Historical Events In June - 16

1979  H-E Schuster discovers asteroid #2275 on June - 16.   

1979  On this day in history ben Weber, US composer (Thorne Music Award 1965), dies at 62   

1981  Humphrey Keervelt, director (Suriname Planning Bureau), murdered on June - 16.   

1982  Britain requests Argentina arrange for return of prisoners after their War on this day in history.   

1982  On June - 16 john Honeyman-Scott, guitarist (Pretenders), overdoses on drugs   

1983  On June - 16 charlos Vieira completes 191 hr "nonstop" cycling in Leiria Portugal   

1983  On this day in history european Space Agency launches European Comm Satellite 1, Oscar 10   

1983  On this day in history ringo releases "Old Wave" album in West Germany   

1984  On this day in history 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  Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, opens on this day in history.   

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  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?) on June - 16.   

1989  On June - 16 "Ghostbusters II" premiers   

1989  On this day in history 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)   

1990  On June - 16 eva Turner, British soprano, dies   

1991  Boris Yeltsin elected president of Russian SSR on June - 16.   

1991  On this day in history nYC Mayor Dinkins declares "Joseph Doherty Week" (through the 23rd)   

1991  On June - 16 vicky Brown, US singer (Power of Love), dies   

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 June - 16.   

2013  On this day in history 20 people are killed by a series of car bombings across Iraq   

2017  On June - 16 uS President Donald Trump reinstates Cuban travel and business restrictions after they were loosened by President Obama   

2017  Amazon announces it is buying Whole Foods for $13.7 billion on June - 16.   

2018  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 on this day in history.   

2018  Two suicide bombers attack Damboa in Borno state, Nigeria, killing at least 31 people on June - 16.   

2018  Beyoncé and Jay-Z release their joint album "Everything is Love" on June - 16.   

2018  Seventeen people die in Caracas, Venezuela following the El Paraíso 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  A large-scale power outage hits Argentina, Uruguay and parts of Paraguay, affecting nearly 50 million people on June - 16.   

2020  [COVID-19 pandemic] The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 passes 8 million worldwide on June - 16.   

2020  On this day in history north Korea demolishes the Inter-Korean Liaison Office in Kaesong, established in 2018 to improve relations.   

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

1332  Isabella de Coucy, English princess (d. 1382) was born on June - 16.   

1514  On June - 16 birth of john Cheke, English classical scholar (d. 1557)   

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

1591  On June - 16 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  John Cleveland, English poet (d. 1658) was born on June - 16.   

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  On June - 16 john Tauler, German mystic (Gottesfreunde) dies at about 61   

1397  Death of Philip of Artois, Count of Eu, French soldier (b. 1358) on this day in history.   

1468  On this day in history death of jean Le Fevre, Burgundian chronicler (b. ca. 1395)   

1492  On this day in history death of jan Coppenhole, Flemish rebel leader, beheaded   

1575  On June - 16 hadrianus Junius, [Adriaen the Jonghe], medical/historian, dies at 63