June 16 in History

Historical Events on June 16

1586 Mary, Queen of Scots, recognizes Philip II of Spain as her heir and successor.

1746 War of the Austrian Succession: Austria and Sardinia defeat a Franco-Spanish army at the Battle of Piacenza.

1858 Abraham Lincoln delivers his House Divided speech in Springfield, Illinois.

1903 The Ford Motor Company is incorporated.

1904 Irish 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".

1940 World War II: Marshal Henri Philippe Pétain becomes Chief of State of Vichy France (Chef de l'État Français).

1958 Imre Nagy, Pál Maléter and other leaders of the 1956 Hungarian Uprising are executed.

1981 U.S. 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.

2000 Israel complies with United Nations Security Council Resolution 425 22 years after its issuance, which calls on Israel to completely withdraw from Lebanon. Israel does so, except the disputed Shebaa farms.

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Famous Birthdays on June 16

1912 Enoch Powell

1958 Warren Rodwell

1971 Tupac Shakur

1986 Urby Emanuelson

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Famous Deaths on June 16

1944 Marc Bloch

1977 Wernher von Braun

2014 Tony Gwynn

2017 Helmut Kohl

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