Page 3: Historical Events In June - 16

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

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

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

1884  On this day in history the first roller coaster in the U.S. begins operation at Coney Island, NY.   

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

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

1890  The birth of Stan Laurel, English born comedy actor on June - 16.   

1890  On June - 16 stan Laurel, [Arthur S Jefferson], England, comedian (Laurel & Hardy)   

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

1892  On June - 16 lupino Lane, London England, actress (Love Parade)   

1892  Victor Tesch, Belgian lawyer/min of Justice, dies at 80 on June - 16.   

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 June - 16.   

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

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

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

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

1899  On this day in history nelson Doubleday, US, publisher (Doubleday)   

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

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  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 June - 16.   

1902  On June - 16 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  Huldreich Georg Fruh, composer on this day in history.   

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

1904  On June - 16 gerard Holt, Dutch architect   

1905  Hermann von Wissmann, German explorer/governor of E Africa, dies at 51 on June - 16.   

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

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1139  On this day in history birth of emperor Konoe of Japan (d. 1155)   

1332  Isabella de Coucy, English princess (d. 1382) was born on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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 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  On June - 16 john Tauler, German mystic (Gottesfreunde) dies at about 61   

1397  On this day in history death of philip of Artois, Count of Eu, French soldier (b. 1358)   

1468  On June - 16 death of jean Le Fevre, Burgundian chronicler (b. ca. 1395)   

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.