Events on Jun 16
- 0632Origin of Persian [Yezdegird] Era
- 1487Battle at Stoke: Henry VII beats John de la Pole and Lord Lovell
- 1567Mary, Queen of Scots, imprisoned in Lochleven Castle prison Scotland
- 1624Judge directs US colony Virginia to English crown
- 1673Peace of Vossem: French King Louis XIV and Frederik Willem of Brandenburg
- 1745English fleet occupies Cap Breton on St. Lawrence River
- 1746Battle at Piacenza: Austria and Sardinia beat Spanish and French army
- 1775Liberty Bell rang for the 2nd Continental Congress
- 1779In support of the US, Spain declares war on England
- 1779Vice-adm Hardy sails out of Isle of Wright against Spanish Armada
- 1784Holland forbids orange clothes
- 17941st stone layed at Dutch biggest grain windmill (De Walvisch)
- 1815Battle at Ligny: French army under Napoleon beats Prussia
- 1815Battle at Quatre-Bras: allies strike French
- 1822Denmark Vessy leads slave rebellion in South Carolina
- 1823King Willem I opens shipyard at Rotterdam-Antwerp
- 1842Natchex Mississippi, hit by tornado; about 500 die
- 1858Abraham Lincoln says "A house divided against itself cannot stand"
- 1861Battle of Vienna, VA and Secessionville, SC (James Island)
- 1864Battle of Lynchburg, Virginia
- 1864Skirmish at Golgotha, Georgia
- 1864Union General Grant begin siege of Petersburg, Virginia
- 1871Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of Mystic Shrine founded, New York City
- 1880Salvation Army forms in Londo
- 1881Austria-Hungary and Serbia sign military treaty
- 188217" hailstones weighing 1.75 lbs fall in Dubuque, Iowa
- 1884On Coney Island, the 1st roller coaster begins operating
- 1893RW Rueckheim invents Cracker Jack
- 19031st Highlander (Yankee) shut-out victory 1-0 over White Sox
- 1903Ford Motors incorporates
Born on Jun 16
- 1583Axel Gustafson Oxenstierna: Swedish Earl / chancellor / regent
- 1633Nathaniel Schnittelbach: Composer
- 1637Giovanni Paulo Colonna: Composer
- 1752Meingosus Gaelle: Composer
- 1834Wesley Merritt: Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1910
- 1837Eli Long: Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1903
- 1843David Popper: Composer
- 1843Jan Malat: Composer
- 1853Johan Gustaf Emil Sjogren: Composer
- 1858Eugene Ysaye: Composer
- 1858Gustav V: King of Sweden (1907-50)
- 1861Scato Gocko de Vries: Dutch paleographer / librarian
- 1863Paul Antonin Vidal: Composer
- 1874Arthur Meighen: (C) 9th Prime Minister of Canada (1920-21, 1926)
- 1879Fritz Schulz: German law historian (Classical Novel Law)
- 1879Theo[dorus J] Thijssen: Dutch writer (Kees the boy)
- 1892Lupino Lane: London, England -- Actress (Love Parade)
- 1894Norman Kerry: Rochester, New York -- Actor (Phantom of the Opera)
- 1896Jean Peugeot: Frans auto manufacturer (Peugeot)
- 1896William Fitzgerald Jenkins: Author (Time Tunnel, Land of Giants)
- 1900Jan van Tilburg: Governor Suriname (PVDA, 1955-62)
- 1901Arthur Pierson: Oslo, Norway -- Actor / director (Hat Check Girl)
- 1901Conrad Beck: Composer
- 1902Barbara McClintock: United States -- Cytogeneticist (Jumping Genes, Nobel 1983)
- 1902Kornelis Posthumus: Dutch chemist
- 1903Huldreich Georg Fruh: Composer
- 1904Gerard Holt: Dutch architect
- 1907Jack Albertson: Malden, Massachusetts -- Actor (Thin Man, Chico & the Man)
- 1907John Hadfield: Author / publisher (Love on a Branch Line)
- 1909Willi Boskovsky: Austria -- Conductor (new years concert)
Died on Jun 16
- 0956Hugo [the Great]: Duke of France
- 1246Lutgardis / Ludgardis: Flemish mystic / saint, dies at about 64
- 1361John Tauler: German mystic (Gottesfreunde) dies at about 61
- 1492Jan Coppenhole: Flemish rebel leader, beheaded
- 1575Hadrianus Junius [Adriaen the Jonghe]: Medical / historian, dies at 63
- 1620Carlo Saraceni [Carlo Veniziano]: Italian Painter (Judith)
- 1644Johannes a Sancto Thoma [Poinset]: Portuguese theologist, dies at 54
- 1651Marsilio Casentini: Composer, dies at 74
