Historical Events In June - 16
Sunday, 24 September 2023
1930 On this day in history brian Statham, cricketer (masterful England quick for two decades)
1930 On this day in history elmer Ambrose Sperry, US inventor (gyroscope compass), dies
1931 Austrian govt of Ender falls on June - 16.
1932 Pres Hoover & VP Charles Curtis renominated by Rep Convention on June - 16.
1932 Germany forbids SA/SS-gang fights on June - 16.
1932 On this day in history frederik W Van Oaths, psychiatrist/writer (Blades of Grass), dies
1933 National Industrial Recovery Act becomes law (later struck down) on this day in history.
1933 On this day in history uS Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) created
1935 On this day in history uS Congress accepts FDR's "New Deal"
1936 Dutch queen Wilhelmina opens the Waal bridge on this day in history.
1936 Leib Malach, Yiddish writer, dies on June - 16.
1937 Marx Brothers' "A Day At The Races" opens in LA on June - 16.
1938 On June - 16 jimmie Foxx is walked a record 6 consecutive times by Browns
1940 On this day in history commuinist govt installed in Lithuania
1940 HMS GRAMPUS,sunk off Augusta, eastern Sicily in Ionian Sea by Italian torpedo boats 'Circe' and 'Clio' on June - 16.
1940 On this day in history communist govt installed in Lithuania
1940 Dubose Heyward, US writer (Porgy, Star Spangled Virgin), dies on June - 16.
1941 On this day in history the first US federally owned airport opened Wash DC
1941 On this day in history 1st US federally owned airport opened Wash DC
1941 On this day in history lodo of Hamel, 1st Dutch secret affiliate, dies
1943 Race riot in Beaumont Texas (2 die) on June - 16.
1944 On this day in history iceland adopts constitution
1945 On this day in history 71st Preakness: Wayne D Wright aboard Polynesian wins in 1:58.8
1946 "Annie Get Your Gun" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 1147 perfs on this day in history.
1946 Ludwig Winder, writer, dies on this day in history.
1947 Pravda denounces Marshall Plan on June - 16.
1947 On this day in history the first network news-Dumont's "News from Washington"
1947 1st network news-Dumont's "News from Washington" on this day in history.
1947 On this day in history jean-Francois Capart, Belgian egyptologist (Memphis), dies at 86
1948 On June - 16 start of Malayan Emergency
1949 On this day in history gas turbine-electric locomotive demonstrated, Erie Pa
1951 On this day in history people's Party founded in India
1951 51st US Golf Open: Ben Hogan shoots a 287 at Oakland Hills CC Mich on June - 16.
1952 Anne Frank Diary of a Young Girl is published in the United States on this day in history.
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