On this day: 16 June

Selected events and births on 16 June, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 632 – The final king of the Sasanian Empire of Iran, Yazdegerd III, ascended the throne at the age of eight. Read more: Sasanian Empire Yazdegerd III
• 1632 – The Plymouth Company granted a land patent to Thomas Purchase, who became the first permanent European settler of Pejepscot, Maine. Read more: Plymouth Company Thomas Purchase European colonization of the Americas
• 1904 – Irish author James Joyce began a relationship with Nora Barnacle, and subsequently used the date to set the actions for his 1922 novel Ulysses, commemorated as Bloomsday. Read more: James Joyce Nora Barnacle Ulysses (novel)
• 1960 – Psycho, a psychological horror film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and based on a novel of the same name by Robert Bloch, premiered. Read more: Psycho (1960 film) Psychological horror Alfred Hitchcock
• 1963 – Aboard Vostok 6, Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space. Read more: Vostok 6 Valentina Tereshkova
• 1972 – English musician David Bowie released his breakthrough album, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. Read more: David Bowie The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
• 1997 – The English rock band Radiohead released their landmark third album OK Computer in the United Kingdom. Read more: Radiohead OK Computer
• 2012 – Liu Yang, a member of the Shenzhou 9 crew, became the first Chinese woman in space. Read more: Liu Yang (taikonaut) Shenzhou 9

Born on this day

• 1937 – Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Bulgarian politician, 48th Prime Minister of Bulgaria Read more: Simeon II Prime Minister of Bulgaria
• 1945 – Lucienne Robillard, Canadian social worker and politician, 59th Secretary of State for Canada Read more: Lucienne Robillard Secretary of State for Canada
• 1952 – George Papandreou, Greek sociologist and politician, 182nd Prime Minister of Greece Read more: George Papandreou Prime Minister of Greece
• 1955 – Grete Faremo, Norwegian politician, Norwegian Minister of Defence Read more: Grete Faremo Minister of Defence (Norway)
• 1966 – Phil Vischer, American voice actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, co-created VeggieTales Read more: Phil Vischer VeggieTales
• 1970 – Younus AlGohar, Pakistani poet and academic, co-founded Messiah Foundation International Read more: Younus AlGohar Messiah Foundation International
• 1999 – Justin Jefferson, American football player Read more: Justin Jefferson
• 1999 – Ibrahima Koné, Malian footballer Read more: Ibrahima Koné (footballer, born 1999)
• 1999 – Snail Mail, American singer-songwriter Read more: Snail Mail (musician)
• 2000 – Bianca Andreescu, Canadian tennis player Read more: Bianca Andreescu
• 2002 – Sam Walker, English-Australian rugby league player Read more: Sam Walker (rugby league)
• 2003 – Anna Cathcart, Canadian actress Read more: Anna Cathcart

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / June 16 and the linked articles, via the Wikimedia “On this day” feed, under CC BY-SA 4.0. We leave out entries about wars, violence and disasters to keep this page family-friendly.