Historical Events In June - 16

1881  Austria-Hungary & Serbia sign military treaty on June - 16.   

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  On June - 16 bobby Clark, vaudevillan (World's funniest circus clown)   

1890  On this day in history the birth of Stan Laurel, English born comedy actor   

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

1891  On June - 16 john Abbott becomes Canada's third prime minister.   

1892  Lupino Lane, London England, actress (Love Parade) on June - 16.   

1892  On June - 16 victor Tesch, Belgian lawyer/min of Justice, dies at 80   

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

1893  On June - 16 rW Rueckheim invents Cracker Jack   

1894  On this day in history norman Kerry, Rochester NY, actor (Phantom of the Opera)   

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

1896  Temperture hits 127øF at Fort Mojave, Calif on June - 16.   

1896  Temperature hits 127°F at Fort Mojave, Calif on June - 16.   

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

1897  On June - 16 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 this day in history nelson Doubleday, US, publisher (Doubleday)   

1900  On June - 16 jan van Tilburg, governor Suriname (PVDA, 1955-62)   

1901  On June - 16 arthur Pierson, Oslo Norway, actor/director (Hat Check Girl)   

1901  On June - 16 hermann Grimm, German writer/poet/historian, dies   

1902  On June - 16 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  On this day in history barbara McClintock, US, cytogeneticist (Jumping Genes, Nobel 1983)   

1903  On June - 16 ford Motors incorporates   

1903  1st Highlander (Yankee) shut-out victory 1-0 over White Sox on June - 16.   

1903  On June - 16 huldreich Georg Fruh, composer   

1904  Bloomsday (date of events in James Joyce's Ulysses) on June - 16.   

1904  On this day in history gerard Holt, Dutch architect   

1905  On June - 16 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  Isabella de Coucy, English princess (d. 1382) was born on June - 16.   

1514  John Cheke, English classical scholar (d. 1557) was born on this day in history.   

1583  On June - 16 birth of axel Gustafson Oxenstierna, Swedish earl/chancellor/regent   

1591  Joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Italian physician, mathematician, and music theorist (d. 1655) was born on June - 16.   

1606  Arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall, Irish soldier (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.   

1613  John Cleveland, English poet (d. 1658) was born on this day in history.   

1633  Nathaniel Schnittelbach, composer was born on June - 16.   

0956  Hugo, the Great, duke of France, dies on this day in history.   

1216  Innocent III, pope, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1246  Lutgardis/Ludgardis, Flemish mystic/saint, dies at about 64 on June - 16.   

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 June - 16.   

1492  On June - 16 death of jan Coppenhole, Flemish rebel leader, beheaded   

1575  On this day in history hadrianus Junius, [Adriaen the Jonghe], medical/historian, dies at 63