Historical Events for 16th June 2026

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1823 - Dutch King William I opens the Fijenoord shipyard at Rotterdam
1913 - South African Government pass the segregationist Native Land Act, which restricts purchase or lease of land by native Africans
1922 - Irish republicans are beaten in a national election; the vote is in favor of the Treaty of London, which leaves the Irish Free State as a dominion within the British Commonwealth
1929 - Otto E. Funk, 62, ends marathon walk (NY to SF, 4165 miles in 183 days)
1985 - US Open Men's Golf, Oakland Hills CC: 1978 champion Andy North wins by 1 stroke ahead of runners-up Dave Barr, T C Chen and Denis Watson
2000 - Israel complies with UN Security Council Resolution 425 after 22 years, which calls on Israel to completely withdraw from Lebanon. Israel withdraws from all of Lebanon, except the disputed Shebaa Farms.
2013 - "Despicable Me 2" directed by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud with voices by Steve Carell and Kristen Wiig premieres at the Champs-Elysées Film Festival
2019 - India imposes retaliatory tariffs on 28 US goods

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