This Day In History

Conch Republican · 06-16-2009, 07:48 AM

Deaths which occurred on June 16:
1216 Innocent III pope, dies at 54
1671 Stenka Razin Cossack rebel leader, tortured, executed in Moscow
1686 -BC- Hammurabi the Great dies in Babylon
1959 George Reeves actor (Superman, Gone With the Wind), shoots himself
1969 John Scott rocker with the Pretenders, dies at 25
1976 Francis E Meloy Jr US ambassador to Lebanon, kidnapped & killed
1977 Wernher von Braun dies at 65 from smoking
1982 John Honeyman-Scott guitarist of the Pretenders, overdoses on drugs

And on my favorites list:
1871 Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine founded, NYC
This group is commonly known as "Shriner's" and fund the Shriner's Hospitals.

06-16-2009, 07:48 AM	#10
Conch Republican 10-78 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Margaritaville Posts: 2,879 Trading: (60)	Re: This Day In History Deaths which occurred on June 16: 1216 Innocent III pope, dies at 54 1671 Stenka Razin Cossack rebel leader, tortured, executed in Moscow 1686 -BC- Hammurabi the Great dies in Babylon 1959 George Reeves actor (Superman, Gone With the Wind), shoots himself 1969 John Scott rocker with the Pretenders, dies at 25 1976 Francis E Meloy Jr US ambassador to Lebanon, kidnapped & killed 1977 Wernher von Braun dies at 65 from smoking 1982 John Honeyman-Scott guitarist of the Pretenders, overdoses on drugs And on my favorites list: 1871 Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine founded, NYC This group is commonly known as "Shriner's" and fund the Shriner's Hospitals. __________________ "Ceiling fan stirs the air, the cigar smoke does swirl" --Jimmy Buffett You can help out and win some cool stuff in the 2016 Troop Support supplies contest!