June 16

Events

 * -, the last dying breath of the.
 * - recognizes  as her.
 * - troops take, which is now part of ,.
 * 1745  -  captures the   in,  during the.
 * - : and  defeat a - army at the.
 * - : surrender  to the, leading to the expulsion of the.
 * - Formation of.
 * - declares war on the, and the siege of  begins.
 * - and, two days before.
 * - Formation of the begins the.
 * - The concludes.  is elected, beginning the longest reign in the history of the  (not counting ).
 * - 's speech in.
 * 1858  -, during the.
 * - allows students to enter the Universities of,  and  without religious tests, except for courses in.
 * - becomes 's third.
 * - incorporates.
 * 1903  -  commences first east-west navigation of the  by leaving,.
 * - assassinates,.
 * - A 772 stony  struck earth near,  damaging a barn.
 * - Foundation of the
 * - General election in : large majority to pro-Treaty.
 * - is founded.
 * - The most famous camp of the,  established.
 * - establishes  in the.
 * - :  becomes  of.
 * 1940  - A  government is installed in.
 * - The storming of the cockpit of the passenger seaplane, operated by a subsidiary of the, marks the first  of a commercial plane.
 * - 's  opens in.
 * - defects at  airport in.
 * - Soviet Space Program: Mission,   becomes the first woman in space.
 * - begins; Monterey, California.
 * - member  is captured by police in.
 * 1972  - Largest single-site hydro-electric power project in Canada starts at,.
 * - : A non-violent march by 15,000 students in, turns into days of ing when police open fire on the crowd and kill 566 children.
 * - was incorporated in,  as Software Development Laboratories (SDL) by ,  and.
 * - Release of movie.
 * - becomes  of the.
 * - Historic reburial of, the former  in.
 * - A operated   crashes 10 minutes after takeoff killing 160.
 * - First round of voting in the n presidential election.
 * - in ; some 50 people killed.
 * - elected  of.
 * 1999  -  sets a new 100m world record at 9.79 seconds. This is the largest drop in a 100m world record in the history of electronic timing from Donovan Bailey's 9.84.
 * - complies with  after 22 years of it issuance, which calls on Israel to completely withdraw from . Israel withdrew from all of, except the disputed.
 * - complies with  after 22 years of it issuance, which calls on Israel to completely withdraw from . Israel withdrew from all of, except the disputed.

Births

 * - of Japan (d. )
 * -, Italian writer (d. )
 * -, English princess (d. )
 * -, English classical scholar (d. )
 * -, Swedish statesman (d. )
 * -, Italian physician, mathematician, and music theorist (d. )
 * -, Irish soldier (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, English poet (d. )
 * -, French traveler and scientist (d. )
 * -, Princess of Scotland, England and Ireland and Duchess of Orléans (d. )
 * -, Governor of New Hamphsire (d. )
 * -, Scottish philosopher and economist
 * -, American printer and publisher (d. )
 * -, English artist (d. )
 * 1792  - Sir, Australian explorer (d. )
 * -, German mathematician and physicist (d. )
 * -, English physician, chemist, and inventor (d. )
 * -, German archaeologist (d. )
 * -, French Protestant preacher (d. )
 * -, Austrian geologist and botanist (d. )
 * -, Apache leader (d. )
 * -, American soldier (d. )
 * -, German philosopher (d. )
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * -, German engineer (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * -, ninth (d. )
 * -, Austrian-American chemist and historian (d. )
 * -, Russian physicist (d. )
 * 1888  -, American mathematician, astronomer and Christian apologist (d. )
 * -, British-born actor and comedian (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American author (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * 1897  -, German chemist,  (d. )
 * -, American geneticist, (d. )
 * 1902  -, American paleontologist (d. )
 * -, American soprano (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, biologist (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, British politician (d. )
 * -, American statistician (d. )
 * -, American basketball player (d. )
 * -, American publisher (d. )
 * 1917  -, American photographer
 * -, American writer (d. )
 * 1920  -, Canadian scientist (d. )
 * 1920  -,  (d. )
 * -, Scottish racing driver (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, English cricketer
 * 1927  -, German author and playwright (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, Hungarian/American cinematographer
 * - Dame, English actress
 * 1934  -, Canadian ice hockey coach (d. )
 * 1934  -, American economist,
 * 1934  -, Russian TV persona
 * -, American artist
 * -, American author
 * 1937  -, Tsar of Bulgaria
 * -, English actor
 * 1938  -, American novelist
 * 1938  -, Swedish writer
 * -, American country singer
 * -, Governor of Oregon
 * -, officer and spy for the
 * 1941  -, American record company executive
 * 1941  -, Pakistani journalist
 * -, Italian motorcyclist
 * 1942  -, American singer
 * -, American actress
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1945  -, Canadian politician
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, Swiss columnist and writer
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, Brazilian footballer
 * -, Panamanian boxer
 * -, Greek politician
 * 1952  -, Canadian singer and songwriter
 * -, British drummer
 * 1953  -, American actress
 * -, American actress
 * -, Icelandic guitarist
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * -, Australian rugby league footballer
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1962  -, Nigerian Afrobeat Musician
 * 1962  -, South African actor
 * 1962  -, Hong Kong singer, composer and producer
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * -, American actress, director and screenwriter (d. )
 * 1966  -, Czech athlete
 * -, American actor
 * -, Welsh footballer
 * -, American actor
 * 1970  -, American soccer player
 * 1970  -, American golfer
 * -, Canadian artist and poet
 * 1971  -, American baseball player
 * 1971  -, aka 2Pac, American rapper (d. )
 * -, Korean-American actor
 * -, Greek footballer
 * -, Ecuadorian footballer
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, German actor
 * 1978  -, Lithuanian ice hockey player
 * 1978  -, Chinese Malaysian singer
 * -, British film/stage/television actress
 * -, Turkish actress
 * 1980  -, Canadian curler
 * 1980  -, Austrian footballer
 * 1980  -, Hong Kong singer
 * 1980  -, Togolese footballer
 * -, German tennis player
 * 1981  -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1981  -, American singer/songwriter
 * -, Danish supermodel
 * 1982  -, American singer/songwriter
 * 1982  -, Canadian actress
 * 1982  -, American soccer player
 * -, Albanian footballer
 * -, Scottish Footballer
 * 1984  -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, Dutch footballer
 * -, Bangladeshi Cricketer
 * 1986  -, Brazilian footballer
 * 1986  -, Uruguayan footballer
 * -, American singer
 * 1987  -, Norwegian footballer
 * -, Canadian singer
 * -, American Musician [singer/songwriter/guitarist of )

