Page 4: Historical Events In June - 16

1907  On June - 16 jack Albertson, Malden Mass, actor (Thin Man, Chico & the Man)   

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

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

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

1910  On June - 16 e G Marshall, Owatonna Minn, actor (Lawrence-Defenders, Caine Mutiny)   

1910  Wendelin Weissheimer, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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

1912  Enoch Powell, England, MP (C)/racist/Greek professor on this day in history.   

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

1915  Joseph Kagan, businessman on June - 16.   

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

1916  On this day in history francis Lopez, composer   

1917  On this day in history the first Congress of Soviets convene in Russia   

1917  1st Congress of Soviets convene in Russia on this day in history.   

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

1919  Lord Aberdare, committee chairman (House of Lords) on June - 16.   

1920  John Howard Griffin, US, photographer/author (Black Like Me) on this day in history.   

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

1922  Henry Berliner demonstrates his helicopter to US Bureau of Aeronautics on this day in history.   

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

1923  Ake Hermanson, composer on this day in history.   

1924  On June - 16 south Africa all out 30 v England in 48 minutes, Gilligan 6-7   

1924  Sayed Idries Shah, thinker on this day in history.   

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 June - 16.   

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

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

1927  On this day in history robert Matthews, master (Clare College Cambridge England)   

1928  Harold Hanham, vice chancellor (Lancaster University) on this day in history.   

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

1929  On this day in history james Kirtland Randall, composer   

1930  On June - 16 sovnarkom establishes decree time in the USSR.   

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

1332  On this day in history birth of isabella de Coucy, English princess (d. 1382)   

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

1583  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.   

1633  On this day in history 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 this day in history john Tauler, German mystic (Gottesfreunde) dies at about 61   

1397  On this day in history death of philip of Artois, Count of Eu, French soldier (b. 1358)   

1468  On June - 16 death of jean Le Fevre, Burgundian chronicler (b. ca. 1395)   

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

1575  On June - 16 hadrianus Junius, [Adriaen the Jonghe], medical/historian, dies at 63