JUNE 16 | Birthdays and Events
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Notable Birthdays for June 16
Geronimo (1829-1909) - Apache leader and resistance fighter.
Barbara McClintock (1902-1992) - Cytogeneticist who discovered genetic transposition.
George Gaylord Simpson (1902-1984) - Paleontologist who had extensive knowledge on extinct mammals and their intercontinental migrations, especially about Mesozoic fossil mammals.
Jack Albertson (1907-1981) - Actor recognized for his role as "grandpa" in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
Archie Carr (1909-1987) - Ecologist and zoologist who worked primarily for the conservation of sea turtles.
Katharine Graham (1917-2001) - Publisher who approved the Watergate scandal be printed in the Washington Post.
Bob Ryland (1920-2020) - The first Black American to play professional tennis.
Philip Sunshine (1930-2025) - Physician who played a crucial role in neonatal care for premature babies.
Tupac Shakur (1971-1996) - Infamous rapper and actor (Juice and Bullet).
Ali Stroker (1987-Still Living) - The first actress to appear in a wheelchair on Broadway and win a Tony award.
Memorable Events for June
1858 - Future President Abraham Lincoln delivers his House Divided speech.
1884 - The first purpose-built roller coaster, the Switchback Railway, opens in New York's Coney Island.
1903 - The Pepsi Cola Company forms.
1903 - The Ford Motor Company is incorporated.
1911 - IBM is founded as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company.
1933 - The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is created.
1980 - The Supreme Court rules that live, human-made micro-organisms created in a lab could be patentable.