Historical Events In June - 16

1930  Brian Statham, cricketer (masterful England quick for two decades) on this day in history.  

1930  On June - 16 elmer Ambrose Sperry, US inventor (gyroscope compass), dies  

1931  Austrian govt of Ender falls on June - 16.  

1932  On this day in history pres Hoover & VP Charles Curtis renominated by Rep Convention  

1932  Germany forbids SA/SS-gang fights on this day in history.  

1932  Frederik W Van Oaths, psychiatrist/writer (Blades of Grass), dies on this day in history.  

1933  National Industrial Recovery Act becomes law (later struck down) on June - 16.  

1933  On June - 16 uS Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) created  

1935  On this day in history uS Congress accepts FDR's "New Deal"  

1936  On June - 16 dutch queen Wilhelmina opens the Waal bridge  

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1936  Leib Malach, Yiddish writer, dies on June - 16.  

1937  On this day in history marx Brothers' "A Day At The Races" opens in LA  

1938  On this day in history jimmie Foxx is walked a record 6 consecutive times by Browns  

1940  Commuinist govt installed in Lithuania on June - 16.  

1940  On June - 16 hMS GRAMPUS,sunk off Augusta, eastern Sicily in Ionian Sea by Italian torpedo boats 'Circe' and 'Clio'.  

1940  Communist govt installed in Lithuania on this day in history.  

1940  Dubose Heyward, US writer (Porgy, Star Spangled Virgin), dies on June - 16.  

1941  The first US federally owned airport opened Wash DC on this day in history.  

1941  On this day in history 1st US federally owned airport opened Wash DC  

1941  On June - 16 lodo of Hamel, 1st Dutch secret affiliate, dies  

1943  On June - 16 race riot in Beaumont Texas (2 die)  

1944  Iceland adopts constitution on this day in history.  

1945  On June - 16 71st Preakness: Wayne D Wright aboard Polynesian wins in 1:58.8  

1946  On June - 16 "Annie Get Your Gun" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 1147 perfs  

1946  On June - 16 ludwig Winder, writer, dies  

1947  Pravda denounces Marshall Plan on June - 16.  

1947  The first network news-Dumont's "News from Washington" on this day in history.  

1947  On June - 16 1st network news-Dumont's "News from Washington"  

1947  On this day in history jean-Francois Capart, Belgian egyptologist (Memphis), dies at 86  

1948  On this day in history start of Malayan Emergency  

1949  On June - 16 gas turbine-electric locomotive demonstrated, Erie Pa  

1951  On this day in history people's Party founded in India  

1951  On this day in history 51st US Golf Open: Ben Hogan shoots a 287 at Oakland Hills CC Mich  

1952  On June - 16 anne Frank Diary of a Young Girl is published in the United States.  

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1139  On June - 16 birth of emperor Konoe of Japan (d. 1155)  

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

1514  On this day in history 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  Arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall, Irish soldier (d. 1675) was born on June - 16.  

1613  On June - 16 birth of john Cleveland, English poet (d. 1658)  

1633  Nathaniel Schnittelbach, composer was born on June - 16.  

0956  On this day in history hugo, the Great, duke of France, dies  

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

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 June - 16.  

1468  Death of Jean Le Fevre, Burgundian chronicler (b. ca. 1395) on this day in history.  

1492  On this day in history death of jan Coppenhole, Flemish rebel leader, beheaded  

1575  On this day in history hadrianus Junius, [Adriaen the Jonghe], medical/historian, dies at 63