Historical Events In June - 16

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1888  Bobby Clark, vaudevillan (World's funniest circus clown) on this day in history.   

1890  The birth of Stan Laurel, English born comedy actor on June - 16.   

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

1891  On June - 16 john Abbott becomes Canada's third prime minister.   

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

1892  Victor Tesch, Belgian lawyer/min of Justice, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1893  F.W. Rueckheim introduces Cracker Jack® at the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago's First World Fair on this day in history.   

1893  RW Rueckheim invents Cracker Jack on June - 16.   

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

1895  Stan Laurel, [Arthur S Jefferson], comedian (Laurel & Hardy) on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1897  On June - 16 a treaty annexing the Republic of Hawaii to the United States is signed; the Republic would not be dissolved until a year later.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1901  On June - 16 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 June - 16.   

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

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  On June - 16 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  Alan Fairfax, cricketer (Australian all-rounder late 20's early 30's) on this day in history.   

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1139  On this day in history birth of emperor Konoe of Japan (d. 1155)   

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

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

1583  On June - 16 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  On this day in history 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  On June - 16 hugo, the Great, duke of France, dies   

1216  On June - 16 innocent III, pope, dies at 54   

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

1361  John Tauler, German mystic (Gottesfreunde) dies at about 61 on this day in history.   

1397  On June - 16 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 June - 16.   

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