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Jun 16 1514

John Cheke English classical scholar (d. 1557)

Jun 16 1583

Axel Gustafson Oxenstierna Swedish earlchancellorregent

Jun 16 1591

Joseph Solomon Delmedigo Italian physician mathematician and music theorist (d. 1655)

Jun 16 1606

Arthur Chichester 1st Earl of Donegall Irish soldier (d. 1675)

Jun 16 1633

Jean de Thvenot French traveler and scientist (d. 1667)

Jun 16 1644

Henrietta Anne Stuart Princess of Scotland England and Ireland and Duchess of Orlans (d. 1670)

Jun 16 1713

Meshech Weare Governor of New Hampshire (d. 1786)

Jun 16 1738

Mary Katharine Goddard American printer and publisher (d. 1816)

Jun 16 1754

Salawat Yulayev Bashkir national hero poet (d. 1800)

Jun 16 1792

Sir Thomas Mitchell Australian explorer (d. 1855)

Jun 16 1801

Julius Plcker German mathematician and physicist (d. 1868)

Jun 16 1806

Edward Davy English physician chemist and inventor (d. 1885)

Jun 16 1820

Athanase Coquerel French Protestant preacher (d. 1875)

Jun 16 1821

Old Tom Morris Scottish golfer (British Open 1861-62 64 67) born in St. Andrews Fife Scotland (d. 1908)

Jun 16 1826

Constantin von Ettingshausen Austrian geologist and botanist (d. 1897)

Jun 16 1834

Wesley Merritt American Major General (Union Army) 1st American Military Governor of the Philippines born in NYC New York (d. 1910)

Jun 16 1837

Eli Long Bvt Major General (Union Army) (d. 1903)

Jun 16 1861

Scato Gocko de Vries Dutch paleographerlibrarian

Jun 16 1874

Mikhail Vladimirovich Ivanov-Boretsky composer born in Moscow Russia (d. 1936)

Jun 16 1879

Fritz Schulz German law historian (Classical Novel Law)

Jun 16 1879

Theo[dorus J] Thijssen Dutch writer (Kees the boy)

Jun 16 1888

Bobby Clark vaudevillan (Worlds funniest circus clown)

Jun 16 1888

Peter Stoner American mathematician and astronomer (d. 1980)

Jun 16 1892

Lupino Lane English actor (Love Parade) born in London (d. 1959)

Jun 16 1894

Norman Kerry American actor (Phantom of the Opera) born in Rochester New York (d. 1956)

Jun 16 1896

Jean Peugeot French auto manufacturer (Peugeot)

Jun 16 1896

William Fitzgerald Jenkins author (Time Tunnel Land of Giants)

Jun 16 1897

Elaine Hammerstein American actress (The Midnight Express) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1948)

Jun 16 1897

Georg Wittig German chemist Nobel laureate (d. 1987)

Jun 16 1899

Nelson Doubleday American publisher (Doubleday)

Jun 16 1899

Helen Traubel American soprano born in St. Louis Missouri (d. 1972)

Jun 16 1900

Jan van Tilburg governor Suriname (PVDA 1955-62)

Jun 16 1901

Arthur Pierson Norwegian-American actor and director (Hat Check Girl) born in Oslo Norway (d. 1975)

Jun 16 1487 Battle of Stoke Nottinghamshire Henry VII beats John de la Pole & Lord Lovell

Jun 16 1567 Mary Queen of Scots imprisoned in Lochleven Castle prison Scotland

Jun 16 1624 Virginia becomes an English crown colony following the bankruptcy of the London Company

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