Historical Events In June - 16

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

1909  On June - 16 the first US airplane sold commercially, by Glenn Curtiss for $5,000  

1909  1st US airplane sold commercially, by Glenn Curtiss for $5,000 on June - 16.  

1909  Willi Boskovsky, Austria, conductor (new years concert) on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1913  On June - 16 south-African parliament forbids blacks owning land  

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

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

1915  On June - 16 joseph Kagan, businessman  

1916  On this day in history boston Brave's Tom Hughes 2nd no-hitter beats Pitts, 2-0  

1916  On this day in history francis Lopez, composer  

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

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

1917  Katharine Graham, NYC, newspaper publisher (Wash Post) on this day in history.  

1919  Lord Aberdare, committee chairman (House of Lords) on this day in history.  

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

1921  On this day in history lord Perry of Walton, SDP/vice chancellor (Open University England)  

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

1923  Sun Yat Sen founds military academy on this day in history.  

1923  On June - 16 ake Hermanson, composer  

1924  South Africa all out 30 v England in 48 minutes, Gilligan 6-7 on June - 16.  

1924  Sayed Idries Shah, thinker on June - 16.  

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

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

1927  Tommy Armour wins golf's US open on June - 16.  

1927  On this day in history 31st US Golf Open: Tommy Armour shoots a 301 at Oakmont CC in Pa  

1927  Robert Matthews, master (Clare College Cambridge England) on June - 16.  

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

1929  On June - 16 otto E Funk, 62, ends marathon walk (NY to SF, 4165 miles in 183 days)  

1929  On June - 16 james Kirtland Randall, composer  

1930  Sovnarkom establishes decree time in the USSR on June - 16.  

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

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

1591  On this day in history 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 June - 16 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  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 this day in history 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 June - 16.  

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.