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What happened in history on this day: June 16?
On June 16 in ...
- 1952 - CBS-TV debuts TV show My Little Margie, starring Gale Storm and Charles Farrell.
- 1963 - CBS airs the last The General Electric College Bowl TV show.
- 1964 - CBS airs the last (until 1966) The Garry Moore Show TV show.
- 1966 - NBC-TV debut The Dean Martin Summer Show featuring the comedy team of Dan Rowan and Dean Martin.
- 1989 - Columbia Pictures releases the film Ghostbusters II to theaters.
- 1994 - The Fox TV network airs the last episode of the Herman's Head show.
- 1995 - Warner Bros. releases the film Batman Forever to theaters.
- 1995 - Buena Vista releases the film Pocahontas to theaters.
- 1999 - Buena Vista releases the film Tarzan to theaters.
- 2003 - The first episode of US TV show The Dead Zone airs.
Births on June 16
- 1895 - Birth of Stan Laurel; comedian (Laurel and Hardy).
- 1907 - Birth of Jack Albertson in Malden, Massachusetts, USA; actor (Thin Man, Chico and the Man).
- 1910 - Birth of Ilona Massey in Budapest, Hungary; actress/singer (Ilona Massey Show).
- 1925 - Birth of Faith Domergue in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; actress (House of Seven Corpses).
- 1943 - Birth of Joan Van Ark in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Valene - Dallas, Knots Landing).
- 1949 - Birth of Kale Browne in San Rafael, California, USA; actor (Michael Hudson - Another World).
- 1950 - Birth of Jesse Dizon in Oceanside, California, USA; actor (Ramon - Operation Petticoat).
- 1951 - Birth of Sonia Braga in Maringa, Brazil; actress (Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands).
- 1957 - Birth of Clio Goldsmith in Paris, France; actress (The Gift, Heat of Desire).
- 1968 - Birth of Patrick Stuart in Hollywood, California, USA; actor (Will Cortlandt - All My Children).
Deaths on June 16
- 1959 - Death of George Reeves AKA George Lescher Bessolo at age 45 in his home Hollywood, California, USA, found shot, not known if murder or suicide; actor (supporting roles in 40 movies and many TV shows, The Silver Theatre, Suspense, Kraft TV Theatre, The Adventures of Superman TV show).
- 1995 - Death of Jack Wagner of heart attack at age 69; actor, radio personality, announcer of many Disneyland attractions since 1970, retired 1991, named Disney Legend 2005.
- 1996 - Death of Mel Israel AKA Mel Allen at age 83; sportscaster for the New York Yankees, host of This Week in Baseball.
- 2017 - Death of John G. Avildsen, American film director (born 1935).
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