Historical Events In June - 16
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1804 Johann Adam Hiller, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.
1808 Georg Wenzel Ritter, composer, dies at 60 on June - 16.
1812 On June - 16 franz Pforr, German painter/cartoonist (Lukasbund), dies at 23
1815 Battle at Ligny: French army under Napoleon beats Prussia on this day in history.
1815 On this day in history frederik Willem, duke of Brunswick (1813-15), dies in battle
1822 Denmark Vessy leads slave rebellion in South Carolina on June - 16.
1823 On June - 16 king Willem I opens shipyard at Rotterdam-Antwerp
1831 Joseph Ignaz Schnabel, composer, dies at 64 on June - 16.
1832 On June - 16 battle of Kellogg's Grove, Ill
1834 Wesley Merritt, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1910 on this day in history.
1836 London Working Men's Assn forms on this day in history.
1837 On this day in history eli Long, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1903
1837 Valentino Fioravanti, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.
1842 On this day in history natchex Mississippi, hit by tornado; about 500 die
1843 On June - 16 david Popper, composer
1853 On June - 16 johan Gustaf Emil Sjogren, composer
1858 On this day in history abraham Lincoln accepts the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate in Illinois.
1858 On this day in history abraham Lincoln says "A house divided against itself cannot stand"
1858 The birth of King Gustav V of Sweden on June - 16.
1858 Gustav V, king of Sweden (1907-50) on this day in history.
1861 Battle of Vienna, VA & Secessionville, SC (James Island) on June - 16.
1861 Scato Gocko de Vries, Dutch paleographer/librarian on this day in history.
1863 Paul Antonin Vidal, composer on June - 16.
1864 On June - 16 siege of Petersburg & Richmond begins
1864 On this day in history battle of Lynchburg VA
1871 Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine founded, NYC on June - 16.
1871 On June - 16 ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of Mystic Shrine founded, NYC
1873 On June - 16 pres Grant decrees Wallowa Valley for Nez-Perce indians
1874 On June - 16 arthur Meighen, (C) 9th PM of Canada (1920-21, 1926)
1879 Gilbert & Sullivan's "HMS Pinafore" debuts at Bowery Theatre NYC on June - 16.
1879 Gilbert & Sullivan's "HMS Pinafore" debuts at Bowery Theater NYC on this day in history.
1879 Fritz Schulz, German law historian (Classical Novel Law) on June - 16.
1880 Salvation Army forms in Londo on June - 16.
1880 James Southerton, cricketer (appeared in England's 1st 2 Tests), dies on this day in history.
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