What Happened on January 16?
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EVENTS ON JANUARY 16
Peninsular War
Year:
1809
Peninsular War: The British defeat the French at the Battle of La Coruña.
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Territorial evolution of the United States
Year:
1847
Westward expansion of the United States: John C. Frémont is appointed Governor of the new California Territory.
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Virginia
Year:
1786
Virginia enacts the Statute for Religious Freedom authored by Thomas Jefferson.
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American Revolutionary War
Year:
1780
American Revolutionary War: Battle of Cape St. Vincent.
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Maratha Empire
Year:
1757
Forces of the Maratha Empire are defeated by the Durrani Empire in the Battle of Narela.
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Hartley Colliery disaster
Year:
1862
Hartley Colliery disaster: Two hundred and four men and boys killed in a mining disaster, prompting a change in UK law which henceforth required all collieries to have at least two independent means of escape.
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Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
Year:
1878
Russo-Turkish War (1877–78): Battle of Philippopolis: Captain Aleksandr Burago with a squadron of Russian Imperial army dragoons liberates Plovdiv from Ottoman rule.
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First impeachment of Donald Trump
Year:
2020
The first impeachment of Donald Trump formally moves into its trial phase in the United States Senate.
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Ernest Shackleton
Year:
1909
Ernest Shackleton's expedition finds the magnetic South Pole.
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United States Senate
Year:
1900
The United States Senate accepts the Anglo-German treaty of 1899 in which the United Kingdom renounces its claims to the Samoan islands.
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BIRTHS ON JANUARY 16
Elliott Reid
Year of birth:
1920
Elliott Reid, American actor and screenwriter (died 2013)
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Francesco Scavullo
Year of birth:
1921
Francesco Scavullo, American photographer (died 2004)
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Nel Benschop
Year of birth:
1918
Nel Benschop, Dutch poet and educator (died 2005)
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Allan Ekelund
Year of birth:
1918
Allan Ekelund, Swedish director, producer, and production manager (died 2009)
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Carl Karcher
Year of birth:
1917
Carl Karcher, American businessman, founded Carl's Jr. (died 2008)
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Anthony Hecht
Year of birth:
1923
Anthony Hecht, American poet (died 2004)
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Katy Jurado
Year of birth:
1924
Katy Jurado, Mexican actress (died 2002)
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Norman Podhoretz
Year of birth:
1930
Norman Podhoretz, American journalist and author
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William Kennedy (author)
Year of birth:
1928
William Kennedy, American novelist and journalist
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Pilar Lorengar
Year of birth:
1928
Pilar Lorengar, Spanish soprano and actress (died 1996)
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DEATHS ON JANUARY 16
Bekir Sami Kunduh
Year of death:
1933
Bekir Sami Kunduh, Turkish politician (born 1867)
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Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves
Year of death:
1919
Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves, Brazilian lawyer and politician, fifth President of Brazil (born 1848)
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Albert Fish
Year of death:
1936
Albert Fish, American serial killer, rapist and cannibal (born 1870)
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Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
Year of death:
1938
Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay Indian author and playwright (born 1876)
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Carole Lombard
Year of death:
1942
Carole Lombard, American actress and comedian (born 1908)
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George Dewey
Year of death:
1917
George Dewey, American admiral (born 1837)
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Marshall Field
Year of death:
1906
Marshall Field, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Marshall Field's (born 1834)
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Mahadev Govind Ranade
Year of death:
1901
Mahadev Govind Ranade, Indian scholar, social reformer, judge and author (born 1842)
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Charles Pelham Villiers
Year of death:
1898
Charles Pelham Villiers, English lawyer and politician (born 1802)
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Hiram R. Revels
Year of death:
1901
Hiram Rhodes Revels, American soldier, minister, and politician (born 1822)
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HOLIDAYS ON JANUARY 16
Titian of Oderzo
Christian feast day: Titian of Oderzo
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Anthony the Great
Christian feast day: Eve of Saint Anthony observed with ritual bonfires in San Bartolomé de Pinares
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January 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast day: January 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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List of Teachers' Days
Teacher's Day (Myanmar)
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Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
Christian feast day: Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God (Coptic Church)
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Pope Marcellus I
Christian feast day: Pope Marcellus I
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Berard of Carbio
Christian feast day: Berard of Carbio
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Saint Blaise
Christian feast day: Blaise (Armenian Apostolic)
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Saint Fursey
Christian feast day: Fursey
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Honoratus
Christian feast day: Honoratus of Arles
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