June 16

Friday 16, 1961:

Rudolf Nureyev defects at Le Bourget airport in Paris

Wednesday 16, 1915:

Foundation of the British Women's Institute

Monday 16, 1902:

Australia: Female British subjects (with the glaring exception of Asians, Aborigines and Africans) won the vote with the Uniform Franchise Act.

Friday 16, 1871:

University Tests Act allows students to enter the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Durham without religious tests, except for courses in theology.

Wednesday 16, 1745:

Sir William Pepperell captures the French Fortress Louisbourg in Louisbourg, Nova Scotia during the War of the Austrian Succession.