Today's Calendar for June 16th, 2021

The Old Farmer's Almanac daily calendar gives you quick reference for the significant events on any day throughout the year.

1770s

• 1779: Spain declared war on Britain and the siege of Gibraltar began

1880s

• 1884: The first roller coaster in the United States began operation at Coney Island, New York

1890s

• Born 1890: Stan Laurel (comedian)

• 1898: First issue of Klondike Nugget published, Dawson, Yukon

1900s

• Born 1902: Barbara McClintock (geneticist)

• 1903: Andrew Jackson, Jr. was issued a patent for eye protectors for chickens

1930s

• Born 1938: Joyce Carol Oates (author)

1950s

• Born 1955: Laurie Metcalf (actress)

1960s

• 1960: Alfred Hitchcock's film, Psycho, released

• 1961: Soviet dancer, Rudolph Nureyev, left the touring Kirov Ballet and asked for political asylum in France

• 1963: First female in space, Valentina V. Tereshkova, was launched into orbit in Soviet Vostok VI

1970s

• Died 1970: Brian Piccolo (football player)

• Born 1970: Phil Mickelson (golfer)

• 1972: People were caught breaking into the United States Democratic Party headquarters in the Watergate building

• Born 1977: Kerry Wood (baseball player)

1980s

• Born 1987: Diana DeGarmo (singer)

2000s

• Died 2002: Jack Montgomery (Medal of Honor recipient)

• 2005: A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck off of California’s northern coast to become the fourth significant quake to jolt California in a week