June 16
This day in history:
- 1836 – The formation of the London Working Men's Association gives rise to the Chartist Movement.
- 1487 – Battle of Stoke Field: King Henry VII of England defeats the leaders of a Yorkist rebellion in the final engagement of the Wars of the Roses.
- 2016 – Shanghai Disneyland Park, the first Disney Park in Mainland China, opens to the public.
- 1911 – IBM founded as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company in Endicott, New York.
Births:
- 1942 – Giacomo Agostini, Italian motorcycle racer and manager
- 1992 – Vladimir Morozov, Russian swimmer
- 1966 – Mark Occhilupo, Australian surfer
Deaths:
- 1878 – Kikuchi Yōsai, Japanese painter (b. 1781)
- 2013 – Norman Ian MacKenzie, English journalist and author (b. 1921)
- 1940 – DuBose Heyward, American author (b. 1885)
Holidays:
- Engineer's Day (Argentina)
- International Day of the African Child (Organisation of African Unity)
- *Christian feast days:*
Random Article of the day:
Myra Lee (diver)
Myra Lee Jia Wen is a Singaporean diver.
In 2010, Myra participated in the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore. She managed to overcome a back injury she suffered during the preliminary round of the Girls' 10m platform and competed in the finals. However, the injury affected her performance and she finished last.
In 2013, Myra took part in the 2013 Southeast Asian Games along with her partner Fong Kay Yian in the Women's synchronized 3 m springboard event which the duo won the bronze medal.
A year later, she competed in the 2014 Asian Games Women's 1 metre springboard and Women's 3 metre springboard. She also took part in the Women's synchronized 3 metre springboard with Fong Kay Yian.
At the 2015 Southeast Asian Games, she won a silver medal in the Women's synchronized 10 m platform event with her partner Freida Lim Shen-Yan.
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