Page 5: Historical Events In June - 16
Friday, 11 July 2025
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 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 US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) created on June - 16.
1935 US Congress accepts FDR's "New Deal" on June - 16.
1936 Dutch queen Wilhelmina opens the Waal bridge on this day in history.
1936 Leib Malach, Yiddish writer, dies on this day in history.
1937 Marx Brothers' "A Day At The Races" opens in LA on this day in history.
1938 On this day in history jimmie Foxx is walked a record 6 consecutive times by Browns
1940 On June - 16 commuinist govt installed in Lithuania
1940 On June - 16 hMS GRAMPUS,sunk off Augusta, eastern Sicily in Ionian Sea by Italian torpedo boats 'Circe' and 'Clio'.
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 June - 16 the first US federally owned airport opened Wash DC
1941 1st US federally owned airport opened Wash DC on June - 16.
1941 Lodo of Hamel, 1st Dutch secret affiliate, dies on this day in history.
1943 On this day in history race riot in Beaumont Texas (2 die)
1944 On this day in history iceland adopts constitution
1945 71st Preakness: Wayne D Wright aboard Polynesian wins in 1:58.8 on June - 16.
1946 On this day in history "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 Start of Malayan Emergency on this day in history.
1949 Gas turbine-electric locomotive demonstrated, Erie Pa on June - 16.
1951 People's Party founded in India on June - 16.
1951 On June - 16 51st US Golf Open: Ben Hogan shoots a 287 at Oakland Hills CC Mich
1952 Anne Frank Diary of a Young Girl is published in the United States on June - 16.
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