March 16th (1872) was a Saturday. It's the 75th day of the year (76th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 290 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 16th March, 1872
» The Wanderers F.C. won the first FA Cup, the oldest association football known as football competition in the world, beating Royal Engineers A.F.C. 1-0 at The Oval in Kennington, London.