June 16th (1897) was a Wednesday. 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, 1897
» A treaty annexing the Republic of Hawaii to the United States is signed; the Republic would not be dissolved until a year later.
Famous Birthdays on June 16 in 1897
» Elaine Hammerstein, American actress (d. 1948)
» Georg Wittig, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize in Chemistry known as Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1987)
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)