So you want to have a drink but you aren't sure why? Here are some GREAT reasons to call your friends over and have a party.

June 16th


- Bloomsday (Dublin, James Joyce fans)
- Christian Feast Day
- International Day of the African Child (Organisation of African Unity)
- Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev (Sikhism)
- Sussex Day (Sussex)
- Youth Day (South Africa)

June 16th


- 2000 - Israel complies with UN Security Council Resolution 425 after 22 years of it issuance, which calls on Israel to completely withdraw from Lebanon. Israel withdraws from all of Lebanon, except the disputed Sheba Farms.
- 1997 - The Dairat Labguer massacre in Algeria; 50 people are killed.
- 1989 - Imre Nagy, the former Hungarian Prime Minister, is reburied in Budapest.
- 1977 - Oracle Corporation is incorporated in Redwood Shores, California, as Software Development Laboratories (SDL) by Larry Ellison, Bob Miner and Ed Oates.
- 1976 - Soweto uprising: a non-violent march by 15,000 students in Soweto, South Africa turns into days of rioting when police open fire on the crowd.
- 1972 - Red Army Faction member Ulrike Meinhof is captured by police in Langenhagen.
- 1972 - The largest single-site hydro-electric power project in Canada is inaugurated at Churchill Falls, Labrador.
- 1967 - Monterey Pop Festival began.
- 1963 - Soviet Space Program: Vostok 6 Mission – Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space.
- 1958 - Imre Nagy, Pál Maléter and other leaders of the 1956 Hungarian Uprising are executed.
- 1940 - World War II: Marshal Henri Philippe Pétain becomes Premier of Vichy France.
- 1940 - A Communist government is installed in Lithuania.
- 1930 - Sovnarkom establishes decree time in the USSR.
- 1925 - The most famous Young Pioneer camp of the USSR, Artek, is established.
- 1924 - The Whampoa Military Academy is founded.
- 1922 - General election in the Irish Free State: a large majority goes to the pro-Treaty Sinn Féin.
- 1915 - Foundation of the British Women's Institute.
- 1911 - A 772 gram stony meteorite strikes the earth near Kilbourn, Columbia County, Wisconsin damaging a barn.
- 1904 - Eugen Schauman assassinates Nikolai Bobrikov, Governor-General of Finland.
- 1904 - Irish author James Joyce begins a relationship with Nora Barnacle and subsequently uses the date to set the actions for his novel Ulysses; this date is now traditionally called "Bloomsday".
- 1903 - The Ford Motor Company is incorporated.
- 1903 - Roald Amundsen commences the first east-west navigation of the Northwest Passage by leaving Oslo, Norway.
- 1897 - A treaty annexing the Republic of Hawaii to the United States is signed; the Republic would not be dissolved until a year later.
- 1891 - John Abbott becomes Canada's third Prime Minister.
- 1883 - The Victoria Hall theatre panic in Sunderland, England kills 183 children.
- 1871 - The University Tests Act allows students to enter the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Durham without religious tests, except for courses in theology.
- 1858 - Abraham Lincoln delivers his House Divided speech in Springfield, Illinois.
- 1858 - Battle of Morar takes place during the Indian Mutiny.
- 1846 - The Papal conclave of 1846 concludes. Pope Pius IX is elected Pope beginning the longest reign in the history of the papacy (not counting St. Peter).
- 1836 - The formation of the London Working Men's Association gives rise to the Chartist Movement.
- 1815 - Battle of Ligny and Battle of Quatre Bras, two days before the Battle of Waterloo.
- 1795 - First Battle of Groix otherwise known as Cornwallis' Retreat.
- 1779 - Spain declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the siege of Gibraltar begins.
- 1774 - Foundation of Harrodsburg, Kentucky.
- 1755 - French and Indian War: the French surrender Fort Beauséjour to the British, leading to the expulsion of the Acadians.
- 1746 - War of Austrian Succession: Austria and Sardinia defeat a Franco-Spanish army at the Battle of Piacenza.
- 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, Nova Scotia during the War of the Austrian Succession.
- 1586 - Mary, Queen of Scots, recognizes Philip II of Spain as her heir and successor.
- 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the final engagement of the Wars of the Roses.

