Page 3: Historical Events In June - 16

1881  On this day in history austria-Hungary & Serbia sign military treaty   

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

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

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

1884  On June - 16 1st roller coaster used (Coney Island NY)   

1888  Bobby Clark, vaudevillan (World's funniest circus clown) on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1896  On June - 16 temperture hits 127øF at Fort Mojave, Calif   

1896  On June - 16 temperature hits 127°F at Fort Mojave, Calif   

1896  On June - 16 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 this day in history 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 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 June - 16 gerard Holt, Dutch architect   

1905  Hermann von Wissmann, German explorer/governor of E Africa, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history 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 June - 16.   

1613  John Cleveland, English poet (d. 1658) was born on June - 16.   

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 this day in history lutgardis/Ludgardis, Flemish mystic/saint, dies at about 64   

1361  On this day in history john Tauler, German mystic (Gottesfreunde) dies at about 61   

1397  Death of Philip of Artois, Count of Eu, French soldier (b. 1358) on June - 16.   

1468  Death of Jean Le Fevre, Burgundian chronicler (b. ca. 1395) on June - 16.   

1492  Death of Jan Coppenhole, Flemish rebel leader, beheaded on this day in history.   

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