June 16
| << | June | >> | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Su | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa |
| 1 | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 30 | ||||||
| 2024 | ||||||
| June 16 in recent years |
| 2024 (Sunday) |
| 2023 (Friday) |
| 2022 (Thursday) |
| 2021 (Wednesday) |
| 2020 (Tuesday) |
| 2019 (Sunday) |
| 2018 (Saturday) |
| 2017 (Friday) |
| 2016 (Thursday) |
| 2015 (Tuesday) |
June 16is the 167th day of the year (168th inleap years) in theGregorian calendar;198 days remain until the end of the year.
Events
[edit]Pre-1600
[edit]- 632–Yazdegerd IIIascends the throne as king (shah) of thePersian Empire.He becomes the last ruler of theSasanian dynasty(modernIran).
- 1407–Ming–Hồ War:Retired KingHồ Quý Lyand his son KingHồ Hán ThươngofHồ dynastyare captured by theMingarmies.
- 1487–Battle of Stoke Field:KingHenry VII of Englanddefeats the leaders of a Yorkist rebellion in the final engagement of theWars of the Roses.[1]
1601–1900
[edit]- 1632– ThePlymouth Companygranted a land patent toThomas Purchase,the firstsettlerofPejepscot, Maine,settling at the site ofFort Andross.[2]
- 1745–War of the Austrian Succession:New Englandcolonial troops under the command ofWilliam Pepperrellcapture theFortress of LouisbourginLouisbourg,New France(Old Styledate).
- 1746– War of the Austrian Succession: Austria andSardiniadefeat a Franco-Spanish army at theBattle of Piacenza.
- 1755–French and Indian War:TheFrenchsurrenderFort Beauséjourto the British, leading to theexpulsionof theAcadians.
- 1760– French and Indian War:Robert Rogersand hisRangerssurprise French heldFort Sainte Thérèseon theRichelieu RivernearLake Champlain.The fortis raided and burned.[3]
- 1779–American Revolutionary War:Spaindeclares waron the Kingdom of Great Britain, and theGreat Siege of Gibraltarbegins.
- 1795–French Revolutionary Wars:In what became known asCornwallis's Retreat,a BritishRoyal Navysquadron led by Vice AdmiralWilliam Cornwallisstrongly resists a much largerFrench Navyforce and withdraws largely intact, setting up the French Navy defeat at theBattle of Groixsix days later.
- 1811– Survivors of an attack the previous day byTla-o-qui-ahton board thePacific Fur Company's shipTonquin,intentionally detonate a powder magazine on the ship,destroying itand killing about 100 attackers.[4]
- 1815–Battle of LignyandBattle of Quatre Bras,two days before theBattle of Waterloo.
- 1819– Amajor earthquakestrikes theKutch districtof western India, killing over 1,543 people and raising a 6-metre-high (20 ft), 6-kilometre-wide (3.7 mi), ridge, extending for at least 80 kilometres (50 mi), that was known as the Allah Bund ( "Dam of God" ).[5]
- 1824– A meeting at Old Slaughter's coffee house in London leads to the formation of what is now theRoyal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals(RSPCA).[6]
- 1836– The formation of theLondon Working Men's Associationgives rise to theChartist Movement.
- 1846– ThePapal conclave of 1846electsPope Pius IX,beginning the longest reign in the history of the papacy.
- 1858–Abraham Lincolndelivers hisHouse Dividedspeech inSpringfield, Illinois.
- 1871– TheUniversities Tests Act 1871allows students to enter the universities ofOxford,CambridgeandDurhamwithout religious tests (except for those intending to studytheology).
- 1883– TheVictoria Hall theatre panicinSunderland,England, kills 183 children.
- 1884– The first purpose-built roller coaster,LaMarcus Adna Thompson's "Switchback Railway",opens in New York'sConey Islandamusement park.
- 1897– A treaty anne xing theRepublic of Hawaiito the United States is signed; the Republic would not be dissolved until a year later.
1901–present
[edit]- 1903– TheFord Motor Companyis incorporated.
- 1903 –Roald AmundsenleavesOslo,Norway, to commence the first east–west navigation of theNorthwest Passage.
- 1904–Eugen SchaumanassassinatesNikolay Bobrikov,Governor-General of Finland.
- 1904 – Irish authorJames Joycebegins a relationship withNora Barnacleand subsequently uses the date to set the actions for his novelUlysses;this date is now traditionally called "Bloomsday".
- 1911–IBMfounded as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company inEndicott, New York.
- 1922– General election in theIrish Free State:The pro-TreatySinn Féinparty wins a large majority.
- 1925–Artek,the most famousYoung Pioneercamp of theSoviet Union,is established.
- 1930–Sovnarkomestablishesdecree timein the USSR.
- 1933– TheNational Industrial Recovery Actis passed in the United States, allowing businesses to avoidantitrustprosecution if they establish voluntary wage, price, and working condition regulations on an industry-wide basis.[7]
- 1940–World War II:MarshalHenri Philippe Pétainbecomes Chief of State ofVichy France(Chef de l'État Français).
- 1940 – ACommunistgovernment is installed inLithuania.
- 1948– Members of theMalayan Communist Partykill three British plantation managers inSungai Siput;in response,British Malayadeclaresa state of emergency.
