Historical Events In June - 16
Friday, 29 March 2024
1979 H-E Schuster discovers asteroid #2275 on this day in history.
1979 On June - 16 ben Weber, US composer (Thorne Music Award 1965), dies at 62
1981 On June - 16 humphrey Keervelt, director (Suriname Planning Bureau), murdered
1982 Britain requests Argentina arrange for return of prisoners after their War on this day in history.
1982 John Honeyman-Scott, guitarist (Pretenders), overdoses on drugs on this day in history.
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 On this day in history 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 On June - 16 subway gunman Bernhard Goetz acquitted on all but gun possession charges after shooting 4 black youths who tried to rob him
1988 On this day in history 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 this day in history "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 June - 16.
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 June - 16.
1991 Vicky Brown, US singer (Power of Love), dies on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
2012 32 people are killed by a car bomb in Baghdad on this day in history.
2013 On June - 16 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 this day in history.
2017 On this day in history amazon announces it is buying Whole Foods for $13.7 billion
2018 On June - 16 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 Two suicide bombers attack Damboa in Borno state, Nigeria, killing at least 31 people on June - 16.
2018 On this day in history beyoncé and Jay-Z release their joint album "Everything is Love"
2018 Seventeen people die in Caracas, Venezuela following the El ParaÃso stampede after a tear gas canister is detonated in a crowded club on June - 16.
2019 Sara Netanyahu, wife of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admits to misuse of state funds in court on this day in history.
2019 On June - 16 a large-scale power outage hits Argentina, Uruguay and parts of Paraguay, affecting nearly 50 million people.
2020 On this day in history [COVID-19 pandemic] The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 passes 8 million worldwide.
2020 On this day in history north Korea demolishes the Inter-Korean Liaison Office in Kaesong, established in 2018 to improve relations.