What happened on June 16 ?

1139 - Emperor Konoe of Japan (d. 1155)

1313 - Giovanni Boccaccio, Italian writer (d. 1375)

1514 - John Cheke, English classical scholar (d. 1557)

1583 - Axel Oxenstierna, Swedish statesman (d. 1654)

1591 - Joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Italian physician, mathematician, and music theorist (d. 1655)

1606 - Arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall, Irish soldier (d. 1675)

1612 - Murad IV, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1640)

1613 - John Cleveland, English poet (d. 1658)

1633 - Jean de Thévenot, French traveler and scientist (d. 1667)

1644 - Henrietta Anne Stuart, Princess of Scotland, England and Ireland and Duchess of Orléans (d. 1670)

1713 - Meshech Weare, Governor of New Hamphsire (d. 1786)

1738 - Mary Katharine Goddard, American printer and publisher (d. 1816)

1792 - John Linnell, English artist (d. 1882)

1792 - Sir Thomas Mitchell, Australian explorer (d. 1855)

1801 - Julius Plücker, German mathematician and physicist (d. 1868)

1806 - Edward Davy, English physician, chemist, and inventor (d. 1885)

1813 - Otto Jahn, German archaeologist (d. 1869)

1820 - Athanase Coquerel, French protestant preacher (d. 1875)

1826 - Constantin von Ettingshausen, Austrian geologist and botanist (d. 1897)

1829 - Geronimo, Apache leader (d. 1909)

1836 - Wesley Merritt, American soldier (d. 1910)

1837 - Ernst Laas, German philosopher (d. 1885)

1838 - Cushman Davis, American politician (d. 1900)

1840 - Ernst Otto Schlick, German engineer (d. 1913)

1858 - King Gustaf V of Sweden (d. 1950)

1874 - Arthur Meighen, ninth Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1960)

1880 - Otto Eisenschiml, Austrian-American chemist and historian (d. 1963)

1888 - Alexander Alexandrovich Friedman, Russian physicist (d. 1925)

1890 - Stan Laurel, British-born actor and comedian (d. 1965)

1894 - Norman Kerry, American actor (d. 1956)

1896 - Murray Leinster, American author (d. 1976)

1897 - Georg Wittig, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1987)

1902 - Barbara McClintock, American geneticist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 1992)

1902 - George Gaylord Simpson, American paleontologist (d. 1984)

1903 - Helen Traubel, American soprano (d. 1972)

1907 - Jack Albertson, American actor (d. 1981)

1909 - Archie Fairley Carr, biologist (d. 1987)

1910 - Juan Velasco, President of Peru (d. 1977)

1912 - Enoch Powell, British politician (d. 1998)

1915 - John Tukey, American statistician

1916 - Hank Luisetti, baseball player (d. 2002)

1917 - Katharine Graham, American publisher (d. 2001)

1917 - Irving Penn, American photographer

1920 - José López Portillo, President of Mexico (d. 2004)

1920 - John Howard Griffin, American writer (d. 1980)

1923 - Ron Flockhart, Scottish racing driver (d. 1962)

1924 - Faith Domergue, American actor (d. 1999)

1927 - Tom Graveney, English cricketer

1927 - Herbert Lichtenfeld, German author and playwright (d. 2001)

1929 - Ramon Bieri, American actor (d. 2001)

1930 - Vilmos Zsigmond, Hungarian/American cinematographer

1934 - Dame Eileen Atkins, English actress

1934 - William Forsyth Sharpe, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate

1934 - Elvira Vinogradova, Russian TV persona.

1934 - Roger Neilson, NHL coach (d. 2003)

1935 - Jim Dine, American artist

1936 - Joan Van Ark, actress, "Dallas" and "Knots Landing"

1937 - Erich Segal, American author

1938 - James Bolam, English actor

1938 - Joyce Carol Oates, American novelist

1940 - Neil Goldschmidt, Governor of Oregon

1941 - Lamont Dozier, American record company executive

1941 - Aldrich Ames, CIA officer and spy for the Soviet Union

1942 - Giacomo Agostini, Italian motorcyclist

1942 - Eddie Levert, American singer (The O'Jays)

1945 - Lucienne Robillard, Canadian politician

1946 - Derek Sanderson, Professional ice hockey player

1947 - -minu, Swiss columnist and writer

1949 - Paulo César Lima, Brazilian football player

1951 - Roberto Durán, Panamanian boxer

1952 - George Papandreou, junior, Greek politician

1952 - Gino Vannelli, Canadian singer and songwriter

1953 - Ian Mosley, British drummer (Marillion)

1955 - Laurie Metcalf, American actress

1958 - Jóhannes Helgason, Icelandic guitarist (ÿeyr)

1960 - Peter Sterling, Australian rugby player

1961 - Steve Larmer, Canadian ice hockey player

1962 - Wally Joyner, American baseball player

1962 - Arnold Vosloo, South-African actor

1966 - Jan Zelezný, Czech athlete

1967 - John Franklin, American actor

1969 - Mark Crossley, Welsh footballer

1970 - Phil Mickelson, American golfer

1970 - James Shaffer, American guitarist (Ko?n)

1971 - Derek R. Audette, Canadian artist and poet

1971 - Tupac Amaru Shakur, American rapper (d. 1996)

1972 - Hank von Helvete, Norwegian musician

1977 - Kerry Wood, baseball player

1978 - Daniel Brühl, German actor

1978 - Dainius Zubrus, Lithuanian ice hockey player

1980 - Joey Yung, Hong Kong singer

1980 - Nehir Erdo?an, Turkish actress

1982 - Matt Costa, American singer song writer

1984 - Rick Nash, Canadian hockey player

1987 - Diana DeGarmo, American singer

1987 - Per Ciljan Skjelbred, Norwegian footballer

1988 - Keshia Chanté, Canadian singer