- 1955– In a futile effort to topple Argentine PresidentJuan Perón,rogue aircraft pilots of theArgentine Navydrop several bombsupon an unarmed crowd demonstrating in favor of Perón inBuenos Aires,killing 364 and injuring at least 800. At the same time on the ground, some soldiers attempt to stage a coup but are suppressed by loyal forces.
- 1958–Imre Nagy,Pál Maléterand other leaders of the 1956Hungarian Uprisingare executed.
- 1961– While on tour with theKirov BalletinParis,Rudolf Nureyevdefects from theSoviet Union.[8]
- 1963– Soviet Space Program:Vostok 6mission:CosmonautValentina Tereshkovabecomes the first woman in space.[9]
- 1963 – In an attempt to resolve theBuddhist crisisinSouth Vietnam,aJoint Communiquewas signed between PresidentNgo Dinh Diemand Buddhist leaders.
- 1972– The largest single-site hydroelectric power project in Canada is inaugurated atChurchill Falls Generating Station.
- 1976–Soweto uprising:A non-violent march by 15,000 students inSoweto,South Africa, turns into days of rioting when police open fire on the crowd.
- 1977–Oracle Corporationis incorporated inRedwood Shores, California,as Software Development Laboratories (SDL), byLarry Ellison,Bob MinerandEd Oates.
- 1981– US PresidentRonald Reaganawards theCongressional Gold MedaltoKen Taylor,Canada's former ambassador toIran,for helping six Americans escape from Iran during thehostage crisis of 1979–81;he is the first foreign citizen bestowed the honor.
- 1989–Revolutions of 1989:Imre Nagy,the formerHungarian prime minister,is reburied inBudapestfollowing the collapse of Communism in Hungary.
- 1997– Fifty people are killed in theDaïat Labguer (M'sila) massacreinAlgeria.
- 2000– The Secretary-General of the UN reports that Israel has complied withUnited Nations Security Council Resolution 425,22 years after its issuance, and completely withdrew from Lebanon. The Resolution does not encompass theShebaa farms,which is claimed by Israel, Syria and Lebanon.[10]
- 2002–Padre Piois canonized by the Roman Catholic Church.[11]
- 2010–Bhutanbecomes the first country to institute atotal ban on tobacco.
- 2012– China successfully launches itsShenzhou 9spacecraft, carrying three astronauts, including the first female Chinese astronautLiu Yang,to theTiangong-1orbital module.[12]
- 2012 – TheUnited States Air Force's roboticBoeing X-37Bspaceplanereturns to Earth after aclassified 469-day orbital mission.[13]
- 2013– A multi-daycloudburst,centered on the North Indian state ofUttarakhand,causes devastating floods and landslides, becoming the country's worst natural disaster since the 2004 tsunami.
- 2015–American businessmanDonald Trumpannounces hiscampaignto run forPresident of the United Statesin the upcomingelection.[14]
- 2016–Shanghai Disneyland Park,the first Disney Park in Mainland China, opens to the public.[15]
- 2019– Upwards of 2,000,000 people participate in the2019–20 Hong Kong protests,the largest in Hong Kong's history.[16]
Births
[edit]Pre-1600
[edit]- 1139–Emperor Konoeof Japan (d. 1155)
- 1332–Isabella de Coucy,English daughter ofEdward III of England(d. 1379)[17]
- 1454–Joanna of Aragon, Queen of Naples(d. 1517)
- 1514–John Cheke,English academic and politician,English Secretary of State(d. 1557)
- 1516–Yang Jisheng,Ming dynasty official and Confucian martyr (d. 1555)[18]
- 1583–Axel Oxenstierna,Swedish politician,Lord High Chancellor of Sweden(d. 1654)
- 1591–Joseph Solomon Delmedigo,Greek-Italian physician, mathematician, and theorist (d. 1655)
1601–1900
[edit]- 1606–Arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall,Irish soldier and politician (d. 1675)
- 1613–John Cleveland,English poet and educator (d. 1658)
- 1625–Samuel Chappuzeau,French scholar (d. 1701)
- 1633–Jean de Thévenot,French linguist and botanist (d. 1667)
- 1644–Henrietta Anne Stuart,Princess of Scotland, England and Ireland (d. 1670)
- 1653–James Bertie, 1st Earl of Abingdon,English nobleman (d. 1699)
- 1713–Meshech Weare,American farmer, lawyer, and politician, 1stGovernor of New Hampshire(d. 1786)
- 1723–Adam Smith,Scottish philosopher and economist (d. 1790)
- 1738–Mary Katherine Goddard,American publisher (d. 1816)[19]
- 1754–Salawat Yulayev,Russian poet (d. 1800)
- 1792–John Linnell,English painter and engraver (d. 1882)
- 1801–Julius Plücker,German mathematician and physicist (d. 1868)
- 1806–Edward Davy,English physician and chemist (d. 1885)
- 1813–Otto Jahn,German archaeologist and philologist (d. 1869)
