Page 3: Historical Events In June - 16

1881  On June - 16 austria-Hungary & Serbia sign military treaty   

1882  On this day in history 17" hailstones weighing 1.75 lbs fall in Dubuque Iowa   

1883  On June - 16 1st baseball "Ladies' Day" (NY Gothams beat Cleve Spiders 5-2)   

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

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  The birth of Stan Laurel, English born comedy actor on June - 16.   

1890  Stan Laurel, [Arthur S Jefferson], England, comedian (Laurel & Hardy) on June - 16.   

1891  John Abbott becomes Canada's third prime minister on June - 16.   

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

1892  On this day in history victor Tesch, Belgian lawyer/min of Justice, dies at 80   

1893  F.W. Rueckheim introduces Cracker Jack® at the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago's First World Fair on this day in history.   

1893  On this day in history rW Rueckheim invents Cracker Jack   

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

1895  Stan Laurel, [Arthur S Jefferson], comedian (Laurel & Hardy) on this day in history.   

1896  Temperture hits 127øF at Fort Mojave, Calif on this day in history.   

1896  Temperature hits 127°F at Fort Mojave, Calif on this day in history.   

1896  On this day in history jean Peugeot, Frans auto manufacturer (Peugeot)   

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

1898  On June - 16 china's emperor De Zong (Guang Xu) receives Kang Youwei   

1899  Victor Trumper's 1st Test Cricket century 135* v England, Lord's on this day in history.   

1899  On June - 16 nelson Doubleday, US, publisher (Doubleday)   

1900  Jan van Tilburg, governor Suriname (PVDA, 1955-62) on June - 16.   

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

1901  On this day in history hermann Grimm, German writer/poet/historian, dies   

1902  On this day in history 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   

1902  Barbara McClintock, US, cytogeneticist (Jumping Genes, Nobel 1983) on June - 16.   

1903  Ford Motors incorporates on June - 16.   

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

1903  Huldreich Georg Fruh, composer on June - 16.   

1904  Bloomsday (date of events in James Joyce's Ulysses) on this day in history.   

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  Alan Fairfax, cricketer (Australian all-rounder late 20's early 30's) on June - 16.   

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1139  Emperor Konoe of Japan (d. 1155) was born on June - 16.   

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

1514  John Cheke, English classical scholar (d. 1557) was born on June - 16.   

1583  Axel Gustafson Oxenstierna, Swedish earl/chancellor/regent was born on June - 16.   

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 June - 16 birth of john Cleveland, English poet (d. 1658)   

1633  Nathaniel Schnittelbach, composer was born on this day in history.   

0956  On June - 16 hugo, the Great, duke of France, dies   

1216  On this day in history 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 June - 16.   

1397  On this day in history 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.