- 1671Stenka Razin: Cossack rebel leader, tortured and executed in Moscow
- 1722John Churchill up Marlborough: English General strategist, dies at 72
- 1752Giulio Alberoni: Spanish / Italian Minister / cardinal, dies at 88
- 1804Johann Adam Hiller: Composer, dies at 75
- 1808Georg Wenzel Ritter: Composer, dies at 60
- 1812Franz Pforr: German Painter / cartoonist (Lukasbund), dies at 23
- 1815Frederik Willem: Duke of Brunswick (1813-15), dies in battle
- 1831Joseph Ignaz Schnabel: Composer, dies at 64
- 1837Valentino Fioravanti: Composer, dies at 72
- 1892Victor Tesch: Belgian lawyer / Minister of Justice, dies at 80
- 1901Hermann Grimm: German writer / Poet / historian
- 1910Wendelin Weissheimer: Composer, dies at 72
- 1930Elmer Ambrose Sperry: US inventor (gyroscope compass)
- 1932Frederik W Van Oaths: Psychiatrist / writer (Blades of Grass)
- 1936Leib Malach: Yiddish writer
- 1940Vitezslava Kapralova: Composer, dies at 25
- 1941Lodo of Hamel: 1st Dutch secret affiliate
- 1946Ludwig Winder: Writer
- 1946Miloje Milojevic: Composer, dies at 61
- 1947Jean-Francois Capart: Belgian egyptologist (Memphis), dies at 86
- 1958Jose Pablo Moncayo Garcia: Composer, dies at 45
- 1959George Reeves: Actor (Superman, Gone with the Wind), shoots self at 45
Historical events on June 17
- 0653St. Martin I ends his reign as Catholic Pope
- 0656Ali ibn Abu Talib chosen kalief of Islam
- 0676Deusdedit III ends his reign as Catholic Pope
- 1091Floris II de Vette becomes Earl of Holland
- 1119Charles the Good becomes Earl of Flanders
- 1291Akko reconquered after 200 years by French crusaders, and destroyed
- 1397Union of Kalmar established between Denmark, Sweden and Norway
- 1535English Catholic Cardinal John Fischer state rights
- 1579Anti-English uprising in Ireland
- 1579Francis Drake entered SF Bay
- 1579Sir Francis Drake lands on coast of California
- 1580Battle at Hardenberg: Spanish troops beat rebels
- 1583Brabant: Duke of Parma beats French mercenaries
- 1609Netherlands, England and France sign 12 year Covenant
- 1665Battle at Viciosa: English and Portuguese army beat Spain
- 1700Mass orders priest to leave the colony
- 1734French troops occupy Philipsburg at Rhine
- 1745American colonials capture Louisburg, Cape Breton I from French
- 17893rd Estate in France declared itself a national assembly
- 1815Stephen Decatur conquerors Algerian frigate Mashouda
- 1837Charles Goodyear obtains his 1st rubber patent
- 1850Paddle-wheeler "G P Griffith" burns off Mentor Ohio (206 die)
- 1855Heavy French / British bombing of Sebastopol, 2000+ killed
- 1856Republican Party opens its 1st national convention in Philadelphia
- 1861Battle of Boonville, MI - Brigadier General Lyon defeats Confederate forces
- 1863Battle of Aldie, Confederates fail to drive back Union in Virginia
- 1863Naval Engagement at Warsaw Sound GA-USS Weehawken vs. CSS Atlanta
- 1863Travelers Insurance Co of Hartford chartered (1st accident insurer)
- 1864640m long ponton bridge over James River Virginia finished
- 1864General John B Hood replaces General Johnston
Born on June 17
- 1239Edward I: King of England (1272-1307) / chased Jews out of England
- 1604Johan Maurits: Count of Nassau-Siegen (Maurits House)
- 1682Charles XII: King of Sweden (1697-1718)
- 1703John B Wesley: England, United Kingdom -- Religion co-founder (Methodists)
- 1714Cesar F Cassini de Thury: French astronomer (geodesic labor)
- 1725Joseph Anton Bauer: Composer
- 1742William Hooper: US attorney (signed Declaration of Independence)
- 1750Michel Woldemar: Composer
- 1756Pierre-Joseph Cambon: French member of Committee of Salut Public
- 1810F Freiligrath: Writer
- 1811Jon Sigurdsson: Iceland -- Leader / collects Icelandic legends
- 1817Thomas Maley Harris: Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906
- 1818Charles Francois Gounod: Paris, France -- Opera composer (Faust)
