June 16
Overview
Holidays & Observances
Birthday of Leonard P. Howell(Rastafari)
Annual celebration of the birth of Leonard P. Howell, one of the founders of the Rastafari movement.
Bloomsday(Dublin, Ireland)
Bloomsday commemorates the life of Leopold Bloom, the protagonist of James Joyce's Ulysses, with celebrations in Dublin and worldwide.
Christianfeast days:
Aurelianus of Arles, Aureus of Mainz(and his sister Justina), Benno, Cettin of Oran, Curig of Llanbadarn, Ferreolus and Ferrutio, George BerkeleyandJoseph Butler(Episcopal Church), June 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics), Lutgardis, Quriaqos and Julietta
Multiple saints and figures are honored in various Christian traditions on June 16th.
Engineer's Day (Argentina)
Engineer's Day in Argentina honors the innovations and achievements of engineers nationwide.
Father's Day(Seychelles)
Father's Day in Seychelles honors fathers and paternal bonds with family gatherings and community events.
International Day of the African Child(Organisation of African Unity)
International Day of the African Child raises awareness of the challenges faced by African children and celebrates their resilience.
Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev(Sikhism)
Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev marks the sacrifice of the fifth Sikh Guru, who compiled the Adi Granth.
Sussex Day(Sussex)
Sussex Day celebrates the history, culture, and heritage of the English county of Sussex.
Youth Day (South Africa)
Youth Day in South Africa commemorates the 1976 Soweto Uprising and honors young people's role in freedom and democracy.
Events
Yazdegerd III ascends the throne as king (shah) of the Persian Empire. He becomes the last ruler of the Sasanian dynasty (modern Iran).
In 632, Yazdegerd III ascended the Persian throne as the last shah of the Sasanian Empire.
Ming–Hồ War: Retired King Hồ Quý Ly and his son King Hồ Hán Thương of Hồ dynasty are captured by the Ming armies.
In 1407, during the Ming–Hồ War, the retiring King Hồ Quý Ly and his heir were captured by Ming forces, ending Hồ dynasty rule in Vietnam.
Battle of Stoke Field: King Henry VII of England defeats the leaders of a Yorkist rebellion in the final engagement of the Wars of the Roses.
At Stoke Field in 1487, King Henry VII decisively crushed the last major Yorkist rising, effectively ending the Wars of the Roses.
The Plymouth Company granted a land patent to Thomas Purchase, the first settler of Pejepscot, Maine, settling at the site of Fort Andross.
In 1632, the Plymouth Company granted Thomas Purchase a patent to settle at Pejepscot (now Brunswick, Maine), establishing colonization at the site of Fort Andross.
War of the Austrian Succession: New England colonial troops under the command of William Pepperrell capture the Fortress of Louisbourg in Louisbourg, New France (Old Style date).
In 1745, New England militia led by William Pepperrell seized the strategic Fortress of Louisbourg from the French during the War of the Austrian Succession.
War of the Austrian Succession: Austria and Sardinia defeat a Franco-Spanish army at the Battle of Piacenza.
At the Battle of Piacenza in 1746, Austrian and Sardinian armies secured a key victory over Franco-Spanish forces in the War of the Austrian Succession.
French and Indian War: The French surrender Fort Beauséjour to the British, leading to the expulsion of the Acadians.
In 1755, British forces captured Fort Beauséjour, prompting the deportation of Acadian inhabitants during the French and Indian War.
French and Indian War: Robert Rogers and his Rangers surprise French held Fort Sainte Thérèse on the Richelieu River near Lake Champlain. The fort is raided and burned.
In 1760, Robert Rogers and his famed Rangers conducted a surprise raid on Fort Sainte Thérèse, burning it to the ground during the French and Indian War.
American Revolutionary War: Spain declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Great Siege of Gibraltar begins.
In 1779, Spain declared war on Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War, initiating the protracted Great Siege of Gibraltar.
Births
Emperor Konoe was the 76th emperor of Japan, ascending the throne at age three and reigning during the late Heian period.
Isabella de Coucy
Isabella de Coucy was an English princess of the 14th century, daughter of King Edward III of England.
Joanna of Aragon
Joanna of Aragon was Queen consort of Naples and a diplomatic figure who strengthened ties between Aragon and Naples.
John Cheke
John Cheke was an English humanist scholar and statesman, serving as the first Regius Professor of Greek at Cambridge and Secretary of State to King Edward VI.
Yang Jisheng
Yang Jisheng was a Ming dynasty official renowned for his moral integrity and dedication to Confucian principles, ultimately executed for protesting imperial corruption.
Axel Oxenstierna
Axel Oxenstierna was a Swedish statesman who served as Lord High Chancellor and effectively governed Sweden during the Thirty Years' War and Queen Christina's minority.
Joseph Solomon Delmedigo
Joseph Solomon Delmedigo was a Greek-Italian polymath, renowned as a physician, mathematician, and theorist, and a student of Galileo.
Arthur Chichester
Arthur Chichester was an Irish soldier and politician who served as the 1st Earl of Donegall and played a key role in the governance of 17th-century Ireland.
John Cleveland
John Cleveland was an English poet and educator, famed for his satirical royalist verses during the English Civil War.
Deaths
Rorgon I
A 9th-century Frankish nobleman who served as Count of Maine and founded the Rorgonid dynasty.
Li Cunshen
A general of the Later Tang dynasty renowned for his loyalty and military leadership during the Five Dynasties period.
Hugh the Great
A powerful 10th-century Frankish noble, Duke of the Franks, and father of Hugh Capet, founder of the Capetian dynasty.
Richeza of Poland
A medieval Polish princess who became queen consort of León, forging alliances between Poland and the Iberian kingdoms.
Hugh de Balsham
A 13th-century English bishop of Ely known for founding Peterhouse, Cambridge's oldest college, and promoting clerical reform.
Adam de Brome
Founder of Oriel College, Oxford and influential academic administrator in the early 14th century.
Johannes Tauler
A German Dominican mystic theologian whose sermons influenced the Rhineland mysticism movement.
Philip of Artois
Count of Eu and French nobleman who fought in the Hundred Years' War and was wounded at the Battle of Nicopolis.
Johannes Ambundii
Archbishop of Riga in the early 15th century who navigated political and religious conflicts in medieval Livonia.