Historical Events In June - 16
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1881 On this day in history austria-Hungary & Serbia sign military treaty
1882 On this day in history 17" hailstones weighing 1.75 lbs fall in Dubuque Iowa
1883 On June - 16 1st baseball "Ladies' Day" (NY Gothams beat Cleve Spiders 5-2)
1884 On June - 16 the first roller coaster in the U.S. begins operation at Coney Island, NY.
1884 On this day in history 1st roller coaster used (Coney Island NY)
1888 On this day in history bobby Clark, vaudevillan (World's funniest circus clown)
1890 On June - 16 the birth of Stan Laurel, English born comedy actor
1890 On this day in history stan Laurel, [Arthur S Jefferson], England, comedian (Laurel & Hardy)
1891 John Abbott becomes Canada's third prime minister on June - 16.
1892 Lupino Lane, London England, actress (Love Parade) on June - 16.
1892 Victor Tesch, Belgian lawyer/min of Justice, dies at 80 on June - 16.
1893 F.W. Rueckheim introduces Cracker Jack® at the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago's First World Fair on this day in history.
1893 On this day in history rW Rueckheim invents Cracker Jack
1894 Norman Kerry, Rochester NY, actor (Phantom of the Opera) on June - 16.
1895 On this day in history stan Laurel, [Arthur S Jefferson], comedian (Laurel & Hardy)
1896 On this day in history temperture hits 127øF at Fort Mojave, Calif
1896 On this day in history temperature hits 127°F at Fort Mojave, Calif
1896 On this day in history jean Peugeot, Frans auto manufacturer (Peugeot)
1897 On this day in history a treaty annexing the Republic of Hawaii to the United States is signed; the Republic would not be dissolved until a year later.
1898 On June - 16 china's emperor De Zong (Guang Xu) receives Kang Youwei
1899 Victor Trumper's 1st Test Cricket century 135* v England, Lord's on this day in history.
1899 Nelson Doubleday, US, publisher (Doubleday) on June - 16.
1900 Jan van Tilburg, governor Suriname (PVDA, 1955-62) on June - 16.
1901 On June - 16 arthur Pierson, Oslo Norway, actor/director (Hat Check Girl)
1901 On June - 16 hermann Grimm, German writer/poet/historian, dies
1902 On June - 16 the Broadway Limited goes into service for the Pennsylvania Railroad to begin a career of more than 75 years on the route between New York and Chicago
1902 Barbara McClintock, US, cytogeneticist (Jumping Genes, Nobel 1983) on June - 16.
1903 Ford Motors incorporates on this day in history.
1903 On June - 16 1st Highlander (Yankee) shut-out victory 1-0 over White Sox
1903 On this day in history huldreich Georg Fruh, composer
1904 On this day in history bloomsday (date of events in James Joyce's Ulysses)
1904 On June - 16 gerard Holt, Dutch architect
1905 Hermann von Wissmann, German explorer/governor of E Africa, dies at 51 on June - 16.
1906 On June - 16 alan Fairfax, cricketer (Australian all-rounder late 20's early 30's)
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