Historical Events In June - 16
Saturday, 07 September 2024
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 ParaÃso 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.