Historical Events In June - 16

1881  On June - 16 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  The first roller coaster in the U.S. begins operation at Coney Island, NY on this day in history.   

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

1890  On this day in history 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  On June - 16 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 June - 16.   

1893  RW Rueckheim invents Cracker Jack on this day in history.   

1894  On this day in history norman Kerry, Rochester NY, actor (Phantom of the Opera)   

1895  On June - 16 stan Laurel, [Arthur S Jefferson], comedian (Laurel & Hardy)   

1896  On this day in history temperture hits 127øF at Fort Mojave, Calif   

1896  Temperature hits 127°F at Fort Mojave, Calif on June - 16.   

1896  On June - 16 jean Peugeot, Frans auto manufacturer (Peugeot)   

1897  A treaty annexing the Republic of Hawaii to the United States is signed; the Republic would not be dissolved until a year later on this day in history.   

1898  China's emperor De Zong (Guang Xu) receives Kang Youwei on this day in history.   

1899  On June - 16 victor Trumper's 1st Test Cricket century 135* v England, Lord's   

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 June - 16.   

1901  Hermann Grimm, German writer/poet/historian, dies on June - 16.   

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  Barbara McClintock, US, cytogeneticist (Jumping Genes, Nobel 1983) on this day in history.   

1903  On this day in history ford Motors incorporates   

1903  1st Highlander (Yankee) shut-out victory 1-0 over White Sox on this day in history.   

1903  On this day in history huldreich Georg Fruh, composer   

1904  On this day in history bloomsday (date of events in James Joyce's Ulysses)   

1904  Gerard Holt, Dutch architect on June - 16.   

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

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

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

1633  On June - 16 birth of nathaniel Schnittelbach, composer   

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

1216  On June - 16 innocent III, pope, dies at 54   

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

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

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

1575  On June - 16 hadrianus Junius, [Adriaen the Jonghe], medical/historian, dies at 63