- 1820–Athanase Josué Coquerel,Dutch-French preacher and theologian (d. 1875)
- 1821–Old Tom Morris,Scottish golfer and architect (d. 1908)
- 1826–Constantin von Ettingshausen,Austrian geologist and botanist (d. 1897)
- 1836–Wesley Merritt,American general and politician,Military Governor of the Philippines(d. 1910)
- 1837–Ernst Laas,German philosopher and academic (d. 1885)
- 1838–Frederic Archer,English organist, composer, and conductor (d. 1901)
- 1838 –Cushman Kellogg Davis,American lieutenant and politician, 7thGovernor of Minnesota(d. 1900)
- 1840–Ernst Otto Schlick,German engineer and author (d. 1913)
- 1850–Max Delbrück,German chemist and academic (d. 1919)
- 1850 –William Arnon HenryAmerican academic and agriculturist (d. 1932)[20]
- 1857–Arthur Arz von Straußenburg,Austrian-Hungarian general (d. 1935)
- 1858–Gustaf V of Sweden(d. 1950)
- 1863–Francisco León de la Barra,Mexican politician and diplomat (d. 1939)[21]
- 1866–Germanos Karavangelis,Greek-Austrian metropolitan (d. 1935)
- 1867–René Seyssaud,Provençal painter (d. 1952)[22]
- 1874–Arthur Meighen,Canadian lawyer and politician, 9thPrime Minister of Canada(d. 1960)
- 1880–Otto Eisenschiml,Austrian-American chemist and author (d. 1963)
- 1882–Mohammad Mosaddegh,Iranian educator and politician, 60thPrime Minister of Iran(d. 1967)
- 1885–Erich Jacoby,Estonian-Polish architect (d. 1941)
- 1888–Alexander Friedmann,Russian physicist and mathematician (d. 1925)
- 1888 –Peter Stoner,American mathematician and astronomer (d. 1980)
- 1890–Stan Laurel,English actor and comedian (d. 1965)
- 1896–Murray Leinster,American author and screenwriter (d. 1976)
- 1897–Georg Wittig,German chemist and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate (d. 1987)
- 1899–Helen Traubel,American operatic soprano (d. 1972)
1901–present
[edit]- 1902–Barbara McClintock,American geneticist and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate (d. 1992)
- 1902 –George Gaylord Simpson,American paleontologist and author (d. 1984)
- 1906–Alan Fairfax,Australian cricketer (d. 1955)
- 1907–Jack Albertson,American actor (d. 1981)
- 1909–Archie Carr,American ecologist and zoologist (d. 1987)
- 1910–Juan Velasco Alvarado,Peruvian general and politician, 1stPresident of Peru(d. 1977)
- 1912–Albert Chartier,Canadian illustrator (d. 2004)
- 1912 –Enoch Powell,English soldier and politician,Secretary of State for Health(d. 1998)
- 1914–Eleanor Sokoloff,American pianist and teacher (d. 2020)
- 1915–John Tukey,American mathematician and academic (d. 2000)
- 1915 –Marga Faulstich,German glass chemist (d. 1998)
- 1917–Phaedon Gizikis,Greek general and politician,President of Greece(d. 1999)
- 1917 –Katharine Graham,American publisher (d. 2001)[23]
- 1917 –Aurelio Lampredi,Italian automobile and aircraft engine designer (d. 1989)
- 1917 –Irving Penn,American photographer (d. 2009)
- 1920–Isabelle Holland,Swiss-American author (d. 2002)
- 1920 –Raymond Lemieux,Canadian chemist and academic (d. 2002)
- 1920 –José López Portillo,Mexican lawyer and politician, 31stPresident of Mexico(d. 2004)
- 1920 –Hemanta Mukherjee,Indian singer and music director (d. 1989)
- 1922–Ilmar Kullam,Estonian basketball player and coach (d. 2011)
- 1923–Ron Flockhart,Scottish race car driver (d. 1962)
- 1923 –Wanda Janicka,Polish architect, participant in the Warsaw Uprising (d. 2023)[24]
- 1924–Faith Domergue,American actress (d. 1999)
- 1925–Jean d'Ormesson,French journalist and author (d. 2017)
- 1925 –Otto Muehl,Austrian-Portuguese painter and director (d. 2013)
- 1926–Efraín Ríos Montt,Guatemalan general and politician, 26thPresident of Guatemala(d. 2018)
- 1927–Tom Graveney,English cricketer and sportscaster (d. 2015)
- 1927 –Ya'akov Hodorov,Israeli footballer (d. 2006)[25]
- 1927 –Herbert Lichtenfeld,German author and screenwriter (d. 2001)
- 1927 –Ariano Suassuna,Brazilian author and playwright (d. 2014)
- 1929–Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah,Emir of Kuwait (d. 2020)
- 1930–Vilmos Zsigmond,Hungarian-American cinematographer and producer (d. 2016)
- 1934–Eileen Atkins,English actress and screenwriter
- 1934 –Bill Cobbs,American actor (d. 2024)[26]
- 1934 –Roger Neilson,Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2003)
- 1935–Jim Dine,American painter and illustrator
- 1937–Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha,Bulgarian politician, 48thPrime Minister of Bulgaria
