January 16th (1862) was a Thursday. It's the 15th day of the year (16th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 350 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 16th January, 1862
» Hartley Colliery Disaster: 204 men and boys killed in a mining disaster, prompted a change in UK law which henceforth required all collieries to have at least two independent means of escape.