What Happened In January 1816 In History

Historical Events for January, 1816

• 9th » Sir Humphry Davy tests Davy lamp named his safety lamp for miners at Hebburn Colliery.

Famous Birthdays on January in 1816

• 3rd » Samuel C. Pomeroy, American businessman and politician (d. 1891)
• 15th » Marie Lafarge, French murderer (d. 1852)
• 30th » Nathaniel Prentice Banks, American politician, 24th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1894)

Famous Deaths for January 1816

• 27th » Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood, English admiral (b. 1724)

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