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What Happened In June 1916 In History

Historical Events for June, 1916

  • 1st » Louis Brandeis becomes the first Jew appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States called United States Supreme Court.
  • 3rd » The National Defense Act is signed into law, increasing the size of the United States National Guard by 450,000 men.
  • 4th » World War I: Russian Empire Russia opens the Brusilov Offensive with an artillery barrage of Austria-Hungary Austro-Hungarian lines in Galicia (Eastern Europe) Galicia.
  • 5th » Louis Brandeis is sworn in as a Past Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States called Justice of the United States Supreme Court; he is the first History of Jews in the United States named American Jew to hold such a position.
  • 10th » An Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire led by T. E. Lawrence or Lawrence of Arabia breaks out.
  • 15th » U.S. President Woodrow Wilson signs a bill incorporating the Boy Scouts of America, making them the only American youth organization with a federal charter.
  • 24th » Mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to sign a million dollar contract.
  • 24th » World War I: the Battle of the Somme begins with a week-long artillery bombardment on the Germany named German Line.
  • 29th » The Irish Nationalism or Irish Nationalist and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland e.g British diplomat Sir Roger Casement is sentenced to death for his part in the Easter Rising.

Famous Birthdays on June in 1916

  • 3rd » Leo Gorcey, American actor (d. 1969)
  • 4th » Robert F. Furchgott, American biochemist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine e.g Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2009)
  • 4th » Fernand Leduc, Canadian painter (d. 2014)
  • 5th » Eddie Joost, American baseball player and manager (d. 2011)
  • 6th » Hamani Diori, Nigerien politician, 1st President of Niger (d. 1989)
  • 6th » Irene von Meyendorff, Estonian-German actress (d. 2001)
  • 8th » Francis Crick, English biologist, biophysicist, and neuroscientist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine or Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004)
  • 8th » Luigi Comencini, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 2007)
  • 9th » Jurij Brězan, German author (d. 2006)
  • 9th » Robert McNamara, American businessman and politician, 8th United States Secretary of Defense (d. 2009)
  • 10th » Peride Celal, Turkish author (d. 2013)
  • 12th » Irwin Allen, American director and producer (d. 1991)
  • 12th » Raúl Héctor Castro, Mexican-American politician and diplomat, 14th Governor of Arizona
  • 13th » Wu Zhengyi, Chinese botanist and academic (d. 2013)
  • 14th » Dorothy McGuire, American actress (d. 2001)
  • 15th » Olga Erteszek, Polish-American fashion designer (d. 1989)
  • 15th » Horacio Salgán, Argentinian pianist, composer, and orchestra leader
  • 15th » Herbert A. Simon, American political scientist and economist, Nobel Prize in Economics or Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2001)
  • 16th » Hank Luisetti, American basketball player (d. 2002)
  • 16th » John Young (actor) known as John Young, Scottish actor (d. 1996)
  • 17th » Terry Gilkyson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Easy Riders (American band) e.g The Easy Riders) (d. 1999)
  • 18th » Julio César Turbay Ayala, Colombian politician, 25th President of Colombia (d. 2005)
  • 20th » Jean-Jacques Bertrand, Canadian politician, 21st Premier of Quebec (d. 1973)
  • 20th » Johnny Morris, Welsh-English television host (d. 1999)
  • 21st » Joseph Cyril Bamford, English businessman, founded J. C. Bamford (d. 2001)
  • 22nd » Johnny Jacobs, American television announcer (d. 1982)
  • 23rd » Len Hutton, English cricketer (d. 1990)
  • 24th » William B. Saxbe, American politician, 70th United States Attorney General (d. 2010)
  • 26th » Virginia Satir, American psychotherapist and author (d. 1988)
  • 26th » Giuseppe Taddei, Italian opera singer (d. 2010)
  • 28th » Olle Björklund, Swedish actor and journalist (d. 1981)
  • 29th » Ruth Warrick, American actress and singer (d. 2005)

Famous Deaths for June 1916

  • 5th » Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, Irish field marshal and politician, Secretary of State for War (b. 1850)
  • 6th » Yuan Shikai, Chinese general and politician, 2nd President of the Republic of China (b. 1859)
  • 7th » Émile Faguet, French author and critic (b. 1847)
  • 14th » João Simões Lopes Neto, Brazilian author (b. 1865)
  • 18th » Max Immelmann, German lieutenant and pilot (b. 1890)
  • 25th » Thomas Eakins, American painter, photographer, and sculptor (b. 1844)

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