- 1937 –Erich Segal,American author and screenwriter (d. 2010)
- 1938–Thomas Boyd-Carpenter,English general
- 1938 –Torgny Lindgren,Swedish author and poet (d. 2017)
- 1938 –Joyce Carol Oates,American novelist, short story writer, critic, and poet
- 1939–Billy "Crash" Craddock,American singer-songwriter
- 1940–Māris Čaklais,Latvian poet, writer, and journalist (d. 2003)
- 1940 –Neil Goldschmidt,American lawyer and politician, 33rdGovernor of Oregon(d. 2024)
- 1940 –Carole Ann Ford,British actress[27]
- 1941 –Lamont Dozier,American songwriter and producer (d. 2022)
- 1941 –Tommy Horton,English golfer (d. 2017)
- 1941 –Mumtaz Hamid Rao,Pakistani journalist (d. 2011)
- 1942–Giacomo Agostini,Italian motorcycle racer and manager
- 1942 –Eddie Levert,American R&B/soul singer-songwriter, musician, and actor
- 1944–Henri Richelet,French painter and etcher (d. 2020)
- 1945–Claire Alexander,Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- 1945 –Lucienne Robillard,Canadian social worker and politician, 59thSecretary of State for Canada
- 1946–Rick Adelman,American basketball player and coach
- 1946 –John Astor, 3rd Baron Astor of Hever,English businessman and politician
- 1946 –Karen Dunnell,English statistician and academic
- 1946 –Tom Harrell,American trumpet player and composer
- 1946 –Neil MacGregor,Scottish historian and curator
- 1946 –Iain Matthews,English singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1946 –Jodi Rell,American politician, 87thGovernor of Connecticut
- 1946 –Mark Ritts,American actor, puppeteer, and producer (d. 2009)
- 1946 –Derek Sanderson,Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
- 1946 –Simon Williams,English actor and playwright
- 1947–Al Cowlings,American football player and actor
- 1947 –Tom Malone,American trombonist, composer, and producer
- 1947 –Buddy Roberts,American wrestler (d. 2012)
- 1948–Ron LeFlore,American baseball player and manager
- 1949–Caju,Brazilian footballer
- 1949 –Ralph Mann,American hurdler and author
- 1950–Mithun Chakraborty,Indian actor and politician
- 1950 –Michel Clair,Canadian lawyer and politician
- 1950 –Jerry Petrowski,American politician and farmer
- 1951–Charlie Dominici,American singer and guitarist (d. 2023)
- 1951 –Roberto Durán,Panamanian boxer
- 1952–George Papandreou,Greek sociologist and politician, 182ndPrime Minister of Greece
- 1952 –Gino Vannelli,Canadian singer-songwriter
- 1953–Valerie Mahaffey,American actress
- 1953 –Ian Mosley,English drummer
- 1954–Matthew Saad Muhammad,American boxer and trainer (d. 2014)
- 1954 –Garry Roberts,Irish guitarist (d. 2022)
- 1955–Grete Faremo,Norwegian politician,Norwegian Minister of Defence
- 1955 –Laurie Metcalf,American actress
- 1955 –Artemy Troitsky,Russian journalist and critic
- 1957–Ian Buchanan,Scottish-American actor
- 1957 –Leeona Dorrian, Lady Dorrian,Scottish lawyer and judge
- 1958–Darrell Griffith,American basketball player
- 1958 –Ulrike Tauber,German swimmer
- 1958 –Warren Rodwell,Australian soldier, educator and musician
- 1959–The Ultimate Warrior,American wrestler (d. 2014)
- 1960–Peter Sterling,Australian rugby league player and sportscaster
- 1961–Can Dündar,Turkish journalist and author
- 1961 –Robbie Kerr,Australian cricketer
- 1961 –Steve Larmer,Canadian ice hockey player
- 1961 –Margus Metstak,Estonian basketball player and coach
- 1962–Wally Joyner,American baseball player and coach
- 1962 –Arnold Vosloo,South African-American actor
- 1962 –Anthony Wong,Hong Kong singer
- 1963–The Sandman,American wrestler
- 1964–Danny Burstein,American actor and singer
- 1965–Michael Richard Lynch,Irish computer scientist and entrepreneur; co-foundedHP Autonomy
- 1965 –Richard Madaleno,American politician
- 1966–Mark Occhilupo,Australian surfer
- 1966 –Olivier Roumat,French rugby player
- 1966 –Phil Vischer,American voice actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, co-createdVeggieTales
- 1966 –Jan Železný,Czech javelin thrower and coach
- 1967–Charalambos Andreou,Cypriot footballer
- 1967 –Jürgen Klopp,German footballer and manager
- 1968–Adam Schmitt,American singer-songwriter, musician, and producer
- 1969–Shami Chakrabarti,English lawyer and academic
- 1969 –Mark Crossley,English-Welsh footballer and manager
- 1970–Younus AlGohar,Pakistani poet and academic, co-foundedMessiah Foundation International
- 1970 –Clifton Collins Jr.,American actor
- 1970 –Cobi Jones,American soccer player and manager