Deaths

 * -, French soldier (b. )
 * -, Flemish painter (b. )
 * -, Burgundian chronicler (b. ca. )
 * -, Chancellor of Scotland (b. )
 * -, German Protestant military leader (b. )
 * -, English poet, translator, and diplomat (b. )
 * -, Cossack rebel leader (executed)
 * -, sovereign princess of Neuchâtel and writer (b. )
 * -, English general (b. )
 * -, Italian trader (b. )
 * -, Spanish cardinal (b. )
 * 1752  -, English philosopher (b. )
 * -, French poet and dramatist (b. )
 * -, German actor (b. )
 * - Sir, Governor of New Jersey and Massachusetts (b. )
 * -, German composer (b. )
 * -, Third Consul of France (b. )
 * -, German theologian (b. )
 * - explorer of,  (b. )
 * -, American physician (b. )
 * -, English obstetrician (b. )
 * - French poet (b. )
 * -, English explorer (b. )
 * -, Scottish clergyman (b. )
 * -, American physician (b. )
 * - Sir, English manufacturer (b. )
 * -, German painter (b. )
 * -, German mathematician (b. )
 * -, Indian patriot and freedom fighter (b. )
 * 1925  -, American musician (b. )
 * -, of  Schools from 1902-1928 (b. )
 * -, the 2nd General of (b. )
 * -, founder (b. )
 * 1930  -, American inventor (b. )
 * -, American jazz drummer and big band leader (b. )
 * -, American writer (b. )
 * -, French historian (executed) (b. )
 * -, Scottish-American geologist, first to map the entire (b. )
 * -, English politician and feminist (b. )
 * -, painter (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Swiss physician (b. )
 * -, British military commander (b. )
 * -, Estonian composer (b. )
 * 1970  -, American football player (b. )
 * -, British broadcast executive (b. )
 * -, German-born rocket scientist (b. )
 * -, Ghanaian dictator (b. )
 * 1979  -, American film director (b. )
 * -, American meteorologist (b. )
 * -, English guitarist and songwriter (b. )
 * -, American basketball coach (b. )
 * -, French composer and organist (b. )
 * -, Puerto Rican playwright, actor, and co-founder of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe. (b. )
 * -, American porn star (b. )
 * -, Australian cricketer (b. )
 * -, American bass guitarist (b. )
 * -, American baseball announcer (b. )
 * 1996  -, American comic book artist (b. )
 * -, British musician (b. )
 * - of Japan (b. )
 * -, French Canadian politician (b. )
 * 2003  -, Finnish-Swedish philosopher (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, Puerto Rican writer (b. )
 * -, Polish actor (b. )
 * 2006  -, Iranian archaeologist, (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * , in honour of, the hero of 's  set on 16 June,.
 * , in honour of, the hero of 's  set on 16 June,.

Liturgical feasts
Feast of the
 * , patron of medical social workers.
 * (died 1246, patron saint of the Flemish National Movement)
 * (died 1246, patron saint of the Flemish National Movement)
 * (died 1246, patron saint of the Flemish National Movement)