize
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| 1854 |
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Oscar Wilde, [Fingal O'Flahertie Wills], Dublin, (Pic of Dorian Gray)
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| 1854 |
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Karl J Kautsky, Austrian marxist/socialist
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| 1855 |
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Camille Looten, Belgian priest/literature historian
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| 1859 |
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John Brown leads 20 in raid on federal arsenal, Harper's Ferry, Va
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| 1861 |
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Confederacy starts selling postage stamps
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| 1862 |
Death |
George Burgwyn Anderson, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 31
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