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What happened on June 16
On June 16 history recorded 54 notable events. 160 people who left a mark were born on this day, and 110 died. Here is the full almanac.
- 54events
- 160births
- 110deaths
- 20observances
Highlights
Highlights
632The final king of the Sasanian Empire of Iran, Yazdegerd III, ascended the throne at the age of eight.
The Sasanian Empire, officially Eranshahr, was an Iranian empire that was founded and ruled by the House of Sasan from 224 to 651 AD. Lasting for over four centuries, the length of the Sasanian dynasty's reign over ancient Iran was second only to that of the A
1407Ming forces conquered Đại Ngu in modern-day northern Vietnam, capturing Hồ dynasty emperor Hồ Quý Ly and bringing the country under Chinese rule.
The Ming dynasty, officially the Great Ming, was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming was the last imperial dynasty of China ruled by the Han people, the majority ethnic grou
1632The Plymouth Company granted a land patent to Thomas Purchase, who became the first permanent European settler of Pejepscot, Maine.
The Plymouth Company, officially known as the Virginia Company of Plymouth, was a company chartered by King James in 1606 along with the Virginia Company of London with responsibility for colonizing the east coast of America between latitudes 38° and 45° N.
June 16
On this day
VII century
- 632
632Yazdegerd III ascends the throne as king (shah) of the Persian Empire. He becomes the last ruler of the Sasanian dynasty (modern Iran).
XV century
XVII century
XVIII century
- 1745
1745War of the Austrian Succession: New England colonial troops under the command of William Pepperrell capture the Fortress of Louisbourg in Louisbourg, New France (Old Style date). - 1746
1746War of the Austrian Succession: Austria and Sardinia defeat a Franco-Spanish army at the Battle of Piacenza. - 1755
1755French and Indian War: The French surrender Fort Beauséjour to the British, leading to the expulsion of the Acadians. - 1760
1760French and Indian War: Robert Rogers and his Rangers surprise French held Fort Sainte Thérèse on the Richelieu River near Lake Champlain. The fort is raided and burned. - 1779
1779American Revolutionary War: Spain declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Great Siege of Gibraltar begins. - 1795
1795French Revolutionary Wars: In what became known as Cornwallis's Retreat, a British Royal Navy squadron led by Vice Admiral William Cornwallis strongly resists a much larger French Navy force and withdraws largely intact, setting up the French Navy defeat at the Battle of Groix six days later.
XIX century
- 1811
1811Survivors of an attack the previous day by Tla-o-qui-aht on board the Pacific Fur Company's ship Tonquin intentionally detonate a powder magazine on the ship, destroying it and killing about 100 attackers. - 1815
1815Battle of Ligny and Battle of Quatre Bras, two days before the Battle of Waterloo. - 1819
1819A major earthquake strikes the Kutch district of 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"). - 1824
1824A meeting at Old Slaughter's coffee house in London leads to the formation of what is now the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA). - 1836
1836The formation of the London Working Men's Association gives rise to the Chartist Movement. - 1846
1846The Papal conclave of 1846 elects Pope Pius IX, beginning the longest reign in the history of the papacy. - 1858
1858Abraham Lincoln delivers his House Divided speech in Springfield, Illinois. - 1871
1871The Universities Tests Act 1871 allows students to enter the universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Durham without religious tests (except for those intending to study theology). - 1883
1883The Victoria Hall theatre panic in Sunderland, England, kills 183 children. - 1884
1884The first purpose-built roller coaster, LaMarcus Adna Thompson's "Switchback Railway", opens in New York's Coney Island amusement park. - 1897
1897A treaty annexing the Republic of Hawaii to the United States is signed; the Republic would not be dissolved until a year later.
