Page 3: Historical Events In June - 16

1881  Austria-Hungary & Serbia sign military treaty on this day in history.   

1882  17" hailstones weighing 1.75 lbs fall in Dubuque Iowa on June - 16.   

1883  1st baseball "Ladies' Day" (NY Gothams beat Cleve Spiders 5-2) on this day in history.   

1884  On June - 16 the first roller coaster in the U.S. begins operation at Coney Island, NY.   

1884  1st roller coaster used (Coney Island NY) on this day in history.   

1888  Bobby Clark, vaudevillan (World's funniest circus clown) on June - 16.   

1890  On June - 16 the birth of Stan Laurel, English born comedy actor   

1890  On this day in history stan Laurel, [Arthur S Jefferson], England, comedian (Laurel & Hardy)   

1891  John Abbott becomes Canada's third prime minister on this day in history.   

1892  On this day in history lupino Lane, London England, actress (Love Parade)   

1892  Victor Tesch, Belgian lawyer/min of Justice, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1893  On June - 16 f.W. Rueckheim introduces Cracker Jack® at the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago's First World Fair   

1893  RW Rueckheim invents Cracker Jack on this day in history.   

1894  Norman Kerry, Rochester NY, actor (Phantom of the Opera) on this day in history.   

1895  On June - 16 stan Laurel, [Arthur S Jefferson], comedian (Laurel & Hardy)   

1896  On this day in history temperture hits 127øF at Fort Mojave, Calif   

1896  On this day in history temperature hits 127°F at Fort Mojave, Calif   

1896  Jean Peugeot, Frans auto manufacturer (Peugeot) on June - 16.   

1897  A treaty annexing the Republic of Hawaii to the United States is signed; the Republic would not be dissolved until a year later on this day in history.   

1898  On this day in history china's emperor De Zong (Guang Xu) receives Kang Youwei   

1899  On this day in history victor Trumper's 1st Test Cricket century 135* v England, Lord's   

1899  Nelson Doubleday, US, publisher (Doubleday) on this day in history.   

1900  On this day in history jan van Tilburg, governor Suriname (PVDA, 1955-62)   

1901  Arthur Pierson, Oslo Norway, actor/director (Hat Check Girl) on this day in history.   

1901  Hermann Grimm, German writer/poet/historian, dies on this day in history.   

1902  The Broadway Limited goes into service for the Pennsylvania Railroad to begin a career of more than 75 years on the route between New York and Chicago on this day in history.   

1902  Barbara McClintock, US, cytogeneticist (Jumping Genes, Nobel 1983) on this day in history.   

1903  On June - 16 ford Motors incorporates   

1903  On this day in history 1st Highlander (Yankee) shut-out victory 1-0 over White Sox   

1903  Huldreich Georg Fruh, composer on June - 16.   

1904  On June - 16 bloomsday (date of events in James Joyce's Ulysses)   

1904  On this day in history gerard Holt, Dutch architect   

1905  On this day in history hermann von Wissmann, German explorer/governor of E Africa, dies at 51   

1906  On June - 16 alan Fairfax, cricketer (Australian all-rounder late 20's early 30's)   

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1139  Emperor Konoe of Japan (d. 1155) was born on this day in history.   

1332  On June - 16 birth of isabella de Coucy, English princess (d. 1382)   

1514  On June - 16 birth of john Cheke, English classical scholar (d. 1557)   

1583  Axel Gustafson Oxenstierna, Swedish earl/chancellor/regent was born on this day in history.   

1591  On June - 16 birth of joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Italian physician, mathematician, and music theorist (d. 1655)   

1606  On this day in history birth of arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall, Irish soldier (d. 1675)   

1613  On this day in history birth of john Cleveland, English poet (d. 1658)   

1633  On June - 16 birth of nathaniel Schnittelbach, composer   

0956  Hugo, the Great, duke of France, dies on June - 16.   

1216  On June - 16 innocent III, pope, dies at 54   

1246  On June - 16 lutgardis/Ludgardis, Flemish mystic/saint, dies at about 64   

1361  John Tauler, German mystic (Gottesfreunde) dies at about 61 on this day in history.   

1397  On June - 16 death of philip of Artois, Count of Eu, French soldier (b. 1358)   

1468  Death of Jean Le Fevre, Burgundian chronicler (b. ca. 1395) on this day in history.   

1492  Death of Jan Coppenhole, Flemish rebel leader, beheaded on June - 16.   

1575  Hadrianus Junius, [Adriaen the Jonghe], medical/historian, dies at 63 on June - 16.