Historical Events In June - 16

1979  H-E Schuster discovers asteroid #2275 on June - 16.   

1979  On June - 16 ben Weber, US composer (Thorne Music Award 1965), dies at 62   

1981  On this day in history humphrey Keervelt, director (Suriname Planning Bureau), murdered   

1982  On June - 16 britain requests Argentina arrange for return of prisoners after their War   

1982  John Honeyman-Scott, guitarist (Pretenders), overdoses on drugs on June - 16.   

1983  On this day in history charlos Vieira completes 191 hr "nonstop" cycling in Leiria Portugal   

1983  On June - 16 european Space Agency launches European Comm Satellite 1, Oscar 10   

1983  On June - 16 ringo releases "Old Wave" album in West Germany   

1984  Matt de Waal finishes 14,290-mi round trip from Salt Lake City (106d) on June - 16.   

1986  1 day general strike in South Africa on this day in history.   

1987  On June - 16 joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, opens   

1987  Subway gunman Bernhard Goetz acquitted on all but gun possession charges after shooting 4 black youths who tried to rob him on this day in history.   

1988  In Santa Barbara, CA, a team of 32 divers begin cycling underwater on a standard tricycle, to complete 116.66 mi in 75 hrs 20 mins (why?) on this day in history.   

1989  "Ghostbusters II" premiers on this day in history.   

1989  On this day in history 4 golfers shoot a hole-in-one on the same hole at the US Open are made all on the 6th hole (Weaver, Wiebe, Pate & Price)   

1990  On June - 16 eva Turner, British soprano, dies   

1991  Boris Yeltsin elected president of Russian SSR on this day in history.   

1991  NYC Mayor Dinkins declares "Joseph Doherty Week" (through the 23rd) on this day in history.   

1991  Vicky Brown, US singer (Power of Love), dies on this day in history.   

1997  Corporation du chemin de fer de la Gaspésie takes over the former CN line between Chandler and Gaspé, Que. This is a non profit corporation owned by local municipalities. Operation of the line is sub-contracted to the Chemin de fer Baie des Chaleurs which commenced operation between Matapedia and Chandler, Que in December 1996 on this day in history.   

2012  On this day in history 32 people are killed by a car bomb in Baghdad   

2013  On June - 16 20 people are killed by a series of car bombings across Iraq   

2017  US President Donald Trump reinstates Cuban travel and business restrictions after they were loosened by President Obama on June - 16.   

2017  On June - 16 amazon announces it is buying Whole Foods for $13.7 billion   

2018  World Cup: Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology is used for the first time, awarding France a penalty in 2-1 win over Australia in Kazan on this day in history.   

2018  On this day in history two suicide bombers attack Damboa in Borno state, Nigeria, killing at least 31 people   

2018  Beyoncé and Jay-Z release their joint album "Everything is Love" on June - 16.   

2018  On this day in history seventeen people die in Caracas, Venezuela following the El Paraíso stampede after a tear gas canister is detonated in a crowded club.   

2019  Sara Netanyahu, wife of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admits to misuse of state funds in court on June - 16.   

2019  A large-scale power outage hits Argentina, Uruguay and parts of Paraguay, affecting nearly 50 million people on June - 16.   

2020  [COVID-19 pandemic] The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 passes 8 million worldwide on June - 16.   

2020  On June - 16 north Korea demolishes the Inter-Korean Liaison Office in Kaesong, established in 2018 to improve relations.   

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1139  Emperor Konoe of Japan (d. 1155) was born on June - 16.   

1332  On June - 16 birth of isabella de Coucy, English princess (d. 1382)   

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  On this day in history birth of joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Italian physician, mathematician, and music theorist (d. 1655)   

1606  Arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall, Irish soldier (d. 1675) was born on June - 16.   

1613  On June - 16 birth of john Cleveland, English poet (d. 1658)   

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

0956  On this day in history hugo, the Great, duke of France, dies   

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  John Tauler, German mystic (Gottesfreunde) dies at about 61 on June - 16.   

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

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