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

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

1884  1st roller coaster used (Coney Island NY) on this day in history.  

1888  On June - 16 bobby Clark, vaudevillan (World's funniest circus clown)  

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

1892  On this day in history 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 June - 16 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  Jean Peugeot, Frans auto manufacturer (Peugeot) on June - 16.  

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  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  On June - 16 jan van Tilburg, governor Suriname (PVDA, 1955-62)  

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

1901  On this day in history hermann Grimm, German writer/poet/historian, dies  

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  Ford Motors incorporates on this day in history.  

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

1903  On June - 16 huldreich Georg Fruh, composer  

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

1904  On this day in history gerard Holt, Dutch architect  

1905  On June - 16 hermann von Wissmann, German explorer/governor of E Africa, dies at 51  

1906  On this day in history 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  Axel Gustafson Oxenstierna, Swedish earl/chancellor/regent was born on this day in history.  

1591  Joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Italian physician, mathematician, and music theorist (d. 1655) was born on this day in history.  

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 June - 16.  

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 this day in history.  

1246  On this day in history lutgardis/Ludgardis, Flemish mystic/saint, dies at about 64  

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 this day in history.  

1492  Death of Jan Coppenhole, Flemish rebel leader, beheaded on June - 16.  

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