Historical Events In June - 16

1881  Austria-Hungary & Serbia sign military treaty on June - 16.  

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 this day in history 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  On June - 16 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 this day in history.  

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

1892  On June - 16 lupino Lane, London England, actress (Love Parade)  

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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 this day in history.  

1893  On this day in history rW Rueckheim invents Cracker Jack  

1894  On this day in history norman Kerry, Rochester NY, actor (Phantom of the Opera)  

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

1896  Temperture hits 127øF at Fort Mojave, Calif on June - 16.  

1896  On June - 16 temperature hits 127°F at Fort Mojave, Calif  

1896  Jean Peugeot, Frans auto manufacturer (Peugeot) on this day in history.  

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 June - 16.  

1898  On this day in history china's emperor De Zong (Guang Xu) receives Kang Youwei  

1899  On June - 16 victor Trumper's 1st Test Cricket century 135* v England, Lord's  

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

1900  Jan van Tilburg, governor Suriname (PVDA, 1955-62) on June - 16.  

1901  On June - 16 arthur Pierson, Oslo Norway, actor/director (Hat Check Girl)  

1901  Hermann Grimm, German writer/poet/historian, dies on this day in history.  

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  On June - 16 barbara McClintock, US, cytogeneticist (Jumping Genes, Nobel 1983)  

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

1332  On June - 16 birth of isabella de Coucy, English princess (d. 1382)  

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

1583  Axel Gustafson Oxenstierna, Swedish earl/chancellor/regent was born on June - 16.  

1591  On June - 16 birth of joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Italian physician, mathematician, and music theorist (d. 1655)  

1606  On June - 16 birth of arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall, Irish soldier (d. 1675)  

1613  On this day in history birth of john Cleveland, English poet (d. 1658)  

1633  Nathaniel Schnittelbach, composer was born on this day in history.  

0956  Hugo, the Great, duke of France, dies on June - 16.  

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

1246  On June - 16 lutgardis/Ludgardis, Flemish mystic/saint, dies at about 64  

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

1397  Death of Philip of Artois, Count of Eu, French soldier (b. 1358) on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.