Historical Events In June - 16

1979  On this day in history h-E Schuster discovers asteroid #2275   

1979  Ben Weber, US composer (Thorne Music Award 1965), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1981  On June - 16 humphrey Keervelt, director (Suriname Planning Bureau), murdered   

1982  On this day in history britain requests Argentina arrange for return of prisoners after their War   

1982  On June - 16 john Honeyman-Scott, guitarist (Pretenders), overdoses on drugs   

1983  Charlos Vieira completes 191 hr "nonstop" cycling in Leiria Portugal on June - 16.   

1983  On this day in history european Space Agency launches European Comm Satellite 1, Oscar 10   

1983  Ringo releases "Old Wave" album in West Germany on this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history matt de Waal finishes 14,290-mi round trip from Salt Lake City (106d)   

1986  1 day general strike in South Africa on June - 16.   

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

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

1988  On June - 16 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?)   

1989  On June - 16 "Ghostbusters II" premiers   

1989  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) on this day in history.   

1990  Eva Turner, British soprano, dies on this day in history.   

1991  Boris Yeltsin elected president of Russian SSR on June - 16.   

1991  NYC Mayor Dinkins declares "Joseph Doherty Week" (through the 23rd) on June - 16.   

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 June - 16.   

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

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

2017  On this day in history uS President Donald Trump reinstates Cuban travel and business restrictions after they were loosened by President Obama   

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

2018  On June - 16 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   

2018  Two suicide bombers attack Damboa in Borno state, Nigeria, killing at least 31 people on June - 16.   

2018  On June - 16 beyoncé and Jay-Z release their joint album "Everything is Love"   

2018  On June - 16 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 this day in history.   

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

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1139  On June - 16 birth of emperor Konoe of Japan (d. 1155)   

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

1514  On this day in history birth of john Cheke, English classical scholar (d. 1557)   

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  On this day in history birth of arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall, Irish soldier (d. 1675)   

1613  John Cleveland, English poet (d. 1658) was born on this day in history.   

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 June - 16.   

1246  Lutgardis/Ludgardis, Flemish mystic/saint, dies at about 64 on June - 16.   

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 June - 16.   

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 this day in history.   

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