Page 4: Historical Events In June - 16

1907  Jack Albertson, Malden Mass, actor (Thin Man, Chico & the Man) on this day in history.   

1909  The first US airplane sold commercially, by Glenn Curtiss for $5,000 on June - 16.   

1909  1st US airplane sold commercially, by Glenn Curtiss for $5,000 on this day in history.   

1909  On June - 16 willi Boskovsky, Austria, conductor (new years concert)   

1910  E G Marshall, Owatonna Minn, actor (Lawrence-Defenders, Caine Mutiny) on June - 16.   

1910  Wendelin Weissheimer, composer, dies at 72 on June - 16.   

1911  A 772 gram stony meteorite strikes the earth near Kilbourn, Columbia County, Wisconsin damaging a barn on June - 16.   

1912  On June - 16 enoch Powell, England, MP (C)/racist/Greek professor   

1913  South-African parliament forbids blacks owning land on June - 16.   

1914  Stewart Cathie "Billy" Griffith, cricketer (140 for England, 1948) on this day in history.   

1915  On June - 16 the foundation of the British Women's Institute.   

1915  On June - 16 joseph Kagan, businessman   

1916  Boston Brave's Tom Hughes 2nd no-hitter beats Pitts, 2-0 on June - 16.   

1916  Francis Lopez, composer on June - 16.   

1917  On June - 16 the first Congress of Soviets convene in Russia   

1917  1st Congress of Soviets convene in Russia on June - 16.   

1917  On June - 16 katharine Graham, NYC, newspaper publisher (Wash Post)   

1919  On June - 16 lord Aberdare, committee chairman (House of Lords)   

1920  On this day in history john Howard Griffin, US, photographer/author (Black Like Me)   

1921  Lord Perry of Walton, SDP/vice chancellor (Open University England) on this day in history.   

1922  On June - 16 henry Berliner demonstrates his helicopter to US Bureau of Aeronautics   

1923  On this day in history sun Yat Sen founds military academy   

1923  Ake Hermanson, composer on June - 16.   

1924  On this day in history south Africa all out 30 v England in 48 minutes, Gilligan 6-7   

1924  On June - 16 sayed Idries Shah, thinker   

1925  On this day in history the most famous Young Pioneer camp of the USSR, Artek, is established.   

1925  Faith Domergue, New Orleans, actress (House of 7 Corpses) on this day in history.   

1927  On this day in history tommy Armour wins golf's US open   

1927  On June - 16 31st US Golf Open: Tommy Armour shoots a 301 at Oakmont CC in Pa   

1927  On June - 16 robert Matthews, master (Clare College Cambridge England)   

1928  On this day in history harold Hanham, vice chancellor (Lancaster University)   

1929  Otto E Funk, 62, ends marathon walk (NY to SF, 4165 miles in 183 days) on this day in history.   

1929  James Kirtland Randall, composer on this day in history.   

1930  On this day in history sovnarkom establishes decree time in the USSR.   

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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  John Cheke, English classical scholar (d. 1557) was born on this day in history.   

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 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  On this day in history birth of nathaniel Schnittelbach, composer   

0956  On June - 16 hugo, the Great, duke of France, dies   

1216  Innocent III, pope, dies at 54 on June - 16.   

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

1361  John Tauler, German mystic (Gottesfreunde) dies at about 61 on June - 16.   

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  On June - 16 hadrianus Junius, [Adriaen the Jonghe], medical/historian, dies at 63