What happened on 16 June in History: If you're curious about today's historical events, you've come to the right source. Each day presents us with a range of significant occurrences that have shaped both Indian and world history. Today, we commemorate several noteworthy events that have taken place on this very day in the past.
1606 - The fifth leader of the Sikh religion Guru Arjan Dev was died after being tortured by the Mughal government for around five days.
1815 - French army under Napoleon defeats Prussia in the Battle of Ligny, Napoleon's last military victory.
1903 - The Ford Motor Company was founded by Henry Ford and 11 associate investors.
1911 - International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), a leading American computer manufacturer, was incorporated.
1963 - First woman in space
On this day in 1963, Soviet cosmonaut Valentina V. Tereshkova became the first woman to travel in space, having been launched into orbit aboard the spacecraft Vostok 6, which completed 48 orbits in 71 hours.
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 Sheba Farms.
2010 - The Tobacco Control Act of Bhutan was enacted by the parliament. It banned the cultivation, harvesting, production and sale of tobacco and tobacco products in Bhutan
2012 - Liu Yang became the first Chinese woman in space when she and two other crew members were launched aboard the spacecraft Shenzhou 9.
2019 - India imposes retaliatory tariffs on 28 US goods.
2020 - At least 20 Indian soldiers killed in 1st deadly clash on the Chinese Indian border in 45 years in the Galwan Valley, Himalayas
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