- 1970 –Phil Mickelson,American golfer
- 1971–Tupac Shakur,American rapper and producer (d. 1996)
- 1972–Kiko Loureiro,Brazilian guitarist
- 1972 –John Cho,American actor
- 1973–Eddie Cibrian,American actor
- 1974–Glenicia James,Saint Lucian cricketer
- 1974 –Joseph May,British-born Canadian-American actor[28]
- 1975–Anthony Carter,American basketball player and coach
- 1977–Craig Fitzgibbon,Australian rugby league player and coach
- 1977 –Duncan Hames,English accountant and politician
- 1977 –Kerry Wood,American baseball player
- 1978–Daniel Brühl,Spanish-German actor
- 1978 –Dainius Zubrus,Lithuanian ice hockey player
- 1978 –Fish Leong,Malaysian singer
- 1980–Brandon Armstrong,American basketball player
- 1980 –Phil Christophers,German-English rugby player
- 1980 –Henry Perenara,New Zealand rugby league player and referee
- 1980 –Martin Stranzl,Austrian footballer
- 1980 –Joey Yung,Hong Kong singer
- 1981–Benjamin Becker,German tennis player
- 1981 –Kevin Bieksa,Canadian ice hockey player
- 1981 –Alexandre Giroux,Canadian ice hockey player
- 1981 –Ola Kvernberg,Norwegian violinist
- 1981 –Miguel Villalta,Peruvian footballer
- 1982–May Andersen,Danish model and actress
- 1982 –Missy Peregrym,Canadian model and actress
- 1983–Armend Dallku,Albanian footballer
- 1984–Rick Nash,Canadian ice hockey player
- 1984 –Dan Ryckert,American writer and entertainer
- 1984 –Steven Whittaker,Scottish footballer
- 1986–Rodrigo Defendi,Brazilian footballer
- 1986 –Urby Emanuelson,Dutch footballer
- 1986 –Fernando Muslera,Uruguayan footballer
- 1987–Diana DeGarmo,American singer-songwriter and actress
- 1987 –Per Ciljan Skjelbred,Norwegian footballer
- 1987 –Christian Tshimanga Kabeya,Belgian footballer
- 1988–Keshia Chanté,Canadian singer
- 1988 –Jermaine Gresham,American football player
- 1989–Odion Ighalo,Nigerian footballer[29]
- 1990–John Newman,English musician, singer, songwriter and record producer[30]
- 1991–Joe McElderry,English singer-songwriter
- 1991 –Siya Kolisi,South African rugby player
- 1991 –Matt Moylan,Australian rugby league player
- 1992–Vladimir Morozov,Russian swimmer
- 1993–Park Bo-gum,South Korean actor
- 1993 –Gnash,American singer, songwriter, rapper, DJ and record producer[31]
- 1994–Grete-Lilijane Küppas,Estonian footballer
- 1994 –Rezar,Albanian wrestler
- 1995–Euan Aitken,Australian rugby league player[32]
- 1995 –Akira Ioane,New Zealand rugby Union player[33]
- 1995 –Joseph Schooling,Singaporean swimmer[34]
- 1995 –Ki Hui-hyeon,South Korean singer-songwriter and actress[35]
- 1998–Karman Thandi,Indian tennis player[36]
- 1999–Justin Jefferson,American football player[37]
- 1999 –Ibrahima Koné,Malian footballer[38]
- 2000–Bianca Andreescu,Canadian tennis player[39]
- 2002–Sam Walker,English-Australian rugby league player[40]
- 2003–Anna Cathcart,Canadian actress[41]
Deaths
[edit]Pre-1600
[edit]- 840–Rorgon I,Frankish nobleman (or839)
- 924–Li Cunshen,general of Later Tang (b. 862)
- 956–Hugh the Great,Frankish nobleman (b. 898)[42]
- 1185–Richeza of Poland,queen of León (b. c. 1140)
- 1286–Hugh de Balsham,English bishop
- 1332–Adam de Brome,founder ofOriel College, Oxford
- 1361–Johannes Tauler,German mystic theologian[43]
- 1397–Philip of Artois, Count of Eu,French soldier (b. 1358)
- 1424–Johannes Ambundii,archbishop of Riga
- 1468–Jean Le Fèvre de Saint-Remy,Burgundian historian and author (b. 1395)
- 1487–John de la Pole, 1st Earl of Lincoln(b. c. 1463)
- 1540–Konrad von Thüngen,German nobleman (b. c. 1466)
1601–1900
[edit]- 1622–Alexander Seton, 1st Earl of Dunfermline,Scottish lawyer, judge, and politician,Lord Chancellor of Scotland(b. 1555)
- 1626–Christian, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Wolfenbüttel,German Protestant military leader (b. 1599)
- 1666–Sir Richard Fanshawe, 1st Baronet,English poet and diplomat,English Ambassador to Spain(b. 1608)
- 1674–Tomás Yepes,Spanish painter (b. 1595 or 1600)[44]
- 1722–John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough,English general and politician,Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire(b. 1650)
- 1743–Louise-Françoise de Bourbon,eldest daughter of KingLouis XIV of France(b. 1673)[45]
- 1752–Joseph Butler,English bishop and philosopher (b. 1692)[46]
- 1762–Anne Russell, Countess of Jersey (formerly Duchess of Bedford)(b. c.1705)[47]
- 1777–Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset,French poet and playwright (b. 1709)
