Historical Events In June - 16

1930  On this day in history brian Statham, cricketer (masterful England quick for two decades)   

1930  On June - 16 elmer Ambrose Sperry, US inventor (gyroscope compass), dies   

1931  On June - 16 austrian govt of Ender falls   

1932  Pres Hoover & VP Charles Curtis renominated by Rep Convention on June - 16.   

1932  Germany forbids SA/SS-gang fights on this day in history.   

1932  On this day in history frederik W Van Oaths, psychiatrist/writer (Blades of Grass), dies   

1933  National Industrial Recovery Act becomes law (later struck down) on this day in history.   

1933  US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) created on this day in history.   

1935  US Congress accepts FDR's "New Deal" on June - 16.   

1936  Dutch queen Wilhelmina opens the Waal bridge on June - 16.   

1936  On June - 16 leib Malach, Yiddish writer, dies   

1937  Marx Brothers' "A Day At The Races" opens in LA on this day in history.   

1938  On June - 16 jimmie Foxx is walked a record 6 consecutive times by Browns   

1940  Commuinist govt installed in Lithuania on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history hMS GRAMPUS,sunk off Augusta, eastern Sicily in Ionian Sea by Italian torpedo boats 'Circe' and 'Clio'.   

1940  Communist govt installed in Lithuania on June - 16.   

1940  On June - 16 dubose Heyward, US writer (Porgy, Star Spangled Virgin), dies   

1941  The first US federally owned airport opened Wash DC on this day in history.   

1941  1st US federally owned airport opened Wash DC on this day in history.   

1941  On this day in history lodo of Hamel, 1st Dutch secret affiliate, dies   

1943  On this day in history race riot in Beaumont Texas (2 die)   

1944  On June - 16 iceland adopts constitution   

1945  71st Preakness: Wayne D Wright aboard Polynesian wins in 1:58.8 on this day in history.   

1946  "Annie Get Your Gun" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 1147 perfs on June - 16.   

1946  Ludwig Winder, writer, dies on June - 16.   

1947  On this day in history pravda denounces Marshall Plan   

1947  On June - 16 the first network news-Dumont's "News from Washington"   

1947  1st network news-Dumont's "News from Washington" on June - 16.   

1947  On June - 16 jean-Francois Capart, Belgian egyptologist (Memphis), dies at 86   

1948  Start of Malayan Emergency on June - 16.   

1949  Gas turbine-electric locomotive demonstrated, Erie Pa on this day in history.   

1951  On June - 16 people's Party founded in India   

1951  On June - 16 51st US Golf Open: Ben Hogan shoots a 287 at Oakland Hills CC Mich   

1952  On June - 16 anne Frank Diary of a Young Girl is published in the United States.   

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

1332  On this day in history birth of isabella de Coucy, English princess (d. 1382)   

1514  John Cheke, English classical scholar (d. 1557) was born on June - 16.   

1583  Axel Gustafson Oxenstierna, Swedish earl/chancellor/regent was born on June - 16.   

1591  Joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Italian physician, mathematician, and music theorist (d. 1655) was born on June - 16.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1246  On June - 16 lutgardis/Ludgardis, Flemish mystic/saint, dies at about 64   

1361  On June - 16 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 June - 16 death of jean Le Fevre, Burgundian chronicler (b. ca. 1395)   

1492  On June - 16 death of jan Coppenhole, Flemish rebel leader, beheaded   

1575  Hadrianus Junius, [Adriaen the Jonghe], medical/historian, dies at 63 on this day in history.