June 16th (1979) was a Saturday. 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.
June 16th Famous Deaths for 1979
» Ignatius Kutu Acheampong, Ghanaian general and politician, 6th Head of state of Ghana (b. 1931)
» Nicholas Ray, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1911)
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)