Historical Events for 16th March 2023

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1730 - Willem Charles Henry Friso installed as viceroy of Drenthe
1861 - Confederate government appoints commissioners to Britain
1870 - Hiram R. Revels makes 1st official speech by an African American in the US Senate
1900 - Sir Arthur Evans rediscovers the bronze age city of Knossos in Crete, home of the legendary Minotaur
1934 - Academy Award gold statuette 1st called Oscar in print by Sidney Skolsky
1956 - US Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Tenley Albright
1958 - LPGA Titleholders Championship Women's Golf, Augusta CC: Beverly Hanson wins by 5 strokes ahead of Betty Dodd
1984 - South Africa and Mozambique sign non attack treaty
2016 - US President Barack Obama nominates Merrick Garland as Supreme Court Justice
2021 - French architects Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal win the Pritzker Prize for architecture

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