- 1818Sophia Frederika Mathilde: Queen of the Netherlands / Wife of William III
- 1823John Henry Hobart Ward: Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1903
- 1828Jan K J de Jonge: Dutch historian
- 1830Rochard Montgomery Gano: Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1913
- 1832William Crookes: English chemist / physicist (Crookes-pipe, thallium)
- 1837Vincent Strong: Civil war fighter, died in 1863
- 1838Bankim C Chattopadhyaya: Writer (Kapala-Kundala)
- 1838Chattopadhyaya / Bankim Chandra: Bengalese writer (Monastery of Delight)
- 1845Hendrik P Staal: Dutch banker
- 1855Fritz Steinbach: Composer
- 1858Eben Sumner Draper: (Gov-Massachusetts)
- 1861Sidney James Jones: Composer
- 1867John Robert Gregg: Ireland -- Inventor (shorthand)
- 1870George Cormack: Cereal inventor (Wheaties)
- 1871James Weldon Johnson: Lawyer (1st black admitted to Florida Bar)
- 1871Nicolae Iorga: Writer / poet / literature historian / President of Romania
- 1874Grant Mitchell: Columbus, Ohio -- Actor (Man Who Came to Dinner)
Died on June 17
- 0656Osman ibn Affan: 3rd kalief of Islam (644-56) murdered
- 0676Adeodatus II: Italian Pope (672-76)
- 0855Leo IV: Italian Pope (847-55)
- 1091Dirk V: Count of Holland (1061-91)
- 1119Boudouin VII with the Axe: Earl of Flanders (1111-19)
- 1501Jan I Olbracht: King of Poland
- 1672Orazio Benevoli: Italian composer, dies at 67
- 1678Giacomo Torelli: Composer, dies at 69
- 1696Jan III Sobieski: King of Poland (1674-96), dies at 72
- 1696Johannes II Sobieski: King of Poland (1674-96)
- 1719Joseph Addison: English Poet / writer / Secretary of State, dies at 47
- 1734Duke of Berwick: French General strategist, dies in battle
- 1797Aga Mohammed Khan: Cruel ruler of Persia, castrated and killed
- 1815Hammida: Algerian Admiral, dies in battle
- 1862Charles J Canning: English 1st Viceroy of British-Indies, dies at 49
- 1863Isham W Garrott: US attorney / Confederate Brigadier General, dies in battle
- 1906Harry N Pillsbury: US chess player
- 1906William Dale: International legal consultant
- 1910Lady Mosley: Biographer
- 1918Derek Barber: CEO (Countryside Commission)
- 1928Ramon de Basterra: Spanish writer / diplomat (Virulo, mocedades)
- 1936Kenneth Loach: TV director (Singing the Blues in Red)
- 1938Peter Michael: CEO (Cray Electronics)
- 1939Eugene Weldman: Last guillotined in France
- 1941Johan Wagenaar: Dutch Composer (Cyrano de Bergerac), dies at 78
- 1951Carl Vogler: Composer, dies at 77
- 1952Alberto Williams: Argentine Composer (Etrerno Reposo), dies at 89
- 1953Walter Niemann: Composer, dies at 76
- 1957D Richardson: Writer, dies at 84
- 1959Abdul Mouse: Indonesian nationalist foreman / author, dies at about 68
Events on Jun 18
- 0860Swedish Vikings attack Constantinople
- 1155Pope Adrian IV crowns Frederick I Barbarossa Roman-German Emperor
- 11785 Canterbury monks report explosion on moon (only known observation)
- 1178Proposed time of origin of lunar crater Giordano Bruno
- 1316Peace of Fexhe: prince-bishop Adolf II of Mark and Luikse towns
- 1538Treaty of Nice: ends war between Emperor Charles V and King French I
- 1541Irish parliament selects Henry VIII as King of Ireland
- 1574Polish King Hendrik of Anjou secretly leaves Poland
- 1580States of Utrecht forbid Catholic worship
- 1629Sea battle at Dungeness: Piet Heyn vs. Dunkerk Cape
- 1639Treaty of Berwick: End 1st Bishop war
- 1643Skirmish at Chalgrove Field: Prince Rupert parliamentary armies
- 1682William Penn found Philadelphia
- 1757Battle at Kolin Bohemia: Austrian army beats Prussia
- 1778British Redcoats evacuate Philadelphia
- 1779French fleet occupies St. Vincent
- 1812War of 1812 begins as US declares war against Britain
- 1822Part of US-Canadian boundary determined
- 1822Slave revolt leaders Denmark Vesey and Peter Poyas arrested in South Carolina
- 1836HMS Beagle / Charles Darwin leave South-Africa
- 1837Spain gets new Constitution
- 1839Dutch Prince Willem Alexander PFL weds niece Princess Sophia
- 1863After long neglect, Confederates hurriedly fortify Vicksburg
- 1864At Petersburg, Grant ends 4 days of assaults
- 1873Susan B Anthony fined $100 for attempting to vote for President
- 1892Macademia nuts 1st planted in Hawaii
- 1894Premier Roseberry declares Uganda a British protectorate
- 18981st amusement pier opens in Atlantic City, New Jersey
- 18984th US Golf Open: Fred Herd shoots a 328 at Myopia Hunt Club, Massachusetts
- 1900Gen Luigi Pelloux resigns as Premier of Italy
Born on Jun 18
- 1511Bartolommeo Ammanati: Italian sculptor / architect
- 1511Ponte Santa Trinita: Florence, Italy
- 1581Thomas Overbury: Poet
- 1681Feofan Prokopovich: Theologian, Archbishop of Novgorod, Westernizer
- 1716Joseph M Vien: French (court)painter
- 1723Giuseppe Scarlotti: Composer
- 1740Karel van Poucke: Flemish sculptor
- 1744Augustin Holler: Composer
- 1757Ignaz Joseph Pleyel: Composer
- 1758Pieter PJQ Ondaatje: Ceylon / Dutch jurist / patriot
- 1780Michael Henkel: Composer
- 1794George Grote: British historian
- 1799William Lassell: Discoverer (satellites of Uranus and Neptune)
- 1809Sylvanus William Godon: Commander (Union Navy), died in 1879
- 1812Ivan Goncharov: Russia -- Novelist / travel writer (Oblomov)
- 1813Pavel Annenkov: Rus literature historian (Zametsjatelnoje desjatileti)
- 1820Martin Andreas Udbye: Composer
- 1822Henry David Leslie: Composer
- 1824Johannes Heykamp: Catholic Archbishop of Utrecht
- 1839William Henry Seward, Jr.: Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1920
- 1850Richard Heuberger: Composer
- 1854Edward Wyllis Scripps: Publisher / journalist
- 1857Henry Clay Folger, Jr.: United States -- Businessman / Shakespeare fan
- 1858Hans Schardt: Switzerland -- Geologist
- 1860Hugo Loudon: CEO (Royal Dutch Oil [Shell])
- 1877James Montgomery Flagg: Illustrator ("I want you" Uncle Sam)
- 1881Eduard C "Edo" Fimmen: Dutch labor leader
- 1884Edouard Daladier: Premier France (1933..40)
- 1886George Mallory: England, United Kingdom -- Mountain climber ("because it is there")
- 1887Blanche Yurka: St. Paul, Minnesota -- Actress (Taxi, Tale of 2 Cities)
Died on Jun 18
- 0741Leo III de Isaurier: Byzantine Emperor (717-41)
- 1291Alfonso III: King of Aragon (1285-91)
- 1464Rogier van der Weyden: Flemish painter, dies at 65
- 1580Juliana van Stolberg: Engraver of Nassau
- 1629Piet Heyn: Lieutenant Admiral (Spanish silver fleet), dies in battle at 51
- 1669Abraham Crijnssen: Swiss Admiral, conquered Suriname
- 1686Johann Quirsfeld: Composer, dies at 43
- 1726Michel-Richard Delalande: Composer, dies at 68
- 1772Gerard of Swieten: Botanist / Painter of Maria Theresia, dies at 72
- 1799Johann Andre: Composer, dies at 58
- 1817Joannes Siberg: Governor-General of the Netherlands Indies (1801-05)
- 1821Charles Hague: Composer, dies at 52
- 1824Ferdinand III JJ-B: Archduke of Austria / ruler of Toscane, dies at 55
- 1850Antoni Weinert: Composer, dies at 99
- 1853Branko Radicevic: Serbian Poet (1st Serbian Uprising)
- 1859Joseph Hartmann Stuntz: Composer, dies at 65
- 1866Jacobus T Abels: Painter, dies at 62
- 1876August Rockel: Composer, dies at 61
- 1880John Sutter: US colonist (gold discovered on his land), dies at 77
- 1884Juan B Alberdi [Figarillo]: Arg writer (Crime of War), dies at 74
- 1886Joannes A Paredis: Belgian / Netherlands Bishop of Roermond, dies at 90
- 1909Learmont Drysdale: Composer, dies at 42
- 1911Franjo Zaver Kuhac: Composer, dies at 76
- 1916Helmuth J L von Moltke: German chief General of staff, dies at 67
- 1916Max Immelmann: German pilot (WWI), killed
- 1921Herman Baccaert: Flemish philological / writer (Kantkennis), dies at 37
- 1922John C Kapteyn: Astronomer, dies at 71
- 1928Roald E G Amundsen: Norwegian pole explorer
- 1934Francisco Lacerda: Composer, dies at 65
- 1935August Reusner: Composer, dies at 64