361 Historic Events for January 16
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| 1794 |
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Edward Gibbon, historian (Decline and Fall), dies in London at 56
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| 1795 |
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French army under Pichegru occupies Utrecht Neth
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| 1804 |
Birth |
Karl August Krebs, composer
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| 1807 |
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Charles Henry Davis, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1877
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| 1815 |
Birth |
Adolph Trube, composer
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| 1815 |
Birth |
Henry Wagner "Old Brains" Halleck, Maj-General (Union Army)
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| 1817 |
Death |
Antonin Josef Alois Volanek, composer, dies at 55
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| 1819 |
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Godert baron van der de Capellen becomes governor of Dutch-Indies
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| 1832 |
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Charles Darwin lands at San Tiago, Cape Verde
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| 1834 |
Birth |
Albert Lindley Lee, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1907
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| 1837 |
Birth |
James Phillip Simms, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1887
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| 1838 |
Death |
Aleksandr I Polezjajev, Russian poet (Sasjka), dies at 33 [OS]
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| 1842 |
Death |
Thomas Freanby, Norwegian landscape painter, dies
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| 1847 |
Birth |
K lm n Miksz th, Hungary, writer (Wonderparaplu)
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| 1849 |
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Wilhelm M L de Wette, German theologist, dies at 69
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| 1853 |
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Johnston Forbes-Robertson, English actor/theater director (Kathleen)
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| 1853 |
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Andr‚ Michelin, France, industrialist/tire manufacturer (Michelin)
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| 1863 |
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-Aug 23rd) Cruise of CSS Florida
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| 1864 |
Birth |
Frank Bacon, actor/author (Lightnin)
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| 1864 |
Death |
Anton Schindler, German violinist/biographer (Beethoven), dies at 68
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| 1864 |
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Heavy fighting takes place near Dandridge, Tennessee
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| 1865 |
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Gen Wm Sherman issues Field Order #15 (land for blacks)
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| 1865 |
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Drunken sailor attacks munitions at Ft Fisher NC, 40 die
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| 1865 |
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SF Dramatic Chronicle started
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| 1865 |
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Confederate brig-gen John Pegram marries Hetty Cary
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