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16 June 2028
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2016 - Jo Cox, a British Member of Parliament, was murdered in her constituency.British politician (1974–2016)
Anniversary
2012 - Liu Yang (pictured), a member of the Shenzhou 9 crew, became the first Chinese woman in space.Chinese taikonaut (born 1978)
Anniversary
1997 - The English rock band Radiohead released their landmark third album OK Computer in the United Kingdom.English rock band
Anniversary
1972 - English musician David Bowie released his breakthrough album, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.English musician and actor (1947–2016)
Anniversary
1963 - Aboard Vostok 6, Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova (pictured) became the first woman in space.1963 Soviet crewed spaceflight
Historical events
History
2019 - Upwards of 2,000,000 people participate in the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests, the largest in Hong Kong's history.History
2016 - Shanghai Disneyland Park, the first Disney Park in mainland China, opens to the public.Theme park
History
2015 - American businessman Donald Trump announces his campaign to run for President of the United States in the upcoming election.History
2013 - A multi-day cloudburst, centered on the North Indian state of Uttarakhand, causes devastating floods and landslides, becoming the country's worst natural disaster since the 2004 tsunami.Floods that occurred in Northern India in 2013
History
2012 - China successfully launches its Shenzhou 9 spacecraft, carrying three astronauts, including the first female Chinese astronaut Liu Yang, to the Tiangong-1 orbital module.2012 Chinese crewed spaceflight to Tiangong-1
History
2012 - The United States Air Force's robotic Boeing X-37B spaceplane returns to Earth after a classified 469-day orbital mission.Air service branch of the U.S. military
History
2010 - Bhutan becomes the first country to institute a total ban on tobacco.Country in South Asia
History
2002 - Padre Pio is canonized by the Roman Catholic Church.20th-century Italian saint, priest, stigmatist and mystic (1887–1968)
History
2000 - The Secretary-General of the UN reports that Israel has complied with United Nations Security Council Resolution 425, 22 years after its issuance, and completely withdrawn from Lebanon. The Resolution does not encompass the Shebaa farms, which is claimed by Israel, Syria and Lebanon.1978 UNSC resolution on the Israeli invasion of Lebanon during the Lebanese Civil War
History
1997 - Fifty people are killed in the Daïat Labguer (M'sila) massacre in Algeria.1997 killing of civilians by Islamist rebels in M'sila, Algeria
Notable births
Born
2002 - Sam Walker, English-Australian rugby league playerAustralian rugby league footballer
Born
2000 - Bianca Andreescu, Canadian tennis playerCanadian tennis player (born 2000)
Born
1999 - Justin Jefferson, American football playerAmerican football player (born 1999)
Born
1999 - Snail Mail, American singer-songwriterSolo musical project of Lindsey Jordan
Born
1995 - Euan Aitken, Australian rugby league playerScotland international rugby league footballer
Notable deaths
Died
2026 - Daveigh Chase, American actress (born 1990)American actress (1990–2026)
Died
2025 - Kim Woodburn, English television personality and expert cleaner (born 1942)English television personality and expert cleaner (1942–2025)
Died
2024 - Ludwig Adamovich Jr., Austrian constitutional scholar (born 1932)Austrian constitutional scholar (1932–2024)
Died
2024 - Barbara Gladstone, American art dealer and film producer (born 1934)American art dealer and film producer (1935–2024)
Died
2021 - Frank Bonner, American actor and television director (born 1942)American actor and director (1942–2021)
Died
2020 - Eduardo Cojuangco Jr., Filipino businessman and politician (born 1935)Filipino politician and businessman (1935–2020)
Sky
Moon phase
Last Quarter
35.8% illuminated
Lunar age: 23.5 days
Sun zodiac
Gemini
25.86 degrees
Constellation: Taurus
Moon zodiac
Aries
10.36 degrees
Constellation: Pisces
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.