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06/16/1961
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Discoverer 25 launched
Type: Event
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06/16/1961
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Robbie Kerr, cricketer (Queensland opener 2 Tests for Australia 1985)
Type: Birth
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06/16/1962
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Hans Rudolf Krik, Danish writer/critic (Vredens Sín), dies at 64
Type: Death
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06/16/1962
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2 US army officers killed in Saigon
Type: Event
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06/16/1962
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Caspar Weinberger (Sec of Def 1981-87), indicted on Iran-contra charge
Type: Event
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06/16/1963
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J C Powys, writer, dies at 90
Type: Death
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06/16/1963
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Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Cosmopolitan Women's Golf Open
Type: Event
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06/16/1963
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Mohsin Kamal, cricketer (Pakistani fast bowler 1984- )
Type: Birth
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06/16/1963
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Valentina Tereshkova (USSR) is 1st woman in space, aboard Vostok 6
Type: Event
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06/16/1963
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Levi Eshkol replaces David Ben-Gurion as Israeli PM
Type: Event
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06/16/1964
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Amnesty granted to 3,000 political prisoners
Type: Event
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06/16/1964
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Quake strikes Niigata Japan
Type: Event
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06/16/1965
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J J Birden, NFL wide receiver (Atlanta Falcons)
Type: Birth
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06/16/1965
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Johannes Harisch, WLAF defensive end (Frankfurt Galaxy)
Type: Birth
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06/16/1966
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[Eric] Randy Barnes, Charleston WV, shot putter (Oly-silv/gold-88, 96)
Type: Birth
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06/16/1966
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Jan Zelezny, Czech, javelin thrower (Olympics-2 gold-92, 96)
Type: Birth
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06/16/1966
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"Rowan and Martin Show," debuts on NBC-TV
Type: Event
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06/16/1966
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20th Tony Awards: Marat/Sade and Man of La Mancha win
Type: Event
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06/16/1967
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50,000 attend Monterey International Pop Festival
Type: Event
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06/16/1968
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68th US Golf Open: Lee Trevino shoots a 275 at Oak Hill CC NY
Type: Event
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06/16/1968
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Mickey Wright wins LPGA "500" Ladies Golf Classic
Type: Event
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06/16/1968
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Alton Montgomery, NFL safety (Atlanta Falcons)
Type: Birth
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06/16/1968
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Matt Turk, NFL punter (Washington Redskins)
Type: Birth
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06/16/1968
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Nehemiah Perry, cricketer (fine Jamaican off-spinner)
Type: Birth
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06/16/1968
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Patrick Stuart, Hollywood Cal, actor (Will Cortlandt-All My Children)
Type: Birth
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06/16/1968
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Lee Trevino is 1st to play all 4 rounds of golf's US open under par
Type: Event
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06/16/1969
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John BMR "John" Hanlo, poet (Oote oote boe), dies at 57
Type: Death
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06/16/1969
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John Scott, rocker with the Pretenders, dies at 25
Type: Death
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06/16/1969
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Supreme Court rules suspension of Adam Clayton Powell Jr from House
Type: Event
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06/16/1969
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Harold RLG 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, Brit field marshal, dies at 78
Type: Death
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06/16/1969
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Kevin Young, Alpena MI, infielder (KC Royals)
Type: Birth
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06/16/1969
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L B Stephens, NFLer (Jacksonville Jaguars)
Type: Birth
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06/16/1969
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Karl Hubert Rudolf Schiske, composer, dies at 53
Type: Death
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06/16/1970
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Heino Eller, composer, dies at 83
Type: Death
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06/16/1970
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Elsa Triolet, writer, dies at 73
Type: Death
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06/16/1970
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Phil A Mickelson, San Diego CA, PGA golfer (1991 Northern Telecom)
Type: Birth
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06/16/1970
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Michael Husted, NFL place kicker (Tampa Bay Bucs)
Type: Birth
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06/16/1970
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Race riots in Miami Florida
Type: Event
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06/16/1970
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Kenneth A Gibson elected 1st black mayor of Newark, NJ
Type: Event
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06/16/1971
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Christopher Gomez, LA Calif, infielder (San Diego Padres)
Type: Birth
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06/16/1971
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Andre President, tight end (Philadelphia Eagles)
Type: Birth
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06/16/1971
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Tupac Shakur, Bkln NY, rap star/actor (Juice, Bullet) (killed in 1996)
Type: Birth
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06/16/1971
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Groningen soccer team forms in Groningen
Type: Event
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06/16/1971
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Racial disturbance in Jacksonville Florida
Type: Event
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06/16/1972
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Shawnelle Scott, NBA center (Cleveland Cavaliers)
Type: Birth
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06/16/1973
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Leonid I Brezhnev visit US
Type: Event
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06/16/1973
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Shannon Myers, CFL receiver (Edmonton Eskimos)
Type: Birth
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06/16/1974
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Homer Simpson and Marge Bouvier wed
Type: Event
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06/16/1974
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74th US Golf Open: Hale Irwin shoots a 287 at Winged Foot GC NY
Type: Event
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06/16/1974
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Sandra Haynie wins Lawson's LPGA Golf Open
Type: Event
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