June 16th (1961) was a Friday. It's the 166th day of the year (167th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 199 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 16th June, 1961
» Rudolf Nureyev defects from the Soviet Union.
Famous Birthdays on June 16 in 1961
» Dzintar Klavan, Estonian footballer
» Steve Larmer, Canadian ice hockey player
» Margus Metstak, Estonian basketball player
June 16th Famous Deaths for 1961
» Marcel Junod, Swiss physician (b. 1904)
June 16th Holidays in History
» Bloomsday (Dublin, James Joyce fans)
» Christian feast day:
» Benno
» Lutgardis
» Quiricus and Julietta
» Richard of Chichester (Church of England)
» George Berkeley and Joseph Butler (commemoration, The Episcopal Church)
» June 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» International Day of the African Child
» Nanakshahi calendar or Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev (Sikhism)