Today is Monday, June 16, the 167th day of 2025 with 198 to follow.
The moon is waning. Morning stars are Mars, Neptune, Saturn and Venus. Evening stars are Jupiter and Mars.
Those born on this date are under the sign of Gemini. They include American Indian leader Geronimo in 1829; actor Stan Laurel in 1890; newspaper publisher Katharine Graham in 1917; actor Eileen Atkins in 1934 (age 91); actor Bill Cobbs in 1934; writer Joyce Carol Oates in 1938 (age 87); musician Billy "Crash" Craddock in 1939 (age 86); actor Joan Van Ark in 1943 (age 82); musician Barbara Martin (Supremes) in 1943; musician Iain Matthews (Fairport Convention/Matthews Southern Comfort) in 1946 (age 79); actor Geoff Pierson in 1949 (age 76); International Boxing Hall of Fame member Roberto Durán in 1951 (age 74); musician Gino Vannelli in 1952 (age 73); actor Valerie Mahaffey in 1953; actor Laurie Metcalf in 1955 (age 70); actor Arnold Vosloo in 1962 (age 63); actor Danny Burstein in 1964 (age 61); musician MC Ren (N.W.A.) in 1969 (age 56); actor Clifton Collins Jr. in 1970 (age 55); golfer Phil Mickelson in 1970 (age 55); musician Tupac Shakur in 1971; actor John Cho in 1972 (age 53); actor Eddie Cibrian in 1973 (age 52); actor Daniel Brühl in 1978 (age 47); actor Sibel Kekilli in 1980 (age 45); actor Missy Peregrym in 1982 (age 43); comedian Abby Elliott in 1987 (age 38); actor Park Bo-gum in 1993 (age 32); NFL player Justin Jefferson in 1999 (age 26); actor Anna Cathcart in 2003 (age 22).
On this date in history:
Related
In 1883, the New York Giants had the first Ladies' Day baseball game.
In 1909, President William Howard Taft, in a message to Congress, recommended the adoption of a constitutional amendment giving the federal government the right to levy and collect an income tax.
In 1940, Marshal Henri-Philippe Petain became prime minister of the Vichy government in France.
In 1963, the Soviet Union put the first woman into space, cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova.
In 1999, police arrested Sara Jane Olson, formerly known as Kathleen Ann Soliah, a member of the terrorist Symbionese Liberation Army that kidnapped newspaper heiress Patty Hearst. After more than 20 years on the run, Olson pleaded guilty to planting bombs and a role in killing a bank customer during a robbery. Soliah, who later changed her name to Sara Jane Olson, was released from prison in 2009.
In 2005, Sgt. Leigh Ann Hester, 23, of Bowling Green, Ky., became the first female soldier to receive the Silver Star for bravery in combat in the Iraq war.
In 2011, U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y., announced he would resign after admitting he sent sexually suggestive photos on social networks Facebook and Twitter. He left office the following week.
In 2012, Saudi Arabia announced the death of Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz al-Saud eight months after he became heir to the throne. He was succeeded as crown prince by Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud.
In 2024, The Outsiders was named Best Musical and Daniel Radcliffe, Jeremy Strong, Sarah Paulson and Jonathan Groff won Tony Awards for their Broadway performances in the past year.
A thought for the day: "While living I want to live well." -- Apache military leader/medicine man Gerónimo