June 16th


- 1994 - Aarya Ambekar, Indian Marathi singer
- 1991 - Joe McElderry, X Factor (UK) winner in 2009
- 1989 - Elena Glebova, Estonian figure skater
- 1988 - Keshia Chante, Canadian singer
- 1987 - Diana DeGarmo, American singer
- 1987 - Abby Elliott, American comedienne
- 1987 - Per Ciljan Skjelbred, Norwegian footballer
- 1987 - Christian Tshimanga Kabeya, Belgian footballer
- 1986 - Rodrigo Defendi, Brazilian footballer
- 1986 - Urby Emanuelson, Dutch footballer
- 1986 - Fernando Muslera, Uruguayan footballer
- 1986 - Farhad Reza, Bangladeshi cricketer
- 1986 - Robert Rothbart, Bosnian/Israeli/Serbian basketball player
- 1984 - Steven Whittaker, Scottish Footballer
- 1984 - Rick Nash, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1984 - Jonathan Broxton, American baseball player
- 1983 - Armend Dallku, Albanian footballer
- 1982 - Fraser Cartmell, British triathlete
- 1982 - Matt Costa, American singer and songwriter
- 1982 - Missy Peregrym, Canadian actress
- 1982 - Chris Wingert, American footballer
- 1982 - Jodi Santamaria, Filipino actress
- 1981 - Benjamin Becker, German tennis player
- 1981 - Kevin Bieksa, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1981 - Ben Kweller, American singer and songwriter
- 1981 - Miguel Villalta, Peruvian footballer
- 1980 - Brandon Armstrong, American basketball player
- 1980 - Nehir Erdo?an, Turkish actress
- 1980 - Brad Gushue, Canadian curler
- 1980 - Martin Stranzl, Austrian footballer
- 1980 - Joey Yung, Hong Kong singer
- 1980 - Daré Nibombé, Togolese footballer
- 1980 - Phil Christophers, German-born English rugby player
- 1978 - Daniel Brühl, German actor
- 1978 - Dainius Zubrus, Lithuanian ice hockey player
- 1978 - Jasmine Leong, Chinese Malaysian singer
- 1978 - Lyndsey Marshal, British actress
- 1977 - Kerry Wood, American baseball player
- 1977 - Petros Papadakis, American sportscaster
- 1977 - Kevin Foster, American convicted murderer
- 1977 - Craig Fitzgibbon, Australian rugby league footballer
- 1976 - Edwin Tenorio, Ecuadorian footballer
- 1975 - Anthony Carter, American basketball player
- 1974 - Paul Lee, British sculptor
- 1973 - Nikos Machlas, Greek footballer
- 1972 - John Cho, Korean-American actor
- 1972 - Simon Khan, English golfer
- 1972 - Ann Shoket, American magazine editor
- 1971 - Tupac Shakur, American rapper and actor (d. 1996)
- 1971 - Chris Gomez, American baseball player
- 1970 - Clifton Collins Jr., American actor
- 1970 - Cobi Jones, American soccer player
- 1970 - Phil Mickelson, American golfer
- 1970 - Younus AlGohar, British spiritualist, author, poet, sufi and humanitarian
- 1969 - Mark Crossley, Welsh footballer
- 1966 - Jan Železný, Czech athlete
- 1963 - Scott Alexander, American screenwriter
- 1963 - Jim Fullington, American professional wrestler
- 1962 - Wally Joyner, American baseball player
- 1962 - Femi Kuti, Nigerian afrobeat musician
- 1962 - Arnold Vosloo, South African actor
- 1962 - Anthony Wong Yiu Ming, Hong Kong composer and producer
- 1961 - Steve Larmer, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1960 - Peter Sterling, Australian rugby league footballer
- 1959 - The Ultimate Warrior, American professional wrestler
- 1959 - Desirée Rogers, American public relations executive and former Social Secretary for the White House
- 1959 - John Franklin, American actor
- 1958 - Darrell Griffith, American basketball player
- 1958 - Jóhannes Helgason, Icelandic guitarist (Þeyr)
- 1958 - Ulrike Tauber, East German swimmer
- 1957 - Ian Buchanan, Scottish actor
- 1955 - Laurie Metcalf, American actress
- 1955 - Tree Rollins, American basketball player
- 1953 - Ian Mosley, British drummer (Marillion)
- 1953 - Valerie Mahaffey, American actress
- 1952 - George Papandreou, junior, Greek politician
- 1952 - Gino Vannelli, Canadian singer and songwriter
- 1951 - Roberto Durán, Panamanian boxer
- 1951 - Charlie Dominici, American singer (Dream Theater, Dominici)
- 1949 - Paulo César, Brazilian footballer
- 1948 - Ron LeFlore, American baseball player
- 1948 - V. Hanumantha Rao, Indian politician
- 1947 - -minu, Swiss columnist and writer
- 1947 - Tom Wyner, British-born American voice actor and writer
- 1946 - Rick Adelman, American basketball player and coach
- 1946 - Jodi Rell, American politician
- 1946 - Derek Sanderson, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1946 - Mark Ritts, American actor (d. 2009)
- 1945 - Claire Alexander, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1945 - Lucienne Robillard, Canadian politician
- 1944 - Henri Richelet, French painter
- 1943 - Joan Van Ark, American actress
- 1942 - Giacomo Agostini, Italian motorcyclist
- 1942 - Eddie Levert, American singer (The O'Jays)
- 1941 - Aldrich Ames, American C.I.A. officer and spy
