Births on March 16

Enrico Tamberlik

Born on March 16, 1820

Enrico Tamberlik, Italian tenor (d. 1889)

Enrico Tamberlik (16 March 1820 – 13 March 1889) was an Italian tenor who sang to great acclaim at Europe and America's leading opera venues. He excelled in the heroic roles of the Italian and French repertories and was renowned for his powerful declamation and clarion high notes.

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6 Feb

American Colonization Society
The first 86 African American immigrants sponsored by the American Colonization Society depart New York to start a settlement in present-day Liberia.
3 Mar

Missouri Compromise
The U.S. Congress passes the Missouri Compromise.
6 Mar

Louisiana Purchase
The Missouri Compromise is signed into law by President James Monroe. The compromise allows Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state, brings Maine into the Union as a free state, and makes the rest of the northern part of the Louisiana Purchase territory slavery-free.
24 Aug

History of Portugal
Constitutionalist insurrection at Oporto, Portugal.
15 Sep

Lisbon
Constitutionalist revolution in Lisbon, Portugal.

Births on March 16

Enrico Tamberlik

Born on March 16, 1820

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Events on 1820

American Colonization Society

Missouri Compromise

Louisiana Purchase

History of Portugal

Lisbon