Historical Events In June - 16
Wednesday, 29 March 2023
1804 Johann Adam Hiller, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.
1808 Georg Wenzel Ritter, composer, dies at 60 on June - 16.
1812 Franz Pforr, German painter/cartoonist (Lukasbund), dies at 23 on June - 16.
1815 On this day in history battle at Ligny: French army under Napoleon beats Prussia
1815 Frederik Willem, duke of Brunswick (1813-15), dies in battle on June - 16.
1822 On June - 16 denmark Vessy leads slave rebellion in South Carolina
1823 On this day in history king Willem I opens shipyard at Rotterdam-Antwerp
1831 On June - 16 joseph Ignaz Schnabel, composer, dies at 64
1832 On June - 16 battle of Kellogg's Grove, Ill
1834 Wesley Merritt, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1910 on this day in history.
1836 On this day in history london Working Men's Assn forms
1837 On this day in history eli Long, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1903
1837 Valentino Fioravanti, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.
1842 On this day in history natchex Mississippi, hit by tornado; about 500 die
1843 David Popper, composer on June - 16.
1853 On this day in history johan Gustaf Emil Sjogren, composer
1858 On this day in history abraham Lincoln accepts the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate in Illinois.
1858 On June - 16 abraham Lincoln says "A house divided against itself cannot stand"
1858 The birth of King Gustav V of Sweden on this day in history.
1858 On June - 16 gustav V, king of Sweden (1907-50)
1861 Battle of Vienna, VA & Secessionville, SC (James Island) on this day in history.
1861 On June - 16 scato Gocko de Vries, Dutch paleographer/librarian
1863 Paul Antonin Vidal, composer on this day in history.
1864 On June - 16 siege of Petersburg & Richmond begins
1864 Battle of Lynchburg VA on this day in history.
1871 On June - 16 ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine founded, NYC
1871 Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of Mystic Shrine founded, NYC on June - 16.
1873 Pres Grant decrees Wallowa Valley for Nez-Perce indians on June - 16.
1874 On this day in history arthur Meighen, (C) 9th PM of Canada (1920-21, 1926)
1879 Gilbert & Sullivan's "HMS Pinafore" debuts at Bowery Theatre NYC on June - 16.
1879 Gilbert & Sullivan's "HMS Pinafore" debuts at Bowery Theater NYC on this day in history.
1879 On June - 16 fritz Schulz, German law historian (Classical Novel Law)
1880 On June - 16 salvation Army forms in Londo
1880 On this day in history james Southerton, cricketer (appeared in England's 1st 2 Tests), dies
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