XX century
- 1903
1903The Ford Motor Company is incorporated. - 1903
1903Roald Amundsen leaves Oslo, Norway, to commence the first east–west navigation of the Northwest Passage. - 1904
1904Eugen Schauman assassinates Nikolay Bobrikov, Governor-General of Finland. - 1904
1904Irish author James Joyce begins a relationship with Nora Barnacle and subsequently uses the date to set the actions for his novel Ulysses; this date is now traditionally called "Bloomsday". - 1911
1911IBM founded as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company in Endicott, New York. - 1922
1922General election in the Irish Free State: The pro-Treaty Sinn Féin party wins a large majority. - 1925
1925Artek, the most famous Young Pioneer camp of the Soviet Union, is established. - 1930
1930Sovnarkom establishes decree time in the USSR. - 1933
1933The National Industrial Recovery Act is passed in the United States, allowing businesses to avoid antitrust prosecution if they establish voluntary wage, price, and working condition regulations on an industry-wide basis. - 1940
1940World War II: Marshal Henri Philippe Pétain becomes Chief of State of Vichy France (Chef de l'État Français). - 1940
1940The Soviet Union occupies Lithuania, which will eventually become the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic (SSR). - 1948
1948Members of the Malayan Communist Party kill three British plantation managers in Sungai Siput; in response, British Malaya declares a state of emergency. - 1955
1955In a futile effort to topple Argentine President Juan Perón, rogue aircraft pilots of the Argentine Navy drop several bombs upon an unarmed crowd demonstrating in favor of Perón in Buenos 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
1958Imre Nagy, Pál Maléter and other leaders of the 1956 Hungarian Uprising are executed. - 1961
1961While on tour with the Kirov Ballet in Paris, Rudolf Nureyev defects from the Soviet Union. - 1963
1963Soviet Space Program: Vostok 6 mission: Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space. - 1963
1963In an attempt to resolve the Buddhist crisis in South Vietnam, a Joint Communique is signed between President Ngo Dinh Diem and Buddhist leaders. - 1972
1972The largest single-site hydroelectric power project in Canada is inaugurated at Churchill Falls Generating Station. - 1976
1976Soweto uprising: A non-violent march by 15,000 students in Soweto, South Africa, turns into days of rioting when police open fire on the crowd. - 1977
1977Oracle Corporation is incorporated in Redwood Shores, California, as Software Development Laboratories (SDL), by Larry Ellison, Bob Miner and Ed Oates. - 1981
1981US President Ronald Reagan awards the Congressional Gold Medal to Ken Taylor, Canada's former ambassador to Iran, for helping six Americans escape from Iran during the hostage crisis of 1979–81; he is the first foreign citizen bestowed the honor. - 1989
1989Revolutions of 1989: Imre Nagy, the former Hungarian prime minister, is reburied in Budapest following the collapse of Communism in Hungary. - 1995
1995The Astronomy Picture of the Day website is launched. - 1997
1997Fifty people are killed in the Daïat Labguer (M'sila) massacre in Algeria. - 2000
2000The Secretary-General of the UN reports that Israel has complied with United Nations Security Council Resolution 425, 22 years after its issuance, and completely withdrawn from Lebanon. The Resolution does not encompass the Shebaa farms, which is claimed by Israel, Syria and Lebanon.
XXI century
- 2002
2002Padre Pio is canonized by the Roman Catholic Church. - 2010
2010Bhutan becomes the first country to institute a total ban on tobacco. - 2012
2012China successfully launches its Shenzhou 9 spacecraft, carrying three astronauts, including the first female Chinese astronaut Liu Yang, to the Tiangong-1 orbital module. - 2012
2012The United States Air Force's robotic Boeing X-37B spaceplane returns to Earth after a classified 469-day orbital mission. - 2013
2013A multi-day cloudburst, centered on the North Indian state of Uttarakhand, causes devastating floods and landslides, becoming the country's worst natural disaster since the 2004 tsunami. - 2015
2015American businessman Donald Trump announces his campaign to run for President of the United States in the upcoming election. - 2016
2016Shanghai Disneyland Park, the first Disney Park in mainland China, opens to the public. - 2019
2019Upwards of 2,000,000 people participate in the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests, the largest in Hong Kong's history.
Best known
Born on June 16
Best known
Died on June 16
956Hugh the Great
Duke of the Franks and Count of Paris (c. 898–956)
1185Richeza of Poland, Queen of Castile
Queen of Castile and León from 1152 to 1157
1332Adam de Brome
Almoner and founder of Oriel College, Oxford
1361Johannes Tauler
German Catholic priest and theologian (died 1361)
1397Philip of Artois, Count of Eu
Count of Eu
1622Alexander Seton, 1st Earl of Dunfermline
Scottish judge and politician
Holidays and observances
- Birthday of Leonard P. Howell (Rastafari)
- Bloomsday (Dublin, Ireland)
- Christian feast days: Aurelianus of Arles
- Christian feast days: Aureus of Mainz (and his sister Justina)
- Christian feast days: Benno
- Christian feast days: Cettin of Oran
- Christian feast days: Curig of Llanbadarn
- Christian feast days: Cyricus and Julitta
- Christian feast days: Ferreolus and Ferrutio
- Christian feast days: George Berkeley and Joseph Butler (Episcopal Church)
- Christian feast days: John Francis Regis
- Christian feast days: Lutgardis
- Christian feast days: Blessed Maria Katherina Scherer
- Christian feast days: June 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Frequently asked questions
What happened on June 16?
54 documented historical events happened on June 16, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: The final king of the Sasanian Empire of Iran, Yazdegerd III, ascended the throne at the age of eight. On the same day, in another year: Ming forces conquered Đại Ngu in modern-day northern Vietnam, capturing Hồ dynasty emperor Hồ Quý Ly and bringing the country under Chinese rule. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
Who was born on June 16?
160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on June 16, including Faith Domergue, Jean d'Ormesson, Otto Muehl. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.
Who died on June 16?
110 people with a Wikipedia article died on June 16, including Hugh the Great, Richeza of Poland, Queen of Castile, Adam de Brome. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.
What is celebrated on June 16?
20 observances are celebrated on June 16 around the world: Birthday of Leonard P. Howell (Rastafari), Bloomsday (Dublin, Ireland), Christian feast days: Aurelianus of Arles, Christian feast days: Aureus of Mainz (and his sister Justina), Christian feast days: Benno, Christian feast days: Cettin of Oran. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.
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