- 1779–Sir Francis Bernard, 1st Baronet,English lawyer and politician,Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay(b. 1712)
- 1804–Johann Adam Hiller,German composer and conductor (b. 1728)
- 1824–Charles-François Lebrun, duc de Plaisance,French lawyer and politician (b. 1739)
- 1849–Wilhelm Martin Leberecht de Wette,German theologian and scholar (b. 1780)
- 1850–William Lawson,English-Australian explorer and politician (b. 1774)
- 1858–John Snow,English epidemiologist and physician (b. 1813)[48]
- 1862–Hidenoyama Raigorō,Japanese sumo wrestler, the 9thYokozuna(b. 1808)
- 1869–Charles Sturt,Indian-English botanist and explorer (b. 1795)
- 1872–Norman MacLeod,Scottish minister and author (b. 1812)
- 1878–Crawford Long,American surgeon and pharmacist (b. 1815)
- 1878 –Kikuchi Yōsai,Japanese painter (b. 1781)
- 1881–Josiah Mason,English businessman and philanthropist (b. 1795)
- 1885–Wilhelm Camphausen,German painter and academic (b. 1818)
- 1886–Alexander Stuart,Scottish-Australian politician, 9thPremier of New South Wales(b. 1824)
1901–present
[edit]- 1902–Ernst Schröder,German mathematician and academic (b. 1841)
- 1918–Bazil Assan,Romanian engineer and explorer (b. 1860)[49]
- 1925–Chittaranjan Das,Indian lawyer and politician (b. 1870)
- 1929–Bramwell Booth,English 2ndGeneral of The Salvation Army(b. 1856)
- 1929 –Vernon Louis Parrington,American historian and scholar (b. 1871)
- 1930–Ezra Fitch,American lawyer and businessman, co-foundedAbercrombie & Fitch(b. 1866)
- 1930 –Elmer Ambrose Sperry,American inventor, co-invented thegyrocompass(b. 1860)
- 1939–Chick Webb,American drummer and bandleader (b. 1905)
- 1940–DuBose Heyward,American author (b. 1885)
- 1944–Marc Bloch,French historian and academic (b. 1886)
- 1944 –George Stinney,wrongfully convicted African-American teenager (b. 1929)[50][51][52]
- 1945–Aris Velouchiotis,Greek general (b. 1905)
- 1946–Gordon Brewster,Irish cartoonist (b 1889)
- 1952–Andrew Lawson,Scottish-American geologist and academic (b. 1861)
- 1953–Margaret Bondfield,English politician,Secretary of State for Work and Pensions(b. 1873)
- 1955–Ozias Leduc,Canadian painter (b. 1864)
- 1958–Pál Maléter,Hungarian general and politician,Minister of Defence of Hungary(b. 1917)
- 1958 –Imre Nagy,Hungarian politician, 3rdPrime Minister of Hungary(b. 1895)
- 1959–George Reeves,American actor and director (b. 1914)
- 1961–Marcel Junod,Swiss physician and anesthesiologist (b. 1904)
- 1967–Reginald Denny,English actor (b. 1891)
- 1969–Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis,English field marshal and politician, 17thGovernor General of Canada(b. 1891)
- 1970–Sydney Chapman,English mathematician and geophysicist (b. 1888)
- 1970 –Brian Piccolo,American football player (b. 1943)
- 1971–John Reith, 1st Baron Reith,Scottish broadcaster, co-foundedBBC(b. 1889)
- 1974–Amalie Sara Colquhoun,Australian landscape and portrait painter (b. 1894)
- 1977–Wernher von Braun,German-American physicist and engineer (b. 1912)
- 1979–Ignatius Kutu Acheampong,Ghanaian general and politician, 6thHead of state of Ghana(b. 1931)
- 1979 –Nicholas Ray,American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1911)
- 1981–Thomas Playford IV,Australian politician, 33rdPremier of South Australia(b. 1896)
- 1982–James Honeyman-Scott,English guitarist and songwriter (b. 1956)
- 1984–Lew Andreas,American football player and coach (b. 1895)
- 1984 –Erni Krusten,Estonian author and poet (b. 1900)
- 1986–Maurice Duruflé,French organist and composer (b. 1902)
- 1987–Marguerite de Angeli,American author and illustrator (b. 1889)
- 1988–Miguel Piñero,Puerto Rican-American actor and playwright (b. 1946)
- 1993–Lindsay Hassett,Australian cricketer and soldier (b. 1913)
- 1994–Kristen Pfaff,American bass player and songwriter (b. 1967)
- 1996–Mel Allen,American sportscaster and game show host (b. 1913)
- 1998–Fred Wacker,American race car driver and engineer (b. 1918)
- 1999–Screaming Lord Sutch,English singer and activist (b. 1940)
- 2003–Pierre Bourgault,Canadian journalist and politician (b. 1934)
- 2003 –Georg Henrik von Wright,Finnish–Swedish philosopher and author (b. 1916)
- 2004–Thanom Kittikachorn,Thai field marshal and politician, 10thPrime Minister of Thailand(b. 1911)
- 2004 –Jacques Miquelon,Canadian lawyer and judge (b. 1911)
- 2005–Enrique Laguerre,Puerto Rican-American author and critic (b. 1906)
- 2008–Mario Rigoni Stern,Italian soldier and author (b. 1921)
