Historical Events In June - 16

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

1909  On this day in history 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 June - 16.  

1910  On this day in history e G Marshall, Owatonna Minn, actor (Lawrence-Defenders, Caine Mutiny)  

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

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

1912  Enoch Powell, England, MP (C)/racist/Greek professor on June - 16.  

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

1914  On June - 16 stewart Cathie "Billy" Griffith, cricketer (140 for England, 1948)  

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

1915  Joseph Kagan, businessman on this day in history.  

1916  Boston Brave's Tom Hughes 2nd no-hitter beats Pitts, 2-0 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1919  On this day in history lord Aberdare, committee chairman (House of Lords)  

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

1921  On June - 16 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  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  Sayed Idries Shah, thinker on June - 16.  

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

1925  On June - 16 faith Domergue, New Orleans, actress (House of 7 Corpses)  

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

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

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

1929  On this day in history james Kirtland Randall, composer  

1930  Sovnarkom establishes decree time in the USSR on this day in history.  

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1139  Emperor Konoe of Japan (d. 1155) was born on June - 16.  

1332  Isabella de Coucy, English princess (d. 1382) was born on June - 16.  

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  Joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Italian physician, mathematician, and music theorist (d. 1655) was born on this day in history.  

1606  On this day in history birth of arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall, Irish soldier (d. 1675)  

1613  John Cleveland, English poet (d. 1658) was born on June - 16.  

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

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  Lutgardis/Ludgardis, Flemish mystic/saint, dies at about 64 on June - 16.  

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

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

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  Hadrianus Junius, [Adriaen the Jonghe], medical/historian, dies at 63 on this day in history.