- 1941 - Lamont Dozier, American record company executive
- 1941 - Mumtaz Hamid Rao, Pakistani journalist
- 1940 - Neil Goldschmidt, American Governor of Oregon
- 1939 - Billy Crash Craddock, American country singer
- 1938 - James Bolam, English actor
- 1938 - Joyce Carol Oates, American novelist
- 1938 - Torgny Lindgren, Swedish writer
- 1937 - Erich Segal, American author (d. 2010)
- 1937 - Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Tsar and later Prime Minister of Bulgaria
- 1935 - Bill Cobbs, American actor
- 1935 - Jim Dine, American artist
- 1934 - Roger Neilson, Canadian ice hockey coach (d. 2003)
- 1934 - William Forsyth Sharpe, American economist, Nobel laureate
- 1934 - Elvira Vinogradova, Russian TV personality
- 1934 - Dame Eileen Atkins, English actress
- 1930 - Vilmos Zsigmond, Hungarian-born American cinematographer
- 1930 - Allan D'Arcangelo, American artist (d. 1998)
- 1929 - Ramon Bieri, American actor (d. 2001)
- 1929 - Pauline Yates, English actress
- 1928 - Speedy O. Long, American politician (d. 2006)
- 1927 - Tom Graveney, English cricketer
- 1927 - Herbert Lichtenfeld, German author and playwright (d. 2001)
- 1924 - Faith Domergue, American actor (d. 1999)
- 1923 - Ron Flockhart, Scottish racing driver (d. 1962)
- 1920 - John Howard Griffin, American journalist (d. 1980)
- 1920 - Raymond U. Lemieux, Canadian organic chemist (d. 2002)
- 1920 - José López Portillo, 31st President of Mexico (d. 2004)
- 1917 - Katherine Graham, American publisher (d. 2001)
- 1917 - Aurelio Lampredi, Italian mechanical engineer (Ferrari) (d. 1989)
- 1917 - Irving Penn, American photographer (d. 2009)
- 1916 - Hank Luisetti, American basketball player (d. 2002)
- 1915 - John Tukey, American statistician (d. 2000)
- 1912 - Enoch Powell, British politician (d. 1998)
- 1910 - Juan Velasco Alvarado, Peruvian general and President of Peru (d. 1977)
- 1909 - Archie Fairley Carr, American biologist (d. 1987)
- 1907 - Jack Albertson, American actor (d. 1981)
- 1903 - Helen Traubel, American soprano (d. 1972)
- 1903 - Huldreich Georg Früh, Swiss composer (d. 1945)
- 1902 - Barbara McClintock, American geneticist, Nobel laureate (d. 1992)
- 1902 - George Gaylord Simpson, American paleontologist (d. 1984)
- 1897 - Elaine Hammerstein, American actress (d. 1948)
- 1897 - Georg Wittig, German chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1987)
- 1896 - Murray Leinster, American science-fiction and alternate history writer (d. 1976)
- 1894 - Norman Kerry, American actor (d. 1956)
- 1890 - Stan Laurel, British actor and comedian (d. 1965)
- 1888 - Peter Stoner, American mathematician and astronomer (d. 1980)
- 1888 - Alexander Alexandrovich Friedman, Russian physicist (d. 1925)
- 1880 - Otto Eisenschiml, Austrian-born American chemist and historian (d. 1963)
- 1874 - Arthur Meighen, 9th Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1960)
- 1858 - King Gustaf V of Sweden (d. 1950)
- 1840 - Ernst Otto Schlick, German engineer (d. 1913)
- 1838 - Cushman Davis, American politician (d. 1900)
- 1837 - Ernst Laas, German philosopher (d. 1885)
- 1836 - Wesley Merritt, American general (d. 1910)
- 1829 - Geronimo, Apache leader (d. 1909)
- 1826 - Constantin von Ettingshausen, Austrian geologist and botanist (d. 1897)
- 1821 - Old Tom Morris, Scottish golfer (d. 1908)
- 1820 - Athanase Coquerel, French Protestant preacher (d. 1875)
- 1813 - Otto Jahn, German archaeologist (d. 1869)
- 1806 - Edward Davy, English physician, chemist and inventor (d. 1885)
- 1801 - Julius Plücker, German mathematician and physicist (d. 1868)
- 1792 - John Linnell, English landscape painter (d. 1882)
- 1792 - Sir Thomas Mitchell, Australian explorer (d. 1855)
- 1754 - Salawat Yulayev, Bashkir poet (d. 1800)
- 1738 - Mary Katharine Goddard, American printer and publisher (d. 1816)
- 1723 - Adam Smith, Scottish philosopher and economist (d. 1790)
- 1713 - Meshech Weare, American Governor of New Hampshire (d. 1786)
- 1644 - Henrietta Anne Stuart, French-born Princess of Scotland, England and Ireland and Duchess of Orléans (d. 1670)
- 1633 - Jean de Thévenot, French traveler and scientist (d. 1667)
- 1613 - John Cleveland, English poet (d. 1658)
- 1612 - Murad IV, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1640)
- 1606 - Arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall, Irish aristocrat and soldier (d. 1675)
- 1591 - Joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Crete-born Italian physician, mathematician, and music theorist (d. 1655)
- 1583 - Axel Oxenstierna, Swedish statesman (d. 1654)
- 1514 - John Cheke, English classical scholar (d. 1557)
- 1332 - Isabella de Coucy, English princess (d. 1382)
- 1139 - Emperor Konoe of Japan (d. 1155)