Page 3: Historical Events In June - 16

1881  Austria-Hungary & Serbia sign military treaty on this day in history.   

1882  17" hailstones weighing 1.75 lbs fall in Dubuque Iowa on this day in history.   

1883  1st baseball "Ladies' Day" (NY Gothams beat Cleve Spiders 5-2) on this day in history.   

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 June - 16.   

1890  On this day in history the birth of Stan Laurel, English born comedy actor   

1890  Stan Laurel, [Arthur S Jefferson], England, comedian (Laurel & Hardy) on June - 16.   

1891  John Abbott becomes Canada's third prime minister on this day in history.   

1892  Lupino Lane, London England, actress (Love Parade) on June - 16.   

1892  Victor Tesch, Belgian lawyer/min of Justice, dies at 80 on June - 16.   

1893  On June - 16 f.W. Rueckheim introduces Cracker Jack® at the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago's First World Fair   

1893  On June - 16 rW Rueckheim invents Cracker Jack   

1894  Norman Kerry, Rochester NY, actor (Phantom of the Opera) on June - 16.   

1895  Stan Laurel, [Arthur S Jefferson], comedian (Laurel & Hardy) on June - 16.   

1896  On June - 16 temperture hits 127øF at Fort Mojave, Calif   

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

1896  On this day in history jean Peugeot, Frans auto manufacturer (Peugeot)   

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

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

1899  On this day in history victor Trumper's 1st Test Cricket century 135* v England, Lord's   

1899  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1901  On June - 16 hermann Grimm, German writer/poet/historian, dies   

1902  On this day in history 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   

1902  Barbara McClintock, US, cytogeneticist (Jumping Genes, Nobel 1983) on this day in history.   

1903  Ford Motors incorporates on June - 16.   

1903  On June - 16 1st Highlander (Yankee) shut-out victory 1-0 over White Sox   

1903  On this day in history huldreich Georg Fruh, composer   

1904  Bloomsday (date of events in James Joyce's Ulysses) on June - 16.   

1904  On this day in history gerard Holt, Dutch architect   

1905  On this day in history hermann von Wissmann, German explorer/governor of E Africa, dies at 51   

1906  On June - 16 alan Fairfax, cricketer (Australian all-rounder late 20's early 30's)   

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

1332  Isabella de Coucy, English princess (d. 1382) was born on June - 16.   

1514  John Cheke, English classical scholar (d. 1557) was born on June - 16.   

1583  On this day in history birth of axel Gustafson Oxenstierna, Swedish earl/chancellor/regent   

1591  Joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Italian physician, mathematician, and music theorist (d. 1655) was born on June - 16.   

1606  Arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall, Irish soldier (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1361  John Tauler, German mystic (Gottesfreunde) dies at about 61 on June - 16.   

1397  On this day in history death of philip of Artois, Count of Eu, French soldier (b. 1358)   

1468  On this day in history death of jean Le Fevre, Burgundian chronicler (b. ca. 1395)   

1492  On June - 16 death of jan Coppenhole, Flemish rebel leader, beheaded   

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