361 Historic Events for January 16
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| 1868 |
Birth |
Cyril Metodej Hrazdira, composer
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| 1868 |
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Refrigerator car patented by William Davis, a fish dealer in Detroit
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| 1870 |
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Wilhelm Normann, German chemist (hardening of oils)
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| 1870 |
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Virginia becomes 8th state readmitted to US after Civil War
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| 1871 |
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Jefferson Long of Georgia sworn in as 2nd black congressman
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| 1872 |
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Henri-Paul Busser, composer
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| 1872 |
Birth |
Edward G Craig, actor/director (On the art of theatre)
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| 1873 |
Birth |
Boyd Alexander, English explorer
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| 1874 |
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Robert Service, England, Canadian poet (Cremation of Sam McGee)
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| 1877 |
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Color organ (for light shows) patented, by Bainbridge Bishop
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| 1878 |
Birth |
Robert Garbe, German poet (G”rniek)
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| 1878 |
Birth |
Henry Dewitt "Harry" Carey II, US actor (Informer)
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| 1878 |
Birth |
Harry Carey Sr, Bronx NY, actor (Aces Wild, Border Cafe, Air Force)
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| 1879 |
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January record 13" of snow falls in NYC (broken Jan 7, 1996)
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| 1883 |
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Quebec Rugby Football Union forms
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| 1883 |
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Pendleton Act creates basis of US Civil Service system
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| 1885 |
Birth |
Wladyslaw Raczkiewicz, president of Poland (1939-40)
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| 1886 |
Death |
Amilcare Ponchielli, Italian composer (La Gioconda), dies at 51
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| 1887 |
Birth |
John Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman)
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| 1887 |
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Cliff House damaged when schooner "Parallel"'s powder cargo explodes
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| 1889 |
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128øF (53øC), Cloncurry, Queensland (Australian record)
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| 1890 |
Birth |
Karl Freund, Czech/Austrian cameraman/director
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| 1890 |
Birth |
Lloyd Bacon, San Jose CA, actor (Charlie Chaplin)
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| 1891 |
Death |
Clement-Philibert-Leo Delibes, composer, dies at 54
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| 1891 |
Death |
Leo Delibes, French ballet composer (Lakm‚), dies at 54
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