- 2010–Marc Bazin,Haitian lawyer and politician, 49thPresident of Haiti(b. 1932)
- 2010 –Maureen Forrester,Canadian singer and academic (b. 1930)
- 2010 –Ronald Neame,English director, producer, cinematographer, and screenwriter (b. 1911)
- 2011–Östen Mäkitalo,Swedish engineer and academic (b. 1938)
- 2012–Nils Karlsson,Swedish skier (b. 1917)
- 2012 –Jorge Lankenau,Mexican banker and businessman (b. 1944)
- 2012 –Sławomir Petelicki,Polish general (b. 1946)
- 2012 –Susan Tyrrell,American actress (b. 1945)
- 2013–Sam Farber,American businessman, co-foundedOXO(b. 1924)
- 2013 –Hans Hass,Austrian biologist and diver (b. 1919)
- 2013 –Khondakar Ashraf Hossain,Bangladesh poet and academic (b. 1950)
- 2013 –Norman Ian MacKenzie,English journalist and author (b. 1921)
- 2013 –Ottmar Walter,German footballer (b. 1924)
- 2014–Tony Gwynn,American baseball player and coach (b. 1960)
- 2014 –Cándido Muatetema Rivas(b. 1960), Equatoguinean politician and diplomat,Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea
- 2015–Charles Correa,Indian architect and urban planner (b. 1930)
- 2015 –Jean Vautrin,French director, screenwriter, and critic (b. 1933)
- 2016–Jo Cox,English political activist and MP (b. 1974)[53]
- 2017–Helmut Kohl,German politician,Chancellor of Germany(b. 1930)
- 2020–Eduardo Cojuangco Jr.,Filipino businessman and politician (b. 1935)[54][55]
- 2023–Gino Mäder,Swiss cyclist (b. 1997)[56]
- 2024–Ludwig Adamovich Jr.,Austrian constitutional scholar (b. 1932)[57]
- 2024 –Barbara Gladstone,American art dealer and film producer (b. 1934)[58]
Holidays and observances
[edit]- Birthday of Leonard P. Howell(Rastafari)
- Bloomsday(Dublin,Ireland)
- Christianfeast days:
- Engineer's Day (Argentina)
- Father's Day(Seychelles)
- International Day of the African Child(Organisation of African Unity)
- Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev(Sikhism)
- Sussex Day(Sussex)
- Youth Day (South Africa)
References
[edit]- ^Van Cleve Alexander, Michael,The First of the Tudors: A Study of Henry VII and His Reign,Taylor & Francis, 1981, p.57-58.
- ^Wheeler, George Augustus;Wheeler, Henry Warren (1878).History of Brunswick, Topsham, and Harpswell, Maine: Including the Ancient Territory Known as Pejepscot(1st ed.).Boston:A. Mudge & Sons, Printers. pp. 7–8.LCCN01008940– viaGoogle Books.(Archive sourceHarvard Library)
- ^Loescher, Burt Garfield (2009) [1946].The history of Rogers' rangers, Volume 1.Heritage Books Inc. pp. 101–02.ISBN9780788417412.
- ^Gough, Barry M."Tonquin".The Canadian Encyclopedia.Historica Canada.Retrieved2018-09-06.
- ^"Anthropocene Metamorphosis of the Indus Delta and Lower Floodplain"(PDF).Retrieved22 December2015.
- ^"The History of the RSPCA".Michigan State University College of Law.Retrieved29 March2022.
- ^Schlesinger, Arthur M. Jr. (2003).The Age of Roosevelt. Vol. 2: The Coming of the New Deal.Boston: Houghton Mifflin. pp. 21, 87–176.ISBN9780618340866.
- ^Smith, Dinitia (October 6, 1998)."New Light On Nureyev's Grand Leap To the West".The New York Times.RetrievedJune 16,2020.
- ^Pinkham, Sophie (16 July 2019)."How the Soviets Won the Space Race for Equality".The New York Times.Retrieved31 January2023.
- ^"Statement by the President of the Security Council"(PDF).
- ^"Padre Pio da Pietrelcina (1887-1968): Canonization".vatican.va.
- ^Amos, Jonathan (29 June 2012)."China's Shenzhou-9 spacecraft returns to Earth".BBC.Retrieved16 June2020.
- ^Wall, Mike (June 17, 2012)."Air Force Video Reveals Secret X-37B Space Plane's Robotic Landing".Space.RetrievedJune 16,2020.
- ^"Donald Trump Announces 2016 Presidential Campaign: 'We Are Going Make our Country Great Again'".ABC News.
- ^"Why Disney's New Shanghai Park Is Its Most Ambitious Yet".Time.Retrieved16 June2020.
- ^Adrian Leung; Hannah Dormido; Karen Leigh (July 15, 2019),"How Hong Kong Protesters Switched Tactics to Keep Pressure on China",Bloomberg,New York City,retrievedAugust 12,2019
- ^Pryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996).Handbook of British Chronology.Cambridge University Press. p. 39.ISBN978-0-521-56350-5.
- ^Sun, Yüen-king;Goodrich, L. Carrington(1976). "Yang Chi-sheng". In Goodrich, L. Carrington; Fang, Chaoying (eds.).Dictionary of Ming Biography, 1368-1644, Volume 2.New York and London: Columbia University Press. pp. 1503–1505.ISBN0-231-03833-X.
- ^"Mary Katherine Goddard]".Maryland Women's Hall of Fame.Maryland State Archives. 2001.Retrieved24 March2020.
- ^Morrison, Frank B. (1933)."Dr. William Arnon Henry".Science.77(1989): 161.Bibcode:1933Sci....77..160M.doi:10.1126/science.77.1989.160.ISSN0036-8075.JSTOR1658040.Retrieved4 March2022.
- ^"Francisco León de la Barra"(in Spanish). Presidentes.mx.RetrievedMay 28,2019.
- ^Benezit Dictionary of Artists.Vol. 12 (Rouco-Sommer). Paris: Gründ. 2006. p.1060.ISBN2-7000-3082-6.
- ^Baugess, James S.; DeBolt, Abbe Allen (2012).Encyclopedia of the Sixties: A Decade of Culture and Counterculture Volume 1.Santa Barbara: Greenwood. p. 259.ISBN978-0-31332-945-6.
- ^"Odeszła na wieczną wartę - Wanda Janicka ps." Zofia "".1bltr.wp.mil.pl.Archived fromthe originalon 2024-01-24.Retrieved2024-09-09.
- ^"Soccer / Yaacov Hodorov, age 79, Israel's greatest 'keeper".Haaretz.
- ^"Bill Cobbs, 'The Sopranos' and 'The Bodyguard' character actor, dies at 90".TheWrap.June 26, 2024.
- ^"Doctor Who Guide".Retrieved9 February2013.
- ^"Joseph May - 15 Character Images | Behind The Voice Actors".Behind The Voice Actors.Retrieved19 December2018.
- ^"Odion Ighalo".Premier League.Retrieved10 December2020.
- ^James Wilkinson."John Newman | Biography".AllMusic.Retrieved3 June2020.
- ^Neil Z. Yeung."gnash | Biography".AllMusic.Retrieved13 February2020.
- ^"Official NRL profile of Euan Aitken for St. George Illawarra Dragons".St George Illawarra Dragons.Retrieved13 February2020.
- ^"Akira Latrell Ioane".ESPN scrum.Retrieved13 February2020.
- ^"Joseph Schooling Bio, Stats, and Results".Olympics at Sports-Reference.Archived fromthe originalon 17 April 2020.Retrieved13 February2020.
- ^"Ki Hui-hyeon Naver Profile"(in Korean). Naver.RetrievedMarch 10,2020.
- ^"Karman Kaur Thandi - Player Profile - Tennis".Eurosport UK.Retrieved2022-10-26.
- ^"Justin Jefferson".ESPN.Retrieved15 June2023.
- ^"FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Mali"(PDF).FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 9. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 6 February 2020.
- ^"Bianca Andreescu".WTA.Retrieved12 November2020.
- ^"Sam Walker - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project".rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^Ucci, Stephanie (December 20, 2019)."7 Things To Know AboutTo All The Boys I've Loved BeforeStar Anna Cathcart ".Narcity.RetrievedNovember 7,2020.
- ^Richer (of Saint-Rémy); of Saint-remy Richer (2011).Histories.Harvard University Press. p. 457.ISBN978-0-674-06159-0.
- ^Chisholm, Hugh,ed. (1911)..Encyclopædia Britannica.Vol. 26 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- ^Sánchez, Alfonso E. Pérez; Prieto, Benito Navarrete (1995).Thomas Yepes(illustrated ed.). Fundación Bancaja. p. 141.ISBN9788488715210.
- ^Louis de Rouvroy Saint-Simon (duc de) (1959).The memoirs of Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon: covering the years 1691-1723.Heritage Press.
- ^"Joseph Butler | British bishop and philosopher | Britannica".britannica.Retrieved4 February2022.
- ^G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 82.
- ^"BBC - History - Historic Figures: John Snow (1813 - 1858)".bbc.co.uk.Retrieved11 August2022.
- ^Romanian Inventors.Editura OSIM. 2000. p. 158.ISBN9789739640060.
- ^Collins, Jeffrey (January 18, 2010)."SC crusaders look to right Jim Crow justice wrongs".Spartanburg Herald-Journal.AP.Archivedfrom the original on May 29, 2016.
- ^McVeigh, Karen (March 22, 2014)."George Stinney was executed at 14. Can his family now clear his name?".The Observer.RetrievedJune 28,2021.
- ^Beaver, Lindsey (December 18, 2014)."It took 10 minutes to convict 14-year-old George Stinney Jr. It took 70 years after his execution to exonerate him".The Washington Post.RetrievedJune 16,2020.
- ^Langdon, Julia (16 June 2016)."Jo Cox obituary".The Guardian.Retrieved16 June2020.
- ^"Tycoon and kingmaker Danding Cojuangco dies".ABS-CBN News.17 June 2020.Retrieved17 June2020.
- ^"'The Boss' passes away at 85 ".Manila Bulletin.17 June 2020.Retrieved17 June2020.
- ^"Statement regarding Gino Mäder".Team Bahrain Victorious.Retrieved16 June2023.
- ^"Früherer VfGH-Präsident Ludwig Adamovich gestorben".DER STANDARD(in Austrian German).Retrieved2024-06-17.
- ^Article, Andrew Russeth ShareShare This (2024-06-17)."Barbara Gladstone, Influential New York Art Dealer, Dies at 89".Artnet News.Retrieved2024-06-20.
External links
[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related toJune 16.