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June 16
June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (168th in leap years), with 198 days remaining.
Events
1400-1899
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1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses
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1586 - Mary Queen of Scots recognizes Philip II of Spain as her heir
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1654 - Queen Christina of Sweden abdicates
- 1716 - The first volume of Alexander Pope's* translation of the lliad is published. Admonishes classical scholar Richard Bentley: "It is a pretty poem, Mr. Pope, but you must not call it Homer."
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1745 - British troops take Cape Breton Island at the mouth of the Saint Lawrence River
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1745 - Sir William Pepperell captures the French fortress of Louisburg during the War of the Austrian Succession.
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1746 - War of Austrian Succession: Austria and Sardinia defeat a Franco-Spanish army at the Battle of Piacenza
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1755 - French and Indian War: French surrender Fort Beauséjour to the British, leading to the expulsion of the Acadians
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1774 - Formation of Harrodsburg, Kentucky.
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1779 - Spain declares war on Britain and the siege of Gibraltar begins
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1815 - Battle of Ligny and Battle of Quatre Bras, two days before Waterloo.
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1836 - Formation of the London Working Men's Association begins the Chartist Movement
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1846 - Pope Pius IX is elected pope.
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1858 - Abraham Lincoln's House Divided speech in Springfield, Illinois
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1858 - Battle of Morar, during the Indian Mutiny.
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1871 - University Tests Act allow students to enter the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Durham without religious tests, except for courses in theology.
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1884 - The first roller coaster in the United States begins operation at Coney Island, New York
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1891 - John Abbott becomes Canada's third prime minister.
1900-1999
2000-2099
Births
1300-1899
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1313 - Giovanni Boccaccio, Italian writer (d. 1375)
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1514 - John Cheke, English classical scholar (d. 1557)
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1583 - Axel Oxenstierna, Swedish statesman (d. 1654)
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1613 - John Cleveland, English poet (d. 1658)
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1644 - Henrietta Anne Stuart, Princess of Scotland, England and Ireland and Duchess of Orléans (d. 1670)
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1738 - Mary Katharine Goddard , American printer and publisher (d. 1816)
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1792 - John Linnell, English artist (d. 1882)
- 1792 - Sir Thomas Mitchell, Australian explorer (d. 1855)
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1801 - Julius Plücker, German mathematician and physicist (d. 1868)
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1806 - Edward Davy, English physician, chemist, and inventor (d. 1885)
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1813 - Otto Jahn, German archaeologist (d. 1869)
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1820 - Athanase Coquerel , French protestant preacher (d. 1875)
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1826 - Constantin von Ettingshausen, Austrian geologist and botanist (d. 1897)
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1829 - Geronimo, Apache warrior and leader (d. 1909)
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1836 - Wesley Merritt, soldier (d. 1910)
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1837 - Ernst Laas , German philosopher (d. 1885)
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1838 - Cushman Davis, politician (d. 1900)
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1840 - Ernst Otto Schlick , engineer (d. 1913)
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1858 - King Gustav V of Sweden (d. 1950)
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1874 - Arthur Meighen, ninth Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1960)
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1880 - Otto Eisenschiml , Austrian-American chemist and historian (d. 1963)
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1890 - Stan Laurel, American actor and comedian (d. 1965)
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1897 - Georg Wittig, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1987)
1900-1999
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1902 - Barbara McClintock, geneticist (d. 1992)
- 1902 - George Gaylord Simpson, paleontologist (d. 1984)
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1903 - Helen Traubel, American soprano (d. 1972)
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1907 - Jack Albertson, actor (d. 1981)
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1909 - Archie Fairley Carr , biologist and expert on turtles (d. 1987)
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1910 - Juan Velasco, President of Peru from 1968 to 1975 (d. 1977)
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1912 - Enoch Powell, British politician (d. 1998)
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1914 - Babe Didrikson Zaharias, athlete (d. 1956)
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1916 - Hank Luisetti, baseball player (d. 2002)
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1917 - Katharine Graham, Washington Post publisher (d. 2001)
- 1917 - Irving Penn, photographer
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1920 - José López Portillo, President of Mexico from 1976 to 1982 (d. 2004)
- 1920 - John Howard Griffin, writer (d. 1980)
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1927 - Tom Graveney, English cricketer
- 1927 - Herbert Lichtenfeld , author and playwright (d. 2001)
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1930 - Vilmos Zsigmond, cinematographer
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1934 - Dame Eileen Atkins, English actress
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1935 - Jim Dine, artist
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1937 - Erich Segal, author
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1938 - James Bolam, English actor
- 1938 - Joyce Carol Oates, novelist
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1940 - Neil Goldschmidt, governor of Oregon
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1941 - Lamont Dozier, record company executive
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1942 - Giacomo Agostini, Italian motorcyclist
- 1942 - Eddie Levert , R&B singer
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1947 - -minu, Swiss columnist and writer
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1951 - Roberto Durán, boxer
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1952 - Michel Blanc , French actor
- 1952 - George Papandreou, junior, Greek politician
- 1952 - Gino Vannelli, vocalist, songwriter
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1955 - Laurie Metcalf, actress Dennis Lippincott ,Printer
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1966 - Jan Zelezný, Czech athlete
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1967 - John Franklin, actor
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1970 - Phil Mickelson, golfer
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1971 - Tupac Shakur, musician (d. 1996)
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1977 - Kerry Wood, baseball pitcher
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1980 - Joey Yung, Hong Kong singer
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1988 - Marinó Sigurðsson , Iceland actor/director
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1988 - Keshia Chante, Canadian R&B Singer
Deaths
1800 BC-AD 1899
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1750 BC - King Hammurabi of Babylon
- AD 1216 - Pope Innocent III
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1464 - Roger van der Weyden, Flemish painter (b. 1399)
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1468 - Jean Le Fevre , Burgundian chronicler (b. ca. 1395)
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1622 - Alexander Seton, 1st Earl of Dunfermline , chancellor of Scotland (b. ca. 1555)
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1626 - Christian the Younger , Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Wolfenbüttel, Protestant military commander (b. 1599)
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1666 - Richard Fanshawe, English poet, translator and diplomat (b. 1608)
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1671 - Stenka Razin, Cossack rebel leader (executed) (b. ca. 1630)
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1707 - Duchess de Nemours , sovereign princess of Neuchâtel, best known for her Mémoires (b. 1625)
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1722 - John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, English general (b. 1650)
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1752 - Giulio Alberoni, Spanish cardinal (b. 1664)
- 1752 - Joseph Butler, English philosopher (b. 1692)
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1777 - Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset, French poet and dramatist (b. 1709)
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1778 - Konrad Ekhof , German actor (b. 1720)
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1779 - Sir Francis Bernard, Governor of New Jersey and Massachusetts (b. 1712)
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1804 - Johann Hiller, German composer (b. 1728)
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1817 - Alexander Dallas, statesman and financier (b. 1759)
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1848 - Ludwig II, Grand-Duke of Hesse-Darmstadt, (b. 1777)
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1849 - Wilhelm Martin Leberecht de Wette, German theologian (b. 1780)
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1855 - John Gorrie, physician, early pioneer in refrigeration (b. 1803)
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1858 - John Snow, English obstetrician (b. 1813)
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1866 - Auguste Barthelemy , French satirical poet (b. 1796)
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1869 - Charles Sturt, English explorer (b. 1795)
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1872 - Norman MacCleod , Scottish clergyman to Queen Victoria (b. 1812)
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1878 - Crawford Long, physician (b. 1815)
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1881 - Sir Josiah Mason, English pen-manufacturer (b. 1795)
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1885 - Wilhelm Camphausen , German painter (b. 1818)
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1894 - William Calder Marshall , Scottish sculptor (b. 1813)
1900-1999
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1900 - Prince François, Duke of Joinville, third son of Louis-Philippe of France (b. 1818)
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1925 - Chittaranjan Das, Indian patriot and freedom fighter (b. 1870)
- 1925 - Emmett Hardy, jazz musician (b. 1903)
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1930 - Elmer Ambrose Sperry, inventor (b. 1860)
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1940 - DuBose Heyward, writer
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1944 - Marc Bloch, French historian (executed) (b. 1886)
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1953 - Margaret Bondfield, English politician and feminist (b. 1873)
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1958 - Imre Nagy, former Premier of Hungary (b. 1895)
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1959 - George Reeves, actor, played Superman (b. 1914)
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1969 - Harold Alexander, British military commander (b. 1891)
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1970 - Brian Piccolo, American football player
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1971 - Lord Reith, first Director-General of the BBC (b. 1889)
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1976 - Hector Pieterson, one of the first children (566 in all) killed during the Soweto Uprising.
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1977 - Wernher von Braun, rocket scientist (b. 1912)
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1979 - Vernon Presley , father of Elvis Presley (b. 1916)
- 1979 - Nicholas Ray, film director (b. 1911)
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1986 - Maurice Duruflé, French composer and organist (b. 1902)
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1988 - Kim Milford, actor (b. 1951)
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1993 - Lindsay Hassett , Australian cricketer (b. 1913)
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1996 - Mel Allen, baseball announcer
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1999 - Screaming Lord Sutch, founder of Britain's Official Monster Raving Loony Party (b. 1940)
2000-2099
Holidays and observances
External links
June 15 - June 17 - May 16 - July 16 -- listing of all days
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