Talk:June 16

June 16: Whit Monday in Eastern Christianity (2008); Bloomsday in Dublin, Ireland; Youth Day in South Africa

• 1745 – King George's War: British colonial forces led by William Pepperrell captured the French stronghold at Fortress Louisbourg on Cape Breton Island after a six-week siege.
• 1846 – Pius IX (pictured) was elected pope, beginning the longest reign of all popes (not counting the Apostle St. Peter).
• 1963 – Aboard Vostok 6, Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space.
• 1976 – Apartheid in South Africa: Police in Soweto opened fire on schoolchildren protesting against the imposition of Afrikaans as a medium of instruction in township schools, triggering a series of nationwide demonstrations, strikes, riots and violence.
• 1999 – Thabo Mbeki was inaugurated President of South Africa.

More events: June 15 – June 16 – June 17