Historical Events In June - 16

1979  On June - 16 h-E Schuster discovers asteroid #2275  

1979  On this day in history ben Weber, US composer (Thorne Music Award 1965), dies at 62  

1981  Humphrey Keervelt, director (Suriname Planning Bureau), murdered on this day in history.  

1982  Britain requests Argentina arrange for return of prisoners after their War on June - 16.  

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

1983  Charlos Vieira completes 191 hr "nonstop" cycling in Leiria Portugal on June - 16.  

1983  European Space Agency launches European Comm Satellite 1, Oscar 10 on this day in history.  

1983  Ringo releases "Old Wave" album in West Germany on this day in history.  

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

1988  On June - 16 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?)  

1989  On June - 16 "Ghostbusters II" premiers  

1989  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) on this day in history.  

1990  Eva Turner, British soprano, dies on June - 16.  

1991  On June - 16 boris Yeltsin elected president of Russian SSR  

1991  NYC Mayor Dinkins declares "Joseph Doherty Week" (through the 23rd) on June - 16.  

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  On June - 16 32 people are killed by a car bomb in Baghdad  

2013  On this day in history 20 people are killed by a series of car bombings across Iraq  

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  On this day in history 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  

2018  On this day in history two suicide bombers attack Damboa in Borno state, Nigeria, killing at least 31 people  

2018  On June - 16 beyoncé and Jay-Z release their joint album "Everything is Love"  

2018  Seventeen people die in Caracas, Venezuela following the El Paraíso stampede after a tear gas canister is detonated in a crowded club on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

2020  On June - 16 [COVID-19 pandemic] The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 passes 8 million worldwide.  

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

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1139  Emperor Konoe of Japan (d. 1155) was born on this day in history.  

1332  On June - 16 birth of isabella de Coucy, English princess (d. 1382)  

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

1583  On this day in history birth of axel Gustafson Oxenstierna, Swedish earl/chancellor/regent  

1591  On this day in history birth of joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Italian physician, mathematician, and music theorist (d. 1655)  

1606  On June - 16 birth of arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall, Irish soldier (d. 1675)  

1613  John Cleveland, English poet (d. 1658) was born on this day in history.  

1633  On this day in history birth of nathaniel Schnittelbach, composer  

0956  Hugo, the Great, duke of France, dies on June - 16.  

1216  Innocent III, pope, dies at 54 on June - 16.  

1246  Lutgardis/Ludgardis, Flemish mystic/saint, dies at about 64 on this day in history.  

1361  On this day in history john Tauler, German mystic (Gottesfreunde) dies at about 61  

1397  On this day in history death of philip of Artois, Count of Eu, French soldier (b. 1358)  

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.