June 16th (2012) was a Saturday. 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, 2012
» China successfully launches its Shenzhou 9 spacecraft, carrying three astronauts – including the first female Chinese astronaut, Liu Yang (astronaut) known as Liu Yang – to the Tiangong-1 orbital module.
June 16th Famous Deaths for 2012
» Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud, Saudi Arabian prince (b. 1934)
» Howie Chizek, American radio host (b. 1947)
» Nils Karlsson, Swedish skier (b. 1917)
» Jorge Lankenau, Mexican banker and businessman (b. 1944)
» Sławomir Petelicki, Polish general (b. 1946)
» Thierry Roland, French sportscaster (b. 1937)
» Susan Tyrrell, American actress (b. 1945)
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)