Historical Events In June - 16

1881  On June - 16 austria-Hungary & Serbia sign military treaty  

1882  On June - 16 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  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 this day in history.  

1888  Bobby Clark, vaudevillan (World's funniest circus clown) on June - 16.  

1890  The birth of Stan Laurel, English born comedy actor on this day in history.  

1890  Stan Laurel, [Arthur S Jefferson], England, comedian (Laurel & Hardy) on this day in history.  

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

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

1893  On this day in history rW Rueckheim invents Cracker Jack  

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

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  On this day in history temperature hits 127°F at Fort Mojave, Calif  

1896  On June - 16 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 June - 16.  

1899  Victor Trumper's 1st Test Cricket century 135* v England, Lord's on this day in history.  

1899  Nelson Doubleday, US, publisher (Doubleday) on June - 16.  

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

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 June - 16 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 June - 16.  

1903  Ford Motors incorporates on June - 16.  

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

1903  Huldreich Georg Fruh, composer on this day in history.  

1904  On June - 16 bloomsday (date of events in James Joyce's Ulysses)  

1904  On June - 16 gerard Holt, Dutch architect  

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

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

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1139  Emperor Konoe of Japan (d. 1155) was born on this day in history.  

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

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  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  Hugo, the Great, duke of France, dies on June - 16.  

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  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  Death of Jan Coppenhole, Flemish rebel leader, beheaded on this day in history.  

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