386 Historic Events for June 16
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| 1938 |
Birth |
Mickie Finn, Hugo Okla, TV hostess/banjo player (Mickie Finn's)
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| 1938 |
Birth |
Joyce Carol Oates, NY, novelist (Garden of Earthly Delights)
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| 1938 |
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Jimmie Foxx is walked a record 6 consecutive times by Browns
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| 1938 |
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St Louis Browns walk Boston Red Sox Jimmy Foxx 6 times in a row
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| 1940 |
Death |
Vitezslava Kapralova, composer, dies at 25
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| 1940 |
Birth |
Hans Dorrestijn, Dutch cabaret performer
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| 1940 |
Birth |
Billy "Crash" Craddock, Greensboro NC, singer
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| 1940 |
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General De Gaulle arrives in Bordeaux
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| 1940 |
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Communist govt installed in Lithuania
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| 1940 |
Death |
Dubose Heyward, US writer (Porgy, Star Spangled Virgin), dies
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| 1941 |
Birth |
Lamont Dozier, Detroit, songwriter (Dozier-Holland-Dozier)
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| 1941 |
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1st US federally owned airport opened Wash DC
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| 1941 |
Death |
Lodo of Hamel, 1st Dutch secret affiliate, dies
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| 1942 |
Birth |
Eddie Levert, Canton Ohio, vocalist (O'Jays-For the Love of Money)
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| 1942 |
Birth |
John Rostill, rocker
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| 1942 |
Birth |
Giacomo Agostini, Lovere, Italy, world motorcycle race champion
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| 1943 |
Birth |
Joan Van Ark, NYC, actress (Valene-Dallas, Knots Landing)
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| 1943 |
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Race riot in Beaumont Texas (2 die)
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| 1944 |
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King Edward VI visits Montgomery's HQ in Normandy
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| 1944 |
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Iceland adopts constitution
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| 1944 |
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US bombs Kyushu Japan
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| 1944 |
Birth |
Takamiyama, [Jesse Kuhaulua], Hawaii, 1st non-Japanese sumo champion
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| 1944 |
Birth |
Joan Barbara Grigor, artist
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| 1945 |
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Boo Ferriss loses to Yanks 3-2 after starting his career with 8 wins
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| 1945 |
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71st Preakness: Wayne D Wright aboard Polynesian wins in 1:58.8
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