Historical Events In June - 16

1979  H-E Schuster discovers asteroid #2275 on June - 16.  

1979  Ben Weber, US composer (Thorne Music Award 1965), dies at 62 on this day in history.  

1981  On this day in history humphrey Keervelt, director (Suriname Planning Bureau), murdered  

1982  On June - 16 britain requests Argentina arrange for return of prisoners after their War  

1982  John Honeyman-Scott, guitarist (Pretenders), overdoses on drugs on June - 16.  

1983  Charlos Vieira completes 191 hr "nonstop" cycling in Leiria Portugal on this day in history.  

1983  European Space Agency launches European Comm Satellite 1, Oscar 10 on June - 16.  

1983  On June - 16 ringo releases "Old Wave" album in West Germany  

1984  On June - 16 matt de Waal finishes 14,290-mi round trip from Salt Lake City (106d)  

1986  On this day in history 1 day general strike in South Africa  

1987  On this day in history joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, opens  

1987  Subway gunman Bernhard Goetz acquitted on all but gun possession charges after shooting 4 black youths who tried to rob him on this day in history.  

1988  In Santa Barbara, CA, a team of 32 divers begin cycling underwater on a standard tricycle, to complete 116.66 mi in 75 hrs 20 mins (why?) on June - 16.  

1989  On June - 16 "Ghostbusters II" premiers  

1989  On June - 16 4 golfers shoot a hole-in-one on the same hole at the US Open are made all on the 6th hole (Weaver, Wiebe, Pate & Price)  

1990  On this day in history eva Turner, British soprano, dies  

1991  Boris Yeltsin elected president of Russian SSR on this day in history.  

1991  NYC Mayor Dinkins declares "Joseph Doherty Week" (through the 23rd) on this day in history.  

1991  On June - 16 vicky Brown, US singer (Power of Love), dies  

1997  Corporation du chemin de fer de la Gaspésie takes over the former CN line between Chandler and Gaspé, Que. This is a non profit corporation owned by local municipalities. Operation of the line is sub-contracted to the Chemin de fer Baie des Chaleurs which commenced operation between Matapedia and Chandler, Que in December 1996 on June - 16.  

2012  32 people are killed by a car bomb in Baghdad on June - 16.  

2013  20 people are killed by a series of car bombings across Iraq on June - 16.  

2017  US President Donald Trump reinstates Cuban travel and business restrictions after they were loosened by President Obama on June - 16.  

2017  On June - 16 amazon announces it is buying Whole Foods for $13.7 billion  

2018  World Cup: Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology is used for the first time, awarding France a penalty in 2-1 win over Australia in Kazan on this day in history.  

2018  On June - 16 two suicide bombers attack Damboa in Borno state, Nigeria, killing at least 31 people  

2018  On this day in history beyoncé and Jay-Z release their joint album "Everything is Love"  

2018  On June - 16 seventeen people die in Caracas, Venezuela following the El Paraíso stampede after a tear gas canister is detonated in a crowded club.  

2019  On June - 16 sara Netanyahu, wife of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admits to misuse of state funds in court  

2019  A large-scale power outage hits Argentina, Uruguay and parts of Paraguay, affecting nearly 50 million people on June - 16.  

2020  On this day in history [COVID-19 pandemic] The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 passes 8 million worldwide.  

2020  North Korea demolishes the Inter-Korean Liaison Office in Kaesong, established in 2018 to improve relations on June - 16.  

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

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

1514  John Cheke, English classical scholar (d. 1557) was born on this day in history.  

1583  Axel Gustafson Oxenstierna, Swedish earl/chancellor/regent was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

0956  On June - 16 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 this day in history.  

1468  On this day in history death of jean Le Fevre, Burgundian chronicler (b. ca. 1395)  

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

1575  Hadrianus Junius, [Adriaen the Jonghe], medical/historian, dies at 63 on June - 16.