Page 4: Historical Events In June - 16

1907  Jack Albertson, Malden Mass, actor (Thin Man, Chico & the Man) on this day in history.   

1909  On June - 16 the first US airplane sold commercially, by Glenn Curtiss for $5,000   

1909  On this day in history 1st US airplane sold commercially, by Glenn Curtiss for $5,000   

1909  Willi Boskovsky, Austria, conductor (new years concert) on June - 16.   

1910  E G Marshall, Owatonna Minn, actor (Lawrence-Defenders, Caine Mutiny) on June - 16.   

1910  Wendelin Weissheimer, composer, dies at 72 on June - 16.   

1911  A 772 gram stony meteorite strikes the earth near Kilbourn, Columbia County, Wisconsin damaging a barn on this day in history.   

1912  Enoch Powell, England, MP (C)/racist/Greek professor on June - 16.   

1913  On June - 16 south-African parliament forbids blacks owning land   

1914  Stewart Cathie "Billy" Griffith, cricketer (140 for England, 1948) on this day in history.   

1915  The foundation of the British Women's Institute on this day in history.   

1915  On June - 16 joseph Kagan, businessman   

1916  On June - 16 boston Brave's Tom Hughes 2nd no-hitter beats Pitts, 2-0   

1916  Francis Lopez, composer on this day in history.   

1917  On June - 16 the first Congress of Soviets convene in Russia   

1917  On this day in history 1st Congress of Soviets convene in Russia   

1917  On June - 16 katharine Graham, NYC, newspaper publisher (Wash Post)   

1919  On this day in history lord Aberdare, committee chairman (House of Lords)   

1920  On June - 16 john Howard Griffin, US, photographer/author (Black Like Me)   

1921  On this day in history lord Perry of Walton, SDP/vice chancellor (Open University England)   

1922  Henry Berliner demonstrates his helicopter to US Bureau of Aeronautics on this day in history.   

1923  Sun Yat Sen founds military academy on June - 16.   

1923  Ake Hermanson, composer on this day in history.   

1924  South Africa all out 30 v England in 48 minutes, Gilligan 6-7 on June - 16.   

1924  Sayed Idries Shah, thinker on this day in history.   

1925  On June - 16 the most famous Young Pioneer camp of the USSR, Artek, is established.   

1925  Faith Domergue, New Orleans, actress (House of 7 Corpses) on June - 16.   

1927  Tommy Armour wins golf's US open on this day in history.   

1927  On June - 16 31st US Golf Open: Tommy Armour shoots a 301 at Oakmont CC in Pa   

1927  On June - 16 robert Matthews, master (Clare College Cambridge England)   

1928  On June - 16 harold Hanham, vice chancellor (Lancaster University)   

1929  Otto E Funk, 62, ends marathon walk (NY to SF, 4165 miles in 183 days) on June - 16.   

1929  On June - 16 james Kirtland Randall, composer   

1930  Sovnarkom establishes decree time in the USSR 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  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Italian physician, mathematician, and music theorist (d. 1655)   

1606  On June - 16 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  On this day in history birth of nathaniel Schnittelbach, composer   

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

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 this day in history.   

1397  Death of Philip of Artois, Count of Eu, French soldier (b. 1358) on this day in history.   

1468  On this day in history death of jean Le Fevre, Burgundian chronicler (b. ca. 1395)   

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

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