Historical Events In June - 16

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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1139  On June - 16 birth of emperor Konoe of Japan (d. 1155)   

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  On June - 16 birth of john Cleveland, English poet (d. 1658)   

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

0956  Hugo, the Great, duke of France, dies on this day in history.   

1216  Innocent III, pope, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1246  On this day in history lutgardis/Ludgardis, Flemish mystic/saint, dies at about 64   

1361  John Tauler, German mystic (Gottesfreunde) dies at about 61 on this day in history.   

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

1468  Death of Jean Le Fevre, Burgundian chronicler (b. ca. 1395) on June - 16.   

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.