On this day

American lawyer, and politician, 33rd Governor of Oregon, Neil Goldschmidt celebrates his birthday. Image: Wikimedia Commons

On This Day: What happened on 16 June?

We look back on this day in history and remember the people and events that shaped the world we live in today.

On this day

American lawyer, and politician, 33rd Governor of Oregon, Neil Goldschmidt celebrates his birthday. Image: Wikimedia Commons

Here’s a look at what happened on this day, 16 June, throughout history. We remember the news, events, and people that influenced the course of history forever.

ON THIS DAY: 16 JUNE

2013 | The long-running explosion in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand caused major floods and landslides and was the worst natural disaster since the 2004 tsunami.

2012 | China successfully launched its Shenzhou 9 spacecraft, which carried three astronauts, including China’s first female astronaut Liu Yang, into the Tiangong-1 orbit module.

2012 | The US Air Force Boeing X-37B spacecraft returned to Earth after a designated 469-day orbit.

2010 | Bhutan became the first country to institute a total prohibition on tobacco.

1972 | The largest single-site hydropower project in Canada was launched at the Churchill Falls Production Center.

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BIRTHDAYS

1973 | American actor, Eddie Cibrian.

1957 | Scottish-American actor, Ian Buchanan.

1974 | Saint Lucian cricketer, Glenicia James.

1940 | American lawyer, and politician, 33rd Governor of Oregon, Neil Goldschmidt.

1958 | American basketball player, Darrell Griffith.

ON THIS DAY: DEATHS

1958 | Hungarian politician, third Prime Minister of Hungary, Imre Nagy, 63.

1994 | American bass player, and songwriter, Kristen Pfaff,  27.

2013 | Bangladesh poet and academic, Khondakar Ashraf Hossain, 63.

1952 | Scottish-American geologist and academic, Andrew Lawson, 91.

1967 | English actor, Reginald Denny, 76.

SPORTS

1982 | England’s Bryan Robson scored after just 27 seconds against France on this day in their first match in the finals of the World Cup since 1974.

ENTERTAINMENT

2006 | Paramount Pictures released “Nacho Libre” on this day in the United States.

AFRICA FACT

The world’s tallest and largest land animals are both found in Africa.