Page 4: Historical Events In June - 16

1907  On June - 16 jack Albertson, Malden Mass, actor (Thin Man, Chico & the Man)   

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

1909  1st US airplane sold commercially, by Glenn Curtiss for $5,000 on June - 16.   

1909  On June - 16 willi Boskovsky, Austria, conductor (new years concert)   

1910  On June - 16 e G Marshall, Owatonna Minn, actor (Lawrence-Defenders, Caine Mutiny)   

1910  On this day in history wendelin Weissheimer, composer, dies at 72   

1911  A 772 gram stony meteorite strikes the earth near Kilbourn, Columbia County, Wisconsin damaging a barn on June - 16.   

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

1913  On this day in history south-African parliament forbids blacks owning land   

1914  On June - 16 stewart Cathie "Billy" Griffith, cricketer (140 for England, 1948)   

1915  The foundation of the British Women's Institute on June - 16.   

1915  On June - 16 joseph Kagan, businessman   

1916  On this day in history boston Brave's Tom Hughes 2nd no-hitter beats Pitts, 2-0   

1916  On this day in history francis Lopez, composer   

1917  The first Congress of Soviets convene in Russia on June - 16.   

1917  1st Congress of Soviets convene in Russia on June - 16.   

1917  Katharine Graham, NYC, newspaper publisher (Wash Post) on this day in history.   

1919  Lord Aberdare, committee chairman (House of Lords) on this day in history.   

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

1921  On June - 16 lord Perry of Walton, SDP/vice chancellor (Open University England)   

1922  Henry Berliner demonstrates his helicopter to US Bureau of Aeronautics on June - 16.   

1923  Sun Yat Sen founds military academy on this day in history.   

1923  Ake Hermanson, composer on this day in history.   

1924  South Africa all out 30 v England in 48 minutes, Gilligan 6-7 on this day in history.   

1924  On this day in history sayed Idries Shah, thinker   

1925  On this day in history the most famous Young Pioneer camp of the USSR, Artek, is established.   

1925  On June - 16 faith Domergue, New Orleans, actress (House of 7 Corpses)   

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  Robert Matthews, master (Clare College Cambridge England) on June - 16.   

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 this day in history.   

1929  On this day in history 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 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  Axel Gustafson Oxenstierna, Swedish earl/chancellor/regent was born on this day in history.   

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  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  Lutgardis/Ludgardis, Flemish mystic/saint, dies at about 64 on this day in history.   

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

1492  On this day in history death of jan Coppenhole, Flemish rebel leader, beheaded   

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