June 16 - Holidays and observances: Encyclopedia - June 16June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (168th in leap years), with 198 days remaining.
June 16 - Events.
1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses
1586 - Mary Queen of Scots recognizes Philip II of Spain as her heir
1745 - British troops take Cape Breton Island, which is now part of Nova Scotia, Canada
1745 - Sir William Pepperell captures the French Fortress Louisbourg in Louisbourg, N ...
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