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||1883: The Victoria Hall theatre panic in Sunderland, England kills 183 children.
||1883: The Victoria Hall theatre panic in Sunderland, England kills 183 children.


||1884 – The first purpose-built roller coaster, LaMarcus Adna Thompson's "Switchback Railway", opens in New York's Coney Island amusement park.
||1884: The first purpose-built roller coaster, LaMarcus Adna Thompson's "Switchback Railway", opens in New York's Coney Island amusement park.


||1878 – Crawford Long, American surgeon and pharmacist (b. 1815) sulfur ether anaesthetic
||1878: Crawford Long dies ... surgeon and pharmacist ... sulfur ether anaesthetic.


||Ernst Jakob Lennart von Post (b. 16 June 1884) was a Swedish naturalist and geologist. He was the first to publish quantitative analysis of pollen and is counted as one of the founders of palynology. Pic.
||1884: Ernst Jakob Lennart von Post born ... naturalist and geologist. He was the first to publish quantitative analysis of pollen and is counted as one of the founders of palynology. Pic.


||1888 – Alexander Friedmann, Russian physicist and mathematician (d. 1925)
||1888: Alexander Friedmann born ... physicist and mathematician.


||1888 – Peter Stoner, American mathematician and astronomer (d. 1980)
||1888: Peter Stoner born ... mathematician and astronomer.


||1897 – Georg Wittig, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1987)
||1897: Georg Wittig born ... chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate.


||1902 – Ernst Schröder, German mathematician and academic (b. 1841)
||1902: Ernst Schröder dies ... mathematician and academic.


||Barbara McClintock (b. June 16, 1902) was an American scientist and cytogeneticist who was awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. She discovered transposition and used it to demonstrate that genes are responsible for turning physical characteristics on and off. Pic.
||1902: Barbara McClintock born ... scientist and cytogeneticist who was awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. She discovered transposition and used it to demonstrate that genes are responsible for turning physical characteristics on and off. Pic.


||1903 – The Ford Motor Company is incorporated.
||1903: The Ford Motor Company is incorporated.


||1904 – Irish author James Joyce begins a relationship with Nora Barnacle and subsequently uses the date to set the actions for his novel Ulysses; this date is now traditionally called "Bloomsday".
||1904: Irish author James Joyce begins a relationship with Nora Barnacle and subsequently uses the date to set the actions for his novel Ulysses; this date is now traditionally called "Bloomsday".


||Julius Weingarten (d. 16 June 1910) was a German mathematician. He made some important contributions to the differential geometry of surfaces, such as the Weingarten equations. Pic.
||1910: Julius Weingarten dies ... mathematician. He made some important contributions to the differential geometry of surfaces, such as the Weingarten equations. Pic.


||1911 – Computing company IBM was founded as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company.
||1911: Computing company IBM was founded as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company.


John_Tukey.jpg|link=John Tukey (nonfiction)|1915: Mathematician and academic [[John Tukey (nonfiction)|John Tukey]] born. He will make important contributions to statistical analysis, including the box plot.
John_Tukey.jpg|link=John Tukey (nonfiction)|1915: Mathematician and academic [[John Tukey (nonfiction)|John Tukey]] born. He will make important contributions to statistical analysis, including the box plot.


||1920 – Raymond Lemieux, Canadian chemist and academic (d. 2002)
||1920: Raymond Lemieux born ... chemist and academic.


||1930 – Elmer Ambrose Sperry, American inventor, co-invented the gyrocompass (b. 1860)
||1930: Elmer Ambrose Sperry dies ... inventor, co-invented the gyrocompass.


||1933 – The National Industrial Recovery Act is passed. It would later be declared unconstitutional.
||1933: The National Industrial Recovery Act is passed. It would later be declared unconstitutional.


||Michel Raynaud (d. 10 March 2018) was a French mathematician working in algebraic geometry. He will be known for Raynaud's isogeny theorem and the Raynaud surface. Pic.
||2018: Michel Raynaud dies ... mathematician working in algebraic geometry. He will be known for Raynaud's isogeny theorem and the Raynaud surface. Pic.


||Acharya Sir Prafulla Chandra Ray (d. 16 June 1944) was an Indian chemist, educator and entrepreneur. Pic.
||1944: Acharya Sir Prafulla Chandra Ray dies ... chemist, educator and entrepreneur. Pic.


||1946 – Gordon Brewster, Irish cartoonist (b 1889)
||1946: Gordon Brewster dies ... cartoonist.


||Joseph Daniel Casolaro (b. June 16, 1947) was an American freelance writer. Pic.
||1947: Joseph Daniel Casolaro born ... freelance writer. Pic.


||1963 – Soviet Space Program: Vostok 6 Mission: Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space.
||1963: Soviet Space Program: Vostok 6 Mission: Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space.


||1970 – Sydney Chapman, English mathematician and geophysicist (b. 1888)
||1970: Sydney Chapman dies ... mathematician and geophysicist.


||1977 – Wernher von Braun, German-American physicist and engineer (b. 1912)
||1977: Wernher von Braun dies ... physicist and engineer.


||1977 – Oracle Corporation is incorporated in Redwood Shores, California, as Software Development Laboratories (SDL) by Larry Ellison, Bob Miner and Ed Oates.
||1977: Oracle Corporation is incorporated in Redwood Shores, California, as Software Development Laboratories (SDL) by Larry Ellison, Bob Miner and Ed Oates.


||Herman Heine Goldstine (d. June 16, 2004) was a mathematician and computer scientist, who was one of the original developers of ENIAC, the first of the modern electronic digital computers. Pic.
||2004: Herman Heine Goldstine dies ... mathematician and computer scientist, who was one of the original developers of ENIAC, the first of the modern electronic digital computers. Pic.


||2011 – Östen Mäkitalo, Swedish engineer and academic (b. 1938) Nordic mobile, no pic
||2011: Östen Mäkitalo dies ... engineer and academic dies ... Nordic mobile, no pic.


||2012 – The United States Air Force's robotic Boeing X-37B spaceplane returns to Earth after a classified 469-day orbital mission.
||2012: The United States Air Force's robotic Boeing X-37B spaceplane returns to Earth after a classified 469-day orbital mission.


||Hans Hass (d. 16 June 2013) was an Austrian biologist and underwater diving pioneer. He was known mainly for being among the first scientists to popularise coral reefs, stingrays and sharks. He pioneered the making of documentaries filmed underwater.
||2013: Hans Hass dies ... biologist and underwater diving pioneer. He was known mainly for being among the first scientists to popularise coral reefs, stingrays and sharks. He pioneered the making of documentaries filmed underwater.
 
File:Do_Not_Tease_Monster_by_Karl_Jones_800x600.jpg|link=Do Not Tease Monster (nonfiction)|2017: ''[[Do Not Tease Monster]]'' voted Image of the Year in a survey of 3200 [[Monster (nonfiction)|monsters]].


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