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 June - 16.   

1883  1st baseball "Ladies' Day" (NY Gothams beat Cleve Spiders 5-2) on June - 16.   

1884  On June - 16 the first roller coaster in the U.S. begins operation at Coney Island, NY.   

1884  1st roller coaster used (Coney Island NY) on June - 16.   

1888  On this day in history bobby Clark, vaudevillan (World's funniest circus clown)   

1890  On June - 16 the birth of Stan Laurel, English born comedy actor   

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

1891  On this day in history john Abbott becomes Canada's third prime minister.   

1892  On this day in history 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  On this day in history rW Rueckheim invents Cracker Jack   

1894  On June - 16 norman Kerry, Rochester NY, actor (Phantom of the Opera)   

1895  On this day in history stan Laurel, [Arthur S Jefferson], comedian (Laurel & Hardy)   

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 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 June - 16.   

1899  Victor Trumper's 1st Test Cricket century 135* v England, Lord's on June - 16.   

1899  Nelson Doubleday, US, publisher (Doubleday) on this day in history.   

1900  Jan van Tilburg, governor Suriname (PVDA, 1955-62) on this day in history.   

1901  On this day in history arthur Pierson, Oslo Norway, actor/director (Hat Check Girl)   

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 this day in history.   

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 June - 16.   

1903  Huldreich Georg Fruh, composer on June - 16.   

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

1904  On this day in history gerard Holt, Dutch architect   

1905  Hermann von Wissmann, German explorer/governor of E Africa, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1906  On this day in history alan Fairfax, cricketer (Australian all-rounder late 20's early 30's)   

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

1332  On this day in history birth of isabella de Coucy, English princess (d. 1382)   

1514  On June - 16 birth of john Cheke, English classical scholar (d. 1557)   

1583  Axel Gustafson Oxenstierna, Swedish earl/chancellor/regent was born on this day in history.   

1591  On June - 16 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 this day in history.   

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

1633  On June - 16 birth of nathaniel Schnittelbach, composer   

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

1216  Innocent III, pope, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1246  Lutgardis/Ludgardis, Flemish mystic/saint, dies at about 64 on this day in history.   

1361  On June - 16 john Tauler, German mystic (Gottesfreunde) dies at about 61   

1397  On June - 16 death of philip of Artois, Count of Eu, French soldier (b. 1358)   

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

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

1575  Hadrianus Junius, [Adriaen the Jonghe], medical/historian, dies